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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

13min

Wed, Oct 28

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–20 min

Low 8:03am · high 2:56pm

Typical Wednesday

18 min

5 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
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Wednesday, Oct 28 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

13 min

Lowest

10 min 8:03am

Highest

20 min 2:56pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8am, 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 13 11 20 30 31 25 29 21 25 28 20 20 15 24 9 15
Tue · 11 22 27 30 26 21 26 18 15 18 13 15 10 20 33
Wed · 12 17 17 20 13 25 14 19 22 26 · 11 15 18 ·
Thu 15 14 13 24 26 17 19 17 16 13 21 17 18 10 · ·
Fri · 11 45 18 17 24 26 29 21 24 30 22 23 · 10 18
Sat · 12 18 24 27 32 23 40 36 44 41 40 21 12 20 ·
Sun 10 11 25 21 28 20 26 28 27 19 29 27 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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:03am Running Down 8:08pm

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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