Harry Potter Forbidden Journey with lights on *RARE FOOTAGE*

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey full ride with lights on at Universal Studios Hollywood 2022

[@Jayrod-qb3zb]

I like how rides like this are basically in a warehouse with props placed around, but when the lights are off you can’t even tell for the most part.

[@aaronlane8276]

it’s called a dark ride for a reason

[@Jayrod-qb3zb]

@@aaronlane8276 I know 😂😂.

[@julianflores9389]

That’s every ride at universal tbh

[@zydration3538]

It's amazing to see how little is actually needed to really immerse riders, and at the same time how much is actually done.

[@thtkid8905]

@@julianflores9389Fr tho at least the one in Hollywood

[@Spindler2007]

Seeing all them Dementors huddled together is even more terrifying.

[@francesdelgatty282]

FAX 😂

[@AWAREDIAGRAM680]

Some of them you can’t see on the ride anymore. They used to have it lit up more in that section of the ride, but later on made it darker, as people were complaining about it being too scary.

[@markbundles2]

Those static dementors were originally going to be lit up via blacklights and/or strobe lights. but Universal Executives or J.K. Rowling herself deemed it "too scary". Now, they just sit in the dark, mostly unseen!

[@TimmyTellsU]

That’s pretty accurate. Most people don’t even know that. It actually never opened with them in Orlando. The powers that be outside UO asked the light rack to be turned off because it was too intense. Now. Here’s the gag. Once the money poured in. They payed lesser attention and some things just happened and no one said anything ie. the light rack IS on in Hollywood. Also why it took so long to get the lockers built outside the dungeons while all the other places were just starting to be built that way.

[@anyssajanel5151]

Yea that was scary I had to close my eyes lol

[@jhonen32629]

This is the best “lights on” footage video of this ride. One of my most favorite rides as well. Not only because I’m a big Harry Potter fan but also because of the way the ride operates. Fascinating.

[@stinkystinker]

so does it actually flip you upside down or does it just feel like it?

[@bryancurdi451]

​@@stinkystinkerthere are two sections where you are on your back, but you don't go upside down.

[@stinkystinker]

@@bryancurdi451 tysm for replying but i went on it last month still ty !

[@reddwitdreadz]

@@stinkystinkerdid it have any big drops?

[@theorignalmartian1261]

@@reddwitdreadzNo

[@noahhenry7657]

this ride scared the hell out of me its funny to now know that its basically a warehouse with the occasional animatronic

[@BL-cc2nw]

This is referred to as Keyhole Mode. The Kuka arms put the bench in a safe, forward facing, fixed position. They can travel through the ride without bumping into anything

[@Nonfiction79]

Those spiders make my skin crawl.

[@Rrusso92]

Those rotating screens are the coolest part! I had to look up a schematic after going on this ride to know how it worked. You can’t even tell the screen is rotating with you while on the ride!

[@PhoenixPrime]

Man, that Hungarian Horntail animatronic is still intimidating to look at! Looks like it could come alive at any moment! 🤣🤣🤣

[@brooksblair5887]

your such a nerd for being able to recognize its exact name and match it to the according visual features of the dragon

[@valentinacuervolara331]

I always closes my eyes in that part 😭😭

[@grudgematch6653]

Imagine the ride breaks down when you’re on that specific part😂🤣 . The dragon is right in front of you

[@zoeyk1455]

It's nice to see that Aragog (the giant spider) is still as terrifying with lights on as he is in the dark with strobe lighting XD While I've not had the lights-on experience. My mom and I were on the ride a year or so after the debut and we ended up nearly on our backs facing the dragon when the ride stalled. It was only for about a minute or so, thankfully and the ride finished normally.

[@PanickedTato]

Honestly this is a fantastic video to show just how incrediblely important the design of the actual ride "vehicle" is as far as its ability to immerse you in the visuals. You realize with the lights on how simple it all ultimately is.

