by Ashlynn Webb Enjoying a Butterbeer Forget the Sorting Hat for a moment, because the absolute first thing any Harry Potter fan must do in the Wizarding World is grab their very first Butterbeer! It’s practically a rite of passage, and the best part is, you can find this iconic, frothy beverage almost anywhere your …read more!

There may not be snow, but it is definitely Christmas at Hogwarts. Holiday festivities return today, Friday, November 22, to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter experience at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. With festively themed décor, garland and twinkling lights adorning the streets of Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, customers will be surrounded by simulated …read more!

Happy Vernal Equinox! As the days get warmer and longer in the northern hemisphere, our thoughts wander outside, onto the castle grounds and over to the Quidditch pitch. For some of us, our thoughts may range into the Forbidden Forest or down to our friend Hagrid’s hut. On weekend mornings we can carry a stack …read more!

For every witch or wizard, young or old, who has ever spent hours examining every detail of the Marauder’s Map, this conversation is for you. MinaLima–the design studio behind the graphic style of all the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films–has conjured yet another bestseller with the release of their illustrated edition of Harry Potter …read more!

Attention all magical folk and muggles alike in California – this is not a drill! Universal Studios has announced that after a year of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be reopening again on April 16th! However, the reopening is not without limitations and new safety measures. These measures include:  – Ticket sales …read more!

The live bats are flapping around the ceiling of the Great Hall, garden-shed sized pumpkins loom in the corridors, and Peeves’ pandemonium is even more outrageous than usual… October has come to Hogwarts and The Leaky Cauldron!  Halloween may be on the 31st day of this glorious autumnal month, but like the witches, wizards, and …read more!

If collecting Potterish pins is your obsession–like a Ron Weasley collecting chocolate frog cards level obsession–you’re in luck. The Harry Potter Fan Club, home to a community of over 19 million Potterheads, is releasing an enchanting range of pin badges.  These officially licensed premium enamel pins, part of a new line from The Harry Potter …read more!

Universal Orlando Resorts announced it will temporarily close its theme parks after close of business this Sunday, March 15. The move comes after organizations around the United States began taking a proactive approach to minimize the spread of the coronavirus by suspending events and closing public facilities. Colleges and schools around the country are extending …read more!

UK travel agency Ocean Florida is looking for a social media savvy applicant to be a theme park tester for three weeks in sunny Florida! The selected individual will tour and evaluate some of the most exciting theme parks in the world, including Universal Orlando Resort and its Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme parks. …read more!

We’ve come to the end of 2019, and our review is as full of flavour as a box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, regardless of there being no big Wizarding World film or book release this year! The Leaky Cauldron are celebrating a little differently this year, with The Golden Cauldron Awards being our way …read more!