Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
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Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Universal Studios Florida · US · Intamin Multi-Dimensional Coaster
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Fast facts
- An enclosed steel coaster from Intamin, opened at Universal Studios Florida. coasterpedia.net
- Its recorded height is 19.812 metres. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com
- The top speed is 80.4672 kilometres per hour. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com
- There are no inversions. coasterpedia.net
- The ride opened in 2014 and remains in operation. coasterpedia.net
- Its listed throughput is 576 passengers per hour. coasterpedia.net
- The reported construction cost was 150 million U.S. dollars. coaster101.com
The story of Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Universal developed the attraction as the principal ride in the park’s Diagon Alley expansion. The project occupied the former Jaws site, where the ground was cleared and reclaimed before the new buildings and show structure rose. coasterpedia.net· en.wikipedia.org
Behind the grand façade was an unusually elaborate piece of ride engineering. Universal described a system joining motion-based vehicles, coaster machinery, large projection screens, three-hundred-and-sixty-degree sets, and live effects beneath one roof. media.universalorlando.com· baynews9.com
The attraction opened to visitors on July 8, 2014, bringing an enclosed Intamin coaster to the centre of Universal Studios Florida’s new street and banking district. coasterpedia.net· time.com
Its reception has reflected the ride’s unusual character: Amusement Today has treated it as a meeting of dark ride and roller coaster, rather than placing it neatly in either tradition. amusementtoday.com· amusementtoday.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com Acceptable source
- coaster101.com Acceptable source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- media.universalorlando.com Preferred source
- baynews9.com Acceptable source
- time.com Acceptable source
- amusementtoday.com Acceptable source
- amusementtoday.com Acceptable source