The Rides Of The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter

Universal rarely disappoint when it comes to brand new rides and it would seem they have kept something up their sleeve for this kind of thing for a very long time indeed. Here are the rides you can expect to go on when the park opens in June.

There are three major rides that the land is opening with and they are as followed:

Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journey

Universal have expected long queues for this ride which is why they have built it around Hogwarts castle itself. Expect to walk around the room of requirement, Dumbledore’s Office , Gryffindor’s common room and much, much more before you set off on a ride that Universal have kept secret for a very long time indeed. All that has really been revealed is that some of the cast have recorded scenes just for this ride. My opinion is that it is going to be a lot like Spiderman but with more recent technology implemented into it.

Dragon Challenge

You guessed it, this ride is a total new skin on the Duelling Dragons ride that is already housed in Islands Of Adventure. I wouldn’t expect too much when it comes to this because according to someone who has just visited the park they have still not closed the ride for renovation. I am thinking it is going to be a simple paint job on the track and perhaps a few props added in the queuing area.

Flight Of The Hippogriff

This ride is once again another rehash of a previous ride, anyone remember Flight of the Unicorn? Yeah, I didn’t think much of it either. On the other hand this ride has been closed for over a year so expect something a bit better than the paint job on Duelling Dragons. It has been noted that Hagrids Hut will feature in the ride and rumour has it that to “ride” the Hippogriff you have to introduce yourself in the correct way. Any Harry Potter fan will know this means riders will have to bow before getting on the ride.

So there you have it, there are only going to be three rides when the land opens but expect more to crop up as the years go by. Next on the list of things to update you on, the restaurants and the food they are going to be serving!