Loud/frightening parts of FJ?

[doclegler]

We'll be at IoA in a week and I'm still on the fence about FJ. Can you give me any pointers for scary or loud moments? I'm quite a chicken when it comes to loud things jumping at me, so give me all the spoilers you have! I've tried to watch FJ on Youtube, but I just can't get a good idea of where I need to shut my eyes if I brave the ride. I do like HP, just not the scary stuff.
Can you tell I WON'T be attending HHN's??

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

The entire ride is pretty loud. It's hard to say a specific moment because there's always audio playing right in your ears!

The scariest moments are probably the dragon breathing fire on the bench (which happens right after your bench falls through the bridge after being chased), then the spiders (the dragon blows you into the Forbidden Forest, where you almost immediately face a giant acromantula and some smaller ones spit at you), then finally the dementors which appear after the quidditch sequence. These will continuously pop out.

Don't worry though- these animatronics are a good 8 feet from your bench! Not like HHN where they actually get in your face!