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opened to the public on June 18, 2010. The area's flagship ride is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which exists within a re-creation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It takes riders on a journey through Harry Potter's wizarding world. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter also contains Flight of the Hippogriff, a family roller coaster, and formerly included Dragon Challenge, a pair of inverted roller coasters. The area also features a re-creation of Hogsmeade containing many gift shops and restaurants from the novels including Dervish and Banges, Honeydukes, Ollivanders, Zonko's Joke Shop (though it houses Honeydukes), the
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Universal, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" would be added to its Islands of Adventure park. Just over three years later, on June 18, 2010, the seventh "island" at Universal's Islands of Adventure, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opened. Shortly after the massive success of the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade, rumors began to swirl once again, this time of a second Potter-themed area in Universal Studios Florida. It was announced shortly thereafter that Universal would begin construction of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter -Diagon
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opened to the public on June 18, 2010. The area's flagship ride is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which exists within a re-creation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It takes riders on a journey through Harry Potter's wizarding world. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter also contains Flight of the Hippogriff, a family roller coaster, and formerly included Dragon Challenge, a pair of inverted roller coasters. The area also features a re-creation of Hogsmeade containing many gift shops and restaurants from the novels including Dervish and Banges, Honeydukes, Ollivanders, Zonko's Joke Shop (though it houses Honeydukes), the
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Bros., officially announced the addition of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" to Islands of Adventure on May 31, 2007. The area officially opened in the Islands of Adventure theme park on June 18, 2010. The "Harry Potter"-themed area saw attendance at Islands of Adventure rise by as much as 36% in 2010. According to Jason Garcia of the "Orlando Sentinel", this led to resort executives pondering "when to expand Wizarding World and how to keep business balanced between Islands and Universal Studios Florida". In April 2011, Brady MacDonald of the "Los Angeles Times" speculated that an area expansion would
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up in the next few days with unofficial confirmation that the new area would involve "Harry Potter". On May 31, 2007, Universal, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter would be added to Islands of Adventure. After a two-and-a-half year construction period, the area officially opened to the public on June 18, 2010. This resulted in attendance at the park jumping approximately 50% in its first year of operation. On July 8, 2014, Universal opened an expansion to the Wizarding World at Universal Studios Florida, Diagon Alley, which was placed in the former
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Jurassic Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade, The Lost Continent, and Seuss Landing. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, based on the popular "Harry Potter" franchise, is the only island added after the park opened; it opened to the public on June 18, 2010. Universal CityWalk Orlando opened in 1999, over the former parking lot and entrance, as part of the expansion that created the Universal Orlando Resort. Guests arrive at the resort park in one of two multi-story parking structures, then travel via covered moving sidewalks over Universal Boulevard into CityWalk. From there, guests can proceed
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the film series. At the Islands of Adventure theme park, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened June 18, 2010. It includes re-creation of Hogsmeade and three rides. The flagship attraction is "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey", which exists within a re-creation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Other rides include "Flight of the Hippogriff", a family roller coaster, and the Hogwarts Express. Other attractions include Ollivander's Wand Shop, the Triwizard Spirit Rally, and the Frog Choir. Hogsmeade contains many gift shops and restaurants from the book series including Dervish and Banges, Honeydukes, Ollivanders, the Three Broomsticks, and
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in mid-March 2010, and was officially renamed as Dragon Challenge with "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" grand opening on June 18, 2010. In July 2017, Universal Orlando officials announced that Dragon Challenge would close on September 4, 2017. The coasters have reached the end of their service life, and the park has completed the demolition of the two coasters to make way for a new attraction based on the "Harry Potter" franchise. The new attraction is scheduled to open in summer 2019. "Dueling Dragons" was one of "Islands of Adventure" original attractions, opening with the theme park on May
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It officially opened with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter on June 18, 2010. A duplicate of the Orlando attraction was installed at Universal Studios Japan as part of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed area. It opened on July 15, 2014. Flight of the Hippogriff was also installed at Universal Studios Hollywood and opened on April 7, 2016. This is the first outdoor roller coaster at the Hollywood location. The roller coaster's new backstory is that Hagrid is teaching young wizards how to fly a Hippogriff by using fake replicas of the creature. The queue line weaves through
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television commercials. The Dueling Dragons were closed for some maintenance before being transformed into the Dragon Challenge. Construction was completed by June 1, 2010, when the area began soft openings. A soft opening weekend was held for the media and reserved guests, starting on May 28, 2010. The park had two opening ceremonies that took place on June 16 and on June 18, 2010. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's grand opening ceremony took place on June 16 with book series author J. K. Rowling, and film series actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane, Tom
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Harry Potter would be coming to Islands of Adventure. Preparation of the site for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter began in late October 2007, and the construction of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey began in February 2008. Construction ended in the first half of 2010. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey began operating on June 1, 2010, and officially opened to the public on June 18, 2010. The rides was upgraded to 4K 120 FPS on June 4, 2018. On May 5, 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported that Universal Studios Japan would also be receiving a "The
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8, 2015, it was announced that the park will open on April 7, 2016. The announcement featured actress Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood in the "Harry Potter" films. However, the soft opening was on March 31, 2016. Similar to the Wizarding World in Japan, this one does not feature the Dragon Challenge coaster from Islands of Adventure, but does include Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and Flight of the Hippogriff, along with Ollivander's Wand Shop Show, and the Frog Choir and Triwizard Spirit Rally. Wands purchased from Ollivander's Wand Shop can be used to do "magic", using sensors
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Wizarding World of Harry Potter", with Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey confirmed as one of the attractions. The Japanese ride opened on July 15, 2014. It had 3D effects added on May 21, 2015 and was upgraded to 4K 120 FPS on January 18, 2018. The 3D effects were removed on March 16, 2018. On December 6, 2011, Universal Parks & Resorts announced that it would open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2016, and that one of the attractions would be Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. On April 7, 2016, "The Wizarding
