After finally confirming the expansion of Orlando’s Wizarding World last week, Thierry Coup, senior vice president of Universal Creative, spoke with Fox News about the latest changes and what will be on offer when it opens to customers. Speaking with Ricky Brigante (Fox News), Coup discussed the reasons behind the extension, the logistics of the new attractions, including the Hogwarts Express, as well as hinting at which attractions shall be featured in Diagon Alley.
Have you ever wanted your own signature from your favorite Harry Potter film stars but don’t have the luck to run into them on the street? Now The Signature Shop, founded by actor Warwick Davis, will be selling licensed autographed photographs of various Potter stars, including Matthew Lewis and Warwick Davis, for affordable prices for fans around the world.
With not even a third of the month yet complete, yesterday’s reveal of the Orlando theme park expansion has prompted a brand new episode of our Harry Potter podcast, MuggleCast. Join Andrew, Eric, and Micah as they discuss this exciting news:
After months and months of waiting and speculating, the time has come: Universal Orlando Resort and Warner Bros. Entertainment have OFFICIALLY announced the the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley expansion and added that the park will in fact open in 2014.
We reported last year that Rupert Grint had been cast in CBGB, a film based on the owner and founder of the New York Club of the same name. In the movie, Rupert will play Cheetah Chrome, the guitarist of the punk band The Dead Boys. Alan Rickman will also star in the film as club owner Hilly Kristal.
HP Fan Trips™ still has space available for you to book one of the ULTIMATE Harry Potter-filled travel packages throughout the UK this summer and fall. No matter which tour you choose, HP Fan Trips™ gives you a “muggle backstage pass” to travel through time and discover the world of Harry Potter. You will be delighted with exclusive fan experiences that will make this one of the most memorable trips you’ll ever take.
It has been announced that Evanna Lynch will play Bess, the wife of famous magician Harry Houdini, in Houdini, an upcoming play based on the early performing years of Harry and his brother Theo.
Hear, hear! Everyone has got to listen to this news. Muggle scientists may have recently created yet another product from J.K. Rowling’s magical universe – and we’re not talking about invisibility cloaks or Weasley clocks this time, but full-fledged extendable ears!
The kids of Saverna Park, Maryland are pretty magical, don’t you think? A group of twelve kids from five families ranging in age from 8-14 have constructed a working Hogwarts Express Go-Kart, and yesterday raced it in the annual American Visionary Art Museum’s kinetic sculpture race – a 15-mile-long race across Baltimore.
