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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

35min

Mon, Jul 28

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

10–55 min

Low 8:13pm · high 11:22am

Typical Monday

33 min

2 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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Monday, Jul 28 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

35 min

Lowest

10 min 8:13pm

Highest

55 min 11:22am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Sun 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 25 44 55 51 38 34 31 49 27 27 25 18 14 · ·
Tue 17 42 47 52 39 35 30 27 29 33 28 21 12 15 5
Wed 21 37 52 47 41 34 33 30 30 30 27 18 12 · ·
Thu 25 39 52 52 41 31 32 33 31 26 25 16 11 · 5
Fri 17 40 49 48 38 36 32 31 29 25 26 19 14 10 ·
Sat 14 39 49 46 44 38 30 33 35 28 27 21 16 12 ·
Sun 17 36 43 41 35 31 25 30 26 25 25 16 9 · ·

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

8:59am Running Down 9:01pm

Broke down on 8 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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