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New 'Harry Potter' Theme Park Promises Coasters and Castles

by Caleb Johnson on September 16, 2009 at 05:10 PM


It's time to brush up on those spells, you would-be wizards. Monday, Universal Studios revealed more details about its 'Harry Potter' theme park than you can shake a wand at.

According to an Associated Press report, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which will open in the spring of 2010 at Universal Orlando Resort's Islands of Adventure, will offer a journey deep into into the heart of J.K. Rowling's beloved world. The author even named the park's marquee ride, the 'Forbidden Journey,' which takes visitors through scenes from the Potter movies, including a Hogwarts Castle model that's made to appear 700-feet tall. Of course, there's high-speed thrills, like the twin-coaster 'Dragon Challenge,' and plenty of Potter-themed souvenirs, too, like chocolate frogs from Honeydukes, magic wands at Ollivander's, or Butterbeer by Three Broomsticks.


Judging by the popularity of both the Potter books and movies, there'll be a throng of 'muggles' ready to bust down the gates to this new area of the theme park. It also helps that nearly 1 million people from the United Kingdom, Potter's home, visit Orlando each year. Let's hope the park's entrance is more easily accessed than the one at Platform 9 3/4. [From: The Associated Press]

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