Universal's HARRY POTTER attraction will be freakin' nuts
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Here's some info swiped from the fansite HPana:
* Upon entering the park through the "arches of Hogsmeade," guests will be greeted by the Hogwarts Express and station, and free to roam the 22-acre park situated in Universal's Islands of Adventure
* Zonko's and Honeydukes shops
* Three Broomsticks and Hog's Head pubs featuring British fare and Potter-inspired beverages like butterbeer
* An owlery, with the ability to send mail with official Hogwarts insignia and postage
* Ollivander's, where guests can experience a "magical" wand selection just like the book and movie, and purchase the wand
* Dervish & Banges, featuring a variety of magical instruments, including "real" remembralls and spectrespects
* Elements of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, including a Dragon Challenge: two high-speed rollercoasters in one
* Family-friendly hippogryph flights across the park (after training by Hagrid, of course)
* "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" -- very few details revealed about this other than phrases like "never been done before," "brand-new technology" -- but sounds like will be a guided adventure taking guests through iconic locales and experiences scenes and characters straight from the books and films.
Here's a video preview featuring some fly-throughs of the concept art and glimpses of the movie cast back when they actually looked young enough to attend Hogwarts.
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