Harry Potter Park boasts some of the most unique shopping in all of Universal Orlando Resort! Here is a brief video tour of the shops at Harry Potter Park: Honeydukes, Zonkos, Owl Post, Dervish & Banges, and Filch's Emporium. The latter is the large shop you walk through upon exiting Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The shops at Harry Potter Park are sure to have … [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...]
Are The Lines Still Long at Harry Potter Park?
Wow! This was overwhelmingly the number one question from our readers about all of Universal Orlando! "Are the lines still long at Wizarding World?" "Have the lines died down any at Harry Potter park?" ..and on and on. The short answer: Yes and no. :) Yes, the line's are still very long at the Harry Potter park. However, they die down significantly in the afternoon … [Read more...]
Flight of the Hippogriff Ride POV
The Flight of the Hippogriff ride at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park is a re-theming of the original Flying Unicorn ride in Lost Continent. The designers took the elements of the hippogriff from the Harry Potter books and applied them to the roller coaster, including a huge hippogriff nest. The nest is one of the coolest parts of the ride/queue line, as is … [Read more...]
Shop for Harry Potter Park Merchandise
Universal Orlando has recently updated their online store to include many of the items available in the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. The merchandise comes straight from Dervish and Banges, Filch’s Emporium, Ollivanders, and the Owl Post. Now, you can get the Ollivander's wands that are not available in the WB Harry Potter shop, lanyards from Filch's, owl … [Read more...]