Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal's Islands of Adventure
Theming at every turnpossibly the best on any coaster Motorbike seatcomfy once you get settled

Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Florida

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

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5,053ftNo. 22 longest of 398 US coastersHagrid's Magical Creatures Mo.VelociCoaster 4,700 ftIncredible Hulk 3,700 ft3:25ride time70°drop angle
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WITH A DROP TRACK!
What riders love
  • You truly feel like you're racing through the forbidden forest, the seven launches make it a nonstop joy, and the surprise elements are just the cherry on top.
  • The theming is excellent, possibly the best on any coaster in the world.
  • It’s such a blast to ride. Every turn there is something to look at.
  • a 3 minute 25 second coaster is basically unheard of nowadays and is very welcome and it never feels like you’re on too long.
  • You also get a ridiculous amount of duration during the ride compared to 95%+ of the coasters I've ridden.
  • It lasts a long time, but doesn't overstay its welcome.
  • The final launch is one of the best moments on a roller coaster ever.
  • The launches are perfectly placed and add a wicked kick throughout a wonderfully themed ride.
  • Such a fun ride throughout the whole thing, the launches vary with intensity but the last one really gets ya.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Universal's Islands of Adventure

My favorite row to ride this coaster is in the front, it gives you an open view of the surroundings and you get some weightlessness on the spike.

Pedro Valverde

the airtime was great, the design of the castle was super impressive.

Mars

This moment actually has some floater surprisingly.

Jack Jack J.

Granted, it’s still a family coaster and isn’t too intense to begin with, but I was surprised with a few pops of airtime.

Brandon Gorgone

Surprised how fun this ride was since it’s one without a lot of drops/airtime or other elements.

Roopa Nagarajan

Harry Potter magic with super smooth launches, special effects and a few nice surprises makes this family coaster something for every enthusiast to savour.

Martin Whitlock

I will say the motorbike seat, while a bit tricky to get into at first, is actually very comfortable once you get settled.

LaughingPlace.com

The theming is incredible and the ride is super smooth and fun.

Gage M.

This coaster moves [_fast_](https://collider.com/hagrids-magical-creatures-motorbike-adventure-ride-video-images/), but I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth the entire experience is.

Collider

I’ve only ridden in the motorcycle and it had a massive brick bar that crushed my thighs during the ride.

Liight .

I would say it was fairly intense but we managed to get a friend who was almost to scared to go on the Seven Dwarves Mine Train on and she loved it.

Emily Pritchard

I knew going in that it was going to have some exciting features, but this ride provides more of a thrill than I expected.

LaughingPlace.com

It’s thrilling enough for even the most hardcore coaster enthusiast but still approachable enough for younger kids who may just be transitioning to the bigger thrill rides.

Limitless Park

The theming is still fantastic, and the biggest strength of this coaster, but ultimately in terms of intensity it’s just a family coaster.

Felipe Santos

This is such a thrilling, complex, well-oiled machine of a ride with top-notch pacing, constant surprises, and beautiful storytelling.

Kellen Grady

Granted, if fast and twisty roller coasters aren’t your speed you may still find _Gringotts_ or even _Forbidden Journey_ more palatable, and the **_Hogwarts Express_** ride remains an absolute...

Collider

Once aboard the ride, you go whizzing on what truly feels like a flying motorcycle.

Anthony Grudnoski

the motorbike and sidecar train is great, i prefer the motorbike side, it leaves you open and free and you feel the speed a bit more.

gegg

Great family ride with amazing theming, some spots are kinda weirdly dead and the capacity is hard to tell if its bad or its to popular for its own good.

Danny Miller

I loved it so much, I begged my wife to wait in line for 2 hours just to ride it with me, and she loved it!

Orlando Informer

There’s no express line and the queue can and will get lengthy but it’s worth the wait, it’s a great ride.

Jonas

This coaster is top tier with theming and the launches are good but the ride capacity is horrible, 14 carts 2 seats and the wait time is always above 2 hours but its worth the wait.

Jake Benya

I would wait two hours for this ride (and my balking point is usually low) that’s how good it is.

