Harry Potter And The Escape From Gringotts

One of our favorite attractions in all of Universal Studios. The decorations of the «bank» as you wait in line are awesome. And the mix between 3d show and roller coaster technology is absolutely awesome. So much fun!

Another motion sim. It’s inventive, but doesn’t hold anything unique within the ride experience. I would choose The Simpson Ride over this one.

One of my favorite rides at universal. Just standing in line is entertainment. The goblins are interactive and it feels like you are in the bank! The dragon on top of the building is famous The ride is a 3-​d ride mostly but it does have some drops and spins. A must do at universal studios.

4 stars for the realistic action and storyline
I give this ride 4 stars because it can be either 5 stars or 3 stars depending ENTIRELY on where you get seated. Being in the front row of the first (there are two cars attached to each other) car is an amazing experience. I won’t ruin the ride by throwing a lot of spoilers here so what I will say is that if you’ve never been in the front row of this ride then you haven’t experienced the ride completely. I will also tell you that being in the back row of the second car you will most likely be distracted by people’s heads in front of you and the 3D effect won’t be the same. Lightning bolts won’t feel like they’re very close and trolls aren’t quite as sCaRy. So get in the front row!
All in all I really like the ride as well as the entire Gringott’s Bank area. The tremendous amount of detail that went into the entire set makes it well worth a wait…

High speed, roller coaster style ride with tons of twists and turns! Take a journey through the Gringott vault chambers while trying to escape the clutches of he whose name should not be said.
The theme begins the mine you step into the building. You’ll walk through the bank and see large chandeliers, bank tellers, and large imposing columns. From there you move further into the back offices area, snap a quick photo, and continue forward.
You’ll enter into a short elevator ride before you hit the vault cars for the main ride. Don’t forget to grab your 3D glasses!
The ride is very twisty, so keep that in mind if you’re easily motion sick. It’s also a tight fit. The leg cushions were almost too tight for the hubs comfort level — his 6’1″ legs were a squeeze.
Overall: A
Really fun themed ride!

Hands down best ride of the main Universal Studios park. It’s very similar to the Forbidden journey ride at the Islands of Adventure except in 3D. Here, you are trying to escape Gringotts before Voldemort catches you. It’s a combination of simulation screens and real life.
Expect to have spells cast on your cart, to see dragons, and meet with all of the big characters from the movies on the simulation screen. If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you will love it.
We did this one first thing in the morning. The line was already at 100 minutes at 8:30AM. This was during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, so the park was busy. It’s also the ONLY ride at Diagon Alley, so the line will no doubt always be long.
As with most of the better rides at Universal, you will need to get a locker. The lockers are fingerprint activated. TIP: Remember which finger you used to open the locker!

I recommend riding this ride FIRST and then riding HP and the Forbidden Journey (which is over at the Hogsmeade/​Islands of Adventure side) SECOND because the Forbidden Journey ride is longer and better.
While you’re waiting in line, you are taken through different parts of Gringotts Bank, so that makes the long wait more interesting & fun.
Both J and I were a little disappointed when the ride was over, though — it was a pretty short ride!

Está increíble este juego, desde el dragón en el edificio hasta los lentes 3D que tienes que usar.
Es de los juegos de fila larga, afortunadamente fui en temporada baja y no fue mucha la espera, pero así hubiera tenido que estar 2 horas formado, habría válido la pena.
Como recomendación, la mayoría de las personas llegan al parque island of Adventures, lo ideas es cambiarse al parque Universal y hacer este juego, luego regresar al otro parque a probar los otros juegos.

We did this ride at least 3 times in 1 day. But that is what you do when you have a pre-​teen calling the shots :).
The bank is very realistic and so are the animitronic goblins that are the bank workers. All of these attractions make you feel like you are part of the movie. They even include newspapers with moving pictures. How cool is that? Answer, super cool.
I felt like I needed to go to the store and pick up a wizard’s robe and wand. But then I remembered, I am not a kid anymore :(.
The ride itself is fairly fast moving and not very long. Which is good if you tend to get a little motion sick. You will be in and off the ride before you get too sick.
The special effects on the ride are in 3D and very realistic. The sounds and 4D effects are unexpected, and cool.
You can’t take anything on the ride. You will need to store your things in a locker. Put away your sunglasses, hats, backpacks and wands. The wands in the boxes, just barely fit diagonally in the locker. Not sure if more that 1 wand box will fit at a time. The lockers are free for an 1hr. After that you need to pay.
The locker area is very busy and tight. So I suggest sending only one person in your party in to do the locker.

Oh MY GOD! If you are a fan of Harrt Potter this ride in undoubtedly a MUST see! If you go to universal and do not get on this ride you should feel ashamed of yourself because it is hands down the best built attraction to represent Harry Potter!
From the structures, to the goblins and mechanics of this ride it is a must see! It really looks and feels like you are in gringots! Walking into the ride to begin the waiting period the chandeliers and goblins moving around really make you get pumped for the ride!
The dungeons look real, he staging is impeccable, the ride it’s self is extremely fun! Again another virtual reality! It grabs your attention makes you part of the 3D ride and leaves you wanting more when you get off of the ride! It is so well built that when you go into the ride you really have no idea whether you are underground or above ground! I loved it so much I rode it 5 times! I can’t wait to go back and enjoy it again!

