Behind the scenes photos of Harry Potter Forbidden Journey

[aimsterthe ghost seems to think there is a "Donkey Fairy"]

...like that idiot did last week when the ride broke down.

So let me set it up for you...

After waiting in line for nearly an hour for my first ever ride on Harry Potter & the Forbidden Journey, just as the ride started... it stopped. My "flying bench" sat facing a blank humungiod movie screen for a bit, then the lights came on! Then the Kuka arm moved a bit and I could see... stuff! I'll let the photos tell the rest of the story (sorry for the crappy quality as I snapped them with my iPhone, which happened to be in my pocket):

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After the dragon, the Kuka arms went into I guess the "default" position and took everyone through the rest of the ride with the lights on. Wish I had snapped more photos, but I was too in awe to pull the phone out of my pocket again. Was weird to see see how it all worked, but fascinating at the same time. I've NEVER been stuck on a ride like that before, so I was pretty freaking excited. They gave everyone front of the line passes for when the ride was working again, but I ended up using the single rider line on my 2nd attempt at the ride (which worked perfectly that time around).

[coasterguy4I know more about donkeys than women!]

Very cool look at this ride. Thanks for the pictures!

[sheikramatic2006Donkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

OMGsh! Those were EPIC PICS

[coasterdude5Randomness]

Wowza, what an e-stop! It's so crazy to see the other side of those arms. That's alot of stuff going on back there!

[testtrack321“Fear can make a donkey attack a lion”]

Amazing. Indiana Jones i still my favorite ride of all time, form what I've seen, FJ will give it a run for it's money. Thanks for the pics!

[Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_JessThe woman with a million questions]

So that's what the ride looks like with the lights on. My guess is that when it e-stops the lights come on?

[jray21Why do I still have a donkey title???]

Looks interesting, especially the Back the Future sized "Speaker" movie screens. Thanks for the pictures!

[spacemtfanI pee in space]

Oh my, this looks awesome! Great pictures!

And these were taken by an iPhone? It's actually not that bad of quality.

At least I know now what kind of ride Forbidden Journey is!

Thanks for sharing!

[Midgetman82Is my pee supposed to be this color?]

I would have been excited too if this happened to me, Great Pictures! Something tells me these pictures will be everywhere on the internet that has to do with roller coasters.

[SoCalCoastersYoung and Stupid! I blame my parents.]

Too bad you don't have any pictures of the Dementors in the finale section...those would have been some cool pics.