Universal Orlando has released the first official high res image of the Hogwarts Express at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. The high res image can be seen right here in our Image Galleries. Universal notes: The Hogwarts Express arrives at Hogsmeade Station as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter continues to develop …read more!

A sneak peek at the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park will air this summer on NBC, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Slated to air on the American TV network Sunday, June 6, “The Making of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter” program will “viewers a sneak peak [sic] of the Universal Orlando …read more!

As readers will recall, the Helping Haiti Heal drive raised a grand total of $123,754.41 for Partners in Health, which made it possible for three cargo planes– Harry, Ron, and Hermione– filled with tons of relief supplies to be flown to Haiti. Recently, Harry made his trip to Haiti, delivering 16,000 pounds of life-saving of …read more!

A number of actors from the Harry Potter films have joined hundreds of celebrities taking part in National Doodle Day. Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Dursley), Roger Lloyd Pack (Barty Crouch Sr.), Katie Leung (Cho Chang) and Oliver Phelps (George Weasley) are among the actors …read more!

March 2010 Craft-Along: Save Plastic Bags and Potter Books from the Dumpster! *Apparates carrying crafts supplies and stumbles slightly* Well hello there! How are you on this fine day? Today marks the start of our brand new Craft-Along! What are we up to, this month? Well, we’re saving the planet, one plastic bag and Potter …read more!

BehindtheThrills.com has posted an update which details information from a newly released Universal Orlando Resort 2010 brochure about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. Of interest from this new brochure are details about the height restrictions for the individual rides at Wizarding World, as well as what each ride is expected to entail. …read more!

A World Book Day survey has found that the Harry Potter series ranks as the top book readers would pass on to younger generations. The BBC reports that more than 1,000 Britons aged 16-64 were surveyed as part of this poll, which ranked such other books as The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, Twilight …read more!

MTV has released a clip from a press junket interview with actor Rhys Ifans, who is set to portray the character of Xeno Lovegood in the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” film, which features the actor discussing further his role in the upcoming film. Starting by relating the “great” experience he had making the …read more!

The ABC Family Channel will be hosting viewing of the first five Harry Potter films for their next “Harry Potter Weekend” airing March 19 – 21. A press release notes will include the “basic cable premiere of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ featuring deleted scenes not included in the original film version.” …read more!

The Orlando Sentianal blog has an article online which reports that the Ellen DeGeneres Show will be taping an episode at Universal Orlando Resort which will possibly feature a look at the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. According to the blog, a media release from Universal says “Ellen hopes to explore the …read more!