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Report: Shrieking Shack Due at Harry Potter Theme Park and More
RumorWe have another interesting rumor tonight regarding plans for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme park under construction in Orlando, Florida. This report says that plans continue to develop for the theme park, and a special Shrieking Shack is to be one of the new attractions, which will have the feel of The Haunted Mansion at Disney World. It is uncertain if this will be a year round attraction, or one they use specifically during the Halloween Horror Nights, which will feature a Harry Potter theme. Dementors are set to make an appearance around the Shrieking Shack, in addition to the Halloween events featuring the Death Eaters “walking around with Voldemort terrorizing people” near this area.
As a followup to our previous report on possible attractions at the theme park, word is that there will indeed be a stage show which will feature “the ending of book four’. The report also says “When they cast for the part of Harry, they will be looking for college boys around the age of 18 to play the part. They will be hiring about 7 people just to rotate that specific part.” Also the report states plans are already underway for a major opening day for the park, featuring the appearance of cast members such as Emma Watson (Hermione), Rupert Grint (Ron), Bonnie Wright (Ginny) and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), as well as possibly Dan Radcliffe (Harry) and author J.K. Rowling. Please note all of this is very much unconfirmed and should remain in the rumor category for the time being.
One final point of note is word that the Harry Potter attraction will possibly now span both the Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios. Rumor is that discussions are underway considering the possibility of a blending of the two parks to allow for this larger Wizarding World of Harry Potter area (and possibly eliminating the Jaws ride) with one admission to include entrance to all the parks. The Orlando Sentinel has a small mention tonight which noted that “Universal Orlando is building a new footbridge across part of the lagoon, between the lower garden walks behind the Jurassic Park Discovery Center an area that’s currently a backstage (employees only) area behind the Mythos Restaurant” where the author speculates if plans call for the bridge to be the bridge between the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter area now under construction on the other side of the Jurassic Park Discovery Center (behind a wall) and some of The Lost Continent attractions that could be rethemed for the new Wizarding World, including the Enchanted Oak Tavern.(map of the parks here). Again, please keep all of this as unconfirmed as we are working to find out more information, and will update with more when we can.
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WOW, I live an hour and a half drive from where the new HP park is going to be. I can’t wait for opening day tickets to go on sale so I can buy some for me and my family to make it. Hmmm, never thought about how great it would be to work there. I might just have to check into that. I could deal with the drive if I was surrounded by my obsession all day. :)
I’m looking forward to it so much! Can’t wait! I hope it’s not a rumor and i wish I could be there on the opening! It sounds amazing! terrific! I can’t wait to be threatened by a death eater! hahaha!!! ( i have wierd expectations) anyways… one word: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mucho Exciting! Can’t wait!!!! Does anybody else know what else is supposed to be there? I heard rumors about a gringotts ride.
I´m so sure Emma, Rupert and Dan will attend the opening of this marvelous Theme Park and I really really hope to be there by that day! Like others… I can´t wait!! :P lol
OMG… That is so awsome… i cant wait that is the first place im going when its open…arrrr…so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is in times like these I absolutely detest that I live in Norway..!!! I too want to go.. I love Harry Potter, and gosh!! I went crazy just in London, I can’t imagine how it will be in a theme park!!! :O
As a big fan of Universal Studios (and Harry Potter of course!), I will be very sad to see Jaws ride dissapear. This was a most beautiful attraction as the scale was tremendous. The setting was that we queue up for a cruise around amitivlle lake, and we get on to the boat with a tour guide talking about the coast and its shark attack history and its such a pleasant cruise on a real full sized lake, then lo and behold, we get attacked by Jaws and an adventure to pursue the shark commences. Brilliant. Will be a sad loss. But I am EXCITED at every new development of the Harry Potter land and I know it will knock us of our feet as has their other attractions have done in the past. So for those who have not done the Florida Jaws ride (Claifornia version is nothing in comparison), I recommend doing the ride (if you have the opportunity) before it disappears.
While I am very excited about a Harry Potter theme park, some things are just classic, I still haven’t been to Universal sutdios, and they can’t get rid of the Jaws ride!!!! I haven’t gotten a chance to ride it yet!!!!!!!!!!!! That and its just Iconic!!!!!!
I’ve been saving up money since last year and I nearly ahve 1000$ (CAN) so I can estimate around 2800 by November/December ‘09!! I will probably spend every PENNY I have there…
Lucky for me, I will be attending the University of Central Florida (which is in Orlando) come this fall and therefore will only be about 25 minutes away from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Perhaps I could even apply for a job there?
SQUEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait for this park, it is going to be utter sweetness!!!
I am so excited about all of this!! I mean its a dream come true! Every time we hear new news I get so happy and excited I even let out a “squee!” a few times! Who wouldnt?
YAY!! Live, Love, Harry Potter!!
The rumour about replacing the Jaws ride HAS to be false. The Amity section is such a huge part of Universal Studios, and while the Jaws ride may be dated it’s a classic.
I was told by a worker, at the Dueling Dragons Roller coaster, that the roller coaster is going to be a quidditch roller coaster, He says they’ll keep it the same but repaint it. The walk up castle will match Harry Potter.
oh ya no offense to anyone but id rather have a harry potter theme park than a dumb jaws ride. and i dont care what any1 says after me about my comment i just am totally obsessed with HP!
anyone know if there will be an imax inside the hp theme park which shows all the movies? that’s what i’d really like to see – all 7 films on giant screens in 3d when possible, over the course of a couple of days..
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Hahaha, Vodemort walking around with death eaters terrorizing people? That sounds so weird!!!