On December 6, Disney World’s largest ever theme park expansion, called New Fantasyland, will open to the public inside Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. The expansion is also Disney’s first Florida expansion since the opening of rival Universal Studios’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter in June, 2010. As a result, we could not help but wonder what similarities and differences the two parks may have in common.
A new article from Behind the Thrills features some of the new merchandise that is available for purchase at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, including some gorgeous costumes.
A new article from MiceChat, shows construction of what can only be assumed to be the Hogwarts Express train ride that will take visitors from the new Expansion Area of Diagon Alley at the Lost Continent section to the original area of Hogsmeade and Hogwarts at the Islands of Adventure section.
It’s no hidden secret that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure has been wildly successful and experienced record-breaking attendance since it opened. Universal Studios can expect to see even a larger amount of growth when the “rumored” expansion area of Diagon Alley opens to the public. So the question becomes, where to place all of these Universal guests?
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Certainly one of the greatest achievements in the Muggle world is the re-creation of Hogsmeade, Hogwarts Castle and the overall sensation one gets when walking into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at the Islands of Adventure inside Universal Studios Orlando, Florida.
It’s been two full years since this truly magnificant park opened on June 18th, 2010, and has since captured the hearts and minds of millions of Harry Potter fans from around the world. This park has been so successful, that two more theme parks are currently being created in Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan.
Longtime MuggleNet and Harry Potter fan Hilary Klein has sent us a few amazing photos of new merchandise at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Today, the cast of Nickelodeon’s TV hit series Victorious, experienced the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida.
Earlier today, HPEF (the people behind this year’s upcoming HP conference “Ascendio”) posted a terrific deal on Twitter when they sent their 2000th Tweet. For 2,000 minutes starting from 3 p.m. today (in other words, until 11:59 p.m. on June 5) anyone can take 2,000 pennies (or $20) off a ticket to Ascendio’s exclusive “Night of a Thousand Wizards 2” park event for themselves or a friend!
According to an article in the Sun Sentinel, a new report was released by AECOM (a Los Angeles-based market-research firm) and the Themed Entertainment Association, showing that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter experienced a dramatic 29% increase in attendance in 2011, which accounts for a majority of the overall theme park attendance in North America of 2.9% as an industry.
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