Grayson Lee

Amazing ride, perfect, only bad part was waiting 2 hours, although the theming in the queue makes up for some of it, and overall would wait another 2 hours because that ride is worth it.

hohgsoho

it’s a shame fot the very long wait time this ride have but it’s absoloutely worth

Alessio Romano

Speaking of great management, the operations are blisteringly fast, even if it doesn’t feel like it when you’re waiting in the three hour line.

Tobin Billings

The queue moved really slowly though, despite the supposed high capacity of Hagrid’s and there’s one thing to blame: Express Passes.

GLaDOS

Well, even though I had to wait 3 hours for this ride, AND my friend and I put our phones in lockers outside the queue, this ride was somewhat worth it.

Kayden Thornborough
Height fear

It’s not scary, with no inversions or big drops.

Sara

Also this ride is great and one I can very freely have my hands up the entire time and not be too scared but get something out of.

Ben Hietanen
Motion sickness risk

For some reason, I felt a little nauseous after my last ride but this time I was not nauseous at all.

Ryan Enloe

...here, so I will just assure you that there are no stomach-grabbing sheer drops, no loops, you won’t get dizzy, and nearly all of the motion is satisfyingly swoopy and swervy, even as you repeatedly...

Jason Cochran

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

65 ftHeight
155 VelociCoaster 110 IncredibleHulk 65 Hagrid'sMagicalCreatures
17 ftFirst drop
140 VelociCoaster 105 IncredibleHulk 17 Hagrid'sMagicalCreatures
50 mphTop speed
VelociCoaster70 IncredibleHulk67 Hagrid'sMagical Creat…50 070 mph
70°Drop angle
80°VelociCoaster70°Hagrid'sMagicalCreaturesdashed line: straight down, 90°
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great themingFunRider favouriteGreat launchLong rideGreat layoutWorth the wait

Criticised for

Long waitsOften closed

masterpiece of a ride, one of the most technologically advanced rides i’ve ever done.

smacd, Captain Coaster review

Cool family coaster with incredible theming, but the wait is never worth it.

Scott Quisenberry, Captain Coaster review

This is my honest opinion: Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™️ is not an elite attraction.

Em McMahon, Captain Coaster review

It has a spectacular ride layout of over 5000 feet with 7 great launches, flowy transitions, a spike, a backwards section, a drop track...

Zach Payne, Captain Coaster review

Overall, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is a fantastic addition to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Universal Orlando Resort.

LaughingPlace.com, published review

Great ride, however recently they have started using express passes for this ride which makes the line unbearable.

Drew Debord, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Attraction Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure au parc Universal Islands of Adventure (Orlando, Floride)
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Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal's Islands of Adventure
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Entrance to Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
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Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal's Islands of Adventure
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Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
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Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal's Islands of Adventure
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Planning your ride

History and awards

June 13, 2019Opened

Built by Intamin, designed by Universal Creative.

$300 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 6 polls, 2021 to 2026

33rd2021, its first poll
19th2023, its best placing
24th2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, laughingplace.com, collider.com, limitlesspark.com, frommers.com, orlandoinformer.com, insideuniversal.net, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Eden, Janine and Jim (CC BY 2.0), Elisfkc (CC BY-SA 3.0), BsaPR1996 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Eric A. Soto (CC BY-SA 2.0), Benoît Prieur (CC0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Jake McGarry, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride has custom voiceovers from Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid)…”; MapleFlakes, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You truly feel like you're racing through the forbidden…”; Tobin Billings, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming is excellent, possibly the best on any…”; Emily Mann, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s such a blast to ride. Every turn there…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The whole ride is intense, filled with theming, and…”; patrick Scott, rider review on Captain Coaster: “a 3 minute 25 second coaster is basically unheard…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “You also get a ridiculous amount of duration during…”; CrazyBird, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It lasts a long time, but doesn't overstay its…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches were great (and I could even hear…”; Grayson Lee, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The final launch is one of the best moments…”; Sean Reardon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches are perfectly placed and add a wicked…”; Keegan M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Such a fun ride throughout the whole thing, the…”; joe m, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You wind through the forest backwards and then go…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure POV 4K60fps Back Row Islands of Adventure Orlando, FL (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.