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“Harry Potter”-Themed Restaurant in the Works

by Andrew Sims · January 17, 2005

The Business Journal is reporting that the founder of the Rainforest Cafe is currently working on plans for a Harry Potter-themed restaurant:

The team has figured out 22 ways to make snow, 10 ways to do fire. They’ve gone to Asia, China, and Brazil in search of dinosaur eggs, gemstones, and 22-foot doorways. Schussler has spent hours on the phone with J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series since one concept centers on the young wizard.

This plan, along with six others, is all still in the design phase and likely won’t be open for another 2-3 years… if it makes it past the design phase. Thanks, Dayna, for the tip!

UPDATE: “No truth in the reports.”

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