Hogwarts Castle concept art- src: themeparks.about.com
As most of us now know, Universal’s Island’s of Adventure in Orlando, FL is getting a brand new whimsical land for this Spring, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. This land will include replicas of Hogsmeade Village, the Forbiden Forest, and Hogwarts from the movies, and will include attractions based off the hit Harry Potter movies and books by JK. Rowling. This was announced in 2007 and from 2009 on, more information about the land has been uncovered. Universal took part of their Lost Continent Land (including Dueling Dragons and the Enchanted Oak Restaurant) to build this land in 2008. Construction was completed last month with their new tall Hogwarts castle standing proudly and their snow-covered Hogsmeade Village visible.
In Case You have not known, the attractions for this land are:
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey- the park’s signature attraction in the Hogwarts Castle- this is a dark ride using the new “robo-arm” technology
- Dragon Challenge- a retheme of the Lost Continent’s Dueling Dragon’s coaster based off the famous Tri-Wizard Tournament scene in the “Goblet of Fire” movie
- Flight of the Hippogriff- a new junior coaster that replaced the Lost Continent’s, “Flying Unicorn” attraction
- Ollivander’s- an attraction in the Hogsmeade Village with an interactive experience where the “wand chooses the wizard”
video- there is a computer Hedwig “fly-through” of the land’s concept art and all the actors from the movies discuss the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
video- details and concept art about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Videos Copyright Universal and Attractions Magazine
Source for Info: Wikipedia- the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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