According to the Orlando Sentinel, the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park has had a significant impact on the Central Florida travel picture for 2010. July saw a 6.8% increase in the number of rooms booked versus July of 2009 with an additional 3.6% increase in the average cost of a room night. Hotels and resorts near the new Harry Potter park saw … [Read more...]
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Grand Opening Video
Here's a new video of the grand opening celebrations for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park. The video includes footage from the actual grand opening day on June 18, 2010, as well as a lot of footage from opening celebrations the two nights before the 18th. These "opening celebrations" show the red carpet arrival of the Harry Potter movie stars, the fireworks shows, … [Read more...]
Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Park USAToday Augmented Reality Map
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter park garnered some attention in today's USAToday newspaper with a fully interactive, augmented reality map included in the Life section of the paper. On the back page of the Life section, a map of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park takes up almost the top half of the paper. Below the map are instructions on how to view the … [Read more...]