We started the day with Universal Studios Florida, but our focus was the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. If you have purchased the Universal Studio package which includes the hotel stay from their website you will get early park admission (1 hour before general public) and for some hotels packages you get the express pass as well, Hard Rock Universal hotel is one of them.
Diagon Alley is found in Universal Studios Florida and Hogsmeade is found in Island of Adventure. The 2 parks are connected by the Hogswart Express but you need to purchase the Park-to-Park ticket to ride on Hogswart Express. The Park-to-Park ticket allows you to enter any of the 2 Parks (Universal Studios Florida and Island of Adventure) with the same day ticket. The Hogswart Express is really worth the ride letting you immerse in the Harry Potter world, I personally think the visit is not complete without the ride. Also remember to take the Hogswart Express in both direction as the experience differ.
As you enter the Diagon Alley there are a few staff dressed in the wizard robes to snap a few photos with you. It will be an impressive sight if everyone who enter are in their wizard uniform haha.
Diagon Alley
Dragon breathing Fire
Quidditch
Gringotts Bank - Harry Potter and Escape from Gringotts ride
Carkitt Market
Get a wand to complete the experience
I was quite confuse at the difference types of wand available so I shall elaborate a bit on it. There are wands which are used by the characters in Harry Potter and there are also wands which have no owner and for you to choose as yours, there are some description of these wands in the shop to see which suits you. Of these 2 types of wand there is also the interaction and non-interactive ones. The interactive ones allows you to 'cast spell': There are some items in some shop front in the Harry Potter area which interacts with the wand when you swing in front of it. They are cost about $8 more than the non-interactive ones.
Gringott
Inside Gringotts Bank - Harry Potter and Escape from Gringotts ride
Queue for Harry Potter and Escape from Gringotts ride
The Hogswart Express to Hogsmeade
Luggages to be loaded, is yours there?
Arrive at Hogsmeade Station
Streets of Hogsmeade
Hogwarts - Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride
Three Broom Sticks
We had lunch at Three Broom Sticks
Our Lunch(Rotisserie Smoked Chicken Platter $9.99 and Fish and Chips $11.99), tasted not too bad.
We spend the day on all the rides, no pictures of them since its a theme park its more the experience than the pictures right? We took the Hogswart Express back to Diagon Alley to complete the Harry Potter experience. We are greeted by the Knight Bus after exiting King Cross Station.
Knight Bus
Sunset at Universal Studios Orlando concluded the day. The next day we visited other attractions in Island of Adventure.
Location:
Universal Studios Florida
Island of Adventure
Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Orlando
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