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Universal Studios Florida

Orlando, FL · Central Florida$$$

About

Universal Studios Florida in Orlando has Diagon Alley, where Escape from Gringotts starts beneath a fire-breathing dragon and descends into underground vaults. The land went in on the old Jaws site in 2014. E.T. Adventure has been running since the park opened in 1990. Revenge of the Mummy, in the New York section, is an indoor coaster, and younger kids get a junior one, Trolls Trollercoaster, in DreamWorks Land.

Highlights

Diagon Alley and Escape from GringottsHogwarts Express from King's CrossRevenge of the Mummy, an indoor coasterE.T. Adventure, running since 1990Springfield from The SimpsonsTrolls Trollercoaster in DreamWorks Land

Getting there

6000 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819

Universal Orlando is three parks now, and the ticket you pick decides how many of them you can enter.

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