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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

21min

Thu, Jul 23

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–45 min

Low 8:02am · high 11:04am

Typical Thursday

20 min

1 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
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Thursday, Jul 23 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

21 min

Lowest

10 min 8:02am

Highest

45 min 11:04am

Best times to go

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

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 25 30 30 27 23 25 28 29 26 24 22 12 10 · ·
Tue 13 14 15 26 45 34 34 29 27 18 35 20 20 13 5 · ·
Wed 10 11 22 23 34 28 35 35 32 29 23 21 20 15 · · ·
Thu 13 12 23 23 30 25 30 24 27 29 18 13 14 10 10 · ·
Fri · 11 18 22 28 20 29 36 29 23 19 24 18 10 · · 25
Sat 10 10 16 24 46 32 28 31 28 32 28 22 19 18 10 20 ·
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

8:02am Running Down 10:07pm

Broke down on 15 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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