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  • Height Requirement
    Minimum Height 48" (122 cm)
  • Ride Type
    Thrill, Motion Simulation
  • Express Pass
    Universal Express Pass
  • Accessibility
    Check Ride Accommodations
  • Child Swap Available
  • Single Rider Available
  • Safety Restraint Size Restrictions

Soar above Hogwarts with Harry Potter.

Enter through the towering castle gates and make your way down the familiar passageways and corridors of Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Then soar above the castle grounds as you join Harry Potter™ and his friends on a thrilling adventure. Groundbreaking, state-of-the-art technology (and a little magic) creates a one-of-a-kind ride.

Image of Potter and the Forbidden Journey’s dragon.
Fast Fact

Snape™ Plus Six

In addition to Professor Snape™, throughout the Harry Potter™ stories, the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor has been held by six different professors: Quirinus Quirrell, Gilderoy Lockhart™, Remus Lupin, Alastor ‘Mad-Eye’ Moody, Dolores Umbridge™, and Amycus Carrow.
 Image of Potter and the Forbidden Journey entrance.
Fast Fact

How Does Hogwarts™ Stay Hidden?

Hogwarts™ castle is in a secret location in the North of Britain. It also has a number of enchantments on it and is bewitched so that all Muggles™ see is an old ruin with the sign ‘DANGER, DO NOT ENTER, UNSAFE’.