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Great Hall in Hogsmeade concept.
Entrance at current Forbidden Journey entrance - new signs will reflect 'Great Hall Restaurant' at the left side, and 'Attraction' at the right with fence separating both (like it is now). Guests will use the same Hogwarts corridor entry as the attraction. Only issue is single rider, but a TM can be positioned here to stop the flow of guests and allow people to cross. Exit to current locker area (red arrow)
The brown/goldish color leading from the FJ show building to Great Hall is entirely indoors. It will take over the extended queue of Forbidden Journey, which is never really used anymore. There can be a railing through the middle to separate incoming and outgoing guests. Before arriving at the actual Great Hall, there will be a reception area themed to the sorting hat experience. Only one guest per party will be chosen, the rest of the group will get the same house.
Great Hall dinner is a 60-90 minute 'dinner' show with special effects and other story lines throughout. The only major change to this plan is the removal of Pizza Predattoria, but IOA doesn't actually need this QSR capacity since it has so many.
And yes for realism, I relocated the BoH access gate to between new restrooms and Raptor Encounter.