Nov 24, 2017
This week saw new additions to the chocolate frog collection in the Wizarding World, as well as Bonnie Wright being added to the guest list for A Celebration of Harry Potter, coming to Universal Orlando’s Wizarding World in January. WB Studio Tour London also launched Hogwarts in the Snow, which this year features the Yule Ball in …read more!
Nov 23, 2017
Teaming up with PETA’s youth division (peta2) once again, Evanna Lynch has created a limited-edition Vegan Gift Basket which is launching just in time for Christmas – we’re sure she’d be great friends with Newt Scamander. The basket features magical items such as vegan chocolate frogs, a ‘Vegans are Magical’ T-Shirt (which Evanna wore in her Hogwarts recipe …read more!
Nov 22, 2017
Crowds of Potter fans welcomed the first ‘Christmas in the Wizarding World’ unique retail experience in Utah this month, where The Shops at South Town recreated a wintry Hogsmeade for visitors to enjoy, complete with wizarding pop-up shops! The experience is fully interactive, with animated shop windows and an interactive ‘Quaffle Toss’ game, surrounded by …read more!
Nov 21, 2017
The latest addition to Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter Chocolate Frog card collection has been announced! The new card features Hengist of Woodcroft, the medieval founder of Hogsmeade, village, a wizard driven from his home by Muggle prosecutors, only to find his home in the Three Broomsticks: If you’re trying to collect this new card, …read more!
Nov 20, 2017
Wands, being one of the most essential assets for a wizard, are also one of the most intriguing and mystical elements of the wizarding world. It seems as if the greatest wandmakers, even including Ollivander, don’t have all the secrets behind them. The mystery and beauty behind these incredible magical items is the sole focus …read more!
Nov 20, 2017
This week in theater news we get to see a few of the many ways the Harry Potter story continues to impact performing arts around the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child shows no sign of diminishing success in London as a new round of tickets will be released in December! The production, moving …read more!
Nov 20, 2017
Breaking news from Universal Orlando on the upcoming 2018 Celebration of Harry Potter; it looks like a Weasley reunion is in store for Harry Potter fans this year! Bonnie Wright, the actress and filmmaker who played Ginny Weasley Potter, will be joining the previously announced lineup of special guests including two of her “older brothers”, …read more!
Nov 19, 2017
This week has seen the most exciting Fantastic Beasts 2 announcement yet: a title! The year-long wait for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will take over all of our lives a little as we try to theorise our way through the anticipation, but here’s hoping our latest round-up on the current whereabouts of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts actors will help …read more!
Nov 18, 2017
The holiday decorations at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando are up, perhaps a little early for the purists amongst us who think their debut should be post-Thanksgiving in the U.S., but, hey, if you are lucky enough to visit Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure in the run-up to the holiday season, why not …read more!
Nov 18, 2017
It’s hard to believe 12 years have passed since Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire opened in theaters. The book had come out a little over three years earlier. Eager fans were already well-acquainted with the plot and, by that time, anxious to meet their beloved favorites again on the big screen. Following the …read more!