Overview

• Five attractions—including Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, Curse of the Werewolf, Donkey Kong: Mine Cart Madness and Starfall Racers—shut down simultaneously during a mid-afternoon soft opening session.
• During the park’s soft opening phase, automated safety systems triggered shutdowns when sensor irregularities were detected to safeguard visitors.
• Engineers restored all affected attractions within an hour after confirming that restraints and ride paths met safety standards.
• Guests playfully blamed enthusiastic wand-waving for the outages, though Universal has not imposed any restrictions on wand use.
• Cast members leaned into the joke, issuing mock-serious wand warnings to keep the atmosphere light during the brief downtime.