Archive for Category: "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter"

Universal Orlando Hands Out Bonuses To Employees

Universal Orlando Hands Out Bonuses To Employees

Universal Orlando employees received bonus checks on Thursday in recognition for a great year following the opening of the very successful Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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Universal Orlando Sells One-Millionth Butterbeer At The Wizarding World

Universal Orlando Sells One-Millionth Butterbeer At The Wizarding World

If you haven’t tried the Butterbeer at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter yet, then you have no idea what you’re missing! It’s only been six months since the Wizarding World opened its doors and introduced the frozen-slush goodness — and today, the drink has already sold one million units!

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Holiday Crowds Pack Universal’s Island Of Adventure

Holiday Crowds Pack Universal’s Island Of Adventure

Looks like The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is having quite the positive effect on visitation to Universal’s Islands of Adventure — the park was forced to turn visitors away last week due to capacity constraints.

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Tom Felton Visits The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter

Tom Felton Visits The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter

It looks like Tom Felton (better known as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter motion picture series) felt Hogwarts sick today. So what better way to get a Hogwarts fix than to visit the home the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Islands of Adventure.

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The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Works Its Magic

The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Works Its Magic

The numbers are in – and it looks like Universal Orlando should thank Harry Potter for increasing attendance numbers.

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The Forbidden Journey Gets New Seats, Now Fits Larger Folks

The Forbidden Journey Gets New Seats, Now Fits Larger Folks

After numerous complaints and bad press about the inability for larger guests to ride the Forbidden Journey ride Universal has finally made adjustments in order for the ride to accommodate over-weight riders.

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Brendan Fraser Takes A Trip To The Wizarding World

Brendan Fraser Takes A Trip To The Wizarding World

Brendan Fraser took a little getaway to the wand-wielding area of Islands of Adventure in Orlando with his family today. And while visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, he indulged in some tasty Butterbeer; looks like he chose the regular Butterbeer, someone get him a frozen one (much tastier in my opinion)! I wonder [...]

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Universal Offering Harry Potter 3-D Commemrative Ticket

Universal Offering Harry Potter 3-D Commemrative Ticket

Universal Orlando is marking the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure with a special 3-D commemorative ticket. In order to get one of these, you’ll need to purchase an annual pass, multi-day ticket, or a park-to-park ticket between now and Sept. 30, 2010. The commemorative ticket, however, does not [...]

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – The Three Broomsticks Menu

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – The Three Broomsticks Menu

While visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter this weekend, we took a few photos of the menu at The Three Broomsticks restaurant. The menu is transcribed here.

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Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journey – Seat Measurements

Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journey – Seat Measurements

We took some measurements of the Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey seats. Here they are!

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