Apr 11, 2019
Beginning in May, Microsoft stores will be offering Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit workshops for children, and we can’t think of a more magical way to have fun and exceed educational expectations for the summer! According to Romper, Microsoft will offer two camps geared toward varying interest and skill levels. The first workshop is for …read more!
Apr 02, 2019
It seems odd that legendary wand maker Garrick Ollivander did not yet have his own Chocolate Frog card, given his iconic status in the wizarding world. Well, as of March 30, that oversight was remedied as you are now able to purchase Ollivander’s Chocolate Frogs at Universal Orlando. You can find them at both Sugarplum’s Sweetshop …read more!
Apr 01, 2019
We recently wrapped our competition with Classic Stills to win $1000 of Philosopher‘s Stone prints, and now The Leaky Cauldron readers are being offered yet another exclusive chance to win an incredible prize from the London and Los Angeles-based purveyor of iconic photographs. Classic Stills have partnered with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to bring Potter fans collections of …read more!
Mar 30, 2019
Victora Maclean set the record this week for the largest collection of Harry Potter memorabilia in the world! The previous Guinness World Record holder had 3,097 individual Harry Potter items (it really puts the amount of merchandise into perspective), and Maclean believed herself to have up to 4,000 items. Prior to winning the record, she told BBC News: …read more!
Mar 22, 2019
MinaLima have been designing graphics of the highest quality for J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World for over a decade. First they worked on the Harry Potter films, then went on to design aspects of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios theme parks. Now they continue their work on the Fantastic Beasts film series. Potter fans will …read more!
Mar 12, 2019
Here’s what we know so far: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a new augmented reality mobile game coming “soon” from Niantic, Inc. and WB Games San Francisco. We’ve been teased by a few trailers on the Wizards Unite YouTube channel, like this one featuring a riderless Nimbus 2000 on the loose in the Muggle world: …read more!
Mar 01, 2019
Classic Stills are offering one lucky Leaky Cauldron reader the chance to win $1000 of fine art from their new ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ collection!
Feb 27, 2019
Wizarding Wednesdays are back! Those magical midweek giveaways we looked forward to leading up to the release of Crimes of Grindelwald last fall have returned in celebration of the arrival of the DVD and Blu-ray release next month and some pretty spellbinding prizes are being offered each week through April 10. #WizardingWednesdays returns with the …read more!
Feb 18, 2019
Well, sort of. There’s always a catch. The Invisibility Cloak Illusion Costume from Wow! Stuff works in conjunction with an app to make it appear that you have disappeared. It uses Wow! Stuff’s Meta-Chrome Green Screen technology to work its ‘magic’. The Cloak will be available on July 1, with the deluxe version retailing for $70. …read more!
Feb 13, 2019
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!