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Flight of the Hippogriff™

Flight of the Hippogriff is een Vekoma Junior Coaster in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade bij Universal Islands of Adventure.

Flight of the Hippogriff is de kleinere Harry Potter-coaster van Universal Islands of Adventure. De attractie begon als Flying Unicorn en kreeg later een Hogsmeade-thema, met Hagrid die gasten voorbereidt op een vlucht rond zijn hut en het pompoenveld. De rit is kort en familievriendelijk, maar technisch een echte stalen junior coaster met liftheuvel, drops en bochten.

Normal 33 min
Average 36 min
Highest measurement 110 min Measured at 28-07 09:00
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
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Classification

RCDB #703
RCDB status Operating since June 29, 2000
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Family
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Family
Former name Flying Unicorn
Official area The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade
Official ride type Thrill; Kid Friendly
Official service Child Swap; Universal Express Pass
Official access 36 in / 92 cm minimum; under 48 in / 122 cm with supervising companion
Designer Peter Clerx

Tracks

Length 1,099.1 ft (335.0 m)
Height 42.7 ft (13.0 m)
Speed 28.5 mph (45.9 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 1:06

Trains

Arrangement 2 treinen met 8 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar op 1 rij, samen 16 rijders per trein.
Trains 2
Cars per train 8
Rows per car 1
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 16

Notes

RCDB vermeldt Flight of the Hippogriff in Universal Islands of Adventure als Vekoma Junior Coaster / 335m met 1099,1 ft baanlengte, 42,7 ft hoogte, 28,5 mph topsnelheid, 0 inversies, 1:06 ritduur, Booster Wheel Lift Hill, Peter Clerx als designer, 2 treinen met 8 wagens en 16 rijders per trein, en Flying Unicorn als voormalige naam. Universal Orlando bevestigt 36 inch / 92 cm minimum, begeleiding onder 48 inch / 122 cm, Child Swap, Universal Express Pass, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade en het Hagrid/pompoenveld-thema.

Theming

Het huidige thema plaatst de oude junior coaster in Hagrids les over Hippogriffs. De wachtrij en rit gebruiken Hagrids hut, het pompoenveld en de beleefdheidsregels rond een Hippogriff om een eenvoudige coaster een duidelijke Wizarding World-identiteit te geven.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 33 min
Average 36 min
Highest measurement 110 min Measured at 28-07 09:00
Measurements 3185
Outage measurements 711
Avg. outage duration 45 min
Often busy 10:00 38 min average
Often quiet 21:00 10 min average
Reliability High 3454 measurements, 13 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.

Wait times

3185 measurements

0 min 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min
Min
5 min
Q1
20 min
Median
35 min
Q3
50 min
Max
110 min

Typical wait time: around 35 min.

It usually falls between 20 min and 50 min.

See more than 50 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 20 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

113 outages

0 min 100 min 200 min 300 min
Min
4 min
Q1
5 min
Median
15 min
Q3
57 min
Max
258 min

Outages usually last about 15 min.

Some are over quickly (sometimes within 5 min), others take longer (up to 57 min). That varies per outage.

Already longer than 57 min? The attraction may stay closed a while longer.

Outages per day

36 days

0 3 6 9
Min
2
Q1
2
Median
2
Q3
4
Max
9

On days with outages, we see an average of 2 per day.

That usually falls between 2 and 4.

On quiet days it was 2, on busy days up to 9.

Historical

Wait-time build-up

Today compared with historical wait times by hour.

Today Expected Historical
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 10 min 20 min 30 min 40 min 09:00 11:00 13:00 15:00 17:00 19:00 21:00