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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

21min

Sun, Oct 18

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–40 min

Low 10:09am · high 6:09pm

Typical Sunday

22 min

1 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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Sunday, Oct 18 vs a typical Sunday

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

Average

21 min

Lowest

10 min 10:09am

Highest

40 min 6:09pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8pm, and Thu runs about 11 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 30 29 22 25 20 24 30 19 20 17 10 10 ·
Tue · 10 22 25 28 28 23 28 18 20 18 13 15 10 25 33
Wed 10 13 17 13 18 13 20 13 22 23 22 15 18 17 18 ·
Thu 15 13 13 21 20 16 18 12 18 20 20 15 15 10 · ·
Fri · 13 45 16 14 20 24 27 21 25 26 21 20 · 10 18
Sat · 12 18 25 29 29 24 41 33 43 39 35 20 11 17 ·
Sun 10 12 25 20 28 25 28 27 27 19 28 28 20 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 once for 9m in total

8:06am Running Down 8:00pm
  • 8:06am – 8:15am 9m

Broke down on 15 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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