The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

As most know, a few years ago Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida added to their park with the brilliant Harry Potter World.  It has created great revenue and awesome success for the park.

Right now, to much excitement they are adding even more onto The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, they are creating Diagon Alley.

They are well underway with this expansion.

It is scheduled to open in spring of 2014 and the work on the new area is currently underway.
When complete it will feature:

• Iconic Diagon Alley shops

• An immersive themed restaurant

• An innovative new attraction based on Gringotts the Wizard Bank

Fun Facts!

Opened: June 18, 2010

Location: Orlando, Florida - Universal Studios Islands of Adventure

Projected Cost: $235 - $265 million.

J.K. Rowling: "The plans I've seen look incredibly exciting, and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed." 

Quote by Rowling before it had opened to the public!

Goblet of Fire on Pottermore!

THE FIFTH INSTALLMENT OF THE GOBLET OF FIRE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO EXPLORE ON POTTERMORE.COM

Pottermore is an interactive website created by J.K. Rowling herself. You can learn more about the wizarding world, review important moments in the books, get sorted into a Hogwarts house and earn points for your house.  Pottermore keeps the adventure of Harry Potter alive and allows muggles like us to become part of the wizarding world.

The first ten moments of the Goblet of Fire were just added for pottermore users to explore and collect items.

Soak up the atmosphere of the Quidditch World Cup, find a Chudley Cannons badge at the Burrow and witness the terrifying Dark Mark in the sky for the very first time.

You'll also be able to listen to the first ever Pottermore.com audio entry from J.K. Rowling, as she reveals the story of the most notorious Floo Network mishap.

Don't forget that you can share your thoughts on every book, chapter and Moment as you move through Harry’s Storyline on Pottermore.com. If you have a Twitter or Facebook account, you can join the conversations there too.

- See more at: http://insider.pottermore.com/#sthash.Rflkxu9t.dpuf

Soak up the atmosphere of the Quidditch World Cup, find a Chudley Cannons badge in Ron’s bedroom at The Burrow and witness the terrifying Dark Mark in the sky for the very first time.

You’ll also be able to listen to the first ever Pottermore.com audio entry from J.K. Rowling, as she reveals the story of the most notorious Floo Network mishap.

Don’t forget that you can share your thoughts on every book, chapter and Moment as you move through Harry’s Storyline on Pottermore.com. If you have a Twitter or Facebook account, you can join the conversations there too.
- See more at: http://insider.pottermore.com/#sthash.Rflkxu9t.dpuf

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

"The book is neither a prequel or a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension to the wizarding world." -J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling will be screenwriting an extension onto her wizarding world with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a text book in the beloved Harry Potter world.  

The series will follow Newton (Newt) Scamander on his adventures and travels to research magical creatures.

Warner Bros. has released that this has been talked about with Rowling over a year ago so there is no word on how far they have gotten on the project.  However, the facts we do know...

• More on the wizarding world

• Will be a series 

• Warner Bros. asked J.K. Rowling to screen write the series herself

• There will be a few characters we might come across that we were already familiar with through Harry Potter

• Will follow Newt Scamander: former employee of the Ministry of Magic, ex headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Order of Merlin through his adventures of learning about magical beasts