Ummm yes!!! This was my favorite ride of the trip. Luckily we didn’t have to wait long, but walking through the queue is really fascinating. You honestly feel like you are in Gringotts bank with the actual goblins. The attention to detail is amazing from the chandeliers to the shadows behind the doors of the bank. I just wanted to stop and take it all in! The staircase was surprising since I’m sure not everyone is happy about trekking up a winding staircase. They have definitely mastered the art of getting a lot of people on a ride quickly. This one beats out The Forbidden Journey for me since the 3D elements are really awesome, 2D is great, but it is hard to beat 3D. This as also more of a thrill ride which surprised me since I wasn’t expecting that.
I do feel like they could put a small pouch in the front of your seat to put your purse or other small articles in. Putting everything in the lockers is a hot mess. Especially when everyone is trying to quickly get in line for this ride.

I’ve never felt compelled to review a ride, but Escape From Gringotts was such a let down. First of all, the wait was posted as forty-​five minutes, but we definitely waited closer to an hour and twenty minutes… that’s almost double the time. This ride had the longest, most winding line ever. You start out winding through the back of the building, you wind through the Gringotts bank line, you wind down some stairs and then back up some stairs. The line is designed to mimic what a real Gringotts would look like, and it’s beautiful, but there’s not much to keep you entertained through such a long wait. That said, the animatronic goblins are amazing, they’re very life-​like.
I was pretty excited to experience the Gringotts mine cart from the books and movies… unfortunately the ride was not worth such a long wait. The ride was described to us by park employees as being a roller coaster mash-​up of the Revenge of the Mummy ride and the Transformers ride, which sounded like an amazing combo. This is what let me down the most, the ride is barely a roller coaster, you build up speed for a few seconds and then spend way too much time sitting still while you watch 3D action play out in-​front of you. The production is well done, but I didn’t wait in this line to spend most of my time watching movie screens. Also, if you want to make a ride like this, why use the Gringotts Vault as the setting? That’s literally the only part of the series that’s actually a roller coaster, so why have so much of the ride subject the riders to sitting still?
As a Potter fan, I appreciated the set design and the attention to detail. But, as a fan of fun rides, I was majorly let down. Universal, please stop calling this a roller coaster, it is very far from being a roller coaster. Also, I really hope future Harry Potter rides stray away from the reliance on 3D, I don’t want to spend 90% of the ride just watching the movie actors while I sit still.
You’re likely going to ride Escape From Gringotts no matter what, and you should if you’re a Potter fan, it’s part of the reason you came to the park. That said, don’t expect a thrilling experience, the Forbidden Journey ride is much more exciting than this one.

This is the best ride I’ve ever been on! We are susceptible to motion sickness but this ride wasn’t bad. The detail of the experience from start to finish is incredible. They need to post signs in the front warning people to be patient though. To the dismay of the waiting tourists behind us in line we stopped at least a dozen times to take photos with the décor. Sorry for the 20 second delay everyone. Maybe they just weren’t true fans because if they were they would have been as amazed as we were with the incredible detail surround the waiting line.
One of the other reviews liked Forbidden Journey better. I got too motion sick on that one.
We’re big Harry Potter fans and we’re blown away at the realism of this ride. Universal is either paying a ton of money for the actors to be there and participate in this ride for everyone or they have the most incredible CGI I’ve ever seen. Really. Those guards in armor are looking straight at you!

Newest ride in HP.
We waited a bit for it and thankfully we had the early admission because the line never died down! So, know you’re going to wait a bit for this one!
It was fun. But not as great as Forbidden Journey in my opinion. The actual bank was done great and looks exactly as the movie.
Once you get down to the basement and the staircase, not much to see so the wait becomes boring unlike Forbidden Journey, which seemed to have something to see at every turn.
The actual ride itself wasn’t as crazy as FJ or a roller coaster. It’s definitely more mild. But still very enjoyable for any HP fan!

This was a pretty exciting and fun filled ride located in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley. If possible don’t bring a bag or anything because you will need to find a complimentary locker to lock up your bag. If you haven’t seen it before, the dragon on top of Gringotts bank will come alive and breathe fire periodically! The line to get on the ride is pretty lengthy, but it moves rather quickly and there’s a lot of things to see along the way. However there will be some stairs to climb. Overall the whole ride experience had me feeling as if I was actually a part of the movie. This is a must ride for anyone that remotely likes the Harry Potter series.

This is hands down my favorite ride at Universal! Whenever I take friends that haven’t been, they are also blown away by how realistic the ride is. The line itself is pretty amazing in and of itself with the ginormous chandeliers when you walk in and the incredibly lifelike goblins (it feels like they’re looking at you — maybe looking through your soul, a little scary but cool).
The ride combines a cool story line with a fun coaster that includes cameos with Ron, Hermione, He Who Shall Not Be Named, Bellatrix, etc.
Helpful hints — We always opt to sit in the front row (just let the staff when you get to the front of the line know and they will have you wait to the side to be seated in front) and it is awesome to be so close you feel like you can touch the characters.
If you are flash sensitive /​light sensitive /​prone to migraines, ask to skip the part where they take your picture. I didn’t the first time we rode it and the flash was so bright that it gave me the worst migraine ever and ruined the rest of our day at the park… Thankfully we are season pass holders so it wasn’t a huge deal but it would be if I was from out of state/​country and this was my only chance at spending time in Universal. Just a word of warning!
All in all, definitely a must ride while spending time at Universal!

