Live wait timesAs of 7:26 AM PT on October 9
Universal Studios Hollywood Wait Times Today
Regular opening is at 8:00 AM PT. 2 attractions show posted waits as of 7:26 AM PT on October 9. Admission eligibility is not confirmed by the feed.
- Average Posted Wait
- 13min
- 2 attractions reporting
- Only Ride Posting
- 20min
- Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge
- Closes
- 6:00PM PT
- Regular opening 8:00 AM
- Rides Open
- 1of 12 tracked rides
- 1 posting a wait, 11 closed right now
Closed now8 AM to 6 PM PT
Crowd Level Today4 of 10 Estimate
Crowd Level Tomorrow5 of 10 Estimate
Posted waits from Queue-Times.com, collected about every 10 min
Headliners
Top Rides Right Now
Longest headliner wait
20min
Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge
Super Nintendo World
Minion Land
Closed right now
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
Upper Lot
Closed right now
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift
Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Closed right now
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
Jurassic World
Closed right now
Jurassic World: The Ride
Lower Lot
Closed right now
Revenge of the Mummy
Minion Land
Closed right now
The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash
The Full Board
Every Ride by Land
Before Regular Opening. Fresh posted waits are shown; admission eligibility is not confirmed.
Upper Lot2 ridesMap
- Fast & Furious: Hollywood DriftClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
- Studio TourClosed right nowClosed
Wizarding World of Harry Potter2 ridesMap
- Flight of the HippogriffClosed right nowClosed
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden JourneyClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
- OllivandersClosed right nowClosed
Minion Land3 ridesMap
- Despicable Me Minion MayhemClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
- Silly SwirlyClosed right nowClosed
- The Secret Life of Pets: Off the LeashClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
Springfield, U.S.A.1 rideMap
- The Simpsons RideClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
Production Plaza0 ridesMap
- Kung Fu Panda AdventureClosed right nowClosed
Lower Lot1 rideMap
- Revenge of the MummyClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
Jurassic World1 rideMap
- DinoPlayClosed right nowClosed
- Jurassic World: The RideClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
Transformers Metrobase1 rideMap
- Transformers: The Ride-3DClosed right now, HeadlinerClosed
Super Nintendo World1 ride, avg 20 minMap
- Bowser Jr. Challenge5min
- Mario Kart: Bowser's ChallengeHeadliner20min
Halloween Horror Nights0 ridesMap
- Dead Deader DeadestClosed right nowClosed
- Evil Dead BurnClosed right nowClosed
- HellraiserClosed right nowClosed
- Killceanera: Music by SLASHClosed right nowClosed
- Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceClosed right nowClosed
- Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of DarknessClosed right nowClosed
- SinnersClosed right nowClosed
- Stranger Things 5Closed right nowClosed
- Terror Tram starring Art the ClownClosed right nowClosed
No ride matches that name.
Closed Right Now
- Despicable Me Minion MayhemMinion Land
- Fast & Furious: Hollywood DriftUpper Lot
- Flight of the HippogriffWizarding World of Harry Potter
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden JourneyWizarding World of Harry Potter
- Jurassic World: The RideJurassic World
- Revenge of the MummyLower Lot
- Silly SwirlyMinion Land
- Studio TourUpper Lot
- The Secret Life of Pets: Off the LeashMinion Land
- The Simpsons RideSpringfield, U.S.A.
- Transformers: The Ride-3DTransformers Metrobase
Closures
Planned Closures and Refurbishments
Announced Universal Studios Hollywood closures in effect now or starting soon.
- Jurassic World: The RideClosed now. Scheduled to reopen Nov 21, 2026Refurbishment. Reopening date from Universal’s operating calendar.Source: Universal Studios Hollywood
Operators change dates without notice.
Estimate
Crowd Outlook
Estimated crowd levels from the Deep Arrival crowd calendar, on a 1 to 10 scale. Not attendance counts and not wait predictions.
Today, Friday, October 9
Crowd level estimate 4 of 10. Hours 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM PT.
- Basis
- Not recorded
- Issued
- Not recorded
Comparison
How Today Compares
The 30 day all day average is the mean of daily averages over the 30 calendar days ending yesterday, counting only days with data: 27 of 30 days reported, Sep 9 to Oct 8. It is not a figure for this hour.
Average Posted Wait Now
13min
Before Regular Opening, not compared
- 30 Day Average
- 26 min27 of 30 days reported, Sep 9 to Oct 8
- Same Weekday Average
- 28 min11 days in 90
- Yesterday
- Not recorded
Last 7 Days
By Month
- July 202636 min18 days
- August 202629 min26 days
- September 202623 min27 days
- October 2026, 8 days so far29 min7 days
By Weekday
| Day | Average | Days counted |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 30 min | 12 |
| Monday | 27 min | 11 |
| Tuesday Shortest | 22 min | 10 |
| Wednesday | 27 min | 12 |
| Thursday | 28 min | 10 |
| Friday | 28 min | 11 |
| Saturday Longest | 37 min | 12 |
History shown: last 90 days.
Plan Around the Lines
How to Use Universal Studios Hollywood Wait Times
Every time on this page is Pacific Time, the park’s own clock.
