Magical Menagerie was just at a press conference where Thierry Coup (Senior Vice President, Universal Creative), Matthew Lewis, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps and Evanna Lynch announced that Diagon Alley will be opening on July 8th!

We will have a full video of the announcement later tonight!

Update: Universal released a new commercial which can be seen here.

When they were last in Diagon Alley, James and Oliver Phelps along with Bonnie Wright tested out the new interactive wands in Diagon Alley. Watch a quick video of the experience below:

Playbill reports that Rupert Grint will be making his Broadway debut alongside Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally and Stockard Channing in It’s Only a Play. “I’m thrilled to be making my Broadway debut alongside this amazing cast and creative team,” Grint said in a statement.

In It’s Only a Play, according to producers, “it’s opening night of Peter Austin’s (Broderick) new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his best friend, a television star (Lane), his fledgling producer (Mullally), his erratic leading lady (Channing), his wunderkind director (Grint), an infamous drama critic, and a wide-eyed coat check attendant on his first night in Manhattan. It’s alternately raucous, ridiculous and tender — reminding audiences why there’s no business like show business. Thank God!”

Tickets for It’s Only a Play are available by visiting Telecharge.com. For groups of 20 or more, call (855) 329-2932.

All this week Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show are in Orlando for the Diagon Alley press event.  During last night’s episode he shared a clip of himself and Higgins shopping for their wands at the new Ollivander’s in Diagon Alley. Keep watching each night for more clips (hopefully) from the expansion! We aren’t sure what else they will be sharing, so there’s no guarantee it will be more Harry Potter.

Parents: There is some suggestive language in the clip, so beware.

The Universal blog and The Today Show have released a list if Harry Potter actors attending this weeks Diagon Alley Preview. we’re here and will keep you up to date on Twitter: MM_Official.

Bonnie Wright
Evanna Lynch
Domhnall Gleeson
Matthew Lewis
James Phelps
Oliver Phelps
Warwick Davis
Tom Felton
Helena Bonham Carter
Robbie Coltrane

Helena, Robbie and Tom will appear on Wednesdays Today Show.

Universal has released a schedule of webcasts that will take place during this week’s Diagon Alley press event.

Wednesday, June 18 at 8 p.m. ~  The Diagon Alley Red Carpet Event [LIVE]

• Enjoy interviews with some of your favorite Harry Potter film stars as they arrive for the exclusive red carpet preview event for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley.

Thursday, June 19 at 12 p.m. ~ All Aboard: A Journey on the Hogwarts Express with Oliver and James Phelps

• Join James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films) as they take you on a journey aboard the Hogwarts Express from Hogsmeade station to King’s Cross Station.

Friday, June 20 at 12 p.m. ~ Behind the Bricks:  A Tour of Diagon Alley with Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis [LIVE]

• Get a virtual tour of some of the most iconic places within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley with your hosts, Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films) and Alan Gilmore (Art Director for the Harry Potter films and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter).