Travel plan idea blog: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park

September 17, 2009

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park is coming to Universal Studios in Orlando in Spring 2010. This is ore likely to influence my vacation planning that a wizard rock festival...

JK Rowling likes the theme park but what else would she say? Apparently, Stuart Craig, who is the production designer on the films, is designing the Potter World and Rowling is happy with the look of the movies:

"I truly think that walking into the theme park will be as close as you will ever get to walking onto the film set, or to walking into Hogsmeade. Better, of course, because it's 3D, and you can walk around the corner and look at the back, and it's going to be quite incredible. I really believe that, and personally, I think it will be the best thing in the world of its type, having seen what I've seen.

I'm not crazy about the fake snow they plan to put on roofs in Hogsmeade and I'm not looking forward to being surrounded by kids so I probably won't go unless I hear that they have great experiences for adults without kids, something like the romance people say they find in Disney. I think the key might be going when it's not crowded - like I bet winter 2011 would be much better for me than summer 2010.

Posted by James Trotta at September 17, 2009 7:39 PM

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I am looking forward to checking it out, since I only live a couple of hours away. However, I know better than to try it when it opens! It's too hot, crowded and miserable unas til October. Also, Universal has a horrible track record of having rides broken down or closed for maintenance.

Posted by: Jill at September 19, 2009 10:59 AM

Universal Parks and Disney Parks are both nice..... and crowded! Winter and Spring is the time when they are both packed. Summer and Fall are the best times to go..... though the Summer in Florida is extremely hot and humid. You hope it rains on you while your there, to help cool you off. Fall is still very warm....but not miserable. And far less crowded because the kids are all back in school. You find good deals then too, to keep their sales up.

Go with an open mind. It's fun.

Posted by: Rhonda Peterson at September 20, 2009 9:53 PM