Harry Potter Theme Park Now Open!
June 19, 2010 by admin
Filed under Movies, Young Adult
It’s been eight years in the making but the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (at Universal Orlando) is now officially open! This twenty-acre expansion to the Universal Theme park has been a tightly guarded secret for much time now with it’s NBC co-owner dolling out snippets of park details on exclusive segments of the Today Show and The Apprentice. Two weeks ago they devoted thirty minutes of their primetime lineup to a behind-the-scenes exclusive and managed to reveal little more than what you could see in a sixty second commercial spot. Still fans rallied to get a first glimpse at all the park had to offer and despite the minor chaos, first reviews report that it was worth the wait.
Harry Potter films star Daniel Radcliffe cheers with the crowd, with co-star Rupert Grint (left) during the official grand opening moment at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando, Friday, June 18, 2010. (JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL / June 18, 2010)