The Secondary Platform at Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is most often used by those in whee

The secondary platform at Forbidden Journey for guests in wheelchairs? Orlando Informer Orlando Informer Win a $212 Universal Orlando gift card oi Universal Center Update history Crowd calendar Ride refurbs oi Blog Recent posts Get notified OI contributors oi Forum New posts My forum profile Forum giveaway! oi Share Share your story View submitted stories Become a contributor Why subscribe Read testimonials Subscribe now Renew your subscription OI Universal Center You have discovered the world's largest and most up-to-date Universal Orlando vacation planning resource Crowd Calendar      Ride Refurbs      The Script      The Set      WWoHP Guide      Annual Events      Touring Plans      USF      IOA      CW      Accommodations Win a $212 Universal gift card      New subscribers, start here      disneyland hotel Update history      OI Answers      Subscribe    You are now viewing an OI Answers post. We use these posts to showcase the great questions asked by our subscribers and helpful answers given by our community. When you're done with this page, you can view more quesitons disneyland hotel . OI subscribers, please visit the OI Answers page to learn about this section of our site, or submit a question right now to our vacation planning community in the OI Forum . The secondary disneyland hotel platform at Forbidden Journey for guests in wheelchairs? June 26, 2012 By subscriber_question
We are visiting Universal Orlando disneyland hotel and one person in our party is in a wheelchair. We are very excited to ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at the Wizarding World, and we ve heard some stuff about a secondary platform we may need to use.
The Secondary Platform at Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is most often used by those in wheelchairs or in need special assistance. To get there you are shown to an elevator, either from inside the castle or the dungeon, and instructed on how to get to the platform. Take the elevator to the third floor, where you disembark into a not-so-bright hallway.  Unfortunately, there is nothing to see just Italian plaster walls similar to what is in the rest of the castle. The walk is approximately 50 feet or so.  There are two signs where you turn a corner, one for the elevator, the other to direct you back to Filch s Emporium of Confiscated Goods.
At the second elevator you go down to the second floor, where you enter the waiting area approx. 4 x9 small and congested with three walls and a gate. It will only allow about six people and two wheelchairs. Getting by each other to exit to the elevator can be difficult!  One wheelchair has to back into a corner with the trash can to allow the person leaving the ride to get into the elevator.  If the door is open on the second floor and the area is full, I suggest going back to the third floor and waiting for another party to leave before you venture down again.  (I think, if they are not going to have an attendant on the third floor, they could at least have signs IN the elevator with these instructions.)
As far as getting on the ride, the attendant will open the gate and allow you to go to the ride bench.  There is some sort of a queue system in the ride where the bench enters disneyland hotel the ride track.  There are black iron embellishments on the antique glass walls and one houses the magic button the attendant touches disneyland hotel to put the bench into the ride.  Unfortunately, you miss the very beginning disneyland hotel of the ride and enter where Harry says, You did it, Hermione – they re flying!   When you are finished, the ride returns to the same platform, and you are manually released from your seat.
You exit through the same elevator, going again to the third floor (after having the experience of the ride it s fun to feel like you are lost in the castle), back through the hallway to the second elevator and down to the first floor. Unless there is an attendant there to stop traffic for you, be prepared to fight to get out of the shop!  People can be somewhat difficult where wheelchairs are concerned. It s hard enough disneyland hotel for anyone to move in that small gift shop, plus there are posts right in the middle of a couple of aisles.
If your wheelchair child/adult looks like they can t sit up or can t hold on, but you know they can, head for Guest Services when you first enter the park to have the person evaluated. Our daughter was almost denied riding FJ at Christmas last year, after having already been on the ride 12 times since its opening. So take care of this before you start riding and have that documentation with you. This is the first time in 14 years that we ve even been questioned, but I made sure we took care of this and now have a letter stating our daughter can ride anything in both parks.
