Time for another edition of our Wizarding World Wednesday series! PRIZE Alert! This week, the 1st person to guess the location of our photo will win a FREE copy of our eBook Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (a $19.99 value). How awesome is that? Our eBook Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter contains all kinds of tips and tricks to navigate Universal's … [Read more...]
Doorway to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
For months, it was the only thing you could see of the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. It's a doorway to the adventure beyond, including Hogwarts, a Dragon Challenge, Three Broomsticks, having your wand selected for you at Ollivanders and so much more! After much anticipation, this door was opened to the public to come in, explore, and savor the sights, … [Read more...]
Hagrid’s Hut
While it's one of my favorite buildings at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Hagrid's Hut is also one of the most frustrating!! Why can't we go inside Hagrid's Hut? This would have been so cool! Maybe even wind the Dragon's Challenge queue line through Hagrid's? Anyway, Universal did not see fit to make this an interactive attraction, so I've just taken a bunch of … [Read more...]
Universal Orlando’s Dragon Challenge Will No Longer “Duel”
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park's Dragon Challenge roller coaster will no longer "duel" as it winds around it's course. For over a decade, the Dragon Challenge coaster (formerly known as "Dueling Dragons") has been known for it's three near-collisions, in which the attraction's two intertwined roller coasters, speeding along … [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...]