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Wizarding World of Harry Potter to be built at Universal Studios, Hollywood
It's been a zillion years since I've been to Universal Studios in California (where a zillion is ... 24, I think). I guarantee you the weather in July there is a lot less oppressive than it was in Florida for Infinitus. :P
eta: Apparently there are also plans afoot to expand the WWoHP at Orlando, which I hadn't heard of until my husband told me when I told him the above. See http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201303/3420/, for instance:
... Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando... You won't see Diagon Alley from the rest of the park -- it'll be hidden behind the facades of Grimmauld Place, Wyndham's Theatre and other west end London landmarks. Only when you go through the adjacent Leicester Square station will you happen upon the "secret" entrance to the land, next to the Leaky Cauldron.
The Leaky Cauldron will be the new land's restaurant. And beyond the restaurant, Diagon Alley opens up in a riot of detail from the Harry Potter books and movies. ... You'll find Ollivander's in Diagon Alley, of course, and on a much larger scale than in the Hogsmeade outpost in the original Wizarding World. ...
For all you Slytherins out there, Universal's not forgotten you. Knockturn Alley comprises about one-third of the land, with Borgin and Burkes as its centerpiece.
The Gringotts coaster will be the land's main attraction ...
The page mentions a July 2014 opening. Have any locals seen/know more, maybe?
It's been a zillion years since I've been to Universal Studios in California (where a zillion is ... 24, I think). I guarantee you the weather in July there is a lot less oppressive than it was in Florida for Infinitus. :P
eta: Apparently there are also plans afoot to expand the WWoHP at Orlando, which I hadn't heard of until my husband told me when I told him the above. See http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201303/3420/, for instance:
... Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando... You won't see Diagon Alley from the rest of the park -- it'll be hidden behind the facades of Grimmauld Place, Wyndham's Theatre and other west end London landmarks. Only when you go through the adjacent Leicester Square station will you happen upon the "secret" entrance to the land, next to the Leaky Cauldron.
The Leaky Cauldron will be the new land's restaurant. And beyond the restaurant, Diagon Alley opens up in a riot of detail from the Harry Potter books and movies. ... You'll find Ollivander's in Diagon Alley, of course, and on a much larger scale than in the Hogsmeade outpost in the original Wizarding World. ...
For all you Slytherins out there, Universal's not forgotten you. Knockturn Alley comprises about one-third of the land, with Borgin and Burkes as its centerpiece.
The Gringotts coaster will be the land's main attraction ...
The page mentions a July 2014 opening. Have any locals seen/know more, maybe?