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    Shortest waits at Universal Studios Hollywood

    Every Universal Studios Hollywood ride ranked by its typical posted wait over the last 30 days. The shortest lines: Bowser Jr. Challenge, Silly Swirly, Kung Fu Panda Adventure.

    Riding the big ones? Go at these times
    Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift1pm · 74 min
    Sinners5pm · 24 min
    Killer Klowns from Outer Space7pm · 37 min
    Stranger Things 56pm · 28 min
    Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness5pm · 37 min

    All rides, shortest first

    1Bowser Jr. ChallengeBest 8am (5 min) · worst 11am (5 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time5 min
    2Silly SwirlyBest 11am (5 min) · worst 5pm (13 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time9 min3Kung Fu Panda AdventureBest 4pm (11 min) · worst 10am (14 min) · under 30 min 100% of the time12 min4Studio TourBest 11am (6 min) · worst 3pm (18 min) · under 30 min 92% of the time13 min5Despicable Me Minion MayhemBest 2pm (13 min) · worst 5pm (26 min) · under 30 min 85% of the time18 min
    6Ollivanders™Best 9am (12 min) · worst 11am (22 min) · under 30 min 93% of the time18 min
    7The Secret Life of Pets: Off the LeashBest 11am (12 min) · worst 3pm (25 min) · under 30 min 78% of the time18 min8Flight of the Hippogriff™Best 8am (5 min) · worst 12pm (27 min) · under 30 min 76% of the time20 min9Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™Best 9am (5 min) · worst 8pm (44 min) · under 30 min 62% of the time24 min10TRANSFORMERS™: The Ride-3DBest 6pm (11 min) · worst 10pm (31 min) · under 30 min 65% of the time25 min11Revenge of the Mummy – The RideBest 9am (5 min) · worst 10pm (57 min) · under 30 min 63% of the time26 min
    12Terror Tram starring Art the ClownBest 7pm (8 min) · worst 9pm (38 min) · under 30 min 51% of the time28 min
    13Evil Dead BurnBest 6pm (10 min) · worst 9pm (51 min) · under 30 min 55% of the time29 min
    14Dead Deader DeadestBest 6pm (16 min) · worst 10pm (44 min) · under 30 min 43% of the time32 min
    15The Simpsons Ride™Best 9am (22 min) · worst 10pm (41 min) · under 30 min 37% of the time33 min16Mario Kart™: Bowser’s ChallengeBest 8am (16 min) · worst 4pm (55 min) · under 30 min 54% of the time34 min
    17Killceañera: Music by SLASHBest 6pm (29 min) · worst 10pm (47 min) · under 30 min 18% of the time41 min
    18HellraiserBest 6pm (13 min) · worst 9pm (71 min) · under 30 min 24% of the time47 min
    19Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of DarknessBest 5pm (37 min) · worst 9pm (61 min) · under 30 min 4% of the time51 min
    20Stranger Things 5Best 6pm (28 min) · worst 10pm (71 min) · under 30 min 15% of the time52 min
    21Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceBest 7pm (37 min) · worst 10pm (77 min) · under 30 min 4% of the time57 min
    22SinnersBest 5pm (24 min) · worst 8pm (94 min) · under 30 min 15% of the time70 min
    23Fast & Furious: Hollywood DriftBest 1pm (74 min) · worst 4pm (99 min) · under 30 min 8% of the time89 min
    Typical wait = average posted wait from 8am to 10pm park time.

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    Average posted wait across all rides, last 30 days, park time.
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