Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm wait times
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm at Universal Studios Hollywood averages 19 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm queue times, day by day
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm has averaged about 19 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 27 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm peaks at 3pm with 29 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 22 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm
Best time to ride
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm averages 7 minutes at 6pm against 29 at the 3pm peak - 22 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 65 minutes.
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon18m
- Tue12m
- Wed24m
- Thu23m
- Fri23m
- Sat33m
- Sun28m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm, at 12 minutes against 33 on Saturday.
Does Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 87% of the minutes Universal Studios Hollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 90%
- 90%
- 84%
- 70%
- 100%
- 92%
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Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm ran 87% of Universal Studios Hollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept65m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct65m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept50m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct50m
- 5Thursday 8 Oct50m
- 6Wednesday 7 Oct45m
- 7Friday 25 Sept40m
- 8Monday 28 Sept40m
The worst queue recorded for Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm was 65 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Universal Studios Hollywood publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm is one of 31 rides tracked at Universal Studios Hollywood, 16th longest of 31 by usual wait. It queues about 19 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 24-minute park average.
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm has averaged about 19 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm?
The live wait time for Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm at Universal Studios Hollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm wait times.
Is Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Universal Studios Hollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm has been open around 87% of Universal Studios Hollywood's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
What's the best time of day to ride Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm?
Based on historical wait time data, Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm is typically quietest around 6pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm?
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm usually?
Over recent weeks, Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm has averaged about 19 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Is Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm has been running about 87% of the time. We track Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm at Universal Studios Hollywood?
Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm is at Universal Studios Hollywood - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Universal Studios Hollywood page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journeytm is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

