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TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterisathemedareaspanningtwothemeparksIslandsofAdventureand
UniversalStudiosFloridaattheUniversalOrlandoResortinOrlando,Florida.Theareaisthemedtothe TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter
HarryPottermediafranchise,adaptingelementsfromthefilmseriesandnovelsbyJ.K.Rowling.The
attractionwasdesignedbyUniversalCreativefromanexclusivelicensewithWarnerBros.Entertainment.

ThefirstphasewasofficiallyannouncedforIslandsofAdventureonMay31,2007,[10][11]andafteratwoand
ahalfyearconstructionperiod,theareaofficiallyopenedtothepubliconJune18,2010.[2][12]Thearea's
flagshipattractionisHarryPotterandtheForbiddenJourney,whichexistswithinarecreationofHogwarts
SchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.IttakesridersonajourneythroughHarryPotter'swizardingworld.[13]
OtherattractionsincludeDragonChallenge,apairofinvertedrollercoasters,andFlightoftheHippogriff,a
familyrollercoaster.TheareaalsofeaturesarecreationofHogsmeadecontainingmanygiftshopsand
restaurantsfromthenovelsincludingDervishandBanges,Honeydukes,Ollivanders,Zonko'sJokeShop
(thoughithousesHoneydukes),theThreeBroomsticks,andtheHog'sHead.

ThesecondphasewasinitiallyannouncedonDecember6,2011,asasignificantexpansionoftheexisting
WizardingWorldofHarryPotter.OnMay8,2013,itwasofficiallyannouncedthatasubstantialportionof
phasetwowouldbeconstructedintheadjacentUniversalStudiosFloridathemeparkwithafullscaleworking
replicaoftheHogwartsExpresstakingguestsbetweenthetwolands.Thisphase'sflagshipattractionisHarry
PotterandtheEscapefromGringotts,a3Ddarkride/simulatorbasedonGringottsBank,thewizardingbank
thatappearsinthebookandfilmseries.Theattraction'sdesignissimilartoTransformers:TheRideandthe
AmazingAdventuresofSpiderManridesbutbuiltonarollercoastertrack.Theremainingattractionsare HogwartsCastle,whichhousesHarryPotterand
themedaroundLondonandDiagonAlley.DiagonAlleyofficiallyopenedonJuly8,2014.[6][7][8] theForbiddenJourney

IslandsofAdventure
Status Operating
Contents Cost GBP134million[1]
1 Background USD$200million[2]
1.1 Previousattractionattempts Softopeningdate
1.2 Rumorsandofficialannouncement June1,2010[3]
1.3 Phase1:IslandsofAdventure Openingdate June18,2010[4]
1.4 Phase2:UniversalStudiosFlorida
2 Rides Replaced Merlinwood(TheLost
3 Dining,shopping,andotherattractions Continent)
3.1 Hogsmeade
3.2 DiagonAlley UniversalStudiosFlorida
4 Reception Status Operating
5 Seealso
6 References Cost USD$256million
7 Externallinks Softopeningdate July3,2014[5]
Openingdate July8,2014[6][7][8]

Background Replaced Jaws

Generalstatistics
Previousattractionattempts Attractiontype Themedzone
Designer UniversalCreative
AHarryPotterthemedattractionataUniversalStudiosparkoraDisneyparkwasrumoredin2003.[14][15]
Theme HarryPotter
However,therightstotheHarryPotterfranchisehadbeenacquiredbyWarnerBros.,whodeniedallrumors.[16]
In2001,TimeWarnerusedthislicensetoconstructandoperatetheHarryPotterMovieMagicExperienceat Size Phase1:20acres
WarnerBros.MovieWorldontheGoldCoast,Australia.Theattractionwasasmallindoorwalkthrough (8.1ha)[9]
featuringmanyrecreationsoflocationsinthefirsttwomovies.Aftertwoyearsofoperationthisattractionwas
removed.[17][18]

Rumorsandofficialannouncement

InJanuary2007,About.comreportedarumorfroma"highlycrediblesource"thattheIslandsofAdventurepark'sLostContinentareawasgoingtoberethemed
"tothestoriesandcharactersofoneofthemostpopularchildren'sfranchises".[19]Othersourcesfollowedupinthenextfewdayswithunofficialconfirmationthat
thenewareawouldinvolveHarryPotter,andthatitwasbeingdevelopedunderthename"ProjectStrongArm"inreferencetotheKUKAroboticarmtechnology
itwouldutilise.[20][21]NikkiFinkereportedherownconfirmationofthePotterparkplansinApril,[22]followedshortlybyastoryinTheScotsman[23]both
reportswerewidelyrelayedbyothermediasources.[24][25][26]OnMay31,2007,Universal(inpartnershipwithWarnerBros.)officiallyannouncedthe20acre
(8.1ha)additionrecreatingHogwarts,theForbiddenForestandHogsmeade,withaplannedopeningin2009.[9][10][11][27]

