The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Islands of Adventure)

Orlando family vacations are truly the best! One can tell when we visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Part of the Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida, it is one of the most famous seven themed areas of the park whose services were opened on June 18, 2010.

 The area's chief attraction is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey which is re-enacted from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It attracts and unites all Harry Potter fans from far reaches of the globe to experience the journey through Harry Potter's wizarding world. Additional attractions include Dragon Challenge - a pair of roller coasters which feature two separate tracks that overlap and entwine with each other.

Flight of the Hippogriff is designed especially for families, making it the best Orlando family vacation! The area also features a complete re-enactment of Hogsmeade which includes a full-sized model of the Hogwarts Express; lined with many gift/souvenir shops and restaurants from the series of Harry Potter books ; Dervish and Banges, Honeydukes, Ollivanders and Zonko's Joke Shop to name a few! Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a fresh addition inside the replica of Hogwarts Castle, giving you the most realistic experience of the castle!

Visitors walk through it and interact with various characters and props from the Potter series. You get to hear a speech by Dumbledore and directions are given by characters dressed as Harry, Hermione and Ron, before visitors finally board a "magical bench" (operated by a robotic arm system). Guests are given a tour of the outside of the castle in the ride, using a combination of computer-generated flight. Other than the exhilarating rides which are ideal for a good family vacation, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has a fine selection of gift shops, restaurants and other exciting tourist attractions. Most locations mentioned in the book are re-created to offer the same visuals.

A journey through it enlivens you, arouses you and makes you want to visit again. Avid Harry Potter fans were delighted and till today, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter stands to generate the highest revenue in the whole of Islands of adventure. Family vacations are given a whole new dimension with the new entry of this amazing world of fiction!