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Muggles and No-Majs Rejoice: Big Wizarding World of Harry Potter News to Be Revealed!

by Aimee Krenz · December 1, 2015

If you’ve been attempting to use Legilimency on members of the Universal Studios team who have been preparing the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Hollywood for its grand opening, you can stop working so hard!

Announced today on its official Twitter account, Universal Studios Hollywood will reveal some very big news regarding the opening of Hogsmeade in just one week.

 

A big update is on the way for #WizardingWorldHollywood on 12/8! Look for the spellbinding announcement… pic.twitter.com/NA1GGrcmtl

— Universal Studios (@UniStudios) December 1, 2015

 

Last month, the Hogwarts Express conductor provided fans a virtual tour through the magic of the Internet with the cooperation of the No-Maj/Muggle site YouTube. We’re almost sure that Arthur Weasley watched in fascination as the video was uploaded!

In exactly one week on December 8, we expect that the opening date of the new park will be revealed on the official Universal Studios Hollywood YouTube channel, which you can check out here.

Not much more is known about the “big news” to be revealed other than the opening date, but we’re sure that fans of the theme park and the Harry Potter universe are as anxious as we are to find out what the Universal Studios team has stuffed up their wizarding robes, should they decide to pull a Hagrid and let a few more details slip.

You can read the brief press release below, and don’t forget to follow Universal on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to keep up with all the latest news!

Press Release
The Day Has Arrived!

The Countdown is on for the Much-Anticipated Spring 2016 Arrival of “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” and Universal Studios Hollywood is About to Make Headlines with Very BIG News
Universal City, California, December 1, 2015 – “When will “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™” at Universal Studios Hollywood open?

This has been the #1 question asked since the theme park first announced that “Hogwarts is coming to Hollywood” in 2011. The perennial question will soon have an answer and Universal Studios Hollywood is about to shed some light on it.

More information is available here:

WHEN: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

TIME: 7AM PT / 10AM ET

WHERE: Here

For more information, visit the newly launched interactive website for a virtual tour of “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” and sign up for the latest news and information at www.universalstudioshollywood.com/harrypotter/signup.

Join the conversation online using #WizardingWorldHollywood.

Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.

HARRY POTTER, characters, names, and related indicia are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s15)

 

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