Phase1:IslandsofAdventure

ConstructionoftheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterbegansevenmonthsaftertheofficialannouncement,inJanuary2008.ByJuly,theFlyingUnicornand
EnchantedOakTavernwereclosed.TheFlyingUnicornthenbegananalmosttwoyearrefurbishmentwhichtransformeditintotheFlightoftheHippogriff.The
EnchantedOakTavernwaslaterdemolished.AbridgewasbuilttoconnectTheLostContinentwithJurassicParkallowinggueststoavoidtheconstructionzone
thatwastobetheWizardingWorld.ConstructionprogressedwiththeHogwartscastleslowlytakingshape.BySeptember2008,theDuelingDragonsentrance
wasmovedtoJurassicParktomakeroomforconstructionofHogsmeade.Onemonthlater,theoldentrancewasdemolished.BySeptember2009,thetopshellof
Hogwartscastlewascompleted.OnSeptember15,anannouncementwasmadeastowhatexactlywasgoingtobeincludedintheWizardingWorld.Inearly2010,
Universalincreasedthemarketingoftheareawhichincludednewspaperadvertisements,billboardsandtelevisioncommercials.TheDuelingDragonswereclosed
forsomemaintenancebeforebeingtransformedintotheDragonChallenge.[28]ConstructionwascompletebyJune1,2010whentheareabegansoftopenings.[3]
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Asoftopeningweekendwasheldforthemediaandreservedguests,startingonMay28,2010.Theparkhadtwoopening
ceremoniesthattookplaceonJune16andonJune18,2010.TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter'sgrandopeningceremonytook
placeonJune16withbookseriesauthorJ.K.RowlingandfilmseriesactorsDanielRadcliffe,RupertGrint,EmmaWatson,
MichaelGambon,WarwickDavis,TomFelton,MatthewLewis,JamesandOliverPhelpsandBonnieWrightattending,Universal
OrlandoResortofficials,aswellasrepresentativesfromthemedia.Theceremony,whichwasproducedbyUniversalOrlando
EventsProductioninconjunctionwithThinkwellGroup,[29]concludedwithafireworksdisplayandaperformancebytheOrlando
PhilharmonicOrchestra,conductedbyoriginalseriescomposerJohnWilliams.OnJune18,thesecondceremonyoccurred,which
officiallyopenedtheWizardingWorldofHarryPottertothepublic.NBC'sTodayShow[30]andTheWeatherChannelbroadcast
segmentslivefromthepark.[31][32][33]

Themedbillboardswere
locatedaroundthe
WizardingWorldduringthe
twoyearconstructionperiod
Phase2:UniversalStudiosFlorida
TheopeningoftheWizardingWorldofHarryPottersawattendanceatIslandsofAdventurerisebyasmuchas36%in2010.
AccordingtoJasonGarciaoftheOrlandoSentinel,thissawresortexecutivespondering"whentoexpandWizardingWorldand
howtokeepbusinessbalancedbetweenIslandsandUniversalStudiosFlorida".[34]InApril2011,BradyMacDonaldoftheLos
AngelesTimesspeculatedthatanexpansionofTheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterwouldseeattractionssuchasDiagonAlley
andaGringottsthemeddarkridereplaceIslandsofAdventure'sLostContinentthemedarea.[35]

