Universal Studios Wait Times for November 2025

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The (first) holiday season has ended at Universal Orlando Resort.

Now, the REAL holiday season can begin. Yes, I’m a Christmas fanatic.

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I realize that’s not the popular opinion with Universal Studios fans, but you can’t change me!

Seriously, though, the end of Halloween Horror Nights represents the saddest time for most fans.

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We’ll have to wait until next August for the screams to return in earnest.

On the bright side, the Grinch should start saving Christmas any minute now.

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Anyway, the October crowds are typically quite large at Universal. Was that the case last month?

We’ll find out by checking the Universal Studios wait times for November 2025.

Universal Studios Florida – The Big Three

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As a reminder, despite the name, we’re looking back at the past 30 days of wait time data.

Also, this year is unlike any other at Universal Orlando Resort (UOR) due to the new park.

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With Universal Epic Universe now open, park guests have three choices for where to visit.

So, that may impact attendance, which hasn’t been great anyway.

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The Themed Entertainment Association’s 2024 theme park attendance report just came out the other day.

According to that data, all of Universal’s American theme parks dropped last year.

Presumably, some of that involved tourists waiting until 2025 to visit Epic Universe.

Still, this year’s data has been…let’s say mercurial. So, something may be going on here.

Grinchmas Backpack

Also, you may have noticed a change in how I’m splitting Universal Studios.

As promised last month, it was time to remove a couple of rides from this group.

So, the new Big Three at Universal Studios Florida are the ones we’re about to discuss.

The one with the longest wait time last month was Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts.

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Guests stood in line for an average of 60 minutes, which is up 21 minutes from last time.

Then, we have Revenge of the Mummy, which had a 39-minute wait, which is 11 (!) minutes more than last time.

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The final member of the new Big Three is Despicable Me Minion Mayhem.

This wonderful ride’s average wait last month was 36 minutes, ten minutes more than last time.

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem

We’re obviously trending way up from last time, but we need more data to know for sure.

Universal Studios Florida – Everything Else

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Here are the average wait times for the other rides at the park last month:

• Hogwarts Express – King’s Cross Station – 47 minutes, up 11
• TRANSFORMERS The Ride 3D – 33 minutes, up 10
• The Simpsons Ride – 31 minutes, up 4
• T. Adventure – 30 minutes, no change
• MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack! – 24 minutes, up 7
• Trolls Trollercoaster – 22 minutes, up 4
• Fast & Furious – Supercharged – 21 minutes, up 6
• Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon – 21 minutes, up 1
• Kang & Kodos’ Twirl ‘n’ Hurl – 18 minutes, up 7
• Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast – 14 minutes, up 2

Villain-Con Minion Blast

Overall, guests at Universal Studios Florida stood in line for an average of 30 minutes per attraction.

That’s seven minutes or 30 percent more than during September, which speaks volumes.

Universal’s Islands of Adventure

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So, did the same trend hold at Islands of Adventure? Let’s quickly take a look at the data.

Here are the park’s average wait times for the past 30 days:

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• Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure – 136 minutes, up 26
• Flight of the Hippogriff – 57 minutes, up 31
• Jurassic World VelociCoaster – 56 minutes, up 21
• Pteranodon Flyers – 37 minutes, up 11
• Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey – 33 minutes, up 14
• The Incredible Hulk Coaster – 33 minutes, up 10
• The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man – 30 minutes, up 9
• Skull Island: Reign of Kong – 28 minutes, up 5
• Doom’s Fearfall – 22 minutes, no change
• Hogwarts Express – Hogsmeade Station – 22 minutes, up 5
• Jurassic Park River Adventure – 22 minutes, up 4
• Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls – 20 minutes, down 13
• High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride! – 20 minutes, up 8
• One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – 15 minutes, up 6
• Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges – 14 minutes, up 1
• The Cat in the Hat – 12 minutes, up 3
• Caro-Seuss-el – 9 minutes, up 1
• Storm Force Accelatron – 9 minutes, up 1

Overall, the average attraction at Islands of Adventure required a wait of 32 minutes.

That’s eight minutes or 33 percent more than last time. None of this is surprising, though.

Final Thoughts

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We witness this behavior each year. If anything, the only thing that requires explanation is Hogwarts Express.

I know it looks weird that one side of the train averages a wait twice as long as the other.

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There’s a valid explanation, though, and it involves Halloween Horror Nights.

Since Universal Studios Florida closes early for the event, guests head to the other park.

What’s the best way to do that? They ride Hogwarts Express. It’s a one-way trip, though.

Since Universal Studios Florida has closed for the night to guests with regular admission, people don’t go back.

That’s why one version of the ride requires a much longer wait than the other at this time of year.

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