The staff do an incredible job at making you feel apart of the magic. When I was walking through Kings Cross a staff member approached me and asked me what I was holding (a wand I purchased). I told him a wand and he was like what? At first I was completely confused like ummm you work here how do you not know what this is? Then I remembered he was a muggle and in character. It made the experience that much more special 😊

This my childhood in 4 minutes. They really made this attraction truly immersive. The movement of the train beneath you, the visuals, the pepper's ghost effect for 9 3/4, Hedwig's animatronic....What's even better is the blank stares of confusion you get when you ask ANY of the cast members where platform 9 3/4 is. It's so consistently immersive. They really brought it to life.

Seeing this video is one thing. But being there is completely another. When I was taking the ride from hogsmeade to diagon alley, I got to see the faces of the people who just had the experience seen in this video. And there were so many misty eyes. I don’t blame them, because I teared up massively as well arriving at hogsmeade station. It’s so stinking magical, words can’t do it justice. They made the Harry Potter universe come to life with these two theme parks.

i love how at 3:13 the guy ran like in the movies with a stroller

The walk to get on the ride is longer than the ride itself!

The Hermione voice actor 😂 the effort to sound like Emma Watson could not be lower

Lol everyone just walks through to platform 9/3 quarters and the man in the red shirt has da hole trolley and runs through,but this rlly cracked me up, the fact he walks back out again to do it again 😅😅

I love that they kept it authentic. I was worried that once u stepped in, u would be packed in like a frontier airline flight. And making it into more than a transport and it's own attraction was perfect

Did you see some of the kids faces when the got off the train,they looked disappointed,i think they were hoping they were in Hogwarts,lol

The attention to detail in the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter is so unreal! From the man who peeks through the window on one of the houses next to the station, to the fact that it is a different experience whether you are going from Hogsmeade to Diagon Alley or the other way around, we just went on all rides including this one and it was a blast. Totally worth it

Imagine being J. K Rowling and seeing your words come to life

After the ride when people came out....they weren't looking exited or happy....they looked as if they came out of a metro...

As a regular commuter at this station (KIng's Cross, not Hogsmeade, lol), I find it oddly depressing that people are paying money to enjoy walking through a British transport nightmare.

They get nervous if you ask about Voldemort

it's so weird in a way that there's a copy of a perfectly ordinary english train station in a theme park in america

you know it's not England when the trains are listed as 'on time'.

The dad walking through the wall with the baby in the stroller lol he was too excited 😆

Uuuugghhhh they so need to make a wizard world. Us Harry Potter fans need a much bigger theme park to go. They made Disneyland and Disney world. They could be a whole lot of different section to the wizard world such as a bigger diagon alley, a hogwarts castle that we can actually browse through, a forbidden forest, Azkaban prison etc. also add a theme of fantastic beast across from hogwarts like they did to Disney California across from Disneyland.

I definitely enjoyed the whole experience riding this train, it was worth the wait! The detail put into the stations and the train itself is so impressive.

The coolest part is that the train actually moves! Bringing you accross the theme park!

I was really hoping to get to see the view from that bridge where they meet the dementors. Especially glass starts to freeze, maybe dim the lights and make the cabin colder too. It's also that same bridge when Ron and Harry was on the flying car. The silhouette on the glass is awesome! I'd never had thought of that.

the dementor effect was genius!

I cannot believe that all these amazing things used to be the imaginations of J. K. Rowling once!

8:38 Hedwig's Theme, Hogwarts, train's whistle... perfection. The reorchestration of John Williams' themes in this attraction is wonderful.

I haven't been to Disney in 22 years. Everything has changed so much. We went every year when I was a child. Seeing my children at our first ride made me cry like a baby. Going to Universal made me feel like a child experiencing Harry Potter. My family will be back every year now. We will purchase a different interactive wand each time... 😁

I use King's Cross daily(the original one in London) and I have to say that this King's Cross is pretty authentic

I’m really happy that they are bringing universal studios to Britain it has been long enough and everyone will enjoy it

Death Eaters? Dementors? IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO JUST HAVE A PEACEFUL RIDE TO HOGSMEADE?!?!

In the cabins, they should have had the pictures on the walls feature moving images. Would have given it a more Harry potter feel.

what i like about the hogwarts express is that it goes passed Hogwarts castle but the girl's voice at 6:41 sounds nothing like hermonie

"Anything from the trolly deer?" "We'll take the lot!"

