OSAKA / UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN

Flight of the Hippogriff™ wait times and best time to ride

Explore hourly waits and recorded quieter windows to plan your USJ visit.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

When have waits tended to be lower?

In recent history, the window with the lowest typical wait was 08:00–09:00 · 22 min.

Median based on 8 sufficiently covered days. A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.

View period and method

2026-09-06 – 2026-10-03. Median of hourly averages; at least seven days per window and four comparable windows. Dates may differ between hours. No holiday or event adjustments.

Flight of the Hippogriff™

▦ Day overview Ride guide

How the queues changed

Japan time · standby queue · sufficiently covered periods only

Estimated average82 min

Lowest waits that day—

Highest recorded wait130 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00Insufficient data

09:00–10:00Insufficient data

10:00–11:00Insufficient data

11:00–12:00Insufficient data

12:00–13:00Insufficient data

13:00–14:00Insufficient data

14:00–15:00Insufficient data

15:00–16:00103 min

16:00–17:00Insufficient data

17:00–18:00Insufficient data

18:00–19:00Insufficient data

19:00–20:00Insufficient data

20:00–21:00Insufficient data

21:00–22:00Insufficient data

How averages are calculated

Waits are weighted by duration, capped at 15 minutes. Hours need 30 covered minutes; averages need three covered hours; highlighting a window requires four comparable hours. Gaps and closures are not zero. This is not a forecast.

View times and waits

Time	Wait / status
08:02	15 min
08:47	60 min
09:03	90 min
10:41	80 min
12:56	85 min
13:19	100 min
14:17	85 min
14:19	75 min
15:17	90 min
15:33	110 min
15:55	120 min
16:42	130 min
17:33	110 min
18:33	100 min
18:42	80 min
19:04	90 min
19:49	80 min
20:50	50 min
21:02	40 min
21:10	30 min
21:40	Closed