All Aboard the Hogwarts Express This Summer
March 14, 2014
Universal Orlando announced never-before-released details about the Hogwarts Express experience that will debut as part of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley — the themed land opening this summer. The Hogwarts Express train will connect the new land in Universal Studios Florida with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure — allowing guests with park-to-park admission to enjoy a real journey aboard the iconic locomotive.
The Hogwarts Express experience combines powerful storytelling, live special effects, lifelike animation and state-of-the-art technology to take riders on the journey of a lifetime. Guests will enjoy two completely different experiences depending on whether they’re traveling to Hogsmeade or to London.
Once seated in the cabin, guests will be able to look out their windows as an incredibly authentic and magical adventure unfolds before them. They’ll see Hagrid come alongside the train on his flying motorbike, Buckbeak the Hippogriff swoop gracefully over the black lake, the Weasley twins on brooms and up to their usual antics, the Knight Bus swerving through London traffic — and other special moments and surprises.
For more information about the Hogwarts Express — including a new video that features a first-look at the ride experience — and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, visit www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter. For information on meetings and events at Universal Orlando, visit www.uomeetingsandevents.com.