![]() ![]() "What Universal Orlando has done with Harry Potter is really, really fantastic," Radcliffe said at the opening ceremony. Harry potter and the forbidden journey 2010 movie#Radcliffe, who plays the boy wizard in the movie series, was joined at the opening by Warwick Davis (who plays Filius Flitwick), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore). You truly felt a part of the wizarding world.The Wizarding World brings the popular Harry Potter books and movies to life with rides, shops and detailed reproductions of the fictitious village of Hogsmeade, the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the steam-belching Hogwarts Express train. I purposely didn't read any reviews or news about the world, so it was completely unexpected. However, the The Forbidden Journey ride was simply amazing. I think the park focused more on the authenticity of the world instead of the rides. It was fun nonetheless, but not over the top. It was a typical, hanging coaster from someone that doesn't know much about it. I could go on forever about my experiences, but I know this a coaster site… The Dragon ride was ok. I was giddy and excited, and felt like a little kid again. Needless to say, from a die-hard HP fan, I was in love. I started in Hogesmede and made my way through the shops (and even got hand picked from the crowd to go through the wand process). But I went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and was very impressed. ![]() I know I am a little behind in the times, and I should have commented on this post ages go. Do you have any details to share about the Wizarding World? Please back up your information with links when possible.Īre you excited about the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter? Do you plan on visiting Islands of Adventure this year? Leave a comment below. I’m by no means a Universal Studios or even an Orlando expert. Flying Unicorn has been re-themed as Flight of the Hippogriff. According to RCDB, the Fire Dragon will be called Chinese Fireball and the Ice Dragon will become Hungarian Horntail. The popular Dueling Dragons will be known as Dragon Challenge. ![]() The transition of Islands of Adventure’s Lost Continent to the Wizarding World has caused a couple of roller coasters to be re-themed. As Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative, guides the tour he gives the backstory of the ride. This video shows the highly detailed queue inside Hogwarts that looks super authentic. It sounds like a more immersive version of the Spider-Man/Curse of Darkastle rides with a robocoaster ride system instead of standard cars on a traditional track. Still no big reveal about the top secret Forbidden Journey ride that will anchor the new area. They enter several stores, including Dervish & Banges and Honeydukes, ride Flight of the Hippogriff (nee Flying Unicorn), sip some butterbeer and go through Hogwarts (which Ellen refers to as Hogwash.) It’s the most footage we’ve seen from inside the construction walls, and of course, DeGeneres plays it for laughs throughout the five-minute clip. I’m not a huge Potter fan, so here’s a description from the Theme Park Rangers of what they spotted in the video: Here’s the segment of the show where the cast visits the Wizarding World of Harry Potter:Įllen DeGeneres also featured the Wizarding World in a more in-depth look at the attraction: Theme Park Syndicate writer Austin sent me an email about The Wizarding World being a part of a challenge on an episode of Celebrity Apprentice. Feature stories and commercials have been all over TV. ![]() It was pretty frustrating.Īs Universal’s a multimedia corporation, it was only a matter of time before they tapped into their television ties. I tried changing the lighting in the room, I cut the map out of the newspaper and taped it to a magazine, and I tried to sit perfectly still. If they ever do anything like this again they really need to provide more tips. It was a neat idea, but not worth the trouble it took to get it to work. On my laptop’s screen I saw myself holding the map, but castles and other features from the new land had risen out of it. The first couple of tries, I got the map to work for a brief few seconds. Unfortunately, the execution left something to be desired.Īfter holding the map in front of my web cam for tens of minutes at differen t angles I finally gave up. I thought it was the coolest marketing idea I’d heard of in a long time. A few months ago there was the augmented reality map that went out in an issue of a USA Today. Universal has been promoting the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter like crazy. ![]()
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