Ben suggested that we go straight to the castle because it was the most popular/longest wait. When we got there, they estimated a 25 min. It was another hour or so wait, but we didn't mind because this is, after all, the best part. It was here that we realized that we've stood in lines for almost 2 hours and were still waiting. Still, everyone was in good spirits.
A view of the castle from outside.
Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.
Dumbledore's office. There was an image of him and he was talking with us, however, my camera wasn't able to capture him or any of the images that moved in the pictures.
At the end of the castle tour, there is a ride where you see parts of movies and Hagrid's hut. Once we were done with the castle, we got some Butterbeer.
A picture I took while they were on the hippogriff ride, showing some of the building tops and the sea of people.
In line to go into Ollivander's . . . lot of people.
For a couple of the kids, the Harry Potter ride in the castle was their favorite for the day. In Harry Potter world, we toured the castle and some went on the ride at the end of the tour. They rode the Hippogriff and I saw part of a show with the Durmstrangs and the Beaubatons. We had Butterbeer. We went into Ollivander's where Jessica and Stephanie bought a wand, while we were waiting in line to go into Ollivander's we could see a bit of a show with wizards and their singing frogs. We had lunch at the Three Broomsticks. We went into to Honeyduke's and Zonkos joke shop where Jessica bought a Pigmypuff (it looks like a furry hedgehog).
