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1000UniversalStudiosPlazaOrlando,FL32819(407)363‐8000
www.universalorlando.com
THEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERSETTOOPENAPRIL1,2010
TIME:30
SPEAKER:MARKWOODBURY,PRESIDENTUNIVERSALCREATIVE
HI,IAMMARKWOODBURY,PRESIDENTOFUNIVERSALCREATIVEFORTHEUNIVERSALSTUDIOSORLANDO.
IAMVERYEXCITEDTOANNOUNCETHEGRANDOPENINGOFTHEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERTHEMEPARKONLYATUNIVERSALSTUDIOSORLANDO.
ONAPRIL1ST2010UNIVERSALSTUDIOSWILLOPENTHEGATESFORTHEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERFORTHEFIRSTTIME.
THEPARKWILLINCLUDEALLYOURFAVORITEASPECTSFROMTHEBOOKSANDMOVIES.HOGWARTSCASTLEANDHOGSMEADVILLAGEWILLBETWOOFTHEMAINSETTINGSFORTHEPARK.
FORMOREINFORMATIONABOUTTHEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERTHEMEPARKANDITSATTRACTIONSPLEASEVISITOURWEBSITEUNIVERSALORLANDORESORT.COM/HARRYPOTTER
WEHOPEYOUWILLJOINUSFORTHEEXCTINGGRANDOPENINGONAPRIL1ST.
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Contact:
DanielleSherman
UniversalStudiosOrlando
DirectorofCommunication
678‐642‐9202
1000UniversalStudiosPlazaOrlando,FL32819(407)363‐8000
www.universalorlando.com
THEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERSETTOOPENAPRIL1,2010
TIME:60
SPEAKER:MARKWOODBURY,PRESIDENTUNIVERSALCREATIVE
HI,IAMMARKWOODBURY,PRESIDENTOFUNIVERSALCREATIVEFORUNIVERSALORLANDORESORT.
IAMVERYEXCITEDTOANNOUNCETHEGRANDOPENINGOFTHEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERTHEMEPARKONLYATUNIVERSALSTUDIOSORLANDO.
ONAPRIL1ST2010UNIVERSALSTUDIOSWILLOPENTHEGATESFORTHEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERFORTHEFIRSTTIME.
THEPARKWILLINCLUDEALLYOURFAVORITEASPECTSFROMTHEBOOKSANDMOVIES.HOGWARTSCASTLEANDHOGSMEADVILLAGEWILLBETWOOFTHEMAINSETTINGSFORTHEPARK.
THEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERISLOCATEDINSIDEUNIVERSAL’SISLANDOFADVENTURESANDWILLFEATURESHOPS,DININGEXPERIENCESANDMULTIPLEATTRACTIONSSTRAIGHTFROMTHEWORLDOFHARRYPOTTER.
THEPARKWILLBEFILLEDWITHAMAZINGDETAILFROMTHEBOOKSWHILESTAYINGFAITHFULTOTHEVISUALLANDSCAPESFROMTHEFILMS.
FORMOREINFORMATIONABOUTTHEWIZARDINGWORLDOFHARRYPOTTERTHEMEPARKANDITSATTRACTIONSPLEASEVISITOURWEBSITEUNIVERSALORLANDORESORT.COM/HARRYPOTTER
WEHOPEYOUWILLJOINUSFORTHEEXCTINGGRANDOPENINGONAPRIL1ST.
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Contact:
DanielleSherman
UniversalStudiosOrlando
DirectorofCommunication
678‐642‐9202
1000UniversalStudiosPlazaOrlando,FL32819(407)363‐8000
www.universalorlando.com
FORIMMEDIATERELEASE
ORLANDO—UniversalStudioswillopentheWizardingWorldofHarryPotteraspartof
itsIslandofAdventuresthemepark.Theparkissettoopeninthespringof2010.
UniversalStudiosisworkingcloselywithauthorJ.KRowlingaswellasproduction
designerandartdirectorAlanGilmoretokeepthepark’sresemblanceasclosetothe
booksandfilmsaspossible.
UniversalStudioswantsitsgueststofeelliketheyarepartofthebooksandfilmswhen
visitingtheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter.Thethemeparksmainsettingswillinclude
theHogwartsCastleandHogsmeadeVillage.Inthesesettingsguestswillbeabletosee
someofyourfavoriteaspectsofthebooksandfilms.
