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There's a Harry Potter reference hidden in plain sight on the new 'Fast & Furious' ride in Universal Studios — Here's how to find it

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  • A Harry Potter Easter egg is hidden inside the new "Fast & Furious" ride in Orlando, Florida's Universal Studios theme park. 
  • During a tour of the ride, INSIDER was shown the title deed to Arthur Weasley's car can be found on the single rider queue to "Supercharged."
  • It's in a "Trophy Case" with other title deeds.
  • Most people walk right by the display case to get to the ride.
  • There are a lot of other Easter eggs hidden in the display and throughout the attraction.
  • See the photos and how to find it below.

If you're a Harry Potter fan and are visiting Florida, you'll want to stop by the new "Fast & Furious" ride in Universal Studios.

The attraction has a great Harry Potter Easter egg you've probably never noticed — even if you've been on the ride before.

While visiting Orlando, crew members and staff at Universal Studios pointed out a few fun details to INSIDER you may miss while on the ride and going through the queue. But the Harry Potter one may be the best.

Here's how to find it.

Head to the single rider queue 

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When you arrive to the Fast and Furious ride, opt out of the general line or the express lane, and veer to the left of the ride's entrance. Look for the single rider sign — there are two of them. 

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You'll then take the single rider's more narrow path to the inside of the warehouse.

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(We recommend going through the regular queue when you get a chance. Not only is it immensely decorated with original cars from the franchise, but there are plenty more Easter eggs and details hiding throughout the ride we'll walk through.)

When you enter inside the building, you'll walk down a long corridor. At the very end is the entrance to the ride. You may be encouraged to race down the hallway, but don't go too quickly.

Towards the end of the hallway, is a display case full of keys along with title deeds to the owner's vehicles. In the "Fast and Furious" movies, Dom and other members of the Fast family raced others for the deeds to their cars.

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Stop and take a close look at them.

Project director Stephanie Green told us the creative and props team wanted the display to look like keys of cars you may see in the franchise. But there are a few special ones tucked among the group.

Look to the bottom right-hand corner for a rubber chicken. You'll spot the title deed to Arthur Weasley's 1962 Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe. It's the same one Ron and Harry steal to head to Hogwarts in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."

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Here's the car if you need a refresher.

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Some team members seemed a bit surprised the Weasley car made the wall since Potter items usually stay within the magical wizarding world. But hey, Dom's into collecting all sorts of rare vehicles. 

It's not the only fun Easter egg on that wall.

Slightly above the Weasley keys are ones to Bo Darville's Pontiac Trans Am in "Smokey and the Bandit." The key is next to a little Firebird key chain.

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You can also spot Doc Brown's keys to the DeLorean. The title deed is signed by Dr. Emmett Brown.

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If you look toward the bottom left of the display, you can find Dan Aykroyd's character, Elwood Blues, from "The Blues Brothers."

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Some of the people who worked on the Fast & Furious ride also have their names up on that wall.

Dale Recek worked on the old Earthquake ride in the Universal parks. We were told "Fast & Furious — Supercharged" was his final ride before he retired in May 2018.

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You'll also find nods to the people who worked on "Supercharged" throughout the ride.

Pro-tip: If you want to see those fun Easter eggs, head to the ride in the afternoon.

I tried stopping by the ride before noon on a Thursday to take a closer look at the wall of keys, but at that point the single rider queue was blocked off. It makes sense. Guests make their way through several rooms in a rather long and interactive queue. When I asked an employee if the line may open later, I was informed the queue is open as the line becomes longer throughout the day.

I went back around 3:30 p.m. and people were heading down the single file queue. In addition to seeing the fun wall, the line was only about a five minute wait.

Not too shabby. Granted, this was a Thursday.

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