As more and more pictures of construction on the Diagon Alley expansion have been appearing on the Internet, fans have been anxiously awaiting an announcement of the park’s official opening date. While Universal Orlando is keeping that secret a little while longer, they’ve given us a fun clue about what we can expect in the near future.
In a public news release made today at Universal Orlando by Stuart Craig, the production designer for the Harry Potter films, new details were released involving the Hogwarts Express and the Leaky Cauldron restaurant.
There’s been a lot of theme park updates recently as construction on Universal Studios Orlando’s Diagon Alley expansion barrels forward, and as the scaffolding comes off, it seems that more than a few surprises are in store for Harry Potter fans.
While we are waiting for some news to come from Universal Orlando today we thought we would share some new images coming out of the theme park this morning thanks to @OrlandoInformer.
Today, a new image has appeared on the Orlando Attractions Magazine Facebook page of the London side of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley. The scaffolding is beginning to come down from the building faces, and it appears that part of this London expansion could be the home of the Black family, 12 Grimmauld Place!
Blogger Robert Niles at ThemeParkInsider has released a first look at one of the set pieces inside the upcoming Diagon Alley theme park in Universal Studios Florida.
Thanks to Attractions Magazine, we have video footage that was shot today from Universal Orlando where the theme park has begun slow testing of the Hogwarts Express ride.
With the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Osaka nearing completion and the expansion at Universal Studios Orlando well under way, it’s easy to overlook another Universal Studios park that is currently under construction – the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Hollywood!
In anticipation of the 2014 opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Osaka, Japan, Universal Studios has acquired some prime promotional space – on the side of a train car! Catching this at the station would certainly make the morning commute a bit more magical!
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