I thought nothing could equal Forbidden Journey, but I stand corrected. This ride is the linchpin of Harry Potter World’s Diagon Alley. It features many of the cast members that weren’t in the other ride and stands in a class of its own when compared to the other attractions at the park.
You see the ride immediately as you enter Diagon Alley. The dragon becomes your eye’s natural focal point and every few minutes it breaths fire (this is even more awesome to behold at night). Though single rider will get you through faster, I’d suggest going through the normal entrance if the wait isn’t too unforgiving. The attention to detail on the inside of Gringotts is mind boggling. The goblins look perfect and even the chandelier is familiar. Later in the queue you enter an elevator simulator. It really feels as if you’re entering the depths of the vault.
The people working there are so nice. I’m deathly afraid of roller coasters and a woman named Becca talked me down and then let my whole family into the Express lane (though we didn’t have Express passes). She wasn’t there when I came out, but I wanted to say thank you!
The design of the ride is similar to that of Spiderman or Transformers, but on a roller coaster track. It feels 20% rollercoaster and 80% simulation. You’re given 3d glasses, but I didn’t experience any motion sickness. If you’re a ride wimp I have some good and some bad news. There is a ~30 foot drop near the very beginning (for comparison: Disney’s Splash Mountain final drop is 50ft and Pirates of the Caribbean drops are 15ft). The car is suspended at an angle before the drop which means sitting in the very last car will make the drop a bit longer. It’s not bad at all.
For the rest of the ride, the speed never exceeds ~30 mph. Faster moments are accompanied by turns or sharp corners that make you feel as if you’re moving faster than you actually are. There is also one simulated drop. The simulation bits are really spectacular. I won’t spoil the plot – you’ll just have to ride it yourself.

This ride is located in the Universal Studios side of the Harry Potter World experience. Actually, I’m not even gonna call this a ride because I think that would insult it. It was an EXPERIENCE. Like, my mother who didn’t want to ride had fun waiting in like with me and my sister. That’s how real it felt to be inside Gringots!
First off, the outside looked just like the bank did in the movie. So real feeling. The inside décor and ambiance could not have been more on point. Everything from
The architecture to the goblin «bank tellers» was so realistic. I honestly felt like I was on set to the movie.
The ride starts with an intro with a Weasley twin telling you he’s coming on the tour of Gringots. Just like in the movies nothing goes as planned and you have run ins with Voldemort and dragons and are trying to escape from the deep tunnels of gringots. I felt like I was in a movie!
The ride itself was not super intense. The 3D experiences were what made it – you felt like it was all real. There was a little spinning and some quick turns but nothing roller coaster intense. I’m not a roller coaster person and LOVED this experience.
Only reason it doesn’t get 5 stars is because I wish it was longer and it kept experiencing major delays. We thought it would be a short 45 minute wait but they had to keep stalling things and we waited much longer. It was worth it though!

I really liked this roller coaster ride of all the ones I went on at Universal Studios. It has a great entrance to it and you go through the main room of Gringotts and see all the goblins busy working. Once in the tram your 3D glasses make everything that is going on feel as if it’s happening specifically to you.
The falls, the turns, the wizard dueling and the fire breathing dragon made this a thrilling ride! I also get pretty easily motion sick with 3D rides but this one had just enough stops with character interactions and magical battling that it didn’t make me feel sick afterwards, like the Forbidden Journey did.
I definitely recommend this ride, I mean common… Who goes to Diagon Alley and doesn’t take a peak inside Gringotts?!?

I am not a huge 3d motion simulator ride fanatic but this one is so cool. I do have to cover my eyes during two specific parts because my tummy would not do well but I enjoy everything else about the ride!
Detail is crazy ya’ll! I only saw the first 2 movies and read the first 3 books so I don’t have a deep rooted loved for HP buttttt, I do have respect for the entire franchise and this ride delivers!
The bank when you enter the main hall… WOW! Huge crystal chandeliers and the goblin tellers are SO REAL! I mean when their eyes look up, it feels like they are looking into your soul. Not in love with the character holograms throughout the setup; just seems really fake, but the rooms are extremely detailed, love that. Always admire the tiny touches they put into setups like this.
Don’t want to give much away so def ride it if you like brilliantly done rides!

This was definitely my favorite ride at Universal Studios! The detail that went into recreating the London train station, Diagon alley, and Gringotts was amazing.
The ride is exciting and thrilling. I rode it several times! You’ll want to take advantage of early park entry if you can and head straight here. Ride it first in the regular line with your party and then get in the single rider line for subsequent rides. More than likely you’ll get right on the ride and may even end up sitting with your friends.