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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

43min

Thu, Jul 24

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

10–80 min

Low 8:38pm · high 11:06am

Typical Thursday

28 min

15 min busier that day

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ Photo: Universal

Join Gru, his daughters and the mischievous Minions on an unpredictable ride. In Gru's latest scheme, you'll become an actual Minion. It's heartwarming and humorous family fun for everyone.

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Lightning Lane
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Thursday, Jul 24 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

43 min

Lowest

10 min 8:38pm

Highest

80 min 11:06am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Fri runs about 6 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm
Mon 23 44 55 52 38 34 31 50 28 27 25 18 12 · ·
Tue 18 41 49 53 40 36 29 27 30 34 28 22 12 15 5
Wed 20 37 52 48 40 35 32 30 29 29 26 17 11 · ·
Thu 25 39 52 52 41 31 32 33 31 26 25 16 11 · 5
Fri 10 38 49 47 38 35 28 31 28 23 25 17 13 10 ·
Sat 14 38 48 45 43 38 29 34 35 28 27 21 17 11 ·
Sun 16 37 44 43 37 32 26 32 28 27 26 16 10 · ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

30 min

Lowest

12 min Mar 5

Highest

55 min Dec 29

Average

30 min

Lowest

15 min Dec 7

Highest

50 min Jan 18

Average

32 min

Lowest

24 min Sep 2025

Highest

40 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

45 min 2022

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:56am Running Down 9:04pm

Broke down on 9 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Paid returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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