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In May 2013, Universal Orlando announced the expansion of Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Diagon Alley, along with the Hogwarts Express train, to be located on the former site of the Jaws attraction. [8] [9] [10] By the end of August 2013, all six passenger cars and both tenders were ready to be assembled on the track. [11]
In the Harry Potter films, the locomotive is depicted pulling the Hogwarts Express, a fictional train, made up of four (later five) British Rail Mark 1 carriages. Scenes were filmed at King's Cross railway station, the Glenfinnan Viaduct and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway — along with internal scenes on board the train.
Scenes depicting Hogsmeade Station in the Harry Potter films were filmed at Goathland railway station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. [41] Extensive filming of the Hogwarts Express for the Harry Potter series took place on the West Highland Line with the Glenfinnan Viaduct located at the top of Loch Shiel in Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Goathland station has been used as the location for several fictional stations including Aidensfield , Hogsmeade (Harry Potter) and Mannerton (All Creatures Great and Small). This is a list of fictional railway stations (as opposed to genuine railway stations portrayed in fictional works or context).
Harry Potter fans were treated to a magical display at King’s Cross Station on Thursday to mark the moment Hogwarts students board the train to school.
The Glenfinnan Viaduct has become famous as a filming location for the Harry Potter films, featuring in four of the Harry Potter films. Thus, the Glenfinnan Viaduct is sometimes referred to as "The Harry Potter Bridge". The association has led to hundreds of thousands more tourists each year, a significant strain on the small hamlet of Glenfinnan.
Rupert Grint, who portrayed Ron Weasley, took to Instagram Sept. 28 to share a shot of Ron and Professor McGonagall dancing in a scene from one of the "Harry Potter" films. "Heartbroken to hear ...
Their likenesses as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Griphook, respectively, are present in the attraction as they appeared in the final Harry Potter film. Harry and Hermione are voice dubbed by other actors, while Griphook has no dialogue in the attraction. Domhnall Gleeson as Bill Weasley; Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange