Hogwarts Express Celebrates Its One Millionth Rider

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Cheers from guests filled the air at Hogsmeade Station last week as Universal Orlando Resort celebrated its one millionth rider on the Hogwarts Express - the iconic train that transported Harry Potter and his friends between Hogsmeade Station and King's Cross Station in J.K. Rowling's beloved series.

To celebrate this magical milestone, nearly two hundred guests were given complimentary Butterbeer ice-cream.

In early July, guests began boarding the Hogwarts Express to travel between The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade in Universal's Islands of Adventure and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida.

The journey, which requires a park-to-park ticket, combines powerful storytelling, live special effects, lifelike animation and state-of-the-art technology to take riders on the journey of a lifetime.

Lines for the new Potter attraction have sometimes been as long as five hours and hundreds of people camped overnight to be among the first to ride the attraction when it opened.