[@madeofmeats]

The Dementors are so scary for no reason, Jesus Christ

[@cxpella6079]

Seriously! I am going tomorrow, I don't feel like I am mentally prepared LOL

[@cloudseven9041]

Nah they look like Spirit Halloween decorations

[@madeofmeats]

@@cloudseven9041 have you actually been on the ride? They get right in your face and the bench thing tilts right up into them, it’s scary

[@cloudseven9041]

@@madeofmeats yes, they look cheaply made. You can even see the physical LED light square in their mouth that the soul effect comes from. cheap

[@madeofmeats]

@@cloudseven9041 just because it’s not spooky to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t spook anyone else, dude

[@grimmfan1483]

One of the greatest dark rides ever

[@VSpoodle]

My sister and I single-ridered this ride 5 times in a row because we fell in love with it, and its such an experience that you barely realize you're with other people anyway. Its a really unique and truly fun ride, and its hybrid screen-and-prop style is what I love also about Spiderman and Transformers.

[@terencesdurag2823]

Does this ride make you feel sick even without motion sickness?

[@-snowballbunny-5316]

@@terencesdurag2823kind of hut depends on the person

[@-snowballbunny-5316]

@@terencesdurag2823still a great ride tho highly recommend to go on it atleast once

[@terencesdurag2823]

@@-snowballbunny-5316 i see. Thanks

[@nickpaulo5202]

It’s crazy to see how calm the ride is! Lights off does it wonders!

[@jobama9877]

You move around a lot more when it’s working

[@nickpaulo5202]

@@jobama9877 is it intense movements or smooth? And what angles does it tilt you?

[@jobama9877]

@@nickpaulo5202 it's pretty intense. For half of the ride you feel like your gonna fall out, as it tilts you forward, like a broomstick. It really feels like your flying. I would say it's one of the best in the park. I highly recommend it.

[@nickpaulo5202]

@@jobama9877 I mean your in over the shoulder restraints so I don’t I mind just laying forward a bit. Does it tilt you forward at a angle like broom or full lay flat? I wouldn’t mind and that’s for the quidditch match?

[@andrewunknown111]

@@nickpaulo5202i don’t remember it being all the way flat. just forward so it feels like you’re leaning into a broom

[@ScoobWRX04]

This is one of my favorite rides to go on after a long day of walking between parks....just let my legs dangle and sit.

[@Tolinar]

When the ride is literally "tour through the props closet"

[@Rachel-xu4br]

After being on this ride more times than I can count, the only thing that surprised me about this video was how many Dementors are actually used in this attraction. With how things are lit on the ride, I've only noticed maybe a few of them, but not all of them. However, I've noticed effects have changed over the years (including the Dementors AAs / effects) and wonder if some of those are static now.

[@andersonroofing589]

They are. I believe they deactivated a couple because it was too scary.m

[@Rachel-xu4br]

@@andersonroofing589 Makes sense. They really get in your face. I wonder if it's been a gradual thing since I do not recall that many attacking at once any point from what I recall. I've been going since a little before it opened in the summer of 2010 since I'm an AP. I've noticed that particular part has changed here and there over the years, just wondered how much has changed that I haven't even noticed. I remember when it used to project the actual faces of guests when the dementors would "suck your soul". I wonder when that effect was turned off too.

[@andersonroofing589]

@@Rachel-xu4br my guess is probably 2 years in? I remember going on it in 2011 and then 3 years later. It felt more aggressive later on along with some dementors missing as well as the first screen going from some sort of hallway projection to the green flue powder thing. Still a great ride.

[@LOLJesus1]

If you are referring to the Orlando one, note that this is the Hollywood one. There are significantly more dementors at the end of the Hollywood one.

[@DIGITALxDWNLD]

nothing will ever beat my experience riding this ride as a kid. i had flip flops on and the entire time i was scared shitless that my shoe was gonna fly off. also, the spiders terrified 9 year old me lmfao

[@sofamiller7133]

Omg, it’s Harry Potter and the Nauseating Journey! Never been so sick on a ride in my life. Had to nurse myself back to health with pumpkin fizzes and a shepherds pie at the Three Broomsticks.

[@Donyourmom]

Never understood how anyone could experience motion sickness on this ride. The only ride that made me physically sick was Rise of the resistance

[@o.m.2203]

Whoever designed this ride did such a spectacular job. Every part of it blows me away every time. The motion sickness is a small price to pay for the exceptional experience. This ride really sets the bar high. It left me so disappointed with the mummy ride lol.

[@AnnieBrackett88]

It’s so cool to see the mechanics of how these rides work, but this really creeps me out for some reason

[@PikaJayMason]

Me too.

