Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

• Type: Theme Park Attraction (Roller Coaster)
• Location: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade, Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Florida (Universal Orlando Resort)
• Owner/Residents: Rubeus Hagrid (narrative guide); features numerous magical creatures
• Key Features: High-speed motorbike and sidecar ride vehicles, detailed queue environment, pre-show narrative, numerous audio-animatronic figures, vertical drop track, backward-moving section

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is a real-world “story coaster” attraction located at Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park. The premise of the attraction is that guests are students attending a Care of Magical Creatures class taught by Rubeus Hagrid. The lesson involves a field trip into the Forbidden Forest aboard enchanted motorbikes, which are duplicates of Sirius Black's Motorbike. (Universal Orlando Resort) The ride vehicles are designed to look exactly like Hagrid's motorbike, with guests having the option to ride on the motorcycle itself or in the attached sidecar, each providing a slightly different experience. The journey takes riders deep into a meticulously recreated Forbidden Forest, where the lesson inevitably goes awry, leading to a high-speed adventure. (Universal Orlando Resort) The attraction officially opened to the public on June 13, 2019, replacing the Dragon Challenge roller coasters that had previously occupied the site. (Universal Orlando Resort)

While this attraction is not part of the original novel's canon, it features an original storyline set within the Harry Potter universe. The narrative begins with Hagrid leading his students into the Forbidden Forest for a practical lesson. Along the way, riders encounter a variety of magical creatures and obstacles. The journey includes encounters with:

• A realistic animatronic of Fluffy the three-headed dog.
• A swarm of mischievous Cornish Pixies that have disabled Hagrid's motorbike.
• A sudden drop into a patch of Devil's Snare, from which guests must escape.
• An encounter with a Centaur in the dark forest.
• The first-ever physical representation of a Blast-Ended Skrewt, which has its “blasting end” aimed at the riders.
• A serene moment seeing a mother Unicorn and her foal.

The ride experience is guided by narration from Hagrid, who communicates with the riders throughout their adventure. (Universal Orlando Resort)

The experience begins long before boarding the motorbike. The queue winds through a series of overgrown ruins on the edge of the Forbidden Forest which Hagrid uses as a makeshift nursery and workshop. Guests can see dragon eggs waiting to hatch and a nursery for fledgling Skrewts. (Universal Orlando Resort) Before boarding, guests enter a pre-show room where they see Rubeus Hagrid and Arthur Weasley (with actor Mark Williams reprising his role). Arthur Weasley is helping Hagrid duplicate Sirius Black's Motorbike using the Geminio charm, which comically results in the creation of multiple motorbikes for the students to ride. (Universal Orlando Resort)

• This attraction and its storyline exist exclusively within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme parks and are not derived from the original seven novels. (Universal Orlando Resort)
• The animatronic figure of Rubeus Hagrid created for the ride is described as “hyper-realistic,” with a digitally scanned mouth belonging to film actor Robbie Coltrane and a voice performance recorded by him before his passing. (Universal Orlando Resort)
• The attraction is notable for featuring the first-ever large-scale, physical realization of a Blast-Ended Skrewt, a creature described in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire but never shown in the films. (Universal Orlando Resort)
• The ride is one of the most expensive roller coasters ever built, and at the time of its opening, featured a record-breaking seven launches. (Universal Orlando Resort)