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‘Harry Potter’s Imelda Staunton To Reprise Role For Universal Theme Park Ride


Harry Potter alumna Imelda Staunton is set to reprise her role as the villainous Dolores Umbridge in Universal's "Ministry of Magic" theme park ride.

Harry Potter alumna Imelda Staunton has returned to the franchise to reprise her role as the villainous Dolores Umbridge in Universal’s “Ministry of Magic” theme park ride. A new promotional video for the upcoming attraction gives a glimpse of Staunton’s character as the senior British Ministry of Magic bureaucrat for “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic” ride, which is opening at the Universal Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, FL in 2025. Per the ride’s description, guests will travel by Métro-Floo from Paris to the British Ministry of Magicwhere Dolores Umbridge is about to stand trial.

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