Rowling's characters and would be bringing them to the Universal Orlando Resort. Themed to the village of Hogsmeade from the Harry Potter books and films, original Wizarding World land was designed by Universal Creative in consultation with author J.
Rowling and Harry Potter film production designer Stuart Craig. It includes one new attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey , as well as two rethemed rides and multiple shops and restaurants.
In December , ThemeParkInsider. Once inside, the queue to enter Hogsmeade wrapped around the park, with Team Members informing guests the wait could be up to nine hours long. The crowds never let up the whole summer and Universal implemented a ticketing system to enter the land. But once inside none of that mattered. Guests were blown away by the, at the time, revolutionary level of detail. Olivanders was not just a shop, it was an interactive show, windows animated and lit up as if placed under a spell, and the beverage choices reflected this was a remote town in Scottland.
In a move that at the time was scandalous, no Coca-Cola products were available in the land—only newly invented drinks such as Butterbeer, Peach Tea Fizz, and Pumpkin Juice. I was immediately aware that Universal had created something revolutionary. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, the keystone E-ticket attraction in the land, did what no one thought was possible: top the already world-renowned Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man located across the lagoon.
It immediately vaulted to the top of my best attractions list. Universal pulled out all the stops with state of the art Musion projections, incredible moving portraits, and recreations of iconic film locations. It is easy to look back in and see this all as inevitable: of course Universal was going to knock it out of the park, it was going to be successful, and the industry would follow.
Reportedly Disney scoffed at Universal building during a recession, thinking they were mad. Volcano Bay, a totally new water park, opened in in addition to over a dozen new additions to the resort.
Pottermania at Universal did not end. Universal Studios Florida opened Diagon Alley in , a new themed land with a Hogwarts Express attraction connecting it to the original Hogsmeade. Hollywood opened the west coast annex of Hogwarts in where rumor has it Olivanders sold over one million dollars worth of wands in just one day. Even Universal Studios Beijing, opening in , will have its own Hogsmeade on opening day.
Disney, seeing financial and attendance shifts in the industry, quickly created new plans to refresh their parks. It is incredible to see how the industry pivoted over the past decade and what the next ten years will bring us. To think it all started with a mysterious boy who lived under the stairs on Privet Drive.
The construction of both worlds took five years and cost million US dollars. In , this was joined by Universal Studios Orlando's addition—a recreation of Diagon Alley located on the former site of the Jaws attraction with the Hogwarts Express train connecting the two. The Wizarding World includes attractions pertaining to adventures in the film and book series, and shops where "wizard lore" is sold including a replication of Ollivanders.
A Celebration of Harry Potter is an annual celebration a which typically occurs at Universal Studios Orlando some time in January most recently occurring from the 29thst of January and usually runs for three days. It includes question and answer sessions with participating members of the Harry Potter cast, special panels, demonstrations, and the incredible Celebration of Harry Potter Expo.
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