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Harry Potter. The report also detailed the possibility that Universal Parks & Resorts would open additional Harry Potter-themed areas at Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Japan as well as a location in Spain. This report was widely relayed by other media sources. On December 6, 2011, Universal officially announced plans to bring The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to Universal Studios Hollywood. A replica of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and Hogwarts will be constructed. On May 5, 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported that Universal Studios Japan would also be receiving a "The Wizarding World of Harry
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at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort in 2010. The village of Hogsmeade is also recreated. Two features in the Japanese park not found in Orlando are Hogwarts's Black Lake and live owls. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Japan) The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area based on the "Harry Potter" series built at Universal Parks & Resorts' Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan. Not to be confused with Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter at Leavesden Studios, it is a collaboration of
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Hollywood) The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles, California. The area is themed to the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and novels by J.K. Rowling. The attraction—the second "Harry Potter"-themed area to exist at a Universal resort—was designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros. Entertainment. After the successful debut of a similarly-themed area at Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Parks & Resorts announced the construction of a second Wizarding World of Harry
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort) The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area spanning two theme parks—Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida—at the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. The area is themed to the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and novels by J. K. Rowling. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros. Entertainment. The first phase was officially announced for Islands of Adventure on May 31, 2007, and after a two-and-a-half-year construction period, the area officially
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the Whomping Willow, a horde of dementors, giant spiders, the Hungarian Horntail Dragon, and a Quidditch match. Flight of the Hippogriff is a steel roller coaster designed for families, located adjacent to Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The ride opened in 2000 as the Flying Unicorn. Similar to the Dragon Challenge, this ride was re-themed prior to the opening of the Wizarding World. The roller coaster's back-story is that Hogwarts's Care of Magical Creatures professor, Hagrid, is teaching young wizards to fly on a hippogriff (as Harry does in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban") by using a
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Japan) The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area based on the "Harry Potter" series built at Universal Parks & Resorts' Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan. Not to be confused with Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter at Leavesden Studios, it is a collaboration of Universal Parks & Resorts and Warner Bros. Entertainment. It opened to the public on July 15, 2014. It contains the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride and the Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster that debuted
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a chain of themed areas at Universal Parks & Resorts based on the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the Warner Bros.' film series and original novels by the creative mind of J. K. Rowling. The areas were designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros. Entertainment, a WarnerMedia company. A "Harry Potter"-themed attraction at either a Disney or Universal park was rumored in 2003. However, the rights to the "Harry Potter" franchise had been acquired by Warner Bros., who denied all rumors.
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anime series, providing attractions based on entertainment worldwide. On 15 July 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a themed area based on the blockbuster "Harry Potter" film series, opened to the public. The popular ride The Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, was revamped to play in 3D only 10 months after its opening as the first ride of its kind in the world. With a total investment of 45 billion yen, the addition of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to the park is projected to have an economic ripple
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that track down the wands. While performing different "spells" from the Harry Potter universe, fans can produce different reactions, such as unlocking a cabinet, opening a box of candy (Chocolate Frogs), and forcing a ruler to lower itself. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Hollywood) The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles, California. The area is themed to the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and novels by J.K. Rowling. The attraction—the second "Harry Potter"-themed area to exist at a Universal resort—was
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Wizard Wheezes, Borgin and Burkes, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment and Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. At the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan, "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" opened on July 15, 2014. It includes the village of Hogsmeade, "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride, and "Flight of the Hippogriff" roller coaster. Two features in the Japanese park not found in Orlando or Hollywood are Hogwarts' Black Lake and live owls. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 7, 2016. The flagship attraction is the
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the possibility that Universal Parks & Resorts would open additional Harry Potter-themed areas at Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Japan as well as a location in Spain. This report was widely relayed by other media sources. On December 6, 2011, Universal Studios Hollywood announced The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Universal Parks & Resorts executives Tom Williams and Ron Meyer were accompanied by Warner Bros. executives, the Governor of California Jerry Brown as well as James and Oliver Phelps who played the Weasley twins in the films. The announcement came with very few details of what would be built,
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flight-simulating ride "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey", similar to the Orlando one. Visitors once wore Quidditch-inspired 3D goggles throughout the ride for an enhanced ride experience, but the 3D visuals have recently been replaced by 2D. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a chain of themed areas at Universal Parks & Resorts based on the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the Warner Bros.' film series and original novels by the creative mind of J. K. Rowling. The areas were designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros.
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World". Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, criticized the fact that the park was chosen to be in Orlando, rather than in London, stating that it was "utterly mad" to leave it to the Americans "to make money from a great British invention." The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort) The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area spanning two theme parks—Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida—at the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. The area is themed to the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and novels by J. K. Rowling.
