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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

34min

Fri, Aug 22

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–60 min

Low 8:21pm · high 2:05pm

Typical Friday

29 min

5 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 22 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

34 min

Lowest

5 min 8:21pm

Highest

60 min 2:05pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9pm and 10pm, and Thu runs about 7 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 43 53 50 39 33 30 52 29 27 24 20 14 · ·
Tue 15 39 46 50 39 34 29 28 29 33 31 21 17 15 5
Wed 19 39 48 51 39 33 29 26 26 27 22 15 10 5 ·
Thu 20 36 47 48 38 30 28 29 26 25 19 13 11 · 5
Fri 23 41 48 44 40 35 32 29 28 23 25 17 13 10 ·
Sat 15 38 50 46 45 37 29 32 32 28 27 21 13 14 ·
Sun 21 37 43 41 34 32 28 30 28 26 21 16 11 · ·

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

8:53am Running Down 9:06pm

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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