[@adriansilva4096]

This ride was so much fun! So different to see it lights on POV without any of the ride movements! Escape from Gringotts was also pretty cool! By far Hagrids motorbike is my fave! They're all pretty good tbh.

[@BackpackComics]

LMFAO I’ve always wondered this. Rode this when I had free time after horror nights. Thanks for this

[@sentosaco]

there's no such thing as magic - Mr Dursley

[@slim8199]

I rode this ride for the first time a few days ago and was amazed at how amazing it is!! Best ride I’ve ever ridden on

[@jordansalfityguitarist]

The spiders are scarier with the lights on!

[@damienr4031]

2:07 I can't confirm how true this is but supposedly back during its opening year either in previews or very early on, there were way more Dementors up in that ceiling looking down. I wonder if the mesh there is covering it.

[@alexbiersner3350]

I don't remember seeing the Dementors in Orlando. So, seeing them everywhere was intense lol. My favorite would be the Whomping Willow. It's a simple animatronic that basically nudges you along into the next giant screen, but they really nailed it.

[@MattMcIrvin]

It looks like it's also with the arms on the ride vehicles not necessarily doing what they'd do during the actual ride. A lot of the reason you don't notice you're in a big empty building is that for large stretches of the ride, you're facing a concave screen that is moving with the ride vehicle, temporarily turning it into a projection simulator. But the benches often aren't facing the screens in this video.

[@UrFriendlyNeighborhoodBassist-]

Dude no way that’s it I remember this ride being so intense it was insane 😂

[@FluttershyJAC13]

That was awesome love the Ride light on was Amazing to See thank

[@graysonborland8250]

When I first went on this ride, I was terrified by the Dementors, mainly because they just hung there like statues.

[@JordiLA]

the Tech there is amazing!

[@izabella6116]

And the ride goes this fast or does it go faster?

[@BirdNerdFilms]

Wow this looks like something out of Star Wars! The Benches look so cool

[@roadtripnerd2432]

Good behind the scenes tour

[@nicollegutierrezsaettone3145]

The ride is actually very fun I've been to it twice but looking at it this way it looks so weird also I got stuck on it for like a couple of seconds on it at the end maybe they where putting someone who needed help

[@TheSeanNoOneKnowsAbout]

Glad my mom covered my eyes when she saw the first spider

[@AkiandGogo]

I last went on this ride back when I was about 6 or 7 and I'm gonna ride it again now that I'm 13,idk if it js me but when the dragon blew fire at me I felt actuall heat

[@BakugoIsMyBoyfriend]

I remember when i was younger i was TERRIFIED of the dementor part lmao

[@PhoenixPrime]

The dragon scared me WAY more than the dementors did the first time I went on this ride. I was screaming at the top of my lungs! 😂

[@Deeznuts4]

Ur telling me this thing was a giant arm in the ground all along..

[@twotruckslyrics]

idk why but that sounds so ominous

[@inventions178]

A Kuka-arm- yes...

[@jumbo6498]

To think, my retainer is still in there.

[@user-zu3md5qz8y]

i love OPEN LIGHT rIDES

[@TCInsomniac]

Did it malfunction?

[@user-zu3md5qz8y]

i WANT THE MSG SPHERE AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS NOW

[@buzzap2193]

Hagrids shut down for me right before the drop. Got lights on rest of the time and even got universal attraction passes. (We rode hagrid again with ‘‘em lol)

[@EhDewd]

Did the ride end up dropping after a while of waiting or did your train have to disembark and skip the drop at that point?

[@philrabe910]

And they're building a bigger better ride based on this tech over at Epic Universe. Can't wait!

[@hlfilms7071]

The Deers look even scarier, but the spiders honestly aren’t even that bad

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

I want to see the ride in the dark too .

[@ondailywithlily6788]

Why is nothing moving? Is it like a maintenance ride to make sure everything is working ? Or…?

[@bryancurdi451]

It probably broke down.

[@kathleenreynolds7113]

My fav ride so fun !!!!!!

[@evanf1293]

Must've been weird riding the ride with the lights on.

[@Carthunder1983]

The spiders look scarier with lights on

[@TheEnvixity.]

I could have sworn Aragog got closer than that...