OnDecember6,2011,UniversalParks&ResortsannouncedthattheywouldbeexpandingTheWizardingWorldofHarry
Potter.Theexpansionwasdescribedas"significant"byofficialshowever,nofurtherdetailswerereleasedatthe
time.[36][37]TheannouncementcamejustfourdaysafterUniversalStudiosFloridaannouncedtheclosureofthepark's
JawsattractionandsurroundingAmityareaonJanuary2,2012.[38]OnJanuary25,2012,theLosAngelesTimesstatedthat
thesiteoftheformerJawsattractionwouldbethatofTheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterexpansion.Theaforementioned
attractionswouldbecomplementedbyareplicaoftheHogwartsExpresstotransitguestsbetweenthetwoparks.[39]
DemolitionoftheJawsattractionandtheencompassingAmityareabeganalmostimmediatelyafteritsclosure.[40][41]
Afterthesitewaslevelled,workbeganonlandreclamationinthearea'sformerlagoon,aswellastheconstructionofa
seriesofbuildingsincludingalargeshowbuilding.[42][43][44]
DemolitionoftheJawsrideandthe
FurtherdetailsabouttheexpansionoftheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterwereannouncedonMay8,2013.Officials surroundingAmityinMarch2012
confirmedthattheexpansionwouldpredominantlybesetintheadjacentUniversalStudiosFloridathemeparkandwould
featureattractionsthemedafterDiagonAlleyandLondon.TherumoredHogwartsExpressconnectionbetweenthetwoparkswasalsoconfirmed.Officialsstated
theexpansionshouldopenin2014.[45][46][47][48]

OnJanuary23,2014,officialsannouncedthenameoftheflagshipattractionwouldbeHarryPotterandtheEscapefromGringotts.Theyalsoindicatedthatatwo
parkpasswouldbenecessarytoridetheHogwartsExpress,whichwassettoconnectUniversalStudiosFloridawiththeexistingHarryPotterattractionat
Universal'sIslandsofAdventure.[49][50][51]

TheofficialopeningdateoftheDiagonAlleyphasewasannouncedatanexclusiveandprivatepressconferenceonJune17,2014forJuly8,2014.OnJune18,
2014,theDiagonAlleyredcarpetpremieretookplacewithDomhnallGleeson,BonnieWright,EvannaLynch,MatthewLewis,JamesandOliverPhelps,Tom
Felton,RobbieColtrane,WarwickDavisandHelenaBonhamCarterattending.NewphotosofDiagonAlleywerelaterreleasedthesamenightandtheofficial
openingdatewaspubliclyannouncedbyUniversalOrlandopresidentBillDavis.[52]King'sCrossstationopenedonJuly1,2014,aswellastheHogwartsExpress
HogsmeadeStationatIslandsofAdventureandsoftopeningsofDiagonAlleybeganonJuly3,2014.[5]DiagonAlleyofficiallyopenedonJuly8,2014.[6][7][8]

Rides
TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterhasfiverides.Threeridesopenedin2010aspartofphaseone.Anadditionaltworidesopenedwithphasetwoin2014.

DragonChallengeisarollercoasterfeaturingtwodistincttracksbuilttooverlapandintertwinewitheachother.Theride
wasformerlyinoperationsincethepark's1999openingunderthenameDuelingDragons.Thephysicalcoasterisexactly
thesame,withsomenewdecor.[53]TheattractionwasrenamedinhomagetothefirsttaskoftheTriwizardTournament
whereHarryandtheothercontestantsareeachtoduelwithadragon,depictedinchapter20ofHarryPotterandthe
GobletofFire.[54]Thetwosidesofthecoasterhavebeenrenamed"HungarianHorntail"and"ChineseFireball",[53]after
twoofthedragonbreedswhichappearinthebook.Itistheonlychasinginvertedrollercoasterintheworld.Thequeuefor
thisridefeaturesmanyHarryPotterrelics,includingtheGobletofFireandtheTriwizardCup.Inaddition,thehiketothe
ridefeaturestheflyingcarfeaturedinthesecondfilm,aswellasHagrid'shut.

HarryPotterandtheForbiddenJourneyisanewattractioninsidethereplicaofHogwarts EntranceofDragonChallenge
Castle,simulatingatourofthecastleanditssurroundinggrounds.Visitorsinitiallywalk
throughthecastle,interactingwithvariouscharactersandpropsfromthePotterseries,[55]
includingaspeechfromDumbledore,anddirectionsfromHarry,HermioneandRon,beforeboardinga"magicalbench"
(controlledwithaKUKAroboticarmsystem[56]).Throughouttheride,guestsaretakenaroundtheoutsideofthecastle,usinga
combinationofsimulatedflightaswellasencounteringrealisticanimatronicversionsoftheWhompingWillow,ahordeof
dementors,giantspiders,theHungarianHorntailDragon,andaQuidditchmatch.[57]

