Magic Tricks for Kids

Dragon Challenge
This is a dueling roller coaster ride where two roller coasters; the Hungarian Horntail and the Chinese Fireball, inspired by Rowling’s fourth book and the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. While this may not be the fastest roller coaster in the world, it surely sets your pulse racing! Both these roller coasters reach a height of 125 feet and have a total of five inversions! What makes this ride even more thrilling than probably the tallest roller coaster in the world is the fact that, at one point, these two roller coasters pass within twelve inches of each other! Yes, that’s the whole thrill of riding a dueling roller coaster. It’s little wonder that Daniel Radcliffe himself rode this ride no less than five times! You need to ensure that you do not have any loose articles while on this ride.

Flight of the Hippogriff
This is an exciting attraction at the Harry Potter theme park, because it is a family-friendly roller coaster. You’ll start with Hagrid’s booming voice telling you the right way of approaching a Hippogriff, which was the magical creature that was shown in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. During the course of this ride, you will get to see glimpses of Hagrid’s cottage, his pumpkin patch and even Buckbeak relaxing. It will also give you a lovely view of the Hogwarts castle. This is a slower roller coaster and goes at a speed of 28.5 mph tops.

The Forbidden Journey
This has also become one of the main attractions at the Harry Potter theme park, as you get to see the inside of Dumbledore’s office and Hogwarts castle. There’s the portrait gallery and an exact replica of Dumbledore’s office. In fact, it is Dumbledore who guides you to the Defence Against Dark Arts classroom, from where you go off to tour the place and then, the 3D holograms of the three stars in their Harry Potter avatar ask you to just skip the boring tour and instead guide you to the rides where you take seat on ‘enchanted benches’. You can see dragons, the Whomping Willow from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and even dementors that will try and suck out your soul!