Orlando 2024 Travel Log: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida — Day 1: Exploring Diagon Alley and Inside Gringotts Bank

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Friday, October 25, 2024
Minji and I quite literally spent the entire afternoon exploring Diagon Alley:

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Brick Entryway

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — The main street

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Owl Post

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Sugarplum's Sweet Shop

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Ollivanders Wand Shop

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Ollivanders Wand Shop

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Ollivanders Wand Shop

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Borgin & Burkes (in Knockturn Alley)

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — The Fountain of Fair Fortune

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Frozen Butterbeers from The Fountain of Fair Fortune

We watched the wand choosing ceremony and then bought some wands at Ollivanders Wand Shop; sent some postcards through "owl post" at Scribbulus (not actually, but you can buy and mail postcards from Diagon Alley and a staff member will put a special Diagon Alley postmark on it for you); "adopted" (e.g. purchased) pygmy puffs and a snowy owl from Magical Menagerie; bought way too much stuff at Borgin and Burkes, Sugarplum's Sweetshop, and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes; exchanged money and bought a bag of chocolate Galleons at Gringotts Money Exchange; and got some frozen Butterbeers (which is, dare I say, better than the original Butterbeer?) at The Fountain of Fair Fortune

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Gringotts Bank

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Gringotts Bank Exchange

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Gringotts Bank Goblin Statue

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Gringotts Bank Dragon

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Gringotts Bank

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Gringotts Bank

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Gringotts Bank

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Inside Gringotts Bank

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: Diagon Alley — Gringotts Bank

There is only one ride inside of Diagon Alley called Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, but since Minji is pregnant and I have high blood pressure, we can't go on the actual ride. However, we asked one of the ride attendants if we could just go inside Gringotts to see what it looks like, and she said it's no problem at all, and if we wanted to see the entirety of the bank up until the ride starts, we could just join the line-up (and we had Express passes that came with our package deal) and exit before getting on the ride. It was amazing, and I'm so glad they allow those of us who can't ride to be able to share in the experience with everyone else.

Basically, I LOVE IT HERE.


Diagon Alley
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley
Universal Studios Florida 
6000 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32819, USA
(407) 363-8000
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