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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

25min

Fri, Apr 17

Hours

Opens 7am

Posted hours

Range

10–50 min

Low 7:02am · high 8:31pm

Typical Friday

29 min

4 min quieter that day

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Photo: Universal

Make your way through Hogwarts™ castle. Then join Harry Potter™ and his friends on an unforgettably thrilling adventure that uses groundbreaking technology.

Universal Islands of Adventure
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Friday, Apr 17 vs a typical Friday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays

Average

25 min

Lowest

10 min 7:02am

Highest

50 min 8:31pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 9pm, and Sun runs about 7 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon 10 19 38 41 44 47 43 43 42 43 23 17 13 12 12 38 ·
Tue 10 15 36 43 50 45 42 36 44 33 33 31 17 13 13 15 ·
Wed 10 13 26 39 47 44 40 31 39 29 23 21 11 12 11 5 ·
Thu 13 19 29 41 41 49 43 43 45 34 37 33 19 11 12 15 ·
Fri 10 12 31 39 53 46 37 26 41 38 26 27 22 15 23 29 30
Sat 11 13 23 31 34 36 35 34 38 27 33 20 15 19 13 12 ·
Sun 10 13 24 30 24 29 34 26 29 38 27 31 35 19 15 10 10

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

27 min

Lowest

9 min Dec 3

Highest

85 min Apr 30

Average

26 min

Lowest

10 min May 10

Highest

64 min Jan 18

Average

32 min

Lowest

15 min Nov 2026

Highest

46 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

7:02am Running Down 7:02am

Broke down on 9 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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