FlightoftheHippogriffisasteelrollercoasterdesignedforfamilies,locatedadjacenttoHarryPotterandtheForbiddenJourney.
Therideopenedin2000astheFlyingUnicorn.[58]SimilartotheDragonChallenge,thisridewasrethemedpriortotheopeningof
theWizardingWorld.Therollercoaster'sbackstoryisthatHogwarts'sCareofMagicalCreaturesprofessor,Hagrid,isteaching
youngwizardstoflyonahippogriff(asHarrydoesinHarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban)byusingawickerreplicaofthe
creature.ArecreationofHagrid'sHutispassedonthewayforalessonfromHagridhimselfonhowtoproperlyapproacha
hippogriff.[59][60]
HogwartsCastleexteriorof
HarryPotterandthe DiagonAlley'sflagshipattractionisHarryPotterandtheEscapefromGringotts,3Dmotionbasedsteelrollercoasterdarkride
ForbiddenJourneyasseen
basedaroundGringottsBank,thewizardingbankinDiagonAlley.[61]RidersenterthebankintothequeueareawhereBogrod
fromtheHerbology
greetsvisitorsandinstructsthemtocontinuepasthimtotraveldeepintothevaultsofthebanktoopenanaccount.UnlikeHarry
greenhousequeue

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PotterandtheForbiddenJourney,thisrideishostedbyBillWeasley,playedbyDomhnallGleeson,reprisinghisrolefrom
HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowsPart1andPart2.

AcompletelyfunctioningfullscalereplicaoftheHogwartsExpresswascreatedfortheDiagonAlleyexpansion,
connectingKing'sCrossStationatUniversalStudiostotheHogsmeadestationatIslandsofAdventure,[45][62]
manufacturedbyDoppelmayrGaraventaGroupintheformofafunicularrailwaypeoplemover.[63]TheHogwartsExpress
King'sCrossStationfeaturesawallbetweenPlatforms9and10,whereguestscan"walkthrough"togettoPlatform9,
likeinthefirstfilm.

Dining,shopping,andotherattractions GringottsBank,whichhousesHarry
PotterandtheEscapefromGringotts
Otherthanthemainrides,TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterisalsohometogift
shops,restaurantsandothertouristattractions.SeveralofthesearerecreationsoflocationsintheHarryPotterbookswhile
othershavebeencreatedspecificallyforthepark.ArecreationofHogsmeadeishousedatIslandsofAdventurewhilea
recreationofDiagonAlleyishousedatUniversalStudiosFlorida.

Inthebookseries,OllivanderswandshopislocatedinDiagonAlley,notHogsmeadehowever,installationsoftheshop
arepresentinbothareasofTheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter.TheHogsmeadeattractionrecreatedtheshopas
Ollivanders,portrayingitasabranchoftheoriginalwhereHarrypurchaseshiswandinHarryPotterandthe
Philosopher'sStone(knownintheUnitedStatesasHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone).Unlikeothershopsinthe
WizardingWorldofHarryPotter,visitorsareadmittedingroupsof20toexperiencethepremisefromthePotterseries,
InsideOllivanderswandshop that"thewandchoosesthewizard".Similartothefirstfilm,thewandkeeperandaselectedguesttestavarietyofwands
untiltherightoneisfound.Effectsincludeflowersdryingoutorathunderstormeruptinginsidetheshop.After
experiencingtheattraction,souvenirwandscanbepurchased.[64]

Hogsmeade

ArecreationoftheHogwartsExpressliesattheentrytoHogsmeade.Therecreationfeatures"billowingsteamandan
iconicwhistle"andisaccompaniedbytheconductorofthetrain.IntheHarryPotterseriestheHogwartsExpressisthe
trainusedtotransportstudentsfromLondontoHogwarts.TheOwlPostisaworkingpostoffice(wherepostcardsand
letterswillbedeliveredwithanauthenticHogsmeadepostmark)thatalsosellsstationery,writingimplements,stamps,and
owlrelatedgifts.

HogsmeadevillageasseenfromFlight
oftheHippogriff
PotteruniverseincludingChocolateFrogs,AcidPops,explodingbonbons,CauldronCakes,treaclefudge,FizzingWhizzbees,PepperImps,andBertieBott's
EveryFlavourBeans.[67]
TheThreeBroomsticks,basedontheinnandpubfromtheHarryPotterseries,
offersavarietyoffoodandbeverageitemsfromtheHarryPotteruniverse,
includingButterbeer,pumpkinjuice,strawberrypeanutbuttericecream(asseen
inHarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets),andchocolateCauldronCakes,in
additiontoamenucomposedoftraditionalBritishfare(Shepherd'spie,fishand ArecreationoftheHogwartsExpress
chips,etc.).Thepubfeaturesmanyhiddenreferencestothebook,namelyhouse locomotivegreetsguestswhen
enteringHogsmeade
elvesandghoststhatroamtherafters.[65][66]Butterbeer,whichcanbepurchased
withasouvenirmug,isofferedasanonalcoholicbeverageandcomesinboth
regularandfrozenforms,foundatthebeginningofHogsmeadefreshoffthetapfromthebutterbeercart.Similarly,The
Hog'sHeadisbasedonthepubfromtheHarryPotterseriesownedbyAberforthDumbledore.[65][66]Honeydukesisa
sweetshop,basedonHoneydukesSweetshopintheHarryPotterseries.TheshopsellsmanyitemsfromtheHarry

