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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

33min

Fri, Aug 1

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–60 min

Low 8:01pm · high 10:35am

Typical Friday

30 min

3 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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Friday, Aug 1 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

33 min

Lowest

5 min 8:01pm

Highest

60 min 10:35am

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 18 41 48 52 40 34 29 28 30 32 28 20 12 15 5
Wed 20 37 52 48 41 35 32 29 28 29 25 17 12 · ·
Thu 25 39 51 51 41 33 31 33 30 26 24 15 11 · 5
Fri 17 40 49 47 38 35 33 31 28 26 26 19 14 10 ·
Sat 16 40 50 46 45 37 30 33 35 29 28 21 16 12 ·
Sun 18 37 43 41 34 31 26 30 26 26 27 17 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

Down once for 5m in total

9:00am Running Down 9:03pm
  • 1:33pm – 1:38pm 5m

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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