Harry Potter Theme Park

in Miscellaneous Movies by negrostotle — September 16, 2009 at 9:50 pm | 0 comments

“I bet if I suggested a game of Quidditch he’d cum in his pants”

- Paul Rudd (Role Models)

Wands at the ready! Details of the Harry Potter theme park, which will be over run by young adults (and not little kids) when it opens, have leaked! Try not to faint…or worse. Details below, (via the Orlando Sentinel)

A sprinkling of details — including a broad opening date — about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter was revealed by Universal Orlando on Tuesday.

“Universal has given me the great honor in revealing to the world that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be opening its gates, spring 2010,” said actor Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the Potter films and was in Orlando for the announcement.

Tuesday’s peek provided a few new tidbits and renderings of the new area within the Islands of Adventure theme park. It confirmed some previous reports about the expansion that’s expected to cost more than $200 million but left much of Universal’s planned magic still in the dark. Notably absent: details about Wizarding World’s only new major ride so far, called Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.

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The “spring” opening date is the most specific the resort has been. That’s later than its original goal of December 2009 but earlier than a June 30, 2010, deadline stipulated in its licensing contract with Warner Bros.

“In terms of just raw construction, given where they appear to be, they certainly should be able to make the spring date,” said Robert Niles, editor of ThemeParkInsider.com. “The real challenge is if they’re going to be able to have the ride programming in place in time.”

Some merchandise will be exclusive to Islands of Adventure. “We’re going to bring to life all the great food and candy and gadgets and what-not that are in the books and films,” said Paul Daurio, show producer of Wizarding World. “But more importantly we’re going to have an entire line of product that’s been developed specifically for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter that can only be found here from the books and the film.”

Guests will be able to purchase wands at Ollivanders wand shop via interactive (and undisclosed) methods. In Potter movies, wands select their owners. “We’ve developed a way to make that experience real,” Woodbury said.

The Owl Post will send out letters with a postmark from Hogsmeade, Rowling’s village that will be made three-dimensional at Wizarding World.

There’s more, but I will spare you…But I will leave you with…VIDEO!

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