Archive for the ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood’ Category

Universal Hollywood to Host ‘Dark Arts At Hogwarts Castle Premiere Event!

Mar 19, 2019

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

  Universal Studios Hollywood will host two exclusive after-hours premiere events next month, offering fans a first look at the upcoming Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle light projection show at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, taking place April 11th and April 12th. Fans will be greeted at Hogsmeade with a selection of shops (including Zonko’s, Olivander’s …read more!

SEMI-EXCLUSIVE: New “Dark Arts” Light Projection Experience Coming to Universal Theme Parks!

Feb 28, 2019

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

BigNews, Exclusives, Fandom, Fans, Fun, News, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Today, Universal announced the exciting introduction of an all-new magical light projection experience at U.S. theme parks this year! The new show, dubbed the “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle,” will premiere at the Wizarding World in Hollywood on April 13 and run nightly through April 28. It will return to light the castle again from …read more!

Christmas Returns to Universal Studios Hollywood

Nov 13, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

News, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Beginning November 17th, Universal Studios Hollywood will once again greet guests at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a host of festive holiday experiences! “Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” will see Hogsmeade covered in glistening snowfall each night (a new addition!), as guests huddle to watch the Hogwarts light show, “The Magic of Christmas at …read more!

MinaLima Releases Map of the Wizarding World in Paris While J.K. Rowling and Globus Mundi Hint at Future ‘Fantastic’ Destinations!

Nov 04, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Filmmaker Interviews, J.K. Rowling, MinaLima, Movie Art, News, Props-Sets, Stuart Craig, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Graphic designers extraordinaire Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima released a “practical map of the Wizarding World in Paris,” and it is as gorgeous as it is rich in detail. The French site Le Point Pop (Pop Point) had the exclusive, including a conversation with MinaLima about their “une carte pratique du monde des sorciers a …read more!

Fantastic Beasts Wands Now at Universal

Oct 30, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Fun, News, Products, Sales, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

U.S. fans might not be getting their own premiere of Crimes of Grindelwald as originally thought, but they can still experience the magic with their own Fantastic Beast character wand available now through January at both U.S. Universal theme parks. Wands for eight of the series most significant roles can now be found alongside the …read more!

Magical Milestones: Celebrating J.K. Rowling & Harry Potter’s Birthdays!

Jul 31, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Bloomsbury, Book Awards, Box Office, Broadway, Celebration of Harry Potter, Companion Books, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Crew Interviews, DH, DH Film, Directors, Events, Exclusives, Fan Events, Fan Sites, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Film Awards, Filmmaker Interviews, Fun, GoFFilm, GrandPre, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter:The Exhbition, Harry, A History, HBP Film, Heyman, HP Cast, HPPS/SS Film, Interviews, J.K. Rowling, JKR Interviews, JKRowling.com, Leaky, LeakyCon, LeakyLounge, Lumos, MinaLima, Movies, News, OotP Film, PoA Film, PotterCast, Pottermore, Producers, Products, Props-Sets, Publishers, Quidditch Through the Ages, Scholastic, Theater, Titles, TLC Interviews, Trio Interviews, Universal Studios Japan, Warner Bros., West End, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Today marks the birthdays of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, and to celebrate we’re bringing you a magical timeline of milestone events in the history of Harry Potter, all the way from 1996 to 2018. Throughout the timeline you’ll find interviews with J.K. Rowling, book releases, film premieres, the days we found out Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts …read more!

Butterbeer Ice Cream Now Available at Universal Hollywood

Jun 29, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Fun, Jarvis, Lynch, Misc, News, Products, Sales, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Your favorite magical beverage, inspired by the world of Harry Potter, is now being served as ice cream at Universal Studios Hollywood! Just in time for those steamy summer days at the park, visitors can grab a scoop of Butterbeer ice cream when they cool off at the Wizarding World’s finest confectionery, Florean Fortescue’s Ice …read more!

The Protego Foundation Launches New Campaign With Support of Vegan ‘Harry Potter’ Actors Evanna Lynch & Robbie Jarvis

Jun 04, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Charity, HP Cast, Jarvis, Lynch, News, Products, Theme Park, Universal Studios Japan, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Animal rights charity The Protego Foundation launched a new campaign today with the support of Potter actors, aiming to improve the accessibility of Butterbeer to fans and ensure the drink is animal-friendly. Their new petition calls on Universal Studios’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World franchise, along with Warner Bros, to make …read more!

More Magic Coming This Summer to the Wizarding World Hollywood

May 25, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Fun, Products, Sales, Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood

Some magical additions are coming to Universal Hollywood’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter this summer as well as the return of a fan favorite event. Beginning in June, visitors to the California park will be able to enjoy added menu and apparel items, two new wand spells and once again experience The Nighttime Lights at …read more!

For the ‘Harry Potter’ Fandom on U.S. Mother’s Day

May 13, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Books, Fandom, Fans, Films, Fun, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Holidays, J.K. Rowling, Movies, News, Universal Studios Japan, Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Typically, I would set to indirectly honoring mothers of the fandom through a tribute to the remarkable qualities of resilience, generosity, determination and love found in the mothers of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. As a mother herself, Rowling understood intimately the daily sacrifice and the fierce hearts of her invented characters, and she wrote …read more!



Leaky Crafts

Finding Hogwarts

The Leaky Cauldron is not associated with J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros., or any of the individuals or companies associated with producing and publishing Harry Potter books and films.