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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ at Universal Studios Hollywood, built on 22,609 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~5 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–6pm

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™Closed

Best time to ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™

On a typical Friday, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 31 min around 3 PM, and eases to 22 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 40 min at its midday peak) and Thursday the calmest (about 25 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 16 min, this is the #15 longest line of 23 tracked rides at Universal Studios Hollywood (park average 26 min). The longest is Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift at 93 min.

Typical Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday8 min35 min 3 PM21 min
Monday5 min29 min 8 PM21 min
Tuesday5 min29 min 8 PM21 min
Wednesday5 min30 min 3 PM22 min
Thursday6 min25 min 3 PM10 min
Friday5 min31 min 3 PM22 min
Saturday · busiest6 min40 min 3 PM22 min

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ average wait by month

15 to 36 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202627.7 min6,141
July 202635.5 min10,949
August 202631.2 min25,178
September 202614.5 min22,868
October 202615.6 min677

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 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 22 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 31 min around 3 PM.

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

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 40 min midday, while Thursday is the calmest at about 25 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™ isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

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

97.74%
of operating hours available
17
separate outages recorded
34h
out of service

Across 1,493 hours that Universal Studios Hollywood was open, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ was running 97.74% of the time, with 17 separate interruptions. That ranks #1 for availability out of 15 tracked rides at Universal Studios Hollywood, where the typical ride runs 99.3% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-10-01 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 22,609 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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