We 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.
OMG this is like the greatest thing ever lol. I soo hope on the opening day u get to meet Jo and some of the cast that would be so freakin awesome and I am soo gonna be there. XD yay yay yay yay yay!!!! _ I hope the Shrieking Shack is gonnna be there all year. Hmm… I hope it’s all true… stupid rumors… =P they just like torturing us… =/
Harry Potter ROCKS my world I’m so happy there will be a “theme park” for us!! The ones that don’t want to go see the ears! That will be my next trip from TN to FL is when Hogwarts gets built. I’m already planning for it in 2010!
To Sir Pritam Shah and KATIE: You guys are going to have a great time at UCF, congrats!!! That’s where I went too. :)
To SMILE: There’s a movie theater with an IMAX adjacent to Universal, so I’m thinking they would be able to play the films there… but they would only do it for special events, probably!
i am jk rowlings biggest fan i love harry potter books and my next wish is to meet jk rowling and be able to have all of her books and movies i just love how jk rowling’s imagination works ok.
i wish you the best of luck jk rowling !!!!!!
+ i would love my dream to come true !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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people and are always there to help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I soooooooooo totally can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Okay, sorry that I posted so late! I just was searching through old news, and I saw this. I have A LOT to say.
1. Dementors? Yay! because that will be awesome. Death Eaters? Not yay, because DEs were never around the shreiking shack, were they? No.
2. Okay, if Jo is gonna be at the opening, I really want to go because it would be awesome to meet my favorite author! :)
3. And why of all scenes to choose did they pick the ending of GoF? I mean, great scene, my fave scene of all the movies, BUT- won’t it scare people? Isn’t it kind of random? I mean, aren’t there better scenes to choose for display all day long? Not to mention, mostly all the movies will be out by the time this park is out so won’t this scene be "old news"?
4. Otherweis, really cool, and I cannot wait to go! =D
Okay, sorry that I posted so late! I just was searching through old news, and I saw this. I have A LOT to say.
1. Dementors? Yay! because that will be awesome. Death Eaters? Not yay, because DEs were never around the shreiking shack, were they? No.
2. Okay, if Jo is gonna be at the opening, I really want to go because it would be awesome to meet my favorite author! :)
3. And why of all scenes to choose did they pick the ending of GoF? I mean, great scene, my fave scene of all the movies, BUT- won’t it scare people? Isn’t it kind of random? I mean, aren’t there better scenes to choose for display all day long? Not to mention, mostly all the movies will be out by the time this park is out so won’t this scene be "old news"?
4. Otherweis, really cool, and I cannot wait to go! =D
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OMG this is like the greatest thing ever lol. I soo hope on the opening day u get to meet Jo and some of the cast that would be so freakin awesome and I am soo gonna be there. XD yay yay yay yay yay!!!! _ I hope the Shrieking Shack is gonnna be there all year. Hmm… I hope it’s all true… stupid rumors… =P they just like torturing us… =/