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New video, new details on Universal's Harry Potter dark ride
Apr 9th, 2010 at 5:00PM: Universal Orlando Resort has released a new video that goes inside the dark ride at the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
In the video, Universal Creative exec Mark Woodbury walks through the waiting area for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and shows off the portrait gallery, featuring some of the school's founders' paintings which come to life.
There's another look at Headmaster ...
Theme park news roundup: The word of the day is giga-coaster
Apr 7th, 2010 at 3:00PM: The new Intimidator 305 roller coaster has opened at Kings Dominion theme park in Richmond, VA. The coaster, named in honor of the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, has ride cars that look like Earnhardt's famous black Chevy. Earnhardt's daughter Taylor visited the park last week to open the ride.
The Intimidator 305 screams along at 92 miles per hour, thanks to a 300-foot drop at the ...
Lunching with Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort
Mar 30th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Last week, Universal Orlando announced an opening date (June 18) for its Wizarding World of Harry Potter and offered more details about the big new ride in Harry Potter land. But the Orlando theme park also gave hardcore Potter fans a glimpse into another important aspect of their new mecca - the food. First up, butterbeer - the drink of choice for all young wizards. The Orlando Sentinel's Dewayne ...The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to open on June 18th!
Mar 25th, 2010 at 12:30PM:
As promised, Universal Orlando just revealed the highly anticipated opening date for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - June 18th 2010.
The opening date announcement also revealed some more information on the biggest secret in theme park rides - Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. This ride is described as the "first-ever combination of advanced robotic ride system technology with ...
Grand opening date of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to be revealed next week!
Mar 18th, 2010 at 10:00PM:
March 25th is a date many Harry Potter fans around the world have been waiting for - on that day, Universal Orlando will reveal the opening date of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
The park has slowly been revealing its secrets, but the opening date was the one big detail they kept from us.
As you can see from the picture above - 12 PM EST is when you'll want to have your browser at ...Theme park news roundup: Harry Potter, robot rides and cheesy grub(s!)
Feb 25th, 2010 at 2:34PM: Here's what's happening in theme park news this week.
Robot Land announced (Incheon, South Korea)
South Korea will be home to the world's first robot theme park when Robot Land opens in Incheon in 2012. Robot Land will have a robotic arm ride, tributes to robot-themed movies such as "Matrix" and "Minority Report," and robot employees and performers. A national robotics lab and office ...Universal Orlando resort reveals its first Wizarding World of Harry Potter vacation package
Feb 21st, 2010 at 4:00PM:
Even though the exact opening date has not been revealed, Universal Orlando just revealed its first Wizarding World of Harry Potter vacation package.
Starting at $645 per adult ($1,548 for a family of four), guests can enjoy the new resort with the following benefits:
Four-night accommodations at one of Universal's three on-site AAA Four Diamond hotels: Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, ...Explore the The Wizarding World of Harry Potter with your webcam and a copy of USA Today
Jan 28th, 2010 at 6:30PM:
In Spring, Universal Orlando Resort will open the doors to the The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. In the past couple of weeks, several images have been released, showing a little bit of what you can expect at this 20-acre themed environment.
Universal took things one step beyond boring images, and teamed up with USA Today to bring guests an augmented reality preview of the park.
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