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Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, built on 15,919 measured readings.

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Park hours today: 9am–8pm

Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station10 min

Best time to ride Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station

On a typical Thursday, Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station runs about 10 min at rope drop, peaks near 20 min around 2 PM, and eases to 10 min by close. Across the week, Tuesday is the worst day (about 22 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 12 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 15 min, this is the #8 longest line of 18 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure (park average 17 min). The longest is Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ at 57 min.

Typical Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday10 min21 min 2 PM10 min
Monday10 min21 min 2 PM10 min
Tuesday · busiest11 min22 min 2 PM10 min
Wednesday11 min12 min 3 PM10 min
Thursday10 min20 min 2 PM10 min
Friday10 min20 min 2 PM10 min
Saturday10 min21 min 2 PM10 min

Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station average wait by month

15 to 22 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202621.8 min6,772
July 202621.5 min15,963
August 202618.9 min30,406
September 202615 min15,935

Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station wait time FAQ

▾When is Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station shortest?

Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station is shortest at rope drop (about 10 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 10 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 20 min around 2 PM.

▾Which day is Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station busiest?

Tuesday runs the longest lines, peaking around 22 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 12 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station right now?

Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station is at 10 minutes right now, updated 2 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.

99.12%
of operating hours available
12
separate outages recorded
11h
out of service

Across 1,257 hours that Universal Studios Islands of Adventure was open, Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station was running 99.12% of the time, with 12 separate interruptions. That ranks #16 for availability out of 18 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, where the typical ride runs 94% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-30 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 15,919 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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