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Quidditch Supplies, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes joke shop, Magical Menagerie, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment. Borgin and Burkes is the only shop located in Knockturn Alley. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was well received by Harry Potter fans. Matt Blum of "Wired" stated "every detail is finely crafted to enhance the experience". An "Orlando Sentinel" article stated "muggles will love their Harry Potter adventure" but identifies the need for the park to offer Universal Express Passes due to large crowds. It also stated Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a truly one-of-a-kind experience that cannot
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the main rides, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is also home to gift shops and restaurants. Several of these are recreations of locations in the Harry Potter books while others have been created specifically for the park. A recreation of Hogsmeade is housed at Islands of Adventure while a recreation of Diagon Alley is housed at Universal Studios Florida. In the book series, Ollivanders wand shop is located in Diagon Alley, not Hogsmeade; however, installations of the shop are present in both areas of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The Hogsmeade area recreated the shop as "Ollivanders", portraying
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one of the most popular children's franchises". Other sources followed up in the next few days with unofficial confirmation that the new area would involve "Harry Potter". On May 31, 2007, Universal, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" would be added to Islands of Adventure. At the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, Islands Of Adventure and Universal Studios have Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed environments. Both parks include Hogwarts Express stations allowing passengers to take the train reach both theme parks aboard the full-scale replica of the train that appears in
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wicker replica of the creature. A recreation of Hagrid's Hut is passed on the way for a lesson from Hagrid himself on how to properly approach a hippogriff. Diagon Alley's flagship ride is Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, a 3-D motion-based steel roller coaster dark ride based around Gringotts Bank, the wizarding bank in Diagon Alley. Riders enter the bank into the queue area where Blordak greets visitors and instructs them to continue past him to travel deep into the vaults of the bank to open an account. Unlike "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey", this ride is
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park section is included on the Blu-ray and DVD release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". In the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, there are five main attractions. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, the section's signature attraction, is located inside Hogwarts Castle and takes guests through scenes inspired by the Potter books and films. "Flight of the Hippogriff", previously known as "Flying Unicorn", is a Vekoma junior roller coaster. The "Hogwarts Express" is a train ride that transports visitors between The Wizarding World - Hogsmeade in Universal's Islands of Adventure and The Wizarding World - Diagon Alley in
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cider with a little pumpkin thrown in." Gillywater is a beverage sold in the "Harry Potter" universe. Professor McGonagall drinks this in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Fictional universe of Harry Potter The fictional universe of British author J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series of fantasy novels comprises two distinct societies: the Wizarding World and the Muggle world. In the novels, the Muggle world is the world inhabited by the non-magical majority, with which the Wizarding world exists coextensively, albeit mostly remaining hidden from the non-magical humans. The plot of the series is set in 1990s Britain, but
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Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts is an indoor steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida, a theme park located within the Universal Orlando Resort. Similar to dark rides, the roller coaster utilizes special effects in a controlled-lighting environment and also employs motion-based 3-D projection of both animation and live-action sequences to enhance the experience. The ride, which is themed to the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, became the flagship attraction for the expanded Wizarding World of Harry Potter when it opened on July 8, 2014. Universal Parks & Resorts, in partnership with Warner
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exclusive licence with Warner Bros. Entertainment. It opened on 18 June 2010 as an expansion to the Islands of Adventure theme park at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, and on 8 July 2014 at the Universal Studios Florida theme park. On 15 July 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan. It includes the village of Hogsmeade, the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride, and the Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster. On 7 April 2016, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at the Universal Studios Hollywood
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attendance at Islands of Adventure rise by as much as 36% in 2010. According to Jason Garcia of the "Orlando Sentinel", this had resort executives pondering "when to expand Wizarding World and how to keep business balanced between Islands and Universal Studios Florida". In April 2011, Brady MacDonald of the "Los Angeles Times" mentioned that rapid attendance growth led to speculation that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter would see a significant expansion, which would include Diagon Alley and a Gringotts-themed dark ride possibly replacing the Lost Continent themed area in Islands of Adventure. On December 6, 2011, Universal Parks
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some point ranked among the ten highest-grossing films of all time. The "Harry Potter" films are the highest-grossing series based on a single property, earning over $7.7 billion at the box office; "Harry Potter" has also generated at least $3.5 billion in home video revenue, taking total consumer spending on the films to over $11 billion. "Harry Potter" also has a series average of over $1 billion per film when adjusted for inflation. "Deathly Hallows – Part 2" grossed over $1.3 billion becoming the third-highest-grossing film of all time, the highest-grossing film in the Wizarding World franchise, and the highest-grossing
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to be in the new area, but it had not been confirmed whether they were to be closed and re-themed as of that time. After eight years of operation, Flying Unicorn closed on July 7, 2008 to allow construction to proceed on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. On September 15, 2009, Universal officially revealed the attractions which were to open in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter section, confirming that Flying Unicorn would be refurbished and re-themed into Flight of the Hippogriff. The attraction soft opened on June 1, 2010 under the new name of Flight of the Hippogriff.
