Theme Park and Travel Guide

The Harry Potter ride 'Forbidden Journey' is located inside the castle Part Two of our wonderful day spent in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Last week I covered the ‘Escape from Gringotts’ ride and the Goblin bank, the wand choosing ceremony at Ollivanders and the wonderful shops at Diagon Alley which you can read here . This week I will cover the Hogwarts Express Train ride, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Journey ride, Souvenirs and Butterbeer. Hogwarts Express Train and ride Once we had our fun in Diagon Alley, we made our way to Kings Cross Station. You must have a Park Hopper ticket to get on the Hogwarts Express train. It is very worthwhile as the train is like another Harry Potter ride. The entrance from Diagon Alley is ‘better’ then the one at Hogsmeade, as there are a few interactive elements, but its important to catch the train in both directions as you experience different things in each direction. Entering the Hogwarts Express train via Diago

The dragon is above the Gringotts bank, and every now and again, blows out fire! The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is found in two Universal Studios parks in Orlando. One is Islands of Adventure and the other is Universal Studios. There is a Harry Potter train (Hogwarts Express) ride that connects the two Harry Potter Worlds - but you can only get on this ride if you have a valid ‘Park Hopper ticket'. We spent one entire day exploring the world of Harry Potter in both parks. On our second 'Universal Studios' day, we did the rest of the parks rides- which are recommended also! We went after Spring Break in the U.S – towards the end of April. It was still incredibly busy. Our strategy for the Harry Potter day was to go to Universal Studios first (home of Diagon Alley and Kings Cross Station), buy an interactive wand at Ollivanders, and then catch the Hogwarts Express train to ‘Islands of Adventure’ park (Hogsmeade and Hogwarts Castle). We chose to start