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Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Hallmark, Hogwarts Mystery & Universal Orlando!

Feb 13, 2019

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Studio Tour, Video Games, Warner Bros., WB Shop, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Looking for last-minute Valentine’s Day inspiration? Hallmark and Universal Orlando have got you covered, and even Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery are celebrating the occasion this year! Wizarding World Valentine’s Cards At Hallmark Hallmark launched Harry Potter Valentine’s Day cards for 2019, available in Hallmark stores and The cards are available now in Hallmark stores and online, as …read more!

Construction Update from Universal Orlando’s New Hogsmeade Attraction!

Jan 01, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, News, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

A few weeks ago, Attraction magazine gifted fans with an early Christmas present in the form of photo updates of the Hogsmeade construction site at Universal Studios Resort in Orlando. Leaky has spilled a lot of proverbial ink over the last year speculating about the upcoming attraction, for which the theme continues to remain unclear. …read more!

Year In Review: Wizarding World Takes On Stage & Screen, Park & Page, Tech & Tour

Dec 30, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Anthony Boyle, Audio Books, Book Awards, Burke, Celebration of Harry Potter, Charity, Companion Books, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf, Events, Fandom, Fantastic Beasts, Felton, Films, Fogler, Grainger, Grint, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter Book Night, Harry, A History, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, Jodorowsky, Kravitz, Law, LeakyCon, Lethal White, Lewis, Lumos, Miller, MinaLima, Movies, Murray, Music, News, Noma Dumezweni, Oldman, Phelps, PotterCast, Products, Quidditch Through the Ages, Radcliffe, Rankin, Redmayne, Sales, Scholastic, SetReports, Sudol, Tales of Beedle the Bard, Tech, Television Programmes, Tena, Theater, Theme Park, Toys, Video Games, Warner Bros., Waterston, Watson, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Wright

With a decade anniversary, a Broadway opening, a game release, a new novel, and a movie premiere, years don’t get too much more magical than 2018 for fans of J.K. Rowling and her Wizarding World. When we took a look back at the past twelve months of news, we honestly wondered how Leaky covered each …read more!

Updates on the Mysterious ‘Globus Mundi’ Store at Universal Orlando Resort

Dec 11, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Fantastic Beasts Movie, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

The mysterious Globus Mundi store in Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort appeared suddenly last month, and though there’s been plenty of speculation all year about the strange sign for a Wizarding World travel agent in the park, a shop full of merchandise boasting the Globus Mundi logo appeared to tease these speculations even more! …read more!

MinaLima Releases Map of the Wizarding World in Paris While J.K. Rowling and Globus Mundi Hint at Future ‘Fantastic’ Destinations!

Nov 04, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Filmmaker Interviews, J.K. Rowling, MinaLima, Movie Art, News, Props-Sets, Stuart Craig, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Graphic designers extraordinaire Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima released a “practical map of the Wizarding World in Paris,” and it is as gorgeous as it is rich in detail. The French site Le Point Pop (Pop Point) had the exclusive, including a conversation with MinaLima about their “une carte pratique du monde des sorciers a …read more!

Fantastic Beasts Wands Now at Universal

Oct 30, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

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

U.S. fans might not be getting their own premiere of Crimes of Grindelwald as originally thought, but they can still experience the magic with their own Fantastic Beast character wand available now through January at both U.S. Universal theme parks. Wands for eight of the series most significant roles can now be found alongside the …read more!

Universal Orlando Resort Announces ‘Unprecedented’ Offer on Annual & Season Passes!

Oct 14, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Universal Orlando Resort just announced a ‘first-of-its-kind’ offer, meaning more people will be able to enjoy the Wizarding World of Harry Potter all year round. Passholders and guests can now get up to SIX MONTHS free on Annual and Season passes, meaning Potter fans can spend their year wandering Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley! In a press …read more!

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Orlando Reveals New Wizarding World Ride Sneak-Peak!

Oct 01, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Exclusives, News, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Universal Orlando Resort exclusively revealed a new image of the upcoming ride coming to Hogsmeade in 2019 today, and we cannot wait to hear your theories! We’ve seen glimpses at construction and theorised about the theme of the ride (from the Forbidden Forest to Hagrid’s hut, or a Snape-themed ride), and reported on rumors that …read more!

New Photos of Construction at Universal Orlando’s Hogsmeade Attraction May Give Biggest Thematic Clue Yet!

Sep 12, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, Movies, News, Potter News, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Last week, Universal Studios Orlando confirmed that the theme park would forego hosting a Celebration of Harry Potter in 2019 in order to ramp up work on the new magical attraction under construction in Hogsmeade. Leaky reported on the announcement, which stated: “Universal Orlando Resort is working on exciting new experiences for guests to continue …read more!

‘A Celebration of Harry Potter’ Will Not Take Place in 2019

Sep 08, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Celebration of Harry Potter, Conventions, Events, Fan Events, Fans, News, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

A Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando has been an annual delight for attendees and those watching the coverage from afar. This year Leaky covered the event live, including interviews, cast panels, expos and exclusives, and even previewed The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts and CineConcert’s performance of Goblet of Fire! In previous years …read more!



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