The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Hogsmeade: Attractions

 

9 - Hogwarts Express

C-Ticket

Any Height

Guests can hop aboard the legendary Hogwarts Express and take it to London in Universal Frontiers. Do note that a park-to-park ticket is required to access this though.

QUEUE:

As guests travel through the queue, they will see luggage from Hogwarts students, an owl in its cage, and the bridge going over the tracks. Then, they will come across the train itself. They will be loaded into one of several compartments and wait for the cast members to close the doors.

RIDE EXPERIENCE:

The ride begins by leaving the station, Hagrid waving goodbye as they depart. Harry, Ron, and Hermione try to find a seat outside, but they realize that the guests' compartment is taken and so they move on. The train comes across Hedwig before seeing Hogwarts in the distance. Then, Buckbeak flies in front of the castle. After that, the train passes through the Forbidden Forest, coming across some centaurs. They see the Weasley Twins playing with fireworks and advertising their company before going into a tunnel.

Suddenly, things get spooky. The train moves past Malfoy Manor, where thunder strikes and a Death Eater conjures the Dark Mark. As the train goes through another tunnel, spiders appear on the compartment door, but they're revealed to be just candy.

The train then exits the tunnel and travels through Muggle London, seeing the Knight Bus going around as it does. Then, as it enters Kings Cross Station, they see Mad-Eye Moody waving at them. After this, the vehicle comes to a stop.

POST-RIDE:

As the guests get off the train, they appear on Platform 9 3/4. They then proceed through a passage going out to London, passing by the cosmetics poster seen when Harry meets with Dumbledore at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

10 - Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

E-Ticket

Must be 48 in.

Guests join Hagrid on a wild Motorbike ride through the Forbidden Forest on this revolutionary new roller coaster.

QUEUE:

Guests see the attraction advertised in Hogsmeade village. Here, they take a path through the forest, seeing the coaster and going behind Hagrid's Hut. They make their way to some old castle ruins, which have been converted into a workshop for Hagrid. Here, guests will see several of the half-giant's equipment, nods to creatures in Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts, and motorbikes flying ahead and supposedly crashing. Then, guests will board their bikes in the load station, sitting in either the sidecar or the main bike. THey pull their lap bars down and prepare to ride.

RIDE EXPERIENCE:

Hagrid tells the bikes to go, making them move out into the forest. Things are okay until they come into a hut where Hagrid is fending off a giant Blast-Ended Skrewt. He dismisses the class and tells them to go, but the bikes move out of control. They move past Fluffy the three-headed dog, continuing to race around the forest before they are launched upwards, passing by the Weasleys' Ford Anglia, which has been taken over by Cornish Pixies. However, the bikes lose power and move backwards. Hagrid tries to fix it, but instead makes the bikes go even faster.

Suddenly, the bikes end up in the deepest, darkest part of the forest, where they come across a tribe of centaurs. Then, they are tangled in Devil's Snare. On Hagrid's instructions, they free themselves with Lumos, causing their bikes to drop. Then, as the cave lights up with Skrewts, the bikes speed out of the cave to escape them.

As the bikes slow down, the guests look and see a unicorn and her calf. They then return to the ruins as Hagrid asks the guests not to tell anyone at the school about this little incident. After that, guests get off their bikes and take a passage back to Hogsmeade, where their ride photos are displayed.

11 - Flight of the Hippogriff

D-Ticket

Must be 38 in.

In this family coaster, guests board a wooden hippogriff and fly it around Hagrid's pumpkin patch. As they go, they'll see Buckbeak, who bows to them as they pass by.

12 - Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

E-Ticket

Must be 48 in.

Guests join Harry and his friends on a spectacular journey over Hogwarts, coming across Magical Creatures and great perils as they do.

QUEUE:

Guests go into Hogwarts through a tunnel, passing through the dungeons. Here, they see items like the Mirror of Erised, the doors to the Potions Classroom, and other things. They then go into the Herbology Greenhouses before making their way into the castle itself. In there, they head to Dumbledore's office, where he welcomes them. He then tells them that they will further tour the school before receiving a history lesson from Professor Binns.

As they enter the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, guests see Harry, Ron, and Hermione hiding under the Invisibility Cloak. Here, they reveal that a Quidditch game is happening and offer to take them there instead of the lesson. The guests continue through the halls, going through a portrait chamber and the Gryffindor Common Room. Then, as they enter the Room of Requirement, they see the Sorting Hat. Afterwards, they pass into the room, boarding their flying benches and placing certain belongings under their seat.

RIDE EXPERIENCE:

As the benches continue, Hermione places enchantments on them to make them fly. She then sends them to the Astronomy Tower via Floo Powder. As they catch up with Harry and Ron, they move towards a bridge and see Hagrid, who informs them that a dragon is missing. Seconds later, the dragon, a Hungarian Horntail, shows up and chases them to the bridge.

Guests exit through a crack in the bridge and encounter the dragon itself, which breathes fire at them. They then escape into the Forbidden Forest, but they end up in Aragog's den, where they encounter the giant spider and his children. Luckily, with help from Hermione, they escape. Unfortunately, they must get past the Whomping Willow, which nearly hits them.

As the benches reach the Quidditch game, the score is tied. Harry asks what took them so long before Malfoy shows up and taunts him. After making a goal, guests see the snitch. They are about to follow it when Dementors show up and chase them out of the pitch, sending them down into the Chamber of Secrets. The guests dodge the Dementors, coming across the skeleton of the Basilisk as they do. It lets out gas that forms the Dark Mark. Then, Harry casts a patronus and shoos away the Dementors, but then the room begins to collapse. Luckily, the benches escape with Harry and return to Hogwarts.

On their return, guests learn that Gryffindor has won the game. They come across Dumbledore, who congratulates their bravery and sends them back to the Room of Requirement with Floo Powder. As they return, he suggests that they grab their belongings so that Filch doesn't confiscate them.

POST-RIDE:

Guests grab their belongings and exit their vehicle. They then proceed through a secret passage into Filch's Emporium of Confiscated Goods, which has several Harry Potter merchandise options as well as photos taken on the ride.