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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

13min

Sat, Sep 12

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–20 min

Low 8:02am · high 2:59pm

Typical Saturday

24 min

11 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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Saturday, Sep 12 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

13 min

Lowest

10 min 8:02am

Highest

20 min 2:59pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8pm, and Thu runs about 4 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 12 22 34 28 28 35 23 39 32 23 18 29 12 ·
Tue · 11 12 20 30 31 21 26 29 25 30 19 14 8 ·
Wed 10 11 19 27 26 25 26 24 28 28 14 21 25 15 ·
Thu 10 13 17 18 29 25 37 34 25 26 16 9 20 11 ·
Fri · 13 10 18 22 29 26 42 28 28 24 13 15 12 10
Sat 10 11 15 25 28 29 30 34 25 37 35 28 17 12 13
Sun · 12 18 21 27 27 29 25 30 26 24 22 16 7 ·

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 55m in total

8:02am Running Down 8:09pm
  • 9:22am – 9:50am 28m
  • 5:51pm – 6:19pm 27m

Broke down on 16 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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