Universal’s creative team has been said to be closely working with Stuart Craig and the complete production group of the Harry Potter films, so that they can make the theme park more authentic and real.Īlan Gilmore, an art director for the Harry Potter films, who also has been working with Universal on the park's design, reportedly said that the new section “absolutely raises the bar.” He also added that the new area is “a maze crisscrossing itself.”ĭavid Mandt, vice president of communications for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions told, CNN: "Park operators from around the world were impressed by the immersive experience Universal created and the meticulous attention to detail they used to bring the Harry Potter stories to life." He added: "There is great anticipation within the industry to see how Diagon Alley will build on that success." If they were to change Lost Continent I would like it to be changed into something else not harry potter. Entertainment say the new additions will offer a “revolutionary attraction experience” along with new themed shops and dining. Wizarding world expansion I don't want them to expand. Universal Orlando resort announced back in the fall of 2013, that the expansion will be called The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley and will be the world’s first centrally themed, multi-park experience given that.
New game mechanics include a charm ability that expands. Harry Potter fans better hold onto their broomsticks, as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion has officially been confirmed to open in Summer 2014. Work together in this cooperative game to overcome new villains but watch out for unknown surprises that can trip you up in the process.
Universal Orlando Resorts and Warner Bros. Head back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for this second expansion to Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle deck building game featuring new cards, abilities, playable characters, and more. "People thought, 'Why didn't you bring Diagon Alley?' 'Why didn't you do Gringotts?' We said, 'Well, just wait.' And now it's coming." "There were requests already from the beginning," Thierry Coup, creative senior vice president at Universal, reportedly said about the expansion. NBC's Universal Orlando had launched The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade at its Islands of Adventure theme park in 2010 and its latest offering is reportedly the year's most anticipated theme park for Hogwarts fans.ĭiagon Alley will be located within Universal Orlando’s second theme park, Universal Studios, which will create new experiences based on “the signature areas of London, Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley.” And it is all real,” Universal Orlando Resorts said in the press release. Epic Universe, Universal Orlando Resort’s third gate, has been rumored to showcase a new Wizarding World land that would include both the Franchise Beasts franchise as well as Harry Potter. For the first time ever, join Hagrid as you fly far beyond the grounds of Hogwarts castle on a thrilling roller coaster ride that plunges into the paths of some of the wizarding world’s rarest magical creatures. “Never before has a theme park created a guest experience like this: you climb aboard the Hogwarts Express in Hogsmeade and moments later arrive at King’s Cross Station – where the wonders of London and Diagon Alley unfold before you. Moving to ease the gridlock and shower its corporate parent, NBCUniversal, with more profits Universal Orlando Resort on Thursday unveiled details for a huge Harry Potter expansion. There's always something worth celebrating at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, from your Hogwarts house to the holidays. The Universal Orlando Resort revealed new details of its planned expansion in a press release on Wednesday, stating that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, will open this summer and feature a fire-breathing dragon, self-stirring cauldrons and dancing skeletons.