VariousHarryPottermerchandiseitemscanbepurchasedfromtwodifferentgiftshopsinHogsmeade.DervishandBangesisastoresellingmagicalitems,as
wellasQuidditchsupplies,Hogwartsclothing,andothermerchandise.ThestoreisbasedonDervishandBangesintheHarryPotterseries.[68]Thesecondshopis
Filch'sEmporiumofConfiscatedGoods.Itisageneralgiftshop(namedforHogwartscaretakerArgusFilch)offeringHogwartssouvenirs(suchasclothingand
stationery),replicasofpropsfromtheHarryPotterfilms,andothertoysandsouvenirs.TheshopisattheexittoHarryPotterandtheForbiddenJourneyandis
whereguestscanobtainphotosoftheirrideexperience.[69]

DiagonAlley

LiveattractionsatDiagonAlleyincludetheKnightBusinteractiveshowattheLondonwaterfront"TheFountainofFairFortune"
and"TheTaleofTheThreeBrothers,"whicharepuppetshowsenactingstoriesfromTheTalesofBeedletheBardandlive
performancesfrommusicalgroupCelestinaWarbeckandtheBanshees(mentionedbrieflybyMollyWeasleyinHarryPotterand
theChamberofSecrets).

GringottsMoneyExchangeisabletoexchangeAmericancurrencyforWizardingbanknotes.DiagonAlleyfeaturesTheLeaky
Cauldronrestaurant,[47]TheHoppingPot,andFloreanFortescue'sIceCreamParlour,whichspecializesinButterbeerflavoredice
cream.[62]TheFountainofFairFortuneisalsoabar.Ollivander'sWandShopsellsinteractivewandsthatactivatefeaturesall
aroundDiagonAlley,QualityQuidditchSupplies,Weasleys'WizardWheezesjokeshop,MagicalMenagerie,MadamMalkin's
RobesforAllOccasions,Wiseacre'sWizardingEquipment.BorginandBurkesistheonlyshoplocatedinKnockturnAlley.

Reception
Stairwaylocatedbetweenthe
TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterwaswellreceivedbyHarryPotterfans.MattBlumofWiredstated"everydetailisfinely MagicalMenagerieand
[70]
craftedtoenhancetheexperience". AnOrlandoSentinelarticlestated"muggleswilllovetheirHarryPotteradventure"but GringottsBank
identifiestheneedfortheparktoofferUniversalExpressPassesduetolargecrowds.ItalsostatedHarryPotterandtheForbidden
Journeyisatrulyoneofakindexperiencethatcannoteasilybedescribed.[71]LisaMinot,fromTheSun,stated"afterasneakpeek,Icansayitisthemostfaithful
recreationofJKRowling'sbooksandmovieseverseen.Fanswillbeinheaven."[72]LeighCaldwellfromTravelingMamasnotedthatalthoughTheWizarding
WorldofHarryPotterisidealforthewholefamily,it'snotdesignedforanyoneunder3yearsold."Shewentontoconsolidateothers'commentsaboutthearea:

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"thereisnodoubtthatfansoftheHarryPotterbooksandmoviesaregoingtoenjoytheheckoutofavisittotheWizardingWorld".[73]BorisJohnson,Mayorof
London,criticizedthefactthattheparkwaschosentobeinOrlando,ratherthaninLondon,statingthatitwas"utterlymad"toleaveittotheAmericans"tomake
moneyfromagreatBritishinvention."[74]
Seealso
TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter(UniversalStudiosJapan)
TheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter(UniversalStudiosHollywood)
WarnerBros.StudioTourLondon,studiotourexhibitingoriginalcostumes,propsandsetsusedinalleightfilms,includingtheGreatHall,andDiagon
Alley,aswellasthecreationprocessemployedinthefilming.
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