Hogwarts Castle will be the focal point of the Harry Potter-themed area.
Universal Studios
Hollywood has detailed the spring 2016 arrival of the Wizarding World
of Harry Potter, including the land's signature attraction, Harry Potter and
the Forbidden Journey, a 3D-HD ride.
After announcing last
year that it would bring the popular Harry Potter-themed land to
the West Coast in 2016, Universal Studios Hollywood has unveiled some of the
land’s attractions, including Hogwarts Castle, which will serve as the focal point of Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Harry Potter and the
Forbidden Journey will take guests into scenes from the Harry Potter
books and movies through a robotics ride system. Guests will be outfitted with
3D goggles, and will spiral and pivot along an elevated track that will take
them above Hogwarts, through a Quidditch match, into a near miss with a dragon
attack and to a close encounter with the Whomping Willow.
Also within the
Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the Flight
of the Hippogriff will debut as Universal Studios Hollywood’s first outdoor
roller coaster.
Visitors to the
Wizarding World of Harry Potter will also have the opportunity to indulge in
food and beverages inspired by the Harry Potter stories at Three Broomsticks, Hog's Head Pub, the Magic Neep and Butterbeer carts.
There will be ample
shopping opportunities, including Honeydukes, Ollivanders, Owl Post, Zonko’s
Joke Shop, Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment, Dervish and Banges, Gladrags
Wizardwear and Filch’s Emporium of Confiscated Goods.