Warner Bros. Studio Tour London has announced some of its 2022 special events and activities including the brand new “Magical Mischief” event from January through May. Full details on this new feature are below:
Magical Mischief
Saturday 22nd January – Sunday 1st May 2022
Brand new for 2022, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is set to reveal the filmmaking trickery behind the Harry Potter film series as it shines a spotlight on magical pranks and mishaps in the new feature, Magical Mischief
Visitors to the Studio Tour will learn how their favourite mischievous moments from the films were brought to the screen in this exciting feature. Entering the Great Hall, fans will recognise the set dressed for a Weasley prank on the peaceful O.W.L.s exam, complete with the swinging pendulum under the watchful eye of Dolores Umbridge. From the fan-favourite scene in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the infamous pink two-piece costume of Dolores Umbridge will be centre stage and visitors should look above to see the playful Weasley twins’ costumes on their broomsticks suspended from the Great Hall ceiling.
Demonstrations throughout the Studio Tour during this feature include how clever camera trickery created the disappearing effect of the invisibility cloak and visitors will also be able to get hands on to make their own origami howler, just like the one Mrs Weasley delivered to her son in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
The Studio Tour will be highlighting the magical mishaps that happen throughout the films including how the SFX Team created the infamous fireplace letter scene inside 4 Privet Drive and Fred and George Weasley’s accidental beards and burned costumes after they put their names into the Goblet of Fire, created by the Creature Effects Team. Eagle-eyed visitors will spot a number of pesky Cornish Pixies on the loose around the Studio Tour and are invited to find them all and collect stamps as part of their Marauder’s Map activity passport.
Fan favorites Dark Arts and Hogwarts in the Snow are also returning for 2022 and early 2023.
Dark Arts
Friday 23rd September – Sunday 6th November
The Studio Tour’s popular Dark Arts feature will return for Hallowe’en in 2022 with the Great Hall ceiling decorated with over 100 floating pumpkins as well as a spooky feast of lollipops and red apples dressed along the tables. Visitors are invited to follow the Dark Mark trail, try their wand combat moves against Death Eaters in a live duel as they storm the Studio Tour, all before walking down a darker Platform 9 ¾ and a spookier Diagon Alley.
Hogwarts in the Snow
Saturday 12th November – Sunday 15th January 2023
2022 will conclude with the return of the Yule Ball for Hogwarts in the Snow, running from Saturday 12th November – Sunday 15th January 2023. The festive makeover will see the Great Hall transformed with the icy silvers of the iconic Yule Ball scenes. The Gryffindor common room will be dressed for the season and a blanket of filmmaking snow will cover the Forbidden Forest, Diagon Alley and the magnificent Hogwarts castle model.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by holding special screenings of the film in November. The film had it’s world premiere on November 4th 2001 and it’s official opening was November 16th 2001 in the UK, Ireland, USA and Canada.
After 20 years, relive the magic where it all began as Warner Bros. Studio Tour London invites guests to take a seat in the Great Hall of Hogwarts for a showing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Each evening from Friday 19th – Monday 22nd November, fans are invited to explore the authentic sets, props and costumes of the Studio Tour and stop for a refreshing Butterbeer before returning to the Great Hall after-hours. Visitors will step in to the festively decorated Great Hall and take a seat on comfy Hogwarts-house themed bean bags to enjoy the film with a drink and snack from the Honeydukes Trolley!
The screening on Monday 22nd November will be adapted for visitors on the autism spectrum and for those with other sensory needs.
Tickets will go on sale on the 30th of September at 10am. Tickets include:
Non – exclusive Studio Tour entrance ticket (From 2.00pm)
Exclusive ‘Summer Screenings’ ticket to watch Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone in the Great Hall
Butterbeer tankard OR Butterbeer ice cream taster
One hot meal from The Hub or Backlot Café
One drink of wine / beer / soft from The Hub or Backlot Café
After multiple closures the past year and a half, the most recent being in December, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter will be reopening it’s doors for visitors! Fans wishing to visit can start booking their tickets today and visit from May 17th through December 2021.
Visitors to the Studio Tour can enjoy the limited feature “A Celebration of Slytherin,” fly a broomstick over London, and still grab a refreshing glass of Butterbeer during their visit. An addition has also been made to the Slytherin feature – a 25ft section of the Slytherin Common Room was built during the closure.
