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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

26min

Mon, Aug 17

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–45 min

Low 7:58am · high 12:51pm

Typical Monday

25 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
Standby
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Monday, Aug 17 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

26 min

Lowest

10 min 7:58am

Highest

45 min 12:51pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 9pm, and Sun runs about 5 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Mon 8 13 21 31 35 30 29 26 32 30 30 22 27 11 ·
Tue 10 12 15 25 40 37 34 33 31 27 33 18 18 10 5
Wed 10 11 24 26 30 22 38 36 35 29 20 24 20 14 ·
Thu 10 12 20 19 30 25 36 38 27 27 19 13 15 10 10
Fri · 11 17 21 24 27 32 44 31 24 23 21 17 12 10
Sat 10 10 17 27 37 33 36 37 26 38 33 22 19 19 10
Sun 10 13 14 22 23 19 27 28 38 31 20 15 10 8 ·

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

Down twice for 1h 47m in total

7:58am Running Down 9:03pm
  • 10:42am – 12:05pm 1h 22m
  • 5:47pm – 6:13pm 25m

Broke down on 14 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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