Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure ride

Having to wait so long to try that ride is going to be so hard! Everything I see about it makes me more excited

Theme Park Insider


And now it will be home to more than 1,200 trees hiding a new "family thrill story coaster," the "world's first dual drop free fall coaster," as Hinds said, with a 50 mph top speed, a 16-foot free fall drop, a backward drop, and a record seven launches.


Even though Universal is promoting this as a dual drop coaster, riders will experience only one free fall moment on the ride. Think of this like Disney's Haunted Mansion stretch rooms. They have two, but you only go through one. The other is there to double the ride's capacity.



Each train holds 14 riders on this 3-minute, 25-second ride. But like on Dragon Challenge, you will need to make a choice before you board: Will you ride on the motorbike or in the side car?


"You think that the side car is a more safe experience, but it is thrilling," Blumenstein said. "But on the motorbike, you are more exposed, sitting up higher. It's a different experience from each seat and from where you sit on the train. I would say that the front end of the train is much more thrilling. The back end is also thrilling, but you get more show in the back."



"Your viewshed off to the right on the motorbike is much broader, but we designed the whole show around the side car so that the guests there would not be shortchanged."






Someone in the comments said that it mentions on Universal's app that EPA will not happen for this ride until August. 





www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdVZxsbxB5KsR41nxIufQA 



I can't tell the way the seats are set up, mostly the bike part, if there is enough support for your back, would you have to push your back into the seat or will it be closer for a more secure fit. That'd be awkward sitting up higher without support at those speeds and heights. 






 1:58--he's nearly out of breath trying to get the ride name in and finish the sentence. 

Me2Old4This2 It's not great but at 2:01 you can get a better look, you can see there's a Mummy-type lap bar for the bike. There are going to be some screams coming from people sitting on that bike when they hit the height and go backwards.



We are so psyched for this! 

That POV was Awesome....I wonder if the ride will actually make those motorcycle sounds.




I'm still a bit leery about that seat  Merry McSparkles Grimes  would really like to see someone sitting in it 

I'll post something if I see tests with peeps in the seats. 




Not that I know of--backwards and a drop and several launches but no upside down that I've heard. 

Work walls are down!!!!!

Actually didn't notice that the picture for this video has the best view of the seats I've seen yet.  It looks like the seat has sides and with the lap bar you will be pretty secure, but still out in the open....I wonder if the handlebars come forward with the lap bar for something to hold on to or do you have to lean forward to hold them...I don't think I like that idea.  I will need something to hold other than the lap bar on that seat.

Me2Old4This2 Well, duh, I didn't even notice that really. Holy cow.   

That's good about the seat fitting. We have to figure out where the photo will be taken. So excited for this!!