More information has now come online regarding the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, which will have its grand opening at Universal Orlando Resort on June 18, 2010. In a press release from Universal, more details about the many elements of the park and its features have been revealed. Adding to our report from …read more!

Today Universal Studios announced that the highly anticipated amusement park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, will have its grand opening on June 18th. (This is the grand opening date, not the first time it will be open to the public: those who have purchased one of the advertised packages for May 28 are still …read more!

The Harry Potter theme park – Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando – will reveal the date of its grand opening on March 25 at 12 pm eastern time; stay tuned for Leaky at that time for the details! Meanwhile, watch this behind-the-scenes video in our video galleries featuring …read more!

The Lily and Stag Inn reading groups at the Leaky Lounge invite you to join their discussion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows starting today, the 17th of March. Once sorted into a reading group, you will be “Rediscovering the Magic” of the seventh Harry Potter book in a close-knit, family-like environment. The small …read more!

The Leaky Lounge, our discussion forum, is today holding a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The designated forum will remain open for the rest of the week and features discussions about Irish actors, green crafts, limericks, Irish recipes and more. You can find the St. Patrick’s Day forum at this link.

As it’s St. Patrick’s Day today, the brand new March issue of The Quibbler is aptly themed and now available for download. The Quibbler is The Leaky Cauldron’s monthly publication for “news that no-one else will publish” and March’s edition covers a Dark plot to interfere with Earth’s weather systems, bewitched footwear, the dangers of …read more!

As we get closer to the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Florida, more visual details are making it online: here you can see a shot of the cart for “Flight of the Hippogriff.” Thanks to UHP for the heads up! Browse through all our WWoHP images right here in …read more!

NBC’s The Today Show recently ran a preview of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park, which you can see here in our video galleries. Also, the show is running a contest for a class trip to the amusement park: Teachers can visit the Today Show’s Web site, fill out a form, and submit …read more!

An announcement has been made via the Team StarKid Twitter page regarding the debut of the followup to last summer’s “A Very Potter Musical,” “A Very Potter Sequel.” The sequel will be performed live for the first time May 14th through the 16th in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the original YouTube sensation originated. An accompanying …read more!

HPEF has announced today that actor Christian Coulson, who portrayed the character of Tom Riddle in the “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” film, will be appearing at the upcoming Harry Potter fan conference, Infinitus 2010, in Orlando, Florida. Taking part in many events over the weekend, the official website forum notes: Christian will …read more!