<Tr> <Th> Ride Hosts </Th> <Td> Harry Potter Ron Weasley Hermione Granger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Single rider line available </Td> </Tr> <P> Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a motion - based dark ride located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed areas of Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan . The ride takes guests through scenes and environments in and around Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series of books and films . Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative, described the ride as an in - depth look at the world of Harry Potter, which utilizes never - before - seen technology which transforms "the theme park experience as you know it". The ride first opened at Islands of Adventure with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter on June 18, 2010, at Universal Studios Japan on July 15, 2014, and at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 7, 2016 . </P> <Dl> <Dd> This summary describes the attraction at Islands of Adventure . The attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood may have significant differences, mainly the previous integration of 3D technology . </Dd> </Dl>

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