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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

28min

Sun, Jul 19

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

5–60 min

Low 8:06pm · high 2:00pm

Typical Sunday

21 min

7 min busier 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
Standby
Lightning Lane
Hours calendar

Sunday, Jul 19 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

28 min

Lowest

5 min 8:06pm

Highest

60 min 2:00pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 9pm, and Thu runs about 4 min shorter than Tue.

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 15 23 27 31 25 17 25 19 28 26 25 20 13 10 · ·
Tue 13 15 17 27 46 36 34 27 24 18 35 22 23 15 5 · ·
Wed 10 12 19 21 35 31 38 36 30 24 21 17 20 13 · · ·
Thu 12 13 23 22 28 25 30 23 30 28 20 14 14 9 10 · ·
Fri · 11 18 22 32 20 29 34 27 23 19 24 17 10 · 15 25
Sat 10 10 19 28 46 32 27 32 28 32 27 21 17 18 10 15 ·
Sun 10 11 18 28 27 21 20 30 38 26 19 20 20 10 5 · ·

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

8:06am Running Down 8:59pm

Broke down on 16 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

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

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