[@rickyvalentine5779]

At least you could see aragog which is still creepy

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

I love the Orlando version but I’m jealous of the Dementors having hands in this version - makes them creepier

[@HauntFreak13]

Most of them aren’t even lit.

[@djlowtek]

Big lack of props during the end. Lots of screens in there but I've never ridden it so I can't really talk shit, just seems like a lot of screen time.

[@saniainez]

This is cool but can you stop moving around and looking everywhere too much? Head's spinning in bed 😂

[@E0O2X314FT]

Sure, they'll just go back in time and redo the video.

[@saniainez]

@@E0O2X314FT sure, why not?

[@Blobbyrob54]

I got more sick watching this than I do on the ride 🤢

[@Kyle_The_Mighty]

So I have some questions about 1:30

[@Shag471]

What’s your question? I worked at the Orlando version for 3 years

[@skippepper3168]

@@Shag471 I been on the ride for the first time a week ago. Is the whomping Willow supposed to move because it didn’t when I was riding.

[@Shag471]

@@skippepper3168 Yes it is. It’s on a separate Kuka arm but sometimes it won’t work. Each effect is given a point value, some are given 1 point and some are given 5 points. The Willow has a 5 point value. But if the total number of points go over 10 at any given time, they cannot board guests until that number is 10 or under. Since there there are a TON of effects on FJ you can see how quickly they can add up. We didn’t have the Floo Powder (steam) in Orlando for over a year but that has a low point value.

[@OldBonesCreative]

@@Shag471 Can you clarify how this point system works? Seems odd to set a "limit" on how many effects can be operational in order for the ride to...operate.

[@Shag471]

@@OldBonesCreative Universal does this with all of their attractions that have effects. They give each effect a point value in order to help keep show value for guests. Some effects with point values aren’t even in the ride but in the rides queue. Take for instance The Sorting Hat at FJ in the queue just before guests board. Should that effect’s audio stop working at any given time, Team Members have to stop loading guests onto the benches until the audio returns because it gives safety information. Same goes for the moving portraits in the Gryffindor Common Room. This is also the reason why guests with disabilities utilizing the Secondary load platform must pass through the room first instead of going directly to the platform. While the point system is for keeping a good show, other effects have to be kept in condition for guest safety.

[@kellylingro3288]

It's almost shockingly simple

[@jezziemalvada3840]

The coordinated movements between ride cars, screens and animatronics, the power delivery method and advanced collision detection system is actually exceedingly complex. Nothing simple about it.

[@wangkiros2325]

Studio tour Soundstage 50 got closed

[@tylersabala6323]

Which one is that

[@wangkiros2325]

earthquake earthquake in studio tour@@tylersabala6323

[@edgars00789]

Why does this beautiful ride break down sometime or most of the time

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Look how complex is it dude! That's a lot of moving parts that all have to work properly. And although I've only been to IOA twice it ran fine all day long both times I went.

[@samanthadelossantos1967]

What a lot of people fail to realize is that rides at universal (specifically, idk about other parks so just Universal) break down a lot because there is never an off season. The rides are operating over 15 hours a day and barely get any rest or mechanical work done because there’s no time to do it over night. Sometimes universal is open till 1am and then opens the next day at 7:45 for EPA. Techs never have time to actually take a moment and work on the ride for a long time. Plus theme parks like UO never ever have a full day where they’re closed so they’re open 365 days of the year over 15 hrs a day…. Rides are gonna break down for technical reasons if they never have a long time to just chill and get repaired/ checked on like they should ESPECIALLY when guests get mad and start yelling and physically harassing team members at the parks because of any short or long delay

[@chris_amezquita]

Cause people get sick due to the motion of the ride and it stops so cast members have time to clean. As a seasoned coaster rider, this is the 1st ride that actually made me nauseous lol

[@Hizens69]

"rare" then why are there like 200 videos uploaded this year of the same instance

[@tamesechristian6020]

Y’all need to work on holding the camera straight

[@ethanlong6179]

J

[@someguy42093]

Hahaha your literally just on a track the whole time. But it does a great job of making you feel like yo here actually flying through the air. But it’s just a little track with some bumps and turns going through a mostly empty warehouse. The moment the lights go off tho it’s a whole other world.