NEWS STORY
05 Jun 2007
Harry Potter theme park for Universal Orlando
A theme park based on the the adventures JK Rowling's fictional schoolboy wizard, Harry Potter, is to open in the US.
The park, which is described as a 'fully immersive Harry Potter-themed environment', will open at the Universal Orlando Resort, in Florida, in 2009.
Barry Meyer, chair and CEO of Warner Brothers Entertainment, said: "Over the years we've received thousands of letters from fans around the world wishing they could visit Hogwarts and the wonderful locations described in each of J.K. Rowling's beloved stories."
The park will enable guests to visit some of the most iconic locations found in the books and the films including the village of Hogsmeade, the mysterious Forbidden Forest, and Hogwarts castle.
Expected to open in late 2009, the new environment will feature immersive rides and interactive attractions, as well as experiential shops and restaurants that will enable guests to sample fare from the wizarding world's best known establishments.
Also debuting will be an as yet unnamed ride which Universal claims will "bring the magic, characters and stories of Harry Potter to life in an exciting way that guests have never before experienced".
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, said: "The plans I've seen look incredibly exciting, and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed."
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Yay! I wanna go!
I've heard of it on my local news... I'm really glad it's based on JK Rowling's impression, and not modelled after the stuff in the movie.
wow thanks for the info....I really want to go....well can't wait!
ha i had a really weird dream last night. the park opened and they had signs that said harry potter fan forum area. and there was and area where there were a bunch of people...then there was a muggle net area. there were people from that website there. it was pretty cool! i wish they'd do that for real...
LOL....funny....well that would be cool....
that would be pretty amazing.....
a miracle....let's call it a miracle.....LOL.....I hope it does happen....when does the theme park open?
its not supposed to open until 2009. so we got a few years. it would be fun to be able to meet all you guys though....
LOL.....I know....it would be fun though....
I agree maybe one of these days we will meet.
i hope we do....
if we are all still on this site in that year we should all pick a day and go.
ya that's be really neat. then we'd have to meet somewhere though. ha if we ever do do that...i'm gonna put a nametag on that says SIRIUS BLACK HPFF just so everyone knows lol
I'll do Sarah Jones. GF of Sirius Black HPFF. Would you know me then,
haha ya i prolly would. the only problem is...if people notice the name tags and they read mine: SIRIUS BLACK then they read yours: GF of sirius black HPFF. were gonna make some heads spin cuz we're both girls lol.
Ya but come on that would be great though since we both don't like each other that way.
ya it would be pretty sweet to meet the person that i've been going out with for almost a year on here! lol and it'd be cool to meet cho...
Ya it would. Hey if we meet each other we would relize that we were cool at writeing us going out.
I mean in real life I can't stand alochol and look at me here.
wait what? i don't understand the top part lol.
ya...i'm allergic to dogs in real life...and look at me here! i am a dog! lol
in real life do yo uhave an accent?
Ya I do I have lived all over the south. So I have that red neck accent.
haha coolness!
ya so you get the accent.
Why do you like that I do.
i don't have a big accent. only on some words. but i love it when peeps have accents. i think its pretty cool! lol. well i gotta go....good morning!
oh ok well I'll talk to you later.
:'( :'( :'(
i'm all alone!
hey sarah where are you going to school? since we're on the toppic of meeting i thought i'd ask. lol
LOL....hey just to cut in I really want to meet you guys.....LOL.....
I picked Cho as my character because in real life I'm also Asian....LOL....personality is totally different from Cho though....
haha ya hopefully you don't cry when you kiss peeps! lol
........what do you mean.....
cho was crying when she kissed harry lol. that's what i meant. nvm though lol...
wow....you're weirder by the second....LOL.....joking....I'm bored and a little hungry....LOL
thank you! lol go eat something then! i just ate chinese food. it was amazing!
LOL.....wait let me go get something to eat....I'm going to eat...hmmm....what to eat.....ramen that's good......LOL
ha tough choices...tough choices...
LOL....started eating ramen already....LOL....
nvm then!
LOL....anyone else like ramen here.....it feels like I'm just talking to you today huh Sirius....LOL
ha ya i'm only talking to you too....i've actually never had it i think...
OMG you serious you never had ramen......I need to eat ramen at least three times a week.....LOL
what is it? lol i know its food!
noodles....pour hot water and then add spices and you got yourself a lunch...LOL....
well it sounds good!
LOL....it is I just finished eating ramen....LOL
how was it? lol
tasty....hmm delicious.....LOL....I'm going to be back in 30 minutes....ok I have to do something
okey dokey. lol
so Sirius where have you been these past few days?
ramen rocks I love it.
LOL.....what flavor you like the best?