Each tile shows the standby wait Universal posts for that attraction, as of the Pacific Time printed above the board. Posted waits are estimates, so they work best for comparing rides rather than predicting an exact time in line.
The park is split into an Upper Lot and a Lower Lot joined by long escalators, so compare waits on the current level before changing levels. When the other level posts a much shorter wait, check the tile again before the trip down or up.
Deep Arrival collects posted waits about every 10 minutes, so checking again after each ride is enough. Universal Express and single rider lines are not in the feed, so every number is a standby wait.
Daily Rhythm
When Universal Studios Hollywood Lines Tend to Build
General tendencies, not predictions.
Morning
Super Nintendo World First
Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge tends to build fastest after opening, which makes it a common first stop.
Midday
Peak From Late Morning
Posted waits tend to run highest from late morning through mid afternoon, the Studio Tour included. Shows fit this window well.
Evening
Shorter Near Closing
Lines often ease in the last hours before closing, but closing times vary by date. Confirm them on Universal Studios Hollywood park hours.
October
Halloween Horror Nights
The separately ticketed event runs on select nights through November 1, 2026, per Universal. On event dates, day hours can end earlier.
More Wait Times
Questions
Universal Studios Hollywood Wait Times FAQ
What are the wait times at Universal Studios Hollywood right now?
The board above lists the posted standby wait for each attraction, as of the Pacific Time shown above the board. Deep Arrival collects these posted waits from Queue-Times.com and adds the Average Posted Wait, the Shortest Ride Wait, the Longest Ride Wait and the Closed Right Now list.
How often do Universal Studios Hollywood wait times update?
Posted waits are collected about every 10 minutes while the park is open, and the board shows the time of the latest check. There is no per ride guarantee: a tile older than 20 minutes shows Updating instead of a number.
What is the average wait at Universal Studios Hollywood today?
The Average Posted Wait tile counts every attraction with a posted wait above zero: rides, shows and character meets. How Today Compares sets it beside the 30 day all day average, the same weekday average and yesterday, using the same measure Deep Arrival stores each day.
Which Universal Studios Hollywood ride usually has the longest wait?
Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge usually posts one of the longest standby waits, and the Studio Tour and Jurassic World: The Ride, when open, can also run long. The Top Rides Right Now strip shows which attraction leads at the moment.
What time of day are Universal Studios Hollywood lines shortest?
Lines tend to be shortest soon after opening and in the last hours before closing, and longest from late morning through mid afternoon. Event nights and holidays shift that pattern, so treat it as a tendency, not a prediction for any single day.
Are Universal Studios Hollywood posted wait times accurate?
Posted waits are estimates Universal sets at each attraction, not measured time in line. The actual wait can be shorter or longer, so the numbers are most useful for comparing rides and seeing whether a line is growing or shrinking.
Does the board show Express Pass or single rider waits?
No. Universal Express and single rider waits are not in the feed, so every number on the board is a posted standby wait. The official Universal Studios Hollywood app is Universal’s own source for wait times in the park.
What does “Open, no posted wait” mean?
The attraction is reported open, but the feed carries no usable posted wait, and a zero cannot be verified as a walk on. These are left out of the Average Posted Wait and the ride statistics, so check the sign at the entrance.
Method
How the Data Works
Posted Waits
Posted waits come from Queue-Times.com. Deep Arrival collects them about every 10 minutes; the check time is shown in park time (PT). The check time and each attraction observation are separate: a new check does not make an old observation fresh. Readings older than 20 minutes are marked Updating. Posted waits are estimates, not a promise of the time you will spend in line.
Averages and Extremes
Average Posted Wait is the arithmetic mean of fresh positive posted waits from all reporting main-park feed attractions, including rides, shows and character meets. Shortest and longest prefer classified rides; coverage is shown beside the figures. Open, no posted wait is excluded from the average and does not promise a zero-minute queue. Rides Open follows provider attraction status, not park admission hours. Feed coverage is not complete.
Comparisons
The 30 day all day average is the mean of daily averages over the 30 calendar days ending yesterday, counting only days with usable data. It needs at least 10 days and shows coverage. Missing days are No data, never zero. This is not a figure for the same hour. Current comparisons need at least 3 fresh posted waits. Resort rankings also require parks inside regular hours; a lower current park average is not a crowd or ride recommendation.
Park Hours
Park hours come from the Deep Arrival hours calendar, supplemented by exact dated closures verified on an official operator calendar. A verified closure applies only to its recorded park date. Missing hours remain unknown; closed ride readings alone never establish that the park is closed. Fresh waits may still be shown before opening or after regular hours, with no event or admission eligibility inferred.
Crowd Levels
Crowd levels are estimates from the Deep Arrival crowd calendar on a 1 to 10 scale, with their basis and issue date beside the outlook. They are not attendance counts and not wait predictions.
Status Labels
Park closed today means a dated calendar confirms a full-day closure. Closed right now means before opening or after regular hours. Closed on a ride reports that attraction status only. No posted waits means a fresh check has no usable numeric waits and does not establish park closure. Updating or Data delayed means readings are missing or too old, not zero-minute waits.
Planned Closures
Each planned closure links to the operator page it comes from. Operators change dates without notice.
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