Universal Orlando is allowing premier and preferred passholders and a guest to ride Mardi Gras floats. Participants ride the floats in costume, and toss beads and doubloons to the crowd along the parade route. According to the website, sign up is limited and it does not guarantee a float spot. It also said participation is on a first come, first serve basis. Rules are … [Read more...]
Ollivanders Wand Shop
It is always clear for those of us who have studied wand law that the wand chooses the wizard, although it is not always clear why. [adinserter block="1"] Welcome to Ollivanders Wand Shop makers of fine wands since 382 B.C. As you make your way into the small dusty room known as Ollivander Wand Shophe will choose a witch or wizard out of the crowd to receive their first … [Read more...]
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Crowd Report
With everyone taking their summer vacations, we've had lots of questions about the crowds at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. Without question, the crowds are much less than they were last year at this time, but that was the opening year of the park. We visited the park, last Friday and didn't arrive until about 3PM (we always recommend arriving later in the … [Read more...]
Universal Orlando Vacation Perks
Besides being all AAA-rated 4 diamond resorts, what advantages are there to staying at a Universal Orlando resort for your Orlando vacation? Well, you get access to all three Universal Orlando resorts when you stay in any one of the three. It's like having multiple pools, restaurants, and amenities in a single resort! You also get free Universal Express passes for everyone in … [Read more...]
Harry Potter Movie Stars Arrive at Wizarding World Opening Celebration
For the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park opening celebration (the night before the grand opening), the stars of the Harry Potter movies arrived on the Knight bus. A triple-decker purple bus, as described in the books and on the movies. The bus was a great replica of the one you see in the Harry Potter movies. As the CEO of Universal announced the names of the stars, I … [Read more...]