Next Stop, Hogsmeade 🧙🏽♀️
Whether you are a Slytherin, a muggle, or a witch, you’ll love Harry Potter World. There are a couple of things to be aware of from ride times, best foods to munch on and what to do outside of Harry Potter World.
Step 1: Buy your tickets.
Get a 2 day park hopper pass from Universal Studios to Islands of Adventures. This is how you can travel from Hogsmeade to Diagon Alley. Hogsmeade is in Islands of Adventures park, Diagon Alley is in Universal Studios park. You can’t do one without the other. Plus you can take a train to go from one park to the other, which will make your wizarding experience that much special.
Step 2: Pick your park.
Go to Universal Studios first…. Head over to London and go through Diagon Alley. Stop by Olivanders and get your interactive wand. Don’t wait in the line outside of Olivanders to get a wand (that’s only if you want to see the show). The only ride in this park is Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts. Such a great ride, but this ride has shin gaurds (very weird) so my hubby couldn’t ride it (too tall with thick thighs). Also, enjoy the fire breathing dragon below! So cool. There are also fun shows that you can watch as you drink your Butter Beer 🍻.
Step 3: Snack Time
Get Butterbeer! You can buy this at either park and only cost $10. You can get it frozen or regular. In my opinion, Butterbeer is better frozen, and it lasts longer. 😋 Also, drinking butter in Diagon Alley, it doesn’t get any cooler than that. Also, if you want actual food Three Broomsticks is sooo good. You can get Sheppard’s pie, turkey legs and more!
Step 4: Get on the rides!!!
Ride the Hogwards Express over to Hogsmeade (Islands of Adventures). This is just so magical, AND IT TRULY MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE IN THE MOVIE 🥺🥺. The rides in this park is Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, Flight of the Hippogriff, and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (which is located inside the Harry Potter castle). All of these rides have a size requirement (thick thighs beware because if the bars can go all the way down, they won’t let you ride). I recommend sitting in the ride testers outside of the ride to see if you can fit before waiting 120 minutes.
