05/23/2025
EPIC Universe
🧙🏻♂️Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic: Pure Immersion! We are big HP fans and this land blew us away. Done just as well as Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, the architecture, staff interactions, and even the food and drinks are spot-on. It really felt like we were in France in another time period.
🪄Interactive Wands 2.0: Spells were being cast all over and it was magical! The new wands light up, vibrate, and track spell success in the app. This land leans more towards the Fantastic Beasts films, but there are plenty of HP nods.
💫 Café L'Air De La Sirene: Butterbeer fans, rejoice! The Butterbeer crepe is a huge draw and for good reason! The Butterbeer and Lavender Lemonade were great drinks to try. All of the other food looked amazing - definitely on my list for next time! Le Gobelet Noir will also be a stop. It was beautiful inside.
💫 Le Cirque Arcanus Show: We missed it due to having only one day and trying to get everything in but I heard it's fantastic. Another reason to return!
💫 Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry: This was the biggest snag - No standby line during our visit, only virtual queue. Super frustrating and so glad that Virtual Que is now GONE! Standby line only for this ride nw so this may be a “run to” when you first get to the park!
While we did not score a Virtual Que while we were there, we worked a spell and were able to ride! 🪄🤣We enter the queue, and holy moly! It was AMAZING! I honestly can’t even put it into words. The ride itself is very similar to Gringotts but x1000!! It’s stunning.
Overall, any HP fan could spend a day here! It’s truly immersive.
