Harry Potter park with School of Wizardry to be opened · 2007-06-01 13:15
A Harry Potter theme park is to be opened in Universal’s Islands of Adventure Theme Park in late 2009, complete with the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade village.
According to Тom Williams, chairman and CEO of Universal Parks and Resorts, the Harry Potter attraction would be like “a theme park within a theme park” spanning about 20 acres of Islands of Adventures’ 85 total acres.
Stuart Craig, the Academy-Award winning production designer for the Harry Potter movies, is leading creative design on the park to make sure it remains true to the look and feel of the films.
The Wizarding World will feature rides, shops and restaurants all based on the fictional world of Harry Potter.
The Harry Potter book writer JK Rowling herself will be collaborating with Universal on the park, and she said she “is very excited about the project,” Xinhua reports.
The park will let visitors view the famed locations in Rowling’s magical world, like Dumbledore’s office in Hogwarts and the shops in Hogsmeade. Some locations may be in upcoming books.
Many tourists outside the theme park said the experience would boost its appeal to a younger audience.
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