Harry Potter Park is still the newest and most popular section of Islands of Adventure. We get asked all the time how to best navigate the Harry Potter Park portion of Islands of Adventure. Here are some of our favorite travel tips for visiting Harry Potter Park: Visit late in the day--crowds tend to form at park opening. By visiting late in the day, crowds will be much … [Read more...]
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Castle Tour
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is THE signature ride at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hogsmeade. It is housed inside Hogwarts Castle, just across the bridge from the Jurassic Park section of Islands of Adventure. Check out this video to learn more about Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride. The Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride is … [Read more...]
Hogwarts Castle Tour
No trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is complete without a visit to its signature attraction, Hogwarts Castle, and the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride located within. This is also a great spot for a family/group photo to take home and frame! A great place to take a photo is on the wooden bridge between the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Jurassic … [Read more...]
Ride the Forbidden Journey Ride in 10 Minutes or Less!
The title of this post is no exaggeration. On my last visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I skipped a 90 minute wait in the Forbidden Journey ride and was back outside after enjoying the ride in less than 10 minutes from entering the Hogwart's Castle. No gimmicks. I didn't wait 80 of those minutes in the extremely long line outside the castle and … [Read more...]
Inside the Harry Potter Park Castle
Many readers requested an inside view of Hogwart's Castle at the new Harry Potter park. This is one of the most popular locations in the new island, with good reason. The "castle" casts an imposing shadow over the whole of the island and includes many interesting "venues" inside it's walls; from the Dark Arts classroom to Dumbledore's Office. Hogwart's Castle Tour You can … [Read more...]