harry potter and the forbidden journey 2010

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Rowling (author of the novels), Universal Orlando Resort officials, as well as representatives from the media. The first opening was reserved for the cast and crew of the Harry Potter films, J.K. The park had two opening ceremonies that took place on June 16 and on June 18, 2010. Ī soft opening weekend was held for the media and reserved guests, starting on May 28, 2010. Construction was complete by Jwhen the area began soft openings. The Dueling Dragons were closed for some maintenance before being transformed into the Dragon Challenge. In early 2010, Universal increased the marketing of the area which included newspaper advertisements, billboards and television commercials. On September 15, an announcement was made as to what exactly was going to be included in the Wizarding World. By September 2009, the top shell of Hogwarts castle was completed. One month later, the old entrance was demolished. By September 2008, the Dueling Dragons entrance was moved to Jurassic Park to make room for construction of Hogsmeade. Construction progressed with the Hogwarts castle slowly taking shape. A bridge was built to connect The Lost Continent with Jurassic Parkallowing guests to avoid the construction zone that was to be the Wizarding World. The Enchanted Oak Tavern was later demolished. The Flying Unicorn then began an almost two-year refurbishment which transformed it into the Flight of the Hippogriff. By July, the Flying Unicorn and Enchanted Oak Tavern were closed. On May 31, 2007, Universal (in partnership with Warner Bros.) officially announced the 20-acre (8.1 ha) addition re-creating Hogwarts, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade, with a planned opening in 2009. Themed billboards were located around the Wizarding World during the two-year construction period.Ĭonstruction of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter began seven months after the official announcement, in January 2008. Nikki Finke reported her own confirmation of the Potter park plans in April, followed shortly by a story in The Scotsman both reports were widely relayed by other media sources. In January 2007, reported a rumor from a 'highly credible source' that the Islands of Adventure park's Lost Continent area was going to be re-themed 'to the stories and characters of one of the most popular children's franchises'. Other sources followed up in the next few days with unofficial confirmation that the new area would involve Harry Potter, and that it was being developed under the name 'Project Strong Arm' in reference to the KUKA robotic arm technology it would utilise. After two years of operation this attraction was removed. The attraction was a small indoor walkthrough featuring many re-creations of locations in the first two movies.

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The concept of a Harry Potter themed attraction at a Universal Studios park was reportedly first discussed within the company in the late 1990s or early 2000s. However, the rights to the Harry Potter franchise were owned by Time Warner at the time. In 2001, Time Warner used this license to construct and operate the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience] at Warner Bros. 3 Dining, shopping and other attractions.Hogwarts Castle, which houses Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The second phase is expected to open in summer 2014. The remaining attractions will be themed around London and Diagon Alley. This area's flagship attraction will be a roller coaster called Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts. On May 8, 2013, it was officially announced that a substantial portion of phase two would be constructed in the adjacent Universal Studios Florida theme park with a replica of the Hogwarts Express taking guests between the two lands. The second phase was initially announced on December 6, 2011, as a significant expansion of the existing Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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The area also features a re-creation of Hogsmeade containing many gift shops and restaurants from the series of Harry Potter books including Dervish and Banges, Honeydukes, Ollivanders, Zonko's Joke Shop, the Three Broomsticks, and the Hog's Head. It takes riders on a journey through Harry Potter's wizarding worldOther attractions include Dragon Challenge, a pair of inverted roller coasters, and Flight of the Hippogriff, a family roller coaster.

The area's flagship attraction is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, which exists within a re-creation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The first phase was officially announced for Islands of Adventure on May 31, 2007, and after a two-and-a-half-year construction period, the area officially opened to the public on June 18, 2010. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area spanning two parks in the Universal Orlando.