<P> The Disney Channel Original Movie , based on the series , premiered on August 28 , 2009 on Disney Channel . Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie was filmed in Puerto Rico in the caribe Hilton hotel , Los Angeles , and New York City from February 16 to March 27 , 2009 . The movie received 11.4 million viewers on its premiere , making it the second-most - viewed DCOM premiere in the US after High School Musical 2 . It was the seventh-most - watched basic cable telecast in 2009 . It won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 for `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' . </P>
<P> The Disney Channel Original Movie , based on the series , premiered on August 28 , 2009 on Disney Channel . Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie was filmed in Puerto Rico in the caribe Hilton hotel , Los Angeles , and New York City from February 16 to March 27 , 2009 . The movie received 11.4 million viewers on its premiere , making it the second-most - viewed DCOM premiere in the US after High School Musical 2 . It was the seventh-most - watched basic cable telecast in 2009 . It won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 for `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' . </P>
where was wizards of waverly place tv show filmed
where was wizards of waverly place tv show filmed
Puerto Rico in the caribe Hilton hotel Puerto Rico New York City
Puerto Rico in the caribe Hilton hotel Puerto Rico New York City