10 Reasons To Visit Universal Orlando's Wizarding World Of Harry Potter

9. Fly Through Hogwarts

Ever dreamed that you could fly? With one swish of Hermoine's wand you will find yourself soaring through the grounds of Hogwarts.

Over at the Hogsmede side of of the Wizarding World the beautiful Hogwarts castle dominates the skyline. Located right at the end of the village you can't help but be drawn to the attraction. As a fan who read the books and dreamed of one day going to Hogwarts it really is exciting to finally go inside.

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a dark ride that takes guests on a flight through Hogwarts, the Forbidden Forest and Chamber of Secrets. Here you'll dodge dragons, be confronted by spiders and help Harry battle Dementors.

Apart from the ride being awesome, the queue is pretty spectacular. It's one of the few theme park queues that you won't mind waiting in. The queue runs all through the castle grounds including through the Madam Sprout's greenhouses, the Gryffindor dorm room and Dumbledore's office.

Even if you don't want to ride the attraction you can still walk through the queue. Just ask a team member and they will direct you along the walking tour path.

The Forbidden Journey isn't the only immersive ride at the Wizarding World. Over at Diagon Alley you can go into the safest place in the world, Gringotts. Escape from Gringotts takes you on a 3D thrill ride through the bank's vaults.

Universal's advertising always mentions that at their parks you step into the movies but with both Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and Escape from Gringotts you can star in your own film. The rides take you out of your regular boring world right into something new, as soon as you join the queues.