This is how you do it

And this is the best way to see it - in a pouring rain! Where's the crowd? The wait time was 10 minutes because it takes that long to walk through all the turnstiles and because some people are just so "eat up" (it's a hick term) with Harry Potter that they have to stop and take photos or listen to the talking holograms (which were pretty darn cool, but seriously?). The ride is awesome and we did it twice - Lucas had a minor panic attack thinking there might be sudden drops, but he made it...despite being flung around and almost turned upside down. We highly recommend!