Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion - Part 3

[Nick]

Michael is the shorter, portly guy right? He's been there forever and he's great.

Seriously, Diagon Alley still is my top bar for themed lands and I love it so much. Going to WDW and DLR the past month just reminds me more and more how great it is.

The thing is, Ultra-themed lands like this didn’t really exist until Diagon.

That is unless you consider the entirety of Tokyo Disney Sea.

 

[JoeCamel]

The thing is, Ultra-themed lands like this didn’t really exist until Diagon.

That is unless you consider the entirety of Tokyo Disney Sea.

I guess I have to make the trek. How long is the flight again?

 

[Nick]

I guess I have to make the trek. How long is the flight again?

Well, depends where you live, but if you're on the east coast like me, it's roughly 17 hours.

 

[Joe]

Happy Anniversary to Diagon Alley! After several days of previews of Hogwarts Express and the land, the full experience with Escape from Gringotts opened July 8, 2014.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Lol, I remember TAKING WORK OFF to follow all the madness that day. Thats how excited I was for this land. Waiting for Gingrotts reviews, first impressions, pictures, wait times, ah, the good ol' days.

 

[GAcoaster]

I don't remember seeing this view before. HE staged when it arrived and was waiting to be placed on the track:

 

[Frankyg123]

I don't remember seeing this view before. HE staged when it arrived and was waiting to be placed on the track:

I do. During HHN that year those waiting in line could see the top of them

 

[shiekra38]

I don't remember seeing this view before. HE staged when it arrived and was waiting to be placed on the track:

So how does the maintenance schedule work for HE? Do they periodically shut down cabins?

It seems like they always run at full capacity...Just curious

 

[Teebin]

So how does the maintenance schedule work for HE? Do they periodically shut down cabins?

It seems like they always run at full capacity...Just curious

The cabins are probably a daily or nighttime thing. They recently shut down the entire attraction for one day. At the time, we presumed it was to replace the entire cable.

I do. During HHN that year those waiting in line could see the top of them

We were all so excited and filled with anticipation back then. Grand theme park lovers times.

 

[Joe]

Hogwarts Express will be going down for seasonal maintenance on a September 24. It will be open the next day, September 25.

 

[LieutLaww]

that's a quick maintenance, just a clean of the train and then back out

 

[Mad Dog]

Probably cable etc. maintenance. Generally it's only been a day or so in the past.

 

[Joe]

Hogwarts Express is going down for one day refurbishment January 16, 2020.

 

[Mad Dog]

Chuck Plagmann of Orlando Informer Community FB earlier today posted some photos of Gringotts queue, according to Chuck, stretching all the way into the streets of San Francisco....and it's raining hard to boot. ....He also posted a video showing the line going from Gringotts queue all the way out to SF. This was a line for the queue, not the lockers, in the video. Unbelievable.....One of the posters replied the standby line was 5 hours when on Saturday. She had Express and Express took an hour.

 

[JoeCamel]

Chuck Plagmann of Orlando Informer Community FB earlier today posted some photos of Gringotts queue, according to Chuck, stretching all the way into the streets of San Francisco....and it's raining hard to boot. ....He also posted a video showing the line going from Gringotts queue all the way out to SF. This was a line for the queue, not the lockers, in the video. Unbelievable.....One of the posters replied the standby line was 5 hours when on Saturday. She had Express and Express took an hour.

Did that and will never do that again. Chuck is a trooper.

 

[Nick]

Commercial was shot in Diagon today (Alley only). Guests were still able to ride Gringotts by entering through Carkitt Market.

 

[DisneyUniversalFan]

I'm relieved that Hogwarts Express only closed for a day. I'm not crazy about going to a park and finding out my favorite attraction has been closed for a while or for good!

 

[Scott W.]

I wasn't sure if there was a dedicated Hogwart's Express thread but this kind of tickled me:

 

[Brian G.]

Hot Butterbeer has returned to Universal Orlando for the 2020 Season

It's that time of year! Hot Butterbeer has returned to the Wizarding World. The popular version of the beverage returns during Florida's Fall/Winter Season (being Florida, we are using "Winter" very loosely here). Hot Butterbeer is a smooth, hot beverage reminiscent of shortbread and buttersco

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[Joe]