The new “Harry Potter” coaster at Universal Orlando isn’t out to the public yet, but actor Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the famous flicks, has already ridden it several times.
“Three times! “It’s bloody brilliant,” Felton exclaimed to a group of reporters Tuesday from within the rollercoaster queue for Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, raising three fingers in the air.
“I’ve only ridden it three times and I still don’t feel like I’ve taken the whole thing in, just the sheer speed of it really. I don’t know how fast I was expecting it to be, but it’s nippy,” said Felton.
The new coaster, which takes fans into the Forbidden Forest from J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, travels up to 50 mph at times. Back in March, Felton told a small group of press, including INSIDER, he wanted to be the first person to ride Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure.
Felton told Just Disney he rode the sidecar and then the motorbike twice, and he has a clear favorite.
“I hogged the front bike, but I started on the sidecar and went swiftly over to the motorbike. There’s something about the handles that appeal to me very much,” said Felton as he whipped out his arms to demonstrate holding the motorbike for us.