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Felton, Matthew Lewis, James and Oliver Phelps and Bonnie Wright, as well as Universal Orlando Resort officials, and representatives from the media. The ceremony, which was produced by Universal Orlando Events Production in conjunction with Thinkwell Group, concluded with a fireworks display and a performance by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by original series' composer John Williams. On June 18, the second ceremony took place, which officially opened the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to the public. NBC's "Today Show" and The Weather Channel broadcast segments live from the park. The opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter saw
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closure. After the site was leveled, work began on land reclamation in the area's former lagoon, as well as construction of a series of buildings including a large show building. Further details about the expansion of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter were announced on May 8, 2013. Officials confirmed that the expansion would be set predominantly in the adjacent Universal Studios Florida theme park, and would feature areas themed after Diagon Alley and London. The rumored Hogwarts Express connection between the two parks was also confirmed. Officials stated the expansion should open in 2014. On January 23, 2014, officials
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in July 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley features 2 rides, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts and the Hogwarts Express (Universal Orlando Resort), which connects the area to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure. Diagon Alley also features a restaurant The Leaky Cauldron and several "signature shops". These include, Ollivanders Wand Shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Borgin and Burkes, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment, and Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. Sometime after June 2005 the optical illusion of the Space Shuttle was removed from this
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it as a branch of the original where Harry purchases his wand in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (known in the United States as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"). Unlike other shops in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, visitors are admitted in groups of 20 to experience the premise from the "Potter" series, that "the wand chooses the wizard". Similar to the first film, the wand keeper and a selected guest test a variety of wands until the right one is found. Effects include flowers drying out or a thunderstorm erupting inside the shop. Shoppers can then
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easily be described. Lisa Minot, from "The Sun", stated "after a sneak peek, I can say it is the most faithful recreation of JK Rowling's books and movies ever seen. Fans will be in heaven." Leigh Caldwell from Traveling Mamas noted that although The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is ideal for the whole family, it's not designed for anyone under 3 years old." She went on to consolidate others' comments about the area: "there is no doubt that fans of the Harry Potter books and movies are going to enjoy the heck out of a visit to the Wizarding
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Three Broomsticks, and the Hog's Head. The second phase was initially announced on December 6, 2011, as a significant expansion of the existing Wizarding World of Harry Potter. On May 8, 2013, it was officially announced that a substantial portion of phase two would be constructed in the adjacent Universal Studios Florida theme park with a full scale working replica of the Hogwarts Express taking guests between the two lands. This phase's flagship ride is Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, a 3D dark ride/simulator based on Gringotts Bank, the wizarding bank that appears in the book and film
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theme park near Los Angeles, California. Wizarding World The Wizarding World (previously known as J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World) is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on a series of films, based on the "Harry Potter" novels by British author J. K. Rowling. The films have been in production since 2000, and in that time ten films have been produced—eight are adaptations of the "Harry Potter" novels and two are part of the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise. The films are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and three more are in various stages of production. The series
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Wizarding World The Wizarding World (previously known as J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World) is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on a series of films, based on the "Harry Potter" novels by British author J. K. Rowling. The films have been in production since 2000, and in that time ten films have been produced—eight are adaptations of the "Harry Potter" novels and two are part of the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise. The films are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and three more are in various stages of production. The series has collectively grossed over $9.1 billion
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Potter on December 6, 2011. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter officially began operation on April 7, 2016. A "Harry Potter" themed attraction at a Universal Studios park or a Disney park was rumored in 2003. However, the rights to the Harry Potter franchise had been acquired by Warner Bros., which denied all rumors. In January 2007, About.com reported a rumor from a "highly credible source" that the Islands of Adventure park's Lost Continent area at Universal Orlando Resort was going to be re-themed "to the stories and characters of one of the most popular children's franchises". Other sources followed
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Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the "Harry Potter" series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Before the Harry Potter series starts – when the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the wizarding world – Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and an upstanding and powerful citizen of the wizarding
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"highly credible source" that the Islands of Adventure park's Lost Continent area was going to be re-themed "to the stories and characters of one of the most popular children's franchises". Other sources followed up in the next few days with unofficial confirmation that the new area would involve "Harry Potter". On May 31, 2007, Universal, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" would be added to Islands of Adventure. Construction of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter began seven months after the official announcement, in January 2008. By July, the Flying Unicorn and Enchanted
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at the global box office, making it the third-highest-grossing film franchise of all-time. David Heyman and his company Heyday Films have produced every film in the Wizarding World. Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe served as producers on "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", David Barron began producing the films with the 2007 film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and ending with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" in 2011, and Rowling produced the final two films in the "Harry Potter" series. Heyman, Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram have produced both films in
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Group's clients include Warner Bros., Universal, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sesame Workshop, Ferrari World, House of Blues, The Pier Shops at Caesars and Cirque du Soleil, among others. Some of Thinkwell's noteworthy projects include Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter, a behind-the-scenes tour of the sets where all eight Harry Potter films were made at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden; Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort in the Mall of the Emirates; NatureQuest, an immersive children's exhibit at Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History; the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Grand Opening Event for The Wizarding World of Harry
