The new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park has had a significant impact on the habits of Orlando and Disney visitors since it's opening, last June. More and more people travel from the Disney area to Universal Orlando to visit the new Harry Potter park. More people are also staying at the Universal resorts to be closer to the park. With this higher demand, comes … [Read more...]
Harry Potter Park Scooter Rentals
Scooter or wheelchair? What should you rent when visiting Universal Orlando and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park? Universal Orlando rents both wheelchairs and scooters (electronic convenience vehicles) to guests for use in the parks. Wheelchairs cost $12/day plus a $50 deposit. The scooters cost $50/day plus a $50 deposit. Many area scooter rental … [Read more...]
Separate Ticket for Wizarding World of Harry Potter Park?
Believe it or not, a lot of people still think you need a separate ticket for the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter park. We get this question quite frequently. This is likely due to a couple of reasons. Universal Orlando marketed the Harry Potter park as a "park within a park" rather than as a new "island" in the Islands of Adventure theme park. This gives the … [Read more...]
Wizarding World Park Three Broomsticks Construction Video
Someone put together a really cool morph video of the Three Broomsticks being built in the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. It looks like they took progress shots and edited them into a video to look like a morphing structure that eventually becomes the Three Broomsticks restaurant. Very cool! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for all the … [Read more...]