Details for Harry Potter Universal Park from New Harry Potter Blu-Ray
Posted by Ashley McChesney on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 @ 02:41 PM
The Blu-ray and two-disc edition DVD of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has a special 11 minute Wizarding World of Harry Potter sneak peek featured on the extras disc that reveals a few more details for the new land at Universal's Islands of Adventure.
The video has various Universal executives, along with some of the cast from the Harry Potter movies (including Daniel Radcliff, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Tom Felton) all talking about how excited they are for the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction to open.
Some of the new details:
• From the Three Broomsticks restaurant you'll be able to cross over into Hog's Head pub where you'll experience a hog's head growling and sniffling.
• You'll be able to buy a non-alcoholic butterbeer, which looks just like a real beer with the froth on top, as well as Chocolate Frogs, Every Flavor Beans, Cauldron Cakes and Treacle Fudge.
• Ollivander's Wand Shop will be an exact replica from the film.
• To get to the Dragon Challenge ride (previously the Dueling Dragons ride), you'll walk through Champion's Tent and see various artifacts such as the Goblet of Fire.
• The Flight of the Hippogriff ride will center around The Care of Magical Creatures Class and will even have Hagrid on call to help guests onto the ride.
• Hogwart's Castle will feature the queue to the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride and will feature a lot of moving portraits and will take you by or through the Defense of the Dark Arts room, the Common Room and the Great Hall and will also feature a life-size Whomping Willow tree and the large spiders from the movies.
Scheduled to open in 2010, book your Harry Potter Vacation Package to Universal Studios now!
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