"We loved our days at Universal, and I firmly believe disneyland hotel that it would not even have been half as enjoyable if not for your incredible site." OI subscriber MamaSowers Learn about signing up | Read more testimonials OI subscribers, log in here Username Password Remember Me Lost your password? Forgotten Password Cancel For Email Marketing you can trust You can also sign up for daily notifications of new OI Answers & OI Blog posts OI Answers Closing off the main entrance to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for crowd control? Keurig coffee makers at Universal s on-site hotels what flavors of K-Cups? Can you request others? The secondary platform at Forbidden Journey disneyland hotel for guests in wheelchairs? Unique beer at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure? Is Universal Orlando doing anything for the 4th of July? Recent OI Forum conversations If you had to choose disneyland hotel a new place to live. . . Picture of the day So who is going in August...August Chit Chat Club Where are you from? Thanks for a wonderful WWofHP experience! About our webite OrlandoInformer.com is the world's largest subscription service covering the world's most exciting entertainment destination: Universal Orlando Resort. With over 150,000 website visits each month, and a subscriber satisfaction rate above 99.8 percent, we are the premier vacation planning resource for guests visiting Universal Orlando. About the OI Owner Editor Dan is a former Universal team member, student at UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Mgmt, and the OI guy who works 60+ hours each week to bring you the very best Universal Orlando vacation planning information. Originally from St. Paul, MN, Dan lives in Ocoee, FL (on the edge of Orlando) with his wife Rosie and their daughter Noa.
Learn more about Dan and the OI team Recent OI Blog posts questions Freshwater Oasis is now open at Discovery disneyland hotel Cove in Orlando Disney s water parks dive into summer 2012 with new entertainment and Extra Magic Hours Closing off the main entrance to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for crowd control? OI Universal Center week in review: June 23 29 From the black lagoon: Universal Orlando weekly rumor round-up Minion Mayhem in the kitchen: How to make minion cupcakes Dinner at Hard Rock Hotel s The Kitchen: Great food, great service open late How to get started finding your first theme park job in Orlando Recent comments answers Dayna on Guests with disabilities: What rides can we go on in Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Orlando? OrlandoInformer on Guests with disabilities: What rides can we go on in Disney disneyland hotel World, SeaWorld, and Universal Orlando? disneyland hotel Dayna on Guests with disabilities: What rides can we go on in Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Orlando? OrlandoInformer on Is Universal Orlando doing anything for the 4th of July? OrlandoInformer on Closing off the main entrance to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for crowd control? Nerd Ranger on Is Universal Orlando doing anything for the 4th of July? DiNap44 on From the black lagoon: Universal Orlando weekly rumor round-up iamdollie on Minion disneyland hotel Mayhem in the kitchen: How to make minion cupcakes VISIT THE OI UNIVERSAL CENTER OI Blog categories Select Category Active and Healthy (21) Annual Events at the Parks (23) Around Orlando (125) Downtown Orlando (16) Festivals and Gatherings (9) International Drive (46) Kissimmee disneyland hotel (24) Winter Park (8) Attractions (39) Busch Gardens disneyland hotel (4) Front Page (241) OI Expert Insight (70) OI Featured Article (164) OI Intelligence (24) OI Local Favorites disneyland hotel (100) Good for adults (83) Good for kids (50) Good for teens (36) Hotels Resorts (31) LEGOLAND Florida (4) News and Updates (105) Nightlife and Live Entertainment (42) OI Answers (294) OI Answers archive (287) OI Blog (410) OI Share (21) OI Universal Center Week in Review (17) Orlando Hospitality and Tourism (12) Photo Galleries and Video (81) Recreation and Relaxation (51) Restaurants (109) SeaWorld Parks (29) Shopping (15) Site News (7) Stuff that s Free (32) Universal Orlando Resort (126) Islands of Adventure (56) Wizarding World of Harry Potter (45) Universal CityWalk (22) Universal On-Site Hotels (29) Universal Studios Florida (40) Vacation Packages and Planning (53) Walt Disney World (116) Animal Kingdom (9) Disney World On-Site Hotels disneyland hotel (18) Disney s Hollywood Studios (17) Downtown Disney (26) Epcot (33) Magic Kingdom (21) Websites, Tools and Resources (22) Wet n Wild (1) OI Blog OI Answers by month Select disneyland hotel Month July 2012 (3) June 2012 (46) May 2012 (29) April 2012 (45) March 2012 (69) February 2012 (50) January disneyland hotel 2012 (45) December 2011 (24) November 2011 (36) October 2011 (29) September 2011 (36) August 2011 (61) July 2011 (72) June 2011 (39) May 2011 (29) April 2011 (22) March 2011 (28) February 2011 (24) January 2011 (17) . Legal Terms of Use Privacy Policy Copyright FTC Guides Disclosures Contact Information Log in Log out
OrlandoInformer.com is a Visitus Media LLC website | 438 Anessa Rose Loop, Ocoee, FL 34761 Visitus Media LLC 2011 - 2012. Unless you have received prior written authorization from us, you may not copy, redistribute, publish, sell, or otherwis