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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Studios Florida

Average that day

22min

Thu, Aug 28

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

5–45 min

Low 1:55pm · high 10:28am

Typical Thursday

26 min

4 min quieter 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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Thursday, Aug 28 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

22 min

Lowest

5 min 1:55pm

Highest

45 min 10:28am

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 42 51 49 37 32 27 51 29 26 22 21 14 · ·
Tue 15 36 45 48 37 34 27 27 30 32 32 22 18 15 5
Wed 20 38 47 50 36 30 27 23 24 24 18 12 7 5 ·
Thu 18 35 46 46 38 28 27 26 24 24 17 12 11 · 5
Fri 23 41 47 44 39 34 32 28 28 23 24 17 12 10 ·
Sat 15 35 48 44 45 33 27 29 30 22 22 16 8 15 ·
Sun 22 38 42 40 32 30 27 28 26 24 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

Down once for 6m in total

8:07am Running Down 5:04pm
  • 3:09pm – 3:15pm 6m

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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