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Flight of the Hippogriff™

Flight of the Hippogriff is een Mack Rides Youngstar Coaster in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter bij Universal Studios Beijing.

Flight of the Hippogriff in Universal Studios Beijing is de familievriendelijke buitenachtbaan van Hogsmeade. Anders dan de Vekoma-versies in Orlando en Japan gebruikt Beijing een Mack Rides Youngstar Coaster-layout. De rit draait om Hagrids les in Hippogriff-etiquette en stuurt gasten daarna langs het pompoenveld en Hagrids hut.

Normal 43 min
Average 43 min
Highest measurement 110 min Measured at 15-07 19:27
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
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Classification

RCDB #17463
RCDB status Operating since September 20, 2021
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Family
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Family
RCDB elements Chain Lift Hill
RCDB length 1,017.1 ft (310.0 m) / 1,017.1 ft (310.0 m)
RCDB height 40.0 ft (12.2 m) / 40.0 ft (12.2 m)
RCDB speed 29.1 mph (46.8 km/h) / 29.1 mi (46.8 km)/h
Official area The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Official ride description Family-friendly coaster that spirals and dives around the pumpkin patch and past Hagrid's hut
Official access Under 99 cm cannot ride; 99-122 cm with adult
Official weight limit 136 kg maximum
Official restraint note Test seat available; large-framed guests may not be accommodated
Official mobility note Manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs and ECV users must transfer to the ride vehicle

Tracks

Length 1,017.1 ft (310.0 m)
Height 40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Speed 29.1 mph (46.8 km/h)
Inversions 0

Trains

Arrangement Per trein 10 wagens; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar op 1 rij, samen 20 rijders per trein.
Cars per train 10
Rows per car 1
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 20

Location

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Notes

RCDB vermeldt Flight of the Hippogriff in Universal Studios Beijing als operating sinds 20 september 2021, met 1017.1 ft baanlengte, 40 ft hoogte, 29.1 mph snelheid, 0 inversies, Chain Lift Hill en Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG als fabrikant. Universal Beijing Resort noemt de attractie een family-friendly coaster en vermeldt Universal Express.

Theming

De Beijing-versie volgt dezelfde Hogsmeade-opzet: eerst leert Hagrid hoe je een Hippogriff benadert, daarna volgt een korte vlucht rond het pompoenveld en Hagrids hut. De Mack Youngstar-baan geeft de rit een eigen technisch profiel binnen dezelfde verhaallijn.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now 20 min
Normal 43 min
Average 43 min
Highest measurement 110 min Measured at 15-07 19:27
Measurements 1995
Outage measurements 1
Avg. outage duration 5 min
Often busy 19:00 53 min average
Often quiet 09:00 15 min average
Reliability High 2040 measurements, 12 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

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

Wait times

1995 measurements

0 min 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min
Min
5 min
Q1
35 min
Median
40 min
Q3
55 min
Max
110 min

Typical wait time: around 40 min.

It usually falls between 35 min and 55 min.

See more than 55 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 35 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

1 outage

0 min 2 min 4 min 6 min
Min
5 min
Q1
5 min
Median
5 min
Q3
5 min
Max
5 min

On average, an outage lasts about 5 min.

In three out of four cases, the attraction reopens within 5 min.

If it takes longer, expect extra waiting time.

Outages per day

1 day

0 1
Min
1
Q1
1
Median
1
Q3
1
Max
1

On days with outages, we see an average of 1 per day.

That usually falls between 1 and 1.

On quiet days it was 1, on busy days up to 1.

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 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min 09:00 11:00 13:00 15:00 17:00 19:00 21:00