Harry Potter theme park opens Friday, June 18
This week Harry Potter fans finally get a chance for their dream vacation: the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando. The park has opened on a limited basis in recent weeks, for special tours, but the grand opening is Friday, June 18.
The New York Times offered an entertaining look at the Universal park on a press tour. Too bad the reporter wasn't prepared for the full extent on Harry-mania. He almost was trampled by fans rushing to the theme park's highlight: a ride called Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.
You can read more comprehensive coverage at the Orlando Sentinel. (Update: Here's a link to photos of the Harry Potter theme park.) Meanwhile, some fifth graders from Centreville Elementary School in Virginia will be getting a free trip to the park; they were among the winners in a contest. Here's a look at their contest video.
Comments
It's not a theme park, it's PART of a theme park. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is an "island" in Universal Studio's Island of Adventure
Would you call Tomorrowland a "Theme Park".
Posted by: Wydok | June 19, 2010 8:32 PM
You do not have to pay extra to get into Tomorrowland. So it is not quite the same thing.
Posted by: K | June 20, 2010 12:44 PM
It is exactly the same thing as Tomorrowland at Disney - once you are inside the Universal Orlando theme park, you can go into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Where is all this misinformation coming from?
Posted by: Denise | June 20, 2010 9:20 PM