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virtually non-existent since the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy was introduced in 1692. Few wizards are aware of basic Muggle culture (for instance, most wizards do not understand Muggle clothing customs). On the odd occasions when it may be necessary for a wizard or witch to dress in Muggle clothing, the result is usually comical. While the series is set in Great Britain, there is evidence that the wizarding world has locations throughout the globe. This is shown in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", when it describes many people at the Quidditch World Cup speaking foreign languages. The
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Fictional universe of Harry Potter The fictional universe of British author J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series of fantasy novels comprises two distinct societies: the Wizarding World and the Muggle world. In the novels, the Muggle world is the world inhabited by the non-magical majority, with which the Wizarding world exists coextensively, albeit mostly remaining hidden from the non-magical humans. The plot of the series is set in 1990s Britain, but in a veiled and separate shadow society wherein magic is commonly used and practised, and those who can use it live in self-enforced seclusion, hiding their abilities from the
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the "Fantastic Beasts" series. The films are written and directed by several individuals and feature large, often ensemble, casts. Many of the actors, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Eddie Redmayne, star in numerous films. Soundtrack albums have been released for each of the films. The franchise also includes a stage production, a digital publication, a video game label and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter–themed areas at several Universal Parks & Resorts amusement parks around the world. The first film in the Wizarding World was "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001), which was followed by seven
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Amity Island area of the park. This expansion also included the new ride experience: The Hogwarts Express, in which a train travels between the two Universal Florida Parks, from the Hogsmeade area to Kings Cross Station (right outside of the entrance to Diagon Alley). A week later, on July 15, 2014, Universal opened The Wizarding World at Universal Studios Japan. On December 1, 2011, the "Wall Street Journal" reported a rumor from "people familiar with the matter" that Universal Studios Hollywood was going to add their version of Islands of Adventure's Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The report also detailed
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diary into Hogwarts. The third novel, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", follows Harry in his third year of magical education. It is the only book in the series which does not feature Lord Voldemort in any form. Instead, Harry must deal with the knowledge that he has been targeted by Sirius Black, his father's best friend, and, according to the Wizarding World, an escaped mass murderer who assisted in the murder of Harry's parents. As Harry struggles with his reaction to the dementors – dark creatures with the power to devour a human soul and feed on despair
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charms to preserve secrecy; however, some Muggles have necessary interactions with the wizarding world. Hermione’s parents are Muggles, but have been seen in Diagon Alley. They are fully aware that magic exists, but they forbade Hermione to use magic to fix her teeth (as dentists, they felt that this was cheating). The Dursleys are also aware of the Wizarding World; Petunia Dursley indicates that she learned of it when her sister, Lily, was accepted for Hogwarts. She shared this information with her husband, who is shown to be contemptuous of the wizarding world even before Harry shows up at their
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Universal Studios Florida. "Ollivanders" is an interactive shopping experience based on the "Harry Potter" "Ollivanders" wand shop. There is also a singing "Frog Choir" and a "Triwizard Spirit Rally" held in the town center. These events feature "Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang" students. An expansion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, based on the Diagon Alley and London settings from the series, opened on July 8, 2014 at the adjacent Universal Studios Florida park in the former site of the park's Jaws attraction. The Hogwarts Express attraction connects the two areas of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in each
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and Nicolas Flamel’s headstone. Items dealing with Rowling's fictional Wizarding World included original drafts of the Harry Potter books and original artwork by Rowling. The artefacts were organized around class topics (such as Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures) offered at Hogwarts, a wizarding school featured in the Harry Potter series. On 27 February 2018, just as the British Library was preparing to close the original exhibition, Google made the exhibition available online world-wide using their Google Arts & Culture platform. The online exhibition is an interactive recreation of the British Library version of the exhibition, including images of the
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the Hog's Head. At the Universal Studios Florida theme park, "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" opened July 8, 2014. It includes a re-creation of Diagon Alley and connecting alleys, as well as a small section of Muggle London. It includes the rides "Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts" and the Hogwarts Express. Other attractions include Ollivander's Wand Shop, a puppet performance of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", and a live performance by Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees. The area also contains many shops and restaurants from the book series including The Leaky Cauldron, Ollivanders Wand Shop, Weasleys'
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the series is Harry Potter, a boy who lives in Surrey with his aunt, uncle, and cousin – the Dursleys – and discovers, at the age of eleven, that he is a wizard, though he lives in the ordinary world of non-magical people known as Muggles. The wizarding world exists parallel to the Muggle world, albeit hidden and in secrecy. His magical ability is inborn, and children with such abilities are invited to attend exclusive magic schools that teach the necessary skills to succeed in the wizarding world. Harry becomes a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a
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In addition, the bills are printed with serial numbers and letters which are unique to each bill. The Dollars have small bits of glitter scattered on them. When the Diagon Alley portion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal Orlando Resort on July 8, 2014, the resort premiered Gringotts bank notes, supposed to be issued by Gringotts Wizarding Bank from the Harry Potter Universe. The notes are usable only in the Orlando Resort, however, unlike Disney dollars, which can be used in most Disney locations in the United States. Disney dollar Disney dollars are a form of
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franchise that is scheduled to open in 2019. "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" is a dark ride inside the replica of Hogwarts Castle, simulating a tour of the castle and its surrounding grounds. Visitors initially walk through the castle, interacting with various characters and props from the "Potter" series, including a speech from Dumbledore, and directions from Harry, Hermione and Ron, before boarding a "magical bench" (controlled with a KUKA robotic arm system). Throughout the ride, guests are taken around the outside of the castle, using a combination of simulated flight as well as encountering realistic animatronic versions of
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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a motion-based dark ride located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed areas of Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. The ride takes guests through scenes and environments in and around Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series of books and films. Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative, described the ride as an in-depth look at the world of Harry Potter, which utilizes never-before-seen technology which transforms "the theme park experience as
