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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

16min

Fri, Sep 4

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–25 min

Low 8:02am · high 3:58pm

Typical Friday

22 min

6 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
Standby
Lightning Lane
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Friday, Sep 4 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

16 min

Lowest

10 min 8:02am

Highest

25 min 3:58pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8pm, 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
Mon 8 13 22 31 33 29 34 28 36 34 27 24 27 13 ·
Tue · 12 15 19 34 35 27 28 30 25 34 20 14 8 ·
Wed 10 11 19 27 26 23 34 32 34 31 18 22 25 15 ·
Thu 10 12 17 19 30 27 31 32 25 25 16 9 15 12 ·
Fri · 13 13 20 23 29 27 42 28 27 23 14 17 11 10
Sat 10 10 16 24 29 28 34 36 26 36 33 24 17 11 13
Sun 5 12 15 21 23 26 27 25 29 27 17 14 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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:02am Running Down 9:04pm

Broke down on 12 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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