Universal Orlando released a new sneak peak at the making of some of the footage that will be used for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, James and Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, and more, are shown throughout the clip.
The opening date of the theme park will be revealed on March 25 at midnight EST.
The Today Show has posted a video from inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park! They show a newscaster at the Hogwarts Express and he talks about some of the things you can buy! We even get to see some store fonts!
Thanks to thierrycoup on Twitter we have another Official photo from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park! The promo is of the Hogwarts Express and may be seen in our gallery!
According to the Hollywood Reporter NBC will be airing a tv special entitled ‘The Making of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ on June 6th!
“The Making of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” which gives viewers a sneak peak of the Universal Orlando Resort’s new theme park attraction, runs Sunday, June 6
BehindtheThrills.com has posted some new details about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park! Download a pdf of the Universal brochure, here.
Wizarding World Descriptions! Attractions for Forbidden Journey, Dragons Challenge, and Flight of the Hippogriff are all mentioned and described under these. As typical vague descriptions to keep surprises and to keep the common guest informed on what the attraction will feature, but an interesting note is the height requirement is 48 inches for Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey. Could this be a typo? Something not finalized yet? It seems a bit taller than what I was expecting for a ‘thrilling’ dark ride that the entire family will enjoy. This is the centerpiece attraction and much like spider-man is for marvel. it should be the most cohesively themed piece of the area. Maybe one should not look too much into this early but it certainly is different than what many expected.
Dragon’s Challenge mentions “different ride each time!” some are speculating that it will have unique elements to the coaster like sound effects and other tracks for on board audio that may be installed. As neat as that could be I don’t think that is the case here and the description just pushes the fact that there are two solid different roller coaster attractions to experience.
Three Broomsticks: The description says counter Service. This is a general term for someone to pick up their food in a cafeteria style restaurant. As of right now it is a general description as all counter service restaurants seem to be around the resort at the
Scholastic has announced, by way of a new landing page for their Potter section, that they are doing a total redesign of the Harry Potter section!
“New Harry Potter Online Experience coming soon! Come back in two weeks to discover the magic of the Harry Potter books and demonstrate your wizarding skills.”
You can also enter to win a trip for you and 3 guests to the Harry Potter theme park (if you are aged 7-14!) Go here to enter it! You must enter by June 1st and there will be four winners!
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