Archive for the ‘Theme Park’ Category

Weekly ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Round-Up: Bonnie Wright at the Wizarding World, TV Updates from Tennant, Gleeson, Coltrane & More

Jul 21, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Broadbent, Coltrane, Davis, Gleeson, Grint, Harry Potter Round-Up, News, Redmayne, Round-Up, Smith, Tennant, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, Wright

This week we’ve seen Warner Bros announce plans to bring the Wizarding World to major shopping centres, an interview with costume designer Jany Temime, Potter actors Bradley and Broadbent in Game of Thrones, more previews of Jim Kay’s illustrated Prisoner of Azkaban, updates on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mary Poppins Returns, Dunkirk and more from Imelda Staunton, Jack Thorne, and others in …read more!

Universal Plans to Augment Theme Park Rides!

Jun 29, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Fans, J.K. Rowling, Theme Park, Universal Studios Japan, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Universal filed a new patent yesterday that would enhance the visual effects at Universal Studios theme parks. The parks in Orlando, Hollywood, and Japan boast some of most incredible, high-tech effects available today, creating immersive experiences for fans of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, Despicable Me, and Marvel’s super …read more!

Bloomsbury Brings Back Wizarding Wednesdays

Jun 22, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

BigNews, Bloomsbury, Books, Contests, Fandom, Fans, Fun, Fun - Contests, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, News, Scholastic, Studio Tour, Theme Park, Warner Bros., WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

The 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is almost here and to celebrate Bloomsbury has brought us more exciting news by bringing back Wizarding Wednesdays (as you may recall from last year as we awaited the highly anticipated arrival of Fantastic Beasts)! Every Wednesday from now until August 2nd Bloomsbury will be …read more!

Wizarding World Cauldron Cakes Undergo Magical Transformation

Jun 12, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Fun, Misc, News, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Aside from the overall overwhelming excitement experienced from actually walking through the Hogsmeade village and seeing the Hogwarts castle standing proudly on the hill ahead of you, one of the main things that makes a trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter feel so magical and authentic is the detail that goes in to everything from the …read more!

Christmas is Coming to Wizarding World Hollywood!

Jun 06, 2017

Posted by: Lainey Ruffner

Fans, Fun, Interactive, Misc, News, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Universal Studios Hollywood is bringing a new Christmas experience to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter this November! With the announcement back in April of the Christmas festivities coming to Universal Studios Orlando, we are excited to now know that fans on both coasts will get to experience this Christmas magic. Along with the already snow-topped …read more!

FIRST LOOK: Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle

May 31, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

News, Tech, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is currently preparing to launch its first night show using new projection mapping technology. The light show will take place in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and will feature the towering turrets of Hogwarts Castle. According to “Slash Film“, annual pass holders were given a sneak peek of the show during a technical rehearsal …read more!

Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle to Launch June 23

May 21, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

Composers, Music, News, Tech, Theme Park, Williams, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood has designed an immersive light show using 3D projection mapping that will envelop Hogwarts castle in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter this summer. Guests at the park will be drawn in by a new arrangement of themes from the Potter films composed by John Williams himself, piped in through a 27.5 surround-sound system. The park’s …read more!

Latest on The Girl Who Lived

May 16, 2017

Posted by: Sophia Cotraccia

Books, Celebration of Harry Potter, Fans, Felton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, News, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Juniper French melts the hearts of Potter fans with each new step in her miraculous journey. Six years after conquering all odds and surviving birth at 23 weeks-old, Juniper has continued to spread joy with her Potter-related escapades. Back in January, Juniper attended A Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando with her friends and family. The young fan was granted …read more!

Weekly Roundup: John Hurt’s Last Film, Matthew Lewis on Playing Snooker With Rupert Grint

Apr 21, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Branagh, Depp, Events, Grint, Henderson, HP Cast, Hurt, Lewis, Movies, News, Pattinson, Spall, Staunton, Sudol, Theme Park, Universal Studios Japan, Waterston

The past week has seen the launch of the Wizarding World in Japan’s Expecto Patronum night show, news on the Potter trio’s latest projects, curious updates from James and Oliver Phelps, Warwick Davis at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, an interview with Fantastic Beasts‘ Alison Sudol on art and nature and clips from Katherine Waterston’s Alien: …read more!

Wizarding World’s New ‘Expecto Patronum’ Night Show!

Apr 18, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Events, Fans, Interactive, News, Theme Park, Universal Studios Japan

Tonight, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Studios Japan unveiled their brand new Expecto Patronum Night Show, the biggest show by far in the park. Over 200 fans attended the preview performances, joined by special guest and huge Harry Potter fan Saori Yoshida, who commented on the show, “All the experiences in the Wizarding …read more!



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