THE COUNTDOWN IS WELL AND TRULY ON FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED HARRY POTTER THEME PARK THAT IS BEING BUILT IN FLORIDA. FANS OF THE POPULAR BOOKS AND FILMS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE A FULL-SIZE VERSION OF THE YOUNG WIZARD'S MAGICAL WORLD, WHEN A NEW 20 ACRE AMUSEMENT PARK AREA IS OPENED AT UNIVERSAL'S ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER WILL OPEN THIS SPRING, WITH UNIVERSAL STILL TO CONFIRM THE EXACT DATE. BUT FANS ARE HOPING IT OPENS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER WITH THE HOST OF STUNNING NEW ADVERTS BEING RELEASED TO PROMOTE THE THEME PARK, A 30SECOND TELEVISION AD WILL AIR FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THE COMMERCIALS BREAKS FOR THE SUPER BOWL - ONE OF THE BIGGEST AMERICAN TELEVISION EVENTS OF THE YEAR. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE HAS ALSO BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED AND FANS ARE NOW GIVEN A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE THEME PARK.
HARRY POTTER AND THE FORBIDDEN JOURNEY WILL TAKE GUESTS THROUGH SCENES AND ROOMS FROM THE BLOCKBUSTER FILMS WITH THE TURRETED BUILDING MADE TO LOOK 700 FEET TALL. FANS WILL ENTER THE WIZARDING WORLD THROUGH A STATION ARCHWAY NAMED AFTER HOGSMEADE, THE MAGICAL VILLAGE NEAR HOGWARTS. A PLUME OF STEAM AND A TRAIN WHISTLE WILL SOUND THE ARRIVAL OF THE HOGWARTS EXPRESS. OTHER RIDES INCLUDE THE 'DRAGON CHALLENGE', A TWIN HIGH-SPEED ROLLER COASTER THEMED AFTER THE TRI-WIZARD TOURNAMENT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FAMILY ROLLER COASTER CALLED FLIGHT OF THE HIPPOGRIFF, NAMED AFTER A CREATURE WITH AN EAGLE'S HEAD AND A HORSE'S BODY. EVERY SHOP AND RESTAURANT IS POTTER-THEMED. HONEYDUKES SELLS CHOCOLATE FROGS AND 'BERTIE BOTT'S EVERY-FLAVOUR BEANS', OLLIVANDER'S SELLS MAGIC WANDS, ZONKO'S JOKE SHOP HAS SNEAKOSCOPES AND THE BRITISH RESTAURANT 'THREE BROOMSTICKS' POURS BUTTERBEER. AND AT THE OWL POST, GUESTS CAN SEND LETTERS WITH A CERTIFIED HOGSMEADE POSTMARK. ART AND SET DIRECTORS FROM THE FILMS, INCLUDING OSCAR-WINNING PRODUCTION DESIGNER STUART CRAIG AND ART DIRECTOR ALAN GILMORE, WERE HIRED TO TRANSLATE THE FILMS INTO THE PAR. ROWLING, KNOWN FOR CAREFULLY GUARDING THE POTTER FRANCHISE, HASN'T YET BEEN TO ORLANDO, BUT THE DESIGN TEAM HAS MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO LONDON FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR. 'THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT HARRY POTTER IS THAT THE STORIES ARE SO RICH IN THEMSELVES, SO DEEP', SAID UNIVERSAL CREATIVE PRESIDENT MARK WOODBURY.
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