Here's our two cents on the story: we've been on the ride twice and the reports about how riders were "stuck upside-down" can't be true. The ride is not a typical roller coaster; you aren't on a track that goes upside down. Each set of four seats swings around to encounter Dementors, giant spiders, a lively Quidditch match and more, but they don't go upside down.
What's more is that we remember seeing the lit-up emergency exits during the ride. When everything is pretty black inside there and regulations state that the emergency exits have to be well-lit and clearly marked, they're kind of hard to miss, so we doubt we would have been too worried. That said, we wouldn't have wanted the aforementioned Dementors stuck in our face for longer than a second, because the ride is pretty scary, especially if you know the Harry Potter stories.
Now let's just hope that Voldemort isn't behind this and that it doesn't happen again.
For more on the Wizarding World, check out our Survival Guide to the park, a look at the Forbidden Journey ride, or all our stories from the park's opening weekend.
[Photos: Jaunted]


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