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| status = Operating | cost = | soft_opened = 1 July 2014 | opened = 8 July 2014 | closed = | previousattraction = | replacement = | type = Funicular attraction | manufacturer = Doppelmayr Garaventa Group | designer = CWA Constructions and Universal Creative | sponsor = | model = | theme = Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter) | music = London Symphony Orchestra | height_ft = | height_m = | drop_ft = | drop_m = | length_ft = | length_m = 676 | speed_mph = | speed_km/h = 12.2 | sitearea_sqft = | sitearea_sqm = | gforce = | capacity = | vehicle_type = Cable car (railway) | vehicles = | riders_per_vehicle = 168 | rows = | riders_per_row = | audience_capacity = | duration = About 4:00 | restriction_ft = | restriction_in = | restriction_cm = | virtual_queue_name = | virtual_queue_image = | virtual_queue_status= | single_rider = | pay_per_use = | custom_label_1 = No. of Tracks | custom_value_1 = Single (with passing loop) | custom_label_2 = Track gauge | custom_value_2 = | custom_label_3 = | custom_value_3 = | custom_label_4 = | custom_value_4 = | custom_label_5 = | custom_value_5 = | custom_label_6 = | custom_value_6 = | custom_label_7 = | custom_value_7 = | custom_label_8 = | custom_value_8 = | accessible = yes | transfer_accessible = | assistive_listening = | cc = }} The Hogwarts Express is an broad gauge funicular railway people mover and attraction within the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, United States. The route runs between Hogsmeade station in the Islands of Adventure theme park and King's Cross station in the London area of the Universal Studios Florida theme park. The attraction, which was manufactured by the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group, is operated with two replicas of the Hogwarts Express. It provides a connection between the Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade areas which together form The Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed area, based on the ''Harry Potter'' film series. The two directions of travel provide two different experiences. Because the trains transport guests between stations in two separate theme parks, riders must have an admission pass valid for both theme parks, with ticket inspectors checking prior to boarding. The Hogwarts Express soft-opened to the public on 1 July 2014 before officially opening seven days later along with the rest of the Diagon Alley expansion on 8 July 2014. Within one month of its opening, one million riders had travelled on the trains. ==History== The idea of creating a Hogwarts Express-related attraction came from Mark Woodbury, the president of Universal Creative.〔 After the opening of the Hogsmeade attraction at the Islands of Adventure theme park in 2010, Universal began considering how to keep attendance balanced between the adjacent parks. At first, the creative team considered putting Diagon Alley within Islands of Adventure. Eventually they decided that the London and Hogsmeade environments should not be visible between one another. As a result, Woodbury proposed building Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida and then connecting the two Harry Potter-themed lands with the Hogwarts Express train. Rumours that Universal Orlando was planning to expand The Wizarding World of Harry Potter began in early 2011 after construction surveying was spotted in the Lost Continent section of Islands of Adventure and the resort began asking visitors about a possible expansion. On 2 December 2011, the resort announced the Jaws attraction would close on 2 January 2012 to make way for a future attraction. In the same month, speculation arose that an expansion would include the Hogwarts Express to connect Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure and Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida. In June 2012, theme park enthusiasts discovered that applications for permits had been submitted to the South Florida Water Management District and the City of Orlando suggesting that the resort was planning to build a track connecting the two theme parks, as well as one station building in each park. Almost a year later, WESH, a local news channel, reported that an elevated track system had been installed at Universal Orlando and that the track ran between Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure and a construction area in Universal Studios Florida; suggesting the rumours were true.〔 On 8 May 2013, Universal Orlando announced the expansion of Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Diagon Alley, along with the Hogwarts Express attraction, to be located on the former site of the Jaws attraction. By the end of August 2013, all six passenger cars and both tenders had been spotted in the backstage area, waiting to be assembled on the track. The first of the two trains was installed on the track on 24 October 2013. By the beginning of December 2013, the second train had been placed on the track. In January, the resort previewed the interior of the Hogwarts Express through a live cast. On 2 December 2013, ''Orlando Attractions Magazine'', an amusement park website, spotted one of the trains being tested for the first time. In mid-March 2014, Universal Orlando Resort released further information about the ride, including concept animations. On 24 June 2014, the resort announced that the Diagon Alley expansion, including the Hogwarts Express, would officially open to the public on 8 July 2014. A week later, Universal Orlando soft-opened the Hogwarts Express, without any announcement. Within a month of the Hogwarts Express' opening, one million riders had ridden the attraction. It had taken approximately two and a half years to develop. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hogwarts Express (Universal Orlando Resort)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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