All 4 rides built by KUKA RoboCoaster Dynamic Attractions: height, speed, inversions and ratings from riders who have been on them.
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey opened with Universal Studios Beijing in September 2021. Riders sit on enchanted benches held by a KUKA robotic arm, which swings them past real sets, animatronics and wraparound projection screens. As in the other Universal versions, the story of about four minutes runs through Hogwarts Castle, the Sorting Hat, Dumbledore's welcome, Hagrid, a Quidditch match and the Forbidden Forest.
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in April 2016 as part of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Riders sit on enchanted benches held by a KUKA robotic arm, which swings them past real sets, animatronics and projection screens. The four-minute story runs through Hogwarts Castle, Hagrid, a Quidditch match and the Forbidden Forest. Here the fog of other versions is replaced by dozens of Dementors, and riders must be at least 122 cm.
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey opened at Universal's Islands of Adventure in June 2010. Riders sit on enchanted benches held by a KUKA robotic arm, which swings them past real sets, animatronics and wraparound projection screens. The four-minute story runs through Hogwarts Castle, the Sorting Hat, Dumbledore's welcome, Hagrid, a Hungarian Horntail, Aragog in the Forbidden Forest, the Whomping Willow, a Quidditch match and Dementors. Riders must be at least 122 cm.
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey combines a robotic arm ride system with immersive screens to simulate a broomstick flight through Hogwarts castle, alongside Harry, Ron and Hermione, past dragons, dementors and a Quidditch match. Universal Studios Japan's version opened in 2014 with the park's Wizarding World of Harry Potter, replicating the ride system built at other Universal resorts.