Yer a roller coaster, Hagrid.
If you’re free to, I highly recommend taking this baby for a spin at night.
THE SEATS
This is arguably the most unique element of the adventure.
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My favorite one is the front motorbike if youre a little bit of a thrill seeker.
Out of chance, I rode in the front row both times and can concur, its exhilarating.
THE LINE
Luckily, youll have plenty to entertain yourself while enduring those long waits.
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[The line] is very dense.
Our filmmaking ambition was to take a queue and a ride and make them into one thing.
So, there is no separation, the ride and the queue are all the same experience.
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Its basically a series of movies…And like a movie, you’re free to control it.
Centaurs, pixies, and unicorns, oh my!
Even Fluffy, the colossal three-headed canine, makes an appearance.
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You may also have a brief run-in with Devils Snare, the hostile constricting plant straight out ofSorcerers Stone.
Most notably, youll encounter a creature from the books that has never been seen before in the films.
Get too close though and unsurprisingly itll blast you from its rear-end.
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But fear not, it smells better than you might expect.
THE EASTER EGGS
Harry Potter uber nerds, this section is for you.
The next room you come upon is a fun one.
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At first glance, it looks like a dingy circular room defaced with unintelligible graffiti of Hogwarts students past.
But look closely here, its chock-full of amusing nods to the Harry Potter universe.
Here are all the ones I could make out:
A painting of a hippogriff dominates the room.
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Get a little closer and…
Watch out Malfoy, theres a hippogriff behind you!
a joke about Malfoy being attacked (I use this word lightly) by Buckbeak in his third year.
Someone award whoever wrote this 10 points for superb wise-cracking.
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Written behind you over an archway, Merry thought was neither merry nor thoughtful today.
Ramblings of an unhinged prefect?
I welcome any thoughts.
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Next, another faded painting, this time of what I believe to be an Occamy nesting an egg.
Underneath that, the Ravenclaw house motto, Wit Beyond Measure is Mans Greatest Treasure.
My Potter senses are tingling.
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James and Lily Potter!
Are scrambled Occamy eggs part of typical breakfast fare in the wizarding world?
Newt Scamander would not approve.
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Is this considered wizard trolling?
Oh hey, some Hufflepuff pride!
Along the following hallway, youll find a mural featuring two dragons and the words Dueling Club.
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Now heres a drawing of a sad Mandrake for fun.
Never seen in the films,J.K.
A faded sketch of a centaur.
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And a giant rat with some thestrals…
It appears Hagrid owns a hefty amount of eggs of various sizes.
They are so much part of this iconic world.
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Eggs, eggs, and more eggs.
But, oh wait, whats that glint of gold that just caught my eye?
Its none other than the Golden Egg from the first challenge of the Triwizard Tournament.
Another nod to the Dragon Challenge ride, this having lived in the line for that as well.
Its a bit of a tough find, tucked away in the bottom shelf of a cabinet.
Is this the giant squid of the Black Lake finally getting some love?
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Another drawing of an Occamy.
This one stumped me.
Here youll find some more MinaLima art in the form of instructive creature cards.
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Even everyones favorite kleptomaniac, the Niffler, makes an appearance.
The books on the tables are also open to the corresponding magizoological pages.
Those books should look familiar by the way its the Monster Book of Monsters, of course.
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Finally, youll wait in one last serpentine room until you get to board your bike.
Could it be some Skrewts having temper tantrums or perhaps the motorbike going for a test run?
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