After boarding the “magical benches”, the braver guests will experience a simulated flight that starts with them feeling like they are flying around the outside of the castle, and then there is an encounter with the Whomping Willow, several dementors, some giant spiders, a Hungarian Horntail Dragon and finally a Quidditch match. Before you reach the boarding area of the ride, muggles like me that can’t ride because of motion sickness can exit here (which was fine with me because part of the enjoyment of this ride is walking through the queue area and seeing the interior of Hogwarts). The ride is located inside the Hogwarts Castle and as guests walk through the corridors they will see the gallery of talking portraits, the office of Headmaster Dumbledore and the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom with Harry, Hermione and Ron appearing on the balcony. Our first stop was the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction (with the early admission access we were hoping to limit our wait time, so we wanted to go there first). The unique watch not only tells the conductor the time but also where the train is located and if the train is on schedule. This one-of-a-kind item is a golden pocket watch with the crest of Hogwarts on one side and the Hogwarts Express engine numbers on the other side. We stopped to take a quick photo in front of this iconic steam train from the Harry Potter books and movies, it makes a great photo! TRAVEL TIP: If you are lucky and the train conductor is there, ask to see his pocket watch. Immediately on the right of the entrance stands a fiberglass replica of the Hogwarts Express sitting at the Hogsmeade train station.
Look at the shop window displays and then go into the shops to look around because the attention to all the details is absolutely amazing. TRAVEL TIP: After riding all the rides in the Wizarding World, take the time to stroll through the village of Hogsmeade. The sign above the entrance reads, “Please respect the spell limits” and as guests walk through the entrance the entire village of Hogsmeade appears complete with a light touch of snow. This magical area is truly enchanting and once you walk through the arched gates, guests will leave the “muggle” world behind and entered into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Upon entering the Islands of Adventure Park, we quickly headed to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to begin our adventure. If you have this opportunity, take advantage of the chance because this area of the park can get very crowded especially during the summer months!
(This worked out great for us because during our entire stay in Orlando we never had to move our car from the hotel parking lot!) TRAVEL TIP: We were allowed entrance into the Islands of Adventure Park one hour early this is available for guests that book their hotel reservations/park tickets through the Universal website. We were lucky that our hotel had a shuttle bus and after a short ride we were dropped off at the entrance to the Universal Orlando Resort. The morning after we arrived in Orlando we woke early, had a quick breakfast at our hotel and then headed to the Universal Island of Adventure Theme Park.
We had planned stops in Charleston, SC and the Kennedy Space Center before arriving at the Universal Orlando Resort. So, at the beginning of summer we finally left for a one week road trip to Florida.
HARRY POTTER AND THE FORBIDDEN JOURNEY 2010 SERIES
Rowling’s birthday, she is the world famous author of the Harry Potter series of books, and in her honor I would like to share this Travel post on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter located at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.
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