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Harry Potter in amusement parks This article details the appearance of Harry Potter theming in amusement parks. In the late 1990s, Universal Parks and Resorts began discussing the possibility of purchasing the license for Harry Potter to create and theme amusement park rides. As Time Warner owns the license, a small walkthrough attraction was constructed at Warner Bros. Movie World called the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience in 2001. This attraction was removed two years later. In 2010, Universal's Islands of Adventure park opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Similar attractions are destined for Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal
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rest of the world. The term "Wizarding World" refers to the global wizard community that lives hidden in parallel with the Muggle world; the different terms refer to different communities within the same area rather than separate planets or worlds. Any new works taking place in this universe are released under the "J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World" brand. The entire "Harry Potter" series is set from 1991 to 1998 aside from the opening chapter of the first book, which takes place on 1 November 1981, and the epilogue of the seventh book, which takes place on 1 September 2017. The
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2015, the website launched a newly designed site containing news, features and articles plus previously unreleased writing by Rowling and removed some features including the interactive Moment illustrations, House Cup and Sorting ceremony. A newly designed Sorting Ceremony was subsequently launched on 28 January 2016 in which users could reclaim their old house or be re-sorted. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a chain of themed areas at Universal Parks & Resorts based on the "Harry Potter" media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and original novels by Rowling. The areas were designed by Universal Creative under an
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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a role-playing video game inspired by J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World. The game was developed by Jam City and published by Portkey Games, and released on 25 April 2018 for Android and iOS devices. The game is set in Hogwarts before the events of the "Harry Potter" novels, featuring a customisable protagonist. The game received mixed reviews from critics; it was praised for its use of the "Harry Potter" licence, but widely criticised for its aggressive microtransaction technique. "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery" is a role-playing video game set in the "Harry
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wizards cannot simply materialise out of thin air, or the economic system of the wizarding world would then be gravely flawed and disrupted. While the Philosopher's Stone does permit alchemy, this is portrayed as an extremely rare, even unique, object, whose owner does not exploit its powers. As explained earlier, young untrained wizards can trigger uncontrolled magic when they are in the state of heightened emotions. But emotions also affect trained witches and wizards and their magical abilities. For instance, in "Half-Blood Prince", a heartbroken Nymphadora Tonks temporarily loses her power as a Metamorphmagus when Remus Lupin starts distancing himself
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of Harry Potter" opened at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, Japan. It includes the village of Hogsmeade, "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride, and "Flight of the Hippogriff" roller coaster. On 7 April 2016, "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" opened at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles, California. In March 2011, Warner Bros. announced plans to build a tourist attraction in the United Kingdom to showcase the "Harry Potter" film series. "The Making of Harry Potter" is a behind-the-scenes walking tour featuring authentic sets, costumes and props from the film series. The
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September 11, 2009 • Shutter Island - Paramount Pictures, release date October 2, 2009 A major project underway at CafeFX for the past year is an attraction for “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” the world’s first fully immersive Harry Potter themed environment slated to open at Universal Orlando theme park in 2010. Cafe FX CafeFX was an award-winning feature film visual effects facility offering visual effects production and supervision, CG character creation, and 3D animation. Founded in 1993 by Jeff Barnes and David Ebner, CafeFX was located in a studio on an eight-acre campus in Santa Maria, the heart
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Harry Potter (film series) Harry Potter is a British-American film series based on the "Harry Potter" novels by author J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001) and culminating with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" (2011). A spin-off prequel series that will consist of five films started with "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016), marking the beginning of the Wizarding World shared media franchise. The series was mainly produced by David Heyman, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert
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Oliver Phelps, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis and Helena Bonham Carter attending. New photos of Diagon Alley were later released the same night and the official opening date was announced publicly by Universal Orlando's president, Bill Davis. King's Cross station opened on July 1, 2014, as well as the Hogwarts Express Hogsmeade Station at Islands of Adventure and soft openings of Diagon Alley began on July 3, 2014. Diagon Alley officially opened on July 8, 2014. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has four rides. Three rides opened in 2010 as part of phase one, while additional two rides
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& Resorts confirmed expansion plans but did not reveal specific details. The announcement was made just four days after Universal revealed plans to permanently close the Jaws attraction. Following its closure the following month, the "Los Angeles Times" stated that the site of the former Jaws ride in Universal Studios Florida would be used for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion, despite what previous speculation suggested. These rides would be complemented by a replica of the Hogwarts Express to move guests between the two parks. Demolition of the Jaws ride and the Amity area began almost immediately after their
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Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Wright and James and Oliver Phelps. The NBC "Today" show and The Weather Channel broadcast segments live from the park. On December 6, 2011, Universal Parks & Resorts announced an expansion plan for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The expansion has been described as "significant" by officials. Few other details have been released. On December 1, 2011, the "Wall Street Journal" reported a rumour from "people familiar with the matter" that Universal Studios Hollywood was going to add their version of Islands of Adventure's Wizarding World of
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in "The Scotsman"; both reports were widely relayed by other media sources. On May 31, 2007, Universal (in partnership with Warner Bros.) officially announced the addition recreating Hogwarts, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade, with a planned opening in 2009. Construction of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter began seven months after the official announcement, in January 2008. By July, the Flying Unicorn and Enchanted Oak Tavern were closed. The Flying Unicorn then began an almost two-year refurbishment which transformed it into the Flight of the Hippogriff. The Enchanted Oak Tavern was later demolished. A bridge was built to connect The
