Forbidden Journey

The Forbidden Journey begins with a dousing of Floo Powder from Hermione, and the enchanted bench flies off to the Astronomy Tower. The guests then come out in a set of the observatory, where they look out at a replica of the entire castle. As the guests fly out of the observatory, the ride switches back to a projection screen and they follow Harry Potter and Ron Weasley to a Quidditch match. Hagrid's new pet Hungarian Horntail Dragon begins to chase the riders. The riders fly into a set of a collapsing bridge and encounter an audio-animatronic dragon, which breathes false fire at them.

The riders descend into a set of the Forbidden Forest, where they encounter a figure of the largest spider, Aragog, which spits fake venom (water), at them. As Hermione attempts the help the riders turn back to the castle (encountering many spiders on the way), they encounter an audio-animatronic Whomping Willow which swipes at them, knocking them into the Quidditch pitch. The ride once again returns to a projection screen as the riders become caught up in Harry's and Ron's game of Quidditch. As Dementors begin to arrive at the Quidditch pitch, Harry leads the riders away, but their bench falls into the long- abandoned Chamber of Secrets. The riders return to a real set as the Dementors pop out at them and chase them. The skeleton of the long-deceased Basilisk (killed near the climax of Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets) lies on the floor of the Chamber, and expels Lord Voldemort's Dark Mark into the air as the benches are drawn into the mouth of Salazar Slytherin's statue.

Many Dementors emerge from the darkness; one descends and attempts to suck out the rider's souls. This effect is achieved by projecting the rider's faces onto a cloud of fog in front of the Dementor. Harry causes the Dementors to flee by using the protective Patronus charm.

The riders are thrust back into the final video dome segment, where the Chamber of Secrets begins to cave in. They fly over the Black Lake, back to Hogwarts, where they are cheered on by a series of on-screen characters from the movies. Professor Dumbledore sends everyone back through the Floo Network to the Room of Requirement, where they exit their bench.