As if the Malfoys would have allowed a dirty great railway to cut through their estate!

so many muggles. bloody muggles everywhere

6:42 that doesn't sound like hermione

If this were realistic, the driver would have been on strike and you'd have to take the replacement bus.

Being there, at Universal Studios in Orlando was ...er, magical! I remember playing it up to the kids in my party, trying to get Harry and his friends to join our group and asking the trolley lady for some snacks for the kids.

What? I'm not crying. You're crying. Who'd cry at something like this?

This was my favorite ride there cause it felt as though you were in london traveling to hogwarts for your first year! I love riding it! Im a huge potterhead and its seem quit reel

Yes! I love this so much! So, I never had watched Harry Potter, don't worry Potter fans I will, my mom told me that we were doing this. I went on this ride, and omg, it felt like I was actually in the movie! The effects were so cool. It wasn't a scary ride. Just a sit down ride to enjoy. Outside our train door was Harry and his friends talking. They did something, not gonna spoil it! Awesome ride! Luckily we went when there wasn't a lot of people entering the subway. Great video! x

I am so thankful that these videos are up on KZfaq, because now I can determine which rides and attractions are worthy of skipping before getting on them.

Unattended packages everywhere!

It's just fantastic and it makes you feel so immersed in the world of universal and the wizarding world

Not ashamed to say that I cried when I rode this and Hogwarts came into view with the theme song playing. A childhood dream come true.

The florescent lights and metal bars everywhere are super magical

Aaah! Nice touch with them vanishing through the wall! We travelled on the Hogwarts Express coming TO Kings Cross from Islands Of Adventure so didn't see this effect. It's great to see that you get 2 differing experiences depending on which side that you travel to/from. LOVE it!

when my family went I was maybe 13. I wanted to be a smart ass, and I yelled "I'm going to hagwarts!" I decided running into a wall was a great idea. ya I broke my nose

I went on this train ride this past December, and I loved the effects on the train. Especially the silhouettes of Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the Dementor.

Probably the best themed Doppelmayr creation I've seen.

Nice to see Hull listed on a Departures board in the States (0:26), though it must be an illusion as it says "On Time"...

3:15 OH MY GOD I LOVE THAT MEN WITH THE BABY AHAHHAHAHQH!!!!!!!!!!!

When the music swells when it shows the castle is a chefs kiss

Being a railroader, I enjoyed this video, very well done. The staff made it feel so real. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is an epic ride/attraction, loved it.

I love that the dude took the chance to push the stroller into the wall like Harry pushed the trolley

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE RIDE.

This made me cry. Thank you so much. My childhood has been brought to life

If there's one thing I've noticed about Universal, they are excellent at making ride lines look and seem shorter than they actually are. They have to have some of the freakin' longest lines of any theme park I've ever been to. Even if there's no wait, it takes forever to walk through them.

The voice acting for Hermione sounded horrible.

Last time my parents and I went to Orlando, I was about 14 and they were just about to open this whole harry potter area and we were gutted to have missed it! I live in London and go to Kings Cross station pretty much daily and just watching this video reeeeaaaally excited me..it really is a very good replica!!!

Thank you so much for filming this and giving us this incredible experience

Wait. Where is the lady who sells candy on cart like in the 1st movie? Aw man. That was one of the things I was thinking that was gonna be on the ride. 2/10, no magic chocolate frogs coming to life to and running about.

That was bloody brilliant!! My childhood dream was always to go to Hogwarts.

just got back from this a couple of weeks ago, watching this is one thing but being there is another................def recommend especially if you have your robes and your wand. SO MAGICAL

This place was so magical and amazing , can’t wait to come back!

With the exception of the sliding doors that's not a bad replica of proper BR Stock.

Amazing. Wonderful.

I remember riding this. I rode in the off season so It was not as filled with people to ride. It was amazing. Im not a big potter fan. But I loved what universal did to it so much I became a fan.

I'm not a Harry Potter "Huge Fan" I sat and watched them with my nephew as he made me and I thought they were "pretty neat" movies. I WAS VERY EXCITED to take him on vacation and ESPECIALLY on this ride which I knew he had been dreaming about!! Having said that, I was BLOWN AWAY with how unbelievable the entire thing was!! I was blown away with the park!!! Those were two days we spent that I will NEVER forget!! I am very glad I allowed him to talk me into spending two days at the park! I have successfully locked up the position as favorite uncle EVER and for that more than anything could not be happier!!! ha

People are saying it's a dumb ride, but it's not really a ride. It's more like an experience, an interesting way to travel from one park to the next. But I will say tho, if the line to get on the train is so long, I'd rather just walk to the other park then take the train. I'll waste less time that way, it is just a train ride after all

Forget the kids, should see my face everytime I get on the ride I swear It’s like I still believe in magic secretly.

I went they’re last year and it was an amazing experience! 100 hundred percent recommend! It was so cool, so real, and if your a Potterhead you’ll absolutely love it! I can’t even explain it! It was so realistic!

Imagine being a fan of Harry Potter, reading all the books, seeing all the movies. And wishing so hard for all of it to be real only to go to Universal and realizing your wish came true.

I cried a bit... Sorry not sorry

I wish this had been around when I was a kid. It would've blown my mind.

This was the coolest thing I have ever experienced when we went a few years ago.

Wow! Real English weather too!

8:01 there's my boy Hagrid

Very surreal to hear Foxton and Royston mentioned. Foxton is such a small little village (nice place though), and Royston is, well, Royston… but regardless of Royston’s state, they’re close to my home in Letchworth and I ride past them both when I travel to Cambridge on the train. I think they did an incredible job replicating King’s Cross from the outside, and while the inside looks a little less like its real-life counterpart, I can see they did the best possible job with the space they had.

I've been on this ride in the past and I love it!!!!

This was not the actual train from the movie, The real Hogwarts express runs from Fort William in Scotland along a restored railway for tourists and harry potter fans. Also Hogsmeade Station is actually on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) and that part of the film was shot at Goathland Station.

Best trick in this video is how you made that two hour queue dissapear.

An amazing experience one of the best parts in universal

I HAVE BEEN ON THAT TRAIN BEFORE!!!! It’s amazing

9:07 "NOW APPROACHING: HOGSMEADE STATION!"

The Hogwarts Express is train is actually a Monorail that goes through the backstage area of Universal Studios. I know this because I went on a Universal band trip for Music USA, and we got to go through the backstage entrance.

I went to the Studio Tour in London, so I can imagine how people feel going to the American attraction. When I went to the one in London there are so many iconic sets and props you can look at, walk through and take pictures of. You can tell the staff really enjoy their job, enjoy the books/movies, and you feel immersed in the magical world. While America has the rides that I would love to go on and has a different style of experience, I hope I can return to the London Tour when restrictions ease (and have some money for the shop 😛)

God its good to go back on these old vids, things have changed man....thing have changed.

At least they could hirse the real actors so Hermione would sound much better than this.

🚂 Thanks for sharing your excursion and the good HD camera work. Very Nice. 🌞💐 When you think about all of the people that have some ailment or disability, are older or out of shape you wonder how many of them get P_ss_d after going through all of the wait lines, walking the turnstiles, tunnels, 🏰 steps etc just to sit in a box in front of Large flat screen TV's !? How many feel betrayed or cheated for all that energy expelled to get on. I shudder to think of the cost of the pre-ride rail station and train. Like some other amusement park rides around the world, I was exhausted just watching all the work it takes JUST to GET to the actual ride! LOL Disney's Former Hollywood Experience Ride was like that, having to walk to AND through the Chinese Theater, like a huge museum, just to get on. Beautiful and realistic H. Potter ride though 🏰🚂🚆🚅🚇 ( * Yes I am aware of the elevator and other short-cuts some ride lines have - think about being exhausted at the end of the day and having to go through all that - even with the realistic immersion. Hopefully, riders are somehow forewarned)

That seems so good.Let's go to look around.

Yup, this where I'm going for my birthday. No doubt about it

the guy who was so ready to ram his baby into a wall lol

five minutes walking around in circles before you even get to the ride. SHEESH

That looks so cool literally the effects on the windows were so realistic

I only went on it once. Its like a once in a life time experience (for me since i was on holidays). It is so Immersive

thanks i just convinced my 6 year old sister that im going to hogwarts by showing this video, especially when you guys walked through the wall.

3:14 lmao i like this dude

Well, now that I've watched this video (which was very well done), I have no need to ever wait in a long line for this ride! I feel like I've gotten the gist of the experience just from the video.

As a UK train geek I find the destinations mentioned at Kings Cross oddly hilarious.

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