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social and political impact was called similar to the 19th-century phenomenon of Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular, but critically maligned book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", which fuelled the abolitionist movement leading up to the American Civil War. When asked about the politics and message in "Harry Potter", Rowling explained, "I wanted Harry to leave our world and find exactly the same problems in the wizarding world. So you have the intent to impose a hierarchy, you have bigotry, and this notion of purity, which is this great fallacy, but it crops up all over the world. People like to think themselves superior
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2003, BBC voted her portrayal of Molly as the second-"best screen mother", behind Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich. Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the "Harry Potter" series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Before the Harry Potter series starts – when the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the wizarding world – Albus
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demanded that the Tales be removed from the Hogwarts syllabus). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" shows that different wizarding governments around the world may have different levels of relationships with Muggles depending on their social and political climate, and that these relationships may even change over time like other political policies. In the movie, Newt Scamander describes American wizarding law in regard to Muggles as "rather backward", and further explains that American wizards are forbidden from having any contact or relationships with Muggles. Since a person's most important capability – magical aptitude – does not depend on sex,
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other artefacts from the creation of the Harry Potter film series. Among the items on display are Harry Potter's wand and eyeglasses. Also featured are film sets, such the Great Hall and Gryffindor Common Room from the fictional school Hogwarts, which is a major setting in the Wizarding World. Beginning in 2016, some artefacts from the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" film series have also been included. Harry Potter: The Exhibition Harry Potter: The Exhibition is a traveling exhibition of props, costumes, and other artefacts from the creation of the Harry Potter film series. The exhibition originally opened
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or playing "gobstones" with them. The player character meets Rowan Khanna in Diagon Alley, a young witch or wizard who teaches the player about the wizarding world. At Diagon Alley, a conversation with Ollivander discusses that the player character's brother, Jacob, was expelled from Hogwarts for attempting to open the "Cursed Vaults", a hidden vault rumoured to have existed at the school. Upon visiting Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore announces that Harry Potter is safe and that the events of the game are set in the year of his escape from Voldemort as a child. After being sorted into a house, daily
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in the wizarding world – an event so very remarkable, even Muggles (non-magical people) notice signs of it. The full background to this event and Harry Potter's past is revealed gradually throughout the series. After the introductory chapter, the book leaps forward to a time shortly before Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, and it is at this point that his magical background begins to be revealed. Despite Harry's aunt and uncle's desperate prevention of Harry learning about his abilities, their efforts are in vain. Harry meets a half-giant, Rubeus Hagrid, who is also his first contact with the wizarding world. Hagrid
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series. Its design is similar to and the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man rides but built on a roller coaster track. The remaining features are themed around London and Diagon Alley. Diagon Alley officially opened on July 8, 2014. Rumors of a "Harry Potter"-themed area at a Universal Studios park or a Disney park started to circulate in 2003. However, the rights to the "Harry Potter" franchise had been acquired by Warner Bros., who denied all the rumors. In 2001, Time Warner used this license to construct and operate the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience at Warner Bros. Movie World on
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His prescription of taking reading breaks was rejected by two of the patients on which he discovered this headache. Researchers in Oxford found that the admission rate of children with traumatic injuries to the city's ERs plummeted on the publication weekends of both "Order of the Phoenix" and "Half-Blood Prince". Waters, G. Mithrandir, A. (2003). "Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter (analysis of Books 1-4)". Niles, IL: Wizarding World Press. Harry Potter fandom "Harry Potter" fandom refers to the community of fans of the "Harry Potter" books and movies who participate in entertainment activities that revolve around
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community building. Wal-Mart Watch uses parodies of Harry Potter to compare WalMart to Lord Voldemort and draws analogies between House elves and forced labour. Stop Big Media gained support from "Rocking Out Against Voldemedia", a compilation of ten original songs by ten Harry Potter-themed "Wizard Rock" bands. Andrew Slack and The Harry Potter Alliance compare media consolidation in the U.S. to the control of the Ministry of Magic over the "Daily Prophet" in the "Harry Potter" books, saying "Once Voldemort took over every form of media in the Wizarding World, Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix formed an
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Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studios Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter is a public attraction in Leavesden in southeastern England. Not to be confused with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter of Universal Studios theme parks, it is a permanent exhibit offering an authentic behind the scenes glimpse of the "Harry Potter" films. It is situated inside Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Leavesden, near Watford, in southwest Hertfordshire. Though the studios are still active, the tour is actually contained in two soundstages, J and K, and is kept separate
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for five consecutive years from 2011 to 2015, falling to second (behind The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror) in 2016 and 2017. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a motion-based dark ride located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed areas of Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. The ride takes guests through scenes and environments in and around Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series of books and films. Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative, described the
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the "Harry Potter" and "Fantastic Beasts" franchises. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is an upcoming free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game inspired by the Wizarding World. The game is being developed by WB Games San Francisco and Niantic, and published by Niantic. It is planned to launch on Android and iOS mobile devices, and is expected to use augmented reality similar to Niantic's previous release, "Pokémon Go". "Wizards Unite" was announced on November 8, 2017, as an augmented reality mobile game developed by WB Games San Francisco, Portkey Games, and Niantic. Players will be able to visit real-world
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butterbeer cart. Similarly, "The Hog's Head" is based on the pub from the "Harry Potter" series owned by Aberforth Dumbledore. "Honeydukes" is a sweet shop, based on Honeydukes Sweetshop in the "Harry Potter" series. The shop sells many items from the Harry Potter universe including Chocolate Frogs, Acid Pops, exploding bonbons, Cauldron Cakes, treacle fudge, Fizzing Whizzbees, Pepper Imps, and Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. Various Harry Potter merchandise items can be purchased from two different gift shops in Hogsmeade. Dervish and Banges is a store selling magical items, as well as Quidditch supplies, Hogwarts clothing, and other merchandise. The
