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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

37min

Mon, Oct 12

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–60 min

Low 8:03am · high 11:24am

Typical Monday

18 min

19 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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Monday, Oct 12 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

37 min

Lowest

10 min 8:03am

Highest

60 min 11:24am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8pm, and Thu runs about 10 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 10 11 21 31 29 24 25 23 24 33 19 18 17 10 10 ·
Tue · 10 17 18 23 21 23 23 18 13 20 10 10 10 25 33
Wed 10 11 13 10 18 11 20 13 22 23 24 15 18 17 18 ·
Thu 15 13 13 18 20 17 17 12 17 21 13 12 · 10 · ·
Fri · 14 45 15 15 21 22 27 23 35 27 18 18 · 10 18
Sat · 12 18 26 28 27 20 41 32 41 35 32 20 11 17 ·
Sun 10 12 30 19 29 23 29 27 26 19 30 26 21 5 · 15

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

10 min Nov 2026

Highest

46 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Down twice for 58m in total

8:03am Running Down 8:02pm
  • 1:12pm – 1:27pm 15m
  • 6:00pm – 6:44pm 43m

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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