Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
This is an awesome ride and the effects are amazing—but hold on to your
stuff. My dad lost his sunglasses, and we weren't able to get them back.
Dad was NOT happy.
Hogwarts Express
What it is
Transportation attraction.
Scope and scale
Super-headliner.
Fright potential
Potter villains and spirit creatures menace the train.
Bottleneck rating
10+.
When to go
Immediately after park opening.
Special comment
Expect lengthy waits in line; Park-to-
Park ticket required to enter Universal Studios.
Authors' rating
Not to be missed;
.
Duration of ride
4 minutes.
Probable wait in line per 142 people ahead of you
10
minutes.
Loading speed
Moderate.
See for a
full description
. Because the Hogsmeade Station doesn't include the cool
Platform 9¾ effect found at the King's Cross end, expect waits for the one-way trip
to be shorter here. If you wish to experience the train going from IOA to USF, make
it your first stop of the day, but remember that you must wait in a slow standby line to
take a same-day return ride.
Wizarding World Entertainment
Nearly every retail space sports some sort of animatronic or special-effects surprise.
At
Dervish and Banges,
the fearsome Monster Book of Monsters rattles and snarls at
you as Nimbus 2001 brooms strain at their tethers overhead. At the Hog's Head pub,
