{"id":360104,"date":"2026-08-01T17:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360104\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T17:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:15:09","slug":"temporary-closures-announced-for-harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-journey-fyre-drill-at-universal-orlando-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360104\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporary Closures Announced for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey &#038; Fyre Drill at Universal Orlando in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two attractions will temporarily close in 2027: Fyre Drill at Epic Universe and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Islands of Adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Fyre Drill at Epic Universe<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\/02\/uor-ueu-httyd-isle-of-berk-fyre-drill-2813.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/uor-ueu-httyd-isle-of-berk-fyre-drill-2813.jpg\" alt=\"Fyre Drill at Epic Universe\" class=\"wp-image-1361409\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/rides-attractions\/fyre-drill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Fyre Drill<\/a> will close from January 25, 2027 to February 4, 2027. It previously closed <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/02\/fyre-drill-refurbishment-extended-by-another-week-at-universal-epic-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fyre Drill\u00a0is an interactive boat ride run by the Viking twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut. Watch our ride POV from both teams\u2019 perspectives below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s normal for water rides to close in the winter for maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey<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\/08\/Forbidden-Journey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Forbidden-Journey.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Islands of Adventure\" class=\"wp-image-922449\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/rides-attractions\/harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey<\/a> will close from February 8, 2027 to February 19, 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter through the towering castle gates and make your way down the familiar passageways and corridors of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Then soar above the castle grounds as you join Harry Potter and his friends on a thrilling adventure. Groundbreaking, state-of-the-art technology (and a little magic) creates a one-of-a-kind ride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out more refurbishments <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/refurbishments-and-closures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will these refurbishments affect your plans? 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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":"Two attractions will temporarily close in 2027: Fyre Drill at Epic Universe and Harry Potter and the Forbidden&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[6113,68676,146739,3436,139,141,140,82886],"class_list":["post-360104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-epic-universe","tag-fyre-drill","tag-harry-potter-and-the-forbidden-journey","tag-islands-of-adventure","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-universal-refurbishments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360104","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=360104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}