The Studio Tour has also undergone a specialised clean to ensure that every set, costume and enchanting prop is spic and span, ready to astound fans.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is set to reopen to visitors on Monday 17th May for the first time since its closure in December 2020. Due to popular demand, visitors are welcomed back to the Celebration of Slytherin feature which first ran last year. For those who missed it, visitors will enter through the Great Hall doors to be greeted by a sea of green as the Slytherin house banners are suspended from the enchanted ceiling, in reference to the final scenes in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A number of original costumes belonging to Slytherin’s most esteemed witches and wizards are also on display including those of Draco Malfoy and Lord Voldemort.
Geoff Spooner, SVP and General Manager at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London said ‘’we are extremely excited to be welcoming visitors back to the Studio Tour next week. The measures we have in place ensure visitors will have both a safe and magical experience as they walk in the footsteps of the filmmakers who brought the Harry Potter films to life.’’
The Studio Tour will reopen with a range of safety measures in place including reduced capacity, regular enhanced cleaning and requiring all visitors to wear a face mask or covering, unless seated in a café or restaurant. Following government guidance, all visitors aged 16 and over must display proof of NHS Test & Trace Venue Check In on arrival or pre-register their details with Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. Further details will be provided to visitors with a booking in their pre-visit email and are also available to view here –www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/covid-19.
Step on to the cobbled streets of Diagon Alley, drink a Butterbeer in the Backlot café or enjoy one of the SFX experiences the Studio Tour has to offer. Tickets are now available to purchase for visits until December 2021 via www.wbstudiotour.co.uk.
As we shared back in October, Hogwarts in the Snow is returning to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London this year! After a brief closure due to COVID-19 it has reopened the doors to the Great Hall, welcoming visitors back with the annual festive feature Hogwarts in the Snow. They are continuing to implement safety measures to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit for all.
Hogwarts in the Snow will run from Thursday 3rd December – Sunday 17th January 2021. Tickets must be pre-booked, and all extra features are included in the ticket price.
New for 2020, the cobbled stones and magical shop fronts of Diagon Alley will be given a festive makeover, draped in layers of filmmaking snow. During filming, many different types of ‘snow’ were used, each selected for its ability to crunch under foot, float like falling flakes or glisten in the light like ice, but never melt. The same techniques will be used by filmmakers to cover the magical shopping street this year. Though Diagon Alley was not seen in the snow, the same set was used for parts of Hogsmeade during the wintery scenes that see Harry make use of his invisibility cloak to join the school trip without permission.
A fan favorite feature is returning to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London this year – Hogwarts in the Snow! They’ve even added more snow this year with visitors able to experience Diagon Alley covered in snow. In previous years a small area of Diagon Alley was used to show how they made Harry’s invisibility cloak footprints, but this year the whole set will be decked out in snow from the cobblestones to the store fronts!
Fans of the Harry Potter films are invited to get into the festive spirit as Warner Bros. Studio Tour London’s annual Hogwarts in the Snow feature returns! For the very first time, from Saturday 14th November – Sunday 17th January 2021, visitors will be able to explore another of their favourite sets in the snow as Diagon Alley undergoes a wintery transformation.
New for 2020, the cobbled stones and magical shop fronts of Diagon Alley will be given a festive makeover, draped in layers of filmmaking snow. During filming, many different types of ‘snow’ were used, each selected for its ability to crunch under foot, float like falling flakes or glisten in the light like ice, but never melt. The same techniques will be used by filmmakers to cover the magical shopping street this year. Though Diagon Alley was not seen in the snow, the same set was used for parts of Hogsmeade during the wintery scenes that see Harry make use of his invisibility cloak to join the school trip without permission.
A popular fan favourite, the Hogwarts castle model will also be transformed with a dusting of snow again this year. During filming, a member of the crew climbed aboard an elevated work platform and sprinkled the mixture of granulated paper and grains of salt onto the model by hand with a sieve – like dusting sugar onto a cake. The same process takes place at the Studio Tour every festive season.
As visitors step foot onto the original stone floor of the Great Hall, they will be welcomed with wreaths, garlands and trees topped with witches on miniature broomsticks. The long dining tables will be dressed as they were for the seasonal feast in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, complete with SFX flaming Christmas puddings and prop versions of the mouth-watering roast turkeys and hams studded with cherries.
