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C-Ticket · standard attractionCHogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station

Universal Studios Florida · The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley · C-Ticket · standard attraction
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Ride specifications

96.0% Reliability

Operating 96.0% of standard park hours across 64 days (15,012 of 15,641 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.

Type
Themed railway transit
Opened
2014
Ride time
4:01

Specifications from Wikipedia; Universal Orlando official site. Fields we could not source are omitted rather than guessed.

Best time to go typical wait by hour in normal park hours · 15064 readings over 64 days

10amShortest waits · ~10 min
4pmLongest waits · ~70 min
34 minTypical overall

Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station is a themed railway transit at Universal Studios Florida that opened in 2014. It runs 4:01. Across 15,064 standby readings over 64 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 34 minutes, ranging from about 10 minutes around 10am to 70 minutes at 4pm. It has been operating 96.0% of standard park hours across 64 days of readings.

Recorded & projected wait times

Solid line: the wait that was posted. Dashed line: our single best estimate of what comes next. Projections run seven days ahead.

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Common questions

What is the average wait for Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station?

The typical posted standby wait is about 34 minutes, measured from 15,064 readings over 64 days of operation.

What is the best time of day to ride Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station?

10am has the shortest average wait on record, around 10 minutes. The worst hour is 4pm at about 70 minutes.

How long is Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station?

The ride itself runs about 4:01.

Does Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station break down often?

It has been open 96.0% of standard park hours across 64 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.

Where is Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station?

Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station is at Universal Studios Florida in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley.

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