Tag: Islands Of Adventure
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Harry Potter Opening Weekend: Universal Orlando’s Dark Mark
An Onsite Report From Aaron DelPrince We’ve waited anxiously for the new land in Islands of Adventure to officially open to the public. Friday, June 18th was the date, and Lord Voldemort must have sent the Dark Mark into the air to summon not only the Death Eaters, but the entire Muggle world to descend…
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Universal Orlando Video of Wizarding World Grand Opening
Universal Orlando Resort released this video from events that occurred during the grand opening celebration from June 16-18, 2010 for the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the Islands of Adventure theme park. J.K. Rowling, author of the series of Harry Potter books, appeared and commented briefly during her tour of the new land…
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Preview Universal Orlando’s Harry Potter on NBC June 6th
A TV special showcasing Universal Orlando’s new Wizarding World of Harry Potter will air on NBC on Sunday, June 6th from 7:00-7:30pm EST. The Grand Opening of the new land in Islands of Adventure is scheduled for June 18th. In the TV special, Universal promises exclusive commentary from the film stars on the new environment.…
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VIDEO: Wizarding World of Harry Potter
A first look video at the new themed Wizarding World of Harry Potter area at Universal’s Islands of Adventure
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Tour Universal’s Wizarding World With Their Creative Team
Recently, I was invited by Universal Orlando to participate in a select media tour of their parks. This press tour was on Sunday, May 16th with only 30 journalists from all over the world as part of the International Pow Wow travel conference. We were led throughout both theme parks of the Universal Orlando Resort. …
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Video: Film Stars Tour Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Universal Orlando recently hosted film stars Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, James and Oliver Phelps and Matthew Lewis on a tour of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter led by President of Universal Creative Mark Woodbury. The group was invited for a sneak peek of the immersive environment before it officially grand opens on June 18. …
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Video: Harry Potter Filmmakers Discuss Wizarding World
Universal Orlando Resort released a video showing additional glimpses of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening June 18, 2010 in the Islands of Adventure theme park. In this video, filmmakers for the Harry Potter movie series discuss the effort Universal Orlando made to recreate the movies in the new attraction. Film series veterans Daniel…