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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, built on 29,048 measured readings.

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Park hours today: 9am–9pm

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™10 min

Best time to ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™

On a typical Monday, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ runs about 30 min at rope drop, peaks near 40 min around 11 AM, and eases to 3 min by close. Across the week, Thursday is the worst day (about 45 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 30 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 25 min, this is the #9 longest line of 20 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure (park average 24 min). The longest is Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ at 68 min.

Typical Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday19 min30 min 3 PM2 min
Monday30 min40 min 11 AM3 min
Tuesday16 min39 min 11 AM2 min
Wednesday23 min32 min 1 PM3 min
Thursday · busiest18 min45 min 2 PM5 min
Friday14 min41 min 2 PM10 min
Saturday18 min43 min 2 PM11 min

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ average wait by month

19 to 25 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202618.6 min7,014
July 202624.8 min16,575
August 202624.6 min18,819

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ wait time FAQ

▾When is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ shortest?

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ is shortest at rope drop (about 30 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 3 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 40 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ busiest?

Thursday runs the longest lines, peaking around 45 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 30 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ right now?

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ is at 10 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

96.4%
of operating hours available
41
separate outages recorded
43h
out of service

Across 1,180 hours that Universal Studios Islands of Adventure was open, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ was running 96.4% of the time, with 41 separate interruptions. That ranks #12 for availability out of 17 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, where the typical ride runs 93.5% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 29,048 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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