Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
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Ukrainian Ironbelly atop of Gringotts Bank which houses Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
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| Universal Studios Florida | |
| Park section | The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley |
| Coordinates | 28°28′48.92″N 81°28′12.04″W / 28.4802556°N 81.4700111°WCoordinates: 28°28′48.92″N 81°28′12.04″W / 28.4802556°N 81.4700111°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 8, 2014 |
| Replaced | Jaws: The Ride |
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| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Universal Creative |
| Lift/launch system | Drive tire launch |
| Length | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Site Area | 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m2) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 5:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 50° |
| Height restriction | 42 in (107 cm) |
| Trains | 7-9 trains with 2 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Pre-ride host | Bill Weasley |
| Ride host | Bill Weasley |
 Single rider line available |
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Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts at RCDB Pictures of Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts at RCDB |
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Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts is an indoor steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida, a theme park located within the Universal Orlando Resort. Similar to dark rides, the roller coaster utilizes special effects in a controlled-lighting environment and also employs motion-based 3-D projection of both animation and live-action sequences to enhance the experience. The ride, which is themed to the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, became the flagship attraction for the expanded Wizarding World of Harry Potter when it opened on July 8, 2014.
Universal Parks & Resorts, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced the addition of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to Islands of Adventure on May 31, 2007. The area officially opened in the Islands of Adventure theme park on June 18, 2010. The Harry Potter-themed area saw attendance at Islands of Adventure rise by as much as 36% in 2010. According to Jason Garcia of the Orlando Sentinel, this led to resort executives pondering "when to expand Wizarding World and how to keep business balanced between Islands and Universal Studios Florida". In April 2011, Brady MacDonald of the Los Angeles Times speculated that an area expansion would include the addition of Diagon Alley and a Gringotts-themed dark ride in place of the Lost Continent themed area in the park.
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