Come along as we ride the Hogwarts Express from Hogsmeade to Kings Cross Station in London to visit Diagon Alley! This was an amazing experience as part of the Diagon Alley preview event we attended, last week. We boarded the http://disneytickets.easystorecreator.com/items/universal-orlando/2-day-2-park-to-park-pass-uo-adult-detail.htm in Hogsmeade (the current Wizarding World of Harry Potter section in Islands of Adventure).
I immediately got goose bumps as we entered the Hogsmeade station in Islands of Adventure.
You wind around to the the actual station where you wait to board the Hogwarts Express. The realism of the train and the station is amazing!
You will be assigned a cabin on the Hogwarts Express and the conductor will come and close your cabin door as you depart for Kings Cross station in London.
Once you depart Hogsmeade station, you will be treated to an amazing show both out the window of the train, as well as looking at the door leading to the hallway of the train! Guests will see some of the magnificent scenery of London and the British countryside, and encounter characters featured in the films as they travel between Hogsmeade™ and London. This will truly be an enchanting encounter with the magical world for the whole family to enjoy!
Keep in mind, the show on the return journey from Diagon Alley to Hogsmeade will be different! A whole new experience!
Of course, once you arrive at Kings Cross, you will disembark onto Platform 93/4! Watch for a nice Easter Egg as you exit the station. You can see it in the POV video of the Hogwarts Express ride, below, too.
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