In addition, many more of the iconic sets housed at the Studio Tour will receive a festive makeover. The Gryffindor Common Room and Boys’ Dormitory will be decorated with the original props including handmade Christmas cards, some of which were created by the cast members during production. Fireplaces throughout the Studio Tour (including those in the Leaky Cauldron and Great Hall) will be ‘lit’ with special effects fire, created by John Richardson and the SFX team using a combination of water vapour and lighting effects.
Hogwarts in the Snow runs from 14th November 2020 until 17th January 2021 and tickets are now available to purchase via www.wbstudiotour.co.uk. Tickets must be pre-booked, and all extra features are included in the ticket price.
COVID-19 Update: To help keep everyone safe, a number of additional measures and changes have been made to the Studio Tour experience. The updates are designed to prioritise social distancing and enhanced cleaning. Visitors are advised to familiarise themselves with the Studio Tour’s safety measures before visiting: https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/updates/safety-measures/
Butterbeer was originally only available for fans to purchase at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida in 2010. Next, in 2012, it ventured to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London and then Universal Hollywood in 2016. Now, there is a new form for fans to enjoy – Bottled Butterbeer!
For the very first time, fans of Butterbeer can experience the Wizarding World drink in a brand-new way – at home! A much-requested fan favourite over the years, it comes in beautifully crafted souvenir glass bottles with each one featuring an exclusive collectable label designed by MinaLima.
The Bottled Butterbeer will be sold at WB Studio Tour London, Platform 9 3/4 shops and their online counterparts. Unfortunately they will only ship to the UK for now. It was also revealed that there will be different labels to collect as time goes on. We have asked if the new mug will also be available for purchase but have not heard back yet.
At 7:30BST tonight (September 10th,) Warwick Davis will be taking over the Studio Tour Instagram to answer questions about the Bottled Butterbeer.
The studio tour started the fun yesterday with a mystery video where some Potter personalities received boxes in the mail.
The Studio Tour have sent over a press release with more details on this delicious development:
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter and Platform 9 ¾ Shop launch the world’s first bottled Butterbeer.
For the very first time, fans of Butterbeer can experience the Wizarding World drink in a brand-new way – at home!
Appearing throughout the stories and loved by Hogwarts students and teachers alike, Butterbeer is a much-requested fan-favourite. Previously available in draught form at select Wizarding World locations, today, the world’s first official bottled Butterbeer launches exclusively at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London –The Making of Harry Potter and the Platform 9 ¾ Shops at London King’s Cross, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.
Made and brewed in the U.K, bottled Butterbeer has a style which is entirely unique and comes in beautifully crafted souvenir glass bottles, each one featuring an exclusive collectable label designed by MinaLima, the design duo behind the graphic props of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films.
Following launch, there will be different labels to collect, making a bottle the perfect gift for any fan to first enjoy and then proudly display.
Best served chilled and poured straight from the bottle, the delicious soft drink features a new take on the butterscotch flavour fans know and love. The unique blend of top-secret ingredients make bottled Butterbeer a must try for any aspiring witch or wizard!
Bringing the magical taste to everyone, bottled Butterbeer can also be purchased online at shop.wbstudiotour.co.uk or harrypotterplatform934.com and fans are invited to join us at @wbtourlondon and share their #ButterbeerCheers.
They also answered some questions you may have about the product:
What does bottled Butterbeer taste like? Butterbeer is a butterscotch flavoured sparkling soft drink.
What does bottle Butterbeer cost? Butterbeer is available at £5.95 for an individual 275ml bottle or £12.95 for 4 X 200ml pack.
Is Butterbeer dairy/free/vegan/vegetarian? Our bottled Butterbeer is vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.
How is Bottled Butterbeer made? Along with the recipe, the brewing process is top secret.
Will Bottled Butterbeer be available to buy online? Yes, bottled Butterbeer is available to purchase from both Warner Bros. Studio Tour London and Platform 9 ¾’s website. Butterbeer is currently only available for delivery within the UK.
How many collectible labels are there? There is currently one label available, hand designed by MinaLima, the Graphic Design duo on all Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. Keep an eye out for more collectible labels in the future.
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