HogwartsCastle,whereHarryattendsaboardingschoolforwitchesandwizardsinthe
booksandfilms,willbeafullsizeversionofthecastlewithvariousattractionsoutside
andinside.SaraSweetland,a10‐year‐oldgirlfromOpelika,Ala.,saidshe“hopestheywill
haveDumbledore’sofficeinthecastlebecausethereisalotofcoolstuffinthere.”
AlsoinsideHogwartsCastlewillbeHarryPotterandtheForbiddenJourneyride.This
attractionwilltakegueststhroughscenesandroomsfromtheblockbusterfilmsinsidea
richlydetailedremakeofHogwartsCastlemadetolook700feettall.
AnotheroneofthemainsettingsforthethemeparkwillbeHogsmeadeVillage.Hereyou
willbeabletofindanumberofshopsandattractionsfamiliarfromthebooksandfilms.
AmongthemostrecognizableisHoneydukes,thesweetshopthatisdescribednumerous
timesthroughoutthenovelsanddepictedinthemovies.Hereguestswillbeableto
purchasecandiesandothertreatsrightoutofthestories.TreatssuchasBertieBott's
EveryFlavorBeansandchocolatefrogswillbesoldattheHoneydukes.
TheThreeBroomstickssaloonwillalsobelocatedinsideHogsmeadeVillage.IntheThree
BroomstickssaloonguestswillbeabletoindulgeinaButterBeerjustlikethewizardsin
thebooksandfilms.
MostscenesfromthebooksandmovieswherethecharactersarevisitingHogsmeade
Villagethesceneissetinthewintersnow.AccordingtoaHarryPotterfanclubblogsite,
thewizardingworldofharrypotter.com,UniversalStudiosisworkingwithaspecialeffects
companytoproviderealsnowinHogsmeadeVillageallyearround.
NotonlywilltherebeshopsandattractionsattheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterthere
willbethrillingridestoo.ThelargestrollercoasterwillbeTheDragonChallenge;this
coasterwillbeaduelbetweentwotrainsandwilltakeyouthroughsomeoftheelements
oftheTri‐Wizardtournament.
KellyYoung,anAuburnUniversitysenior,hasreadalltheHarryPotterbooksandseenall
themoviesseveraltimes.Thefourthbookandmoviewasherfavoriteoftheseriesmainly
becauseoftheTri‐Wizardtournament.“Ihopetheyincludealotofridesbasedonthe
challengesoftheTri‐WizardTournament,especiallytheunderwaterchallenge.Itwould
bereallycoolandimpressiveiftheycouldincorporatethatsomehow,”Kellysays.
Anothercoaster,theFlightoftheHippogriff,isgearedtowardsayoungercrowdthis
coasterandwillbemoremildthantheDragonChallengecoaster.Sarahsaidshewasthe
mostexcitedaboutthisridebecause,“theHippogriffisareallymagicalcreaturesoI’m
suretheridewillbemagicaltoo,”shesays.
OneofthefavoriteattractionsofthebloggingHarryPotterfanclubsisOllivander’swand
shop.Theideabehindthisattractionisthatguestscanchooseawandspecificallyfor
themjustlikethecharactersinthebooksandmovies.
AmandaPinto,vicepresidentoftheAlabamachapteroftheHarryPotterFanClub,agrees
thishasbeenthemostinterestingattractionattheparkannouncedthusfar.“IlikewhatI
havereadandthepicturesIhaveseenofOllivander’s,itwillbeneatiftheycanreally
personalizewandslikeinthemovies,”Youngsays.
TherehasbeenalotofhypearoundtheWizardingWorldofHarryPotteropening.Decade
longHarryPotterfansandnewcomersalikecannothidetheirexcitementforthisnew
additiontoUniversalStudio’sIslandofAdventures.Universal’screativeteambehindthe
ideasandconstructionoftheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterpromises,“Theareawill
provideguestswithanotherwaytoexperiencetheworldbeyondthebooksandfilms.”
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Contact:
DanielleSherman
DirectorofCommunications
UniversalStudios
678‐642‐9202