The Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter twitter account has revealed one of the sets fans will be able to visit at the upcoming tour (opening in March, see the countdown at the top of the site!) They say, “The @MayorOfLondon has officially revealed that you’ll be able to step onto the famous cobbles of #DiagonAlley” See the photo in high resolution in the gallery!
WB have also sent over a press release for the announcement that you may read here! The press release also reveals that the hours of the tour have been adjusted due to high demand, “opening hours for Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter have been extended to 18:00, from the previous booking time of 16:00, on every weekend, bank holiday and school holiday from 28th April.”
Production Designer, Stuart Craig, whose work on the Harry Potter film series has garnered him both Academy Award and six BAFTA nominations (winning the BAFTA Award for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) says, “Diagon Alley is (along with Dumbledore’s office) my favourite set. It has a long history with many changes. It was first built for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and then part of it used for Hogsmeade High Street in Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban! Then it was taken down and later rebuilt for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with the inclusion of the Weasley Wizard Wheezes joke shop and then finally wrecked when Ollivanders wand shop was blown up. And so I am delighted that it has finally found a home in the Studio Tour for all to enjoy.”
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“It was such a magical place to grow up,” says Daniel Radcliffe. “People will be amazed to see the incredible sets that we’ve worked in all these years.”
Rupert Grint adds, “The sets all have tiny little details that you may not always notice in the films but when you actually walk through them, you can see all the work that’s gone into it. It’s really amazing.”
“This is incredible, it’s been a long time coming and I’m very excited.” says Emma Watson.
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