Universal Orlando Resort Unveils First Look at Harry Potter ‘Ministry of Magic’ Attraction, Spanning Paris and London Locales, Slated to Debut in 2025
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Hoping to conjure a magical lift in attendance, Universal Resort Orlando announced new details for “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic” attraction, slated to open in 2025.
The new Harry Potter world will blend the environs of “wizarding Paris” and the British Ministry of Magic. According to Universal, guests will first journey from a Muggle park in Paris into the “breathtaking spectacle” of 1920s Place Cachée, described as a “hidden, bustling shopping district in wizarding Paris.” Then, they’ll be able to travel across time and space to 1990s London using the “Métro-Floo” (a mode of wizarding transit inspired by the Floo Network in the Harry Potter films) for an adventure set inside the Ministry of Magic.
The world’s marquee ride is “Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry,” which Universal claims will employ “first-of-its-kind ride technology” including “omnidirectional lifts.” After arriving in London via Métro-Floo, guests will enter the Ministry’s grand atrium and venture through other departments before boarding the ride to watch the trial of the villainous Dolores Umbridge — until Umbridge attempts to escape.
Guests then join Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and a house-elf named Higgledy in a “thrilling chase that will propel them up, down, forward, backward, sideways and more” throughout the Ministry as they try to capture Umbridge, all while dodging attacks from Death Eaters, rampaging creatures and other hazards.
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