Harry Potter News

Giving every fandom its due: Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe

Jun 10, 2025

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Theme Park

Of course we were at Epic Universe to see the Harry Potter world but we had a wonderful time on our generous media tour of the other worlds in the new theme park: Isle of Berk, Dark Universe, and Super Nintendo World, as well as the central Celestial Park area, which is every bit as …read more!

Tom Felton to reprise role of Draco Malfoy in “Cursed Child” on Broadway

Jun 08, 2025

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

19 Years Later, Actor Interviews, Felton, Felton Interviews, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, HP Cast, Movies, News

Tom Felton is joining the Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from from November 11, 2025 – March 22, 2026, reprising his film role as Draco Malfoy. Now, Draco is all grown up and his son, Scorpius Malfoy, is attending Hogwarts with the children of his former nemesis, Harry Potter. Is his …read more!

Your Daily Prophet Scoop: Top 5 Enchanting Experiences in WWoHP at Universal Orlando Resort

Jun 05, 2025

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Epic Universe, News, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

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!

Unbound “Philosopher’s Stone” sheets up for auction

Apr 25, 2025

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Books, News

A set of full unbound folded imposed sheets for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published in 1997, is up for auction May 8th and 9th at Heritage Auction’s Rare Books Auction. The set has passed through several private collectors, the first of whom obtained it directly from Clays Ltd, a …read more!

’tis the Season for Butterbeer and we have the inside scoop on the new treats!

Apr 19, 2025

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

News, Products, Warner Bros.

In this case, by “scoop”, we don’t mean just ice cream, although there is plenty of that available too. I think the #1 Butterbeer treat, aside from a glass of Butterbeer itself, is always going to be the ice cream. It is unlikely to be outdone in the pantheon of Butterbeer foodstuffs, although Warner Bros. …read more!

The Holidays return to WWoHP at Universal Orlando today

Nov 22, 2024

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Holidays, Theme Park, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

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!

Congratulations to our Back-to-Hogwarts Essay Contest Winner

Oct 06, 2024

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Contests, Fans, Fun - Contests

Congratulations to Seth Rappaport, who submitted the winning essay in our Back-to-Hogwarts essay contest, in which we invited you to wax rhapsodic on why you look forward to returning to Hogwarts (or the wizarding school of your choice) each year. Mr. Rappaport is a writer from New Jersey who grew up with the Harry Potter …read more!

Back to Hogwarts essay contest

Aug 22, 2024

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Contests, Fun

Merlin’s baggy y-fronts! Can you believe it’s only ten days until we go back to Hogwarts?!? Have you been to Diagon Alley to get your school supplies? Did you outgrow last year’s robes and get measured for a new set? Got a carrier for yer owl, toad, or cat so it doesn’t escape on the …read more!

“Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkaban” returns to UK cinemas to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film’s release!

Jun 01, 2024

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Movies, News

If you were lucky enough to see Prisoner of Azkaban when it premiered in 2004, you probably remember the scene where Harry rides Buckbeak out over the lake. You see Harry’s expression change from fear to exhilaration as he begins to enjoy and appreciate the ride. Buckbeak dipping a claw into the lake as they …read more!

Raise a Butterbeer to toast the arrival of spring

Mar 20, 2024

Posted by: Amanda Kirk

Studio Tour, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

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!



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