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"Harry Potter" sequels, beginning with "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" in 2002, and ending with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" in 2011, nearly ten years after the first film's release. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016) is the first film in the spin-off prequel "Fantastic Beasts" series. A sequel, titled "", has been released in November 2018, while three additional instalments have been announced, including one scheduled for 2020. Harry Potter, a seemingly ordinary eleven-year-old boy, is actually a wizard and survivor of Lord Voldemort's attempted rise to power. Harry is rescued
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of Fire", it seems that Arthur does not fully believe the stories of Harry's abuse at the hands of the Dursleys until he witnesses what they think about Harry and the Wizarding world and is stunned to see them so eager to say goodbye to him, before taking him to the Quidditch World Cup. At the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Mr. Weasley is a member of the Order and accompanies Harry to his visit to the Ministry. During one of his shifts in the Ministry guarding Sybill Trelawney's prophecy, Voldemort's pet snake Nagini attacks
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themselves from him. Harry is guided through the tournament by their new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, who turns out to be an impostor – one of Voldemort's supporters named Barty Crouch, Jr. in disguise. The point at which the mystery is unravelled marks the series' shift from foreboding and uncertainty into open conflict. Voldemort's plan to have Crouch use the tournament to bring Harry to Voldemort succeeds. Although Harry manages to escape, Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts champion in the tournament, is killed by Peter Pettigrew and Voldemort re-enters the Wizarding World with a physical
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Tale of The Three Brothers," which are puppet shows enacting stories from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard;" and live performances from musical group Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees (mentioned briefly by Molly Weasley in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"). Gringotts Money Exchange is able to exchange American currency for Wizarding bank notes. Diagon Alley features The Leaky Cauldron restaurant, The Hopping Pot, and Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, which specializes in Butterbeer-flavored ice cream. The Fountain of Fair Fortune is also a bar. Ollivander's Wand Shop sells interactive wands that activate features all around Diagon Alley, Quality
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aficionado, co-founded the Harry Potter Alliance to highlight the crisis in Sudan and social inequities. "In These Times" featured Slack in 2007, in an article about Muggle Activists where Slack said, "The Harry Potter parallel to Darfur is simple: With both the Ministry of Magic and the Daily Prophet (the Wizarding World's mainstream news source) in denial that Voldemort has returned and evil is afoot, Harry and his underground rebel group, 'Dumbledore's Army,' work with the adult group, 'The Order of the Phoenix,' to awake the world. We in the Alliance seek to be Dumbledore's Army for the real world,
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Keeper storyline in "Order of the Phoenix", were cut to save time in the films. Video games that feature Quidditch include: In the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Islands of Adventure theme park, Quidditch is featured near the end where riders are flown through the Quidditch pitch. A storefront near Ollivanders Wand Shop is themed as a Quidditch supply with a Golden Snitch on the sign and a case containing animated Quaffle and Bludgers surrounded by Beaters' bats. Outside the world of Harry Potter, Real life Quidditch, also known
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and Warner Brothers announced they would create "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter", a new "Harry Potter"-themed expansion to the Islands of Adventure theme park at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. The land officially opened to the public on 18 June 2010. It includes a re-creation of Hogsmeade and several rides. The flagship attraction is "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey", which exists within a re-creation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Other rides include "Dragon Challenge", a pair of inverted roller coasters, and "Flight of the Hippogriff", a family roller coaster. Four years later, on 8 July 2014,
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battle. Bill and Fleur later have three children: Victoire, Dominique and Louis. Richard Fish appeared as Bill briefly in the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Domhnall Gleeson, the son of actor Brendan Gleeson (Alastor Moody in the series), plays Bill Weasley in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and the roller coaster ride "Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts" at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida. Charlie Weasley is the second son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and is described as having a build like that of
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has reported that "The Making of Harry Potter" is the highest rated attraction in the world every year since the exhibit opened. It has developed a reputation as a must-see attraction for anyone visiting the city of London. Warner Bros. has licensed several other attraction operators to use various copyrights belonging to WB. Rights to build a theme park based on the "Harry Potter" films were sold to Universal Parks & Resorts, this property has matured into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The enormous undertaking has been immensely popular, following the first in Universal's Florida park - there are
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store is based on Dervish and Banges in the "Harry Potter" series. The second shop is Filch's Emporium of Confiscated Goods. It is a general gift shop (named for Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch) offering Hogwarts souvenirs (such as clothing and stationery), replicas of props from the "Harry Potter" films, and other toys and souvenirs. The shop is at the exit to Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, and is where guests can obtain photos of their ride experience. Live events at Diagon Alley include the Knight Bus interactive show at the London waterfront; "The Fountain of Fair Fortune" and "The
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and films has allowed the "Harry Potter" franchise to expand, with numerous derivative works, a travelling exhibition that premiered in Chicago in 2009, a studio tour in London that opened in 2012, a digital platform on which J.K. Rowling updates the series with new information and insight, and a pentalogy of spin-off films premiering in November 2016 with "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", among many other developments. Most recently, themed attractions, collectively known as "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter", have been built at several Universal Parks & Resorts amusement parks around the world. The central character in
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by its hyper-aggressive monetisation". The game was awarded Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game during the 2018 Dragon Awards. As of August 2018, the game has grossed . Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is a role-playing video game inspired by J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World. The game was developed by Jam City and published by Portkey Games, and released on 25 April 2018 for Android and iOS devices. The game is set in Hogwarts before the events of the "Harry Potter" novels, featuring a customisable protagonist. The game received mixed reviews from critics; it was praised
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the song does not make sense. A parody by a group called Fifth District, titled "Potter Potter Potter," depicts several images of Harry Potter dancing on the Hogwarts Campus, one image of Ron Weasley dancing in another area of the campus, and Severus Snape advancing menacingly toward the figures of the bespectacled wizarding teen, with a Whomping Willow tree and flying hippogriffs in the background. The chant is "Potter Potter Potter Potter" and "Weasley! Weasley!" and "Snape! Snape! Oh, it's a Snape!" In 2011, a dubstep version called "Guess I got My Badger Back" was released based on "Swagga" by
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