{"id":285148,"date":"2026-05-26T20:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285148\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:15:10","slug":"hagrids-magical-creatures-motorbike-adventure-will-be-discontinued-for-universal-orlandos-express-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285148\/","title":{"rendered":"Hagrid\u2019s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Will be Discontinued for Universal Orlando&#8217;s Express Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an operational change effective July 1, 2026, Hagrid\u2019s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure will no longer be part of Universal Orlando Resort\u2019s Express Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Hagrid No Longer Offered for Universal\u2019s Express Pass<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hagrids-motorbike-universal-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hagrids-motorbike-universal-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort.\" class=\"wp-image-1433965\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Universal Orlando\u2019s Express Pass, a separately purchased offering added to a valid admission ticket, allows guests to experience shorter wait times by entering the Express queue. Most of Universal\u2019s rides are included in the Express Pass, including popular rides like Jurassic World VelociCoaster and Mario Kart: Bowser\u2019s Challenge.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/universal-orlando-resort-express-pass-2026-05-26-valid-rides.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1345\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/universal-orlando-resort-express-pass-2026-05-26-valid-rides.png\" alt=\"However, Universal Orlando's landing page for the Express Pass removed Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure from the list of rides that are offered. Effective July 1, Hagrid will no longer be offered as part of the Express Pass.\" class=\"wp-image-1433955\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Universal Orlando\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/tickets-packages\/express-passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">landing page for the Express Pass <\/a>removed Hagrid\u2019s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure from the list of rides that are offered. Effective July 1, Hagrid will no longer be offered as part of the Express Pass.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/universal-orlando-resort-hagrid-not-offered-for-express-pass.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1362\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/universal-orlando-resort-hagrid-not-offered-for-express-pass.png\" alt=\"The change has been reflected on the landing page for the Hagrid ride as well.\" class=\"wp-image-1433956\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The change has been reflected on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/rides-attractions\/hagrids-magical-creatures-motorbike-adventure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">landing page for the Hagrid ride<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/universal-orlando-resort-harry-potter-forbidden-journey-landing-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/universal-orlando-resort-harry-potter-forbidden-journey-landing-page.png\" alt=\"In comparison, the page for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey continues to list Express Pass in the details section about the ride.\" class=\"wp-image-1433957\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In comparison, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/gb\/things-to-do\/rides-attractions\/harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">page for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey<\/a> continues to list Express Pass in the details section about the ride.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our POV of the ride below:<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the change? Let us know on social media.<\/p>\n<p>For more Universal Studios news from around the world, follow Universal Parks News Today on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversalParksNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uninewstoday\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>. For Disney Parks news, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/category\/parks-resorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDWNT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an operational change effective July 1, 2026, Hagrid\u2019s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure will no longer be part&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[120998,1789,120999,121000,121001,139,141,140,103639,121002,3434,121003,2749],"class_list":["post-285148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-express-pass","tag-hagrid","tag-hagrid-ride","tag-hagrids-motorbike","tag-hagrids-magical-creatures-motorbike-adventure","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-universal-express-pass","tag-universal-islands-of-adventures","tag-universal-orlando","tag-universal-orlando-express-pass","tag-universal-orlando-resort"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}