We went at an incredibly busy time of year this summer, so the crowds were insane. That was one thing I really did not like, though also unavoidable with any new theme park (sorry, it is not actually it’s own the park, but a section in Islands of Adventure), especially a Harry Potter themed one obviously. They played up the whole Harry Potter theme very well. The town was well done and you were always entertained in lines for rides and food, so the waits, though very long, were not boring, especially the waits for the coasters (adult-coaster dragons and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which were both very well done). The 2 coasters which are shared as one ride were very fun. They were very, very fast and exciting with the two coasters going at the same time. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey was absolutely exceptional. There is no comparing it to anything. I wanted to go on again and again. I also consider the line part of the ride, because you were able to walk through classrooms and corridors with portraits and talked to all of the “muggles here in Hogwarts”. You saw Harry, Ron and Hermione in a Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom and Dumbledore in his office (on digital screens as you walked through each of these places) and the Sorting Hat, and loads of other signature Harry Potter things, it was just amazing, possibly the most favourite ride I’ve ever ridden. I cannot comment on the Hipogriff ride (which was a kid ride) because we didn’t go on it unfortunately. The Three Broomsticks was very well done too. You ordered fast-food style and your group was given a number, which they called out when your food was ready. You then were seated restaurant style. The food was very good, definitely classified as restaurant-style, and they had plenty to choose from, from singular meals to group meals. I tried Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice! I absolutely LOVED Butterbeer, and found Pumpkin Juice alright. Hogsmeade, which although was done well on the outside and inside with all of the shops and whatnot and the designs (had a very Harry Potter feel) and the Butterbeer being sold in the street, I found dissappointing. I enjoyed looking at the shops (We did not have time to visit all of them, but visited all of the main ones such as Ollivanders and Madam Malkins Robe shop) but the I found most of the Merchandise extremely over-priced. The little plastic wands, which although were hard and looked like they would last long, were about $50 apiece. They offered Hogwarts robes for each house, but they were each $100. Most of the stuff was very over priced and I didn’t find much that I would buy. The one shop I enjoyed was the Zonko’s Joke Shop and Honeydukes (candy shop in Hogsmeade) mix. They had most of the candy Ron and Harry talk about in the books, and almost all, it looked like, of Zonko’s Joke Shop items that Fred and George purchase, and Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes products. Again, some of the candy was over priced, and the joke items probably were too (I only bought candy, so I can’t say), but they only let it a certain amount of people at a time so that it was not too crowded and you could actually look around properly. The other stored were crowded to the point where the people behind the counter were pressed against their counters and it would of been a HUGE fire hazard. Honeydukes did have good size portions for what you were buying though. All in all, I enjoyed it thoroughly, and found that you were entertained almost everywhere you went, even in the washrooms (Moaning Myrtle.. hee hee)! Hope this helps.