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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

24min

Tue, Sep 22

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–60 min

Low 8:01am · high 10:45pm

Typical Tuesday

20 min

4 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
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Tuesday, Sep 22 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

24 min

Lowest

10 min 8:01am

Highest

60 min 10:45pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8am, and Wed runs about 4 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 10pm
Mon 8 12 20 28 28 25 23 23 25 28 22 18 20 13 10 ·
Tue · 11 15 19 24 28 19 27 23 26 28 13 10 10 25 55
Wed 10 12 15 23 22 21 27 21 26 23 14 18 20 14 · ·
Thu 10 13 12 15 27 27 37 34 26 22 14 8 20 13 · ·
Fri · 13 10 18 22 29 30 37 25 32 24 13 15 18 10 18
Sat · 10 14 23 23 27 29 32 24 32 33 29 17 13 13 ·
Sun · 12 18 20 27 27 29 23 28 23 23 22 16 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 once for 8m in total

8:01am Running Down 11:30pm
  • 3:10pm – 3:18pm 8m

Broke down on 15 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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