May 31, 2007

  • Alright, I wanna GO!

    As soon as it's built, anyway.

    Check this out:  All aboard for the Harry Potter rollercoaster

    J.K Rowling, who became the world's
    first billion dollar author on the back of Harry Potter's success, has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Florida
    theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard.  "The plans I have seen look incredibly exciting and I don't
    think fans of the books or films will be disappointed," Rowling
    said of the Orlando park that is scheduled to open in 2009.  The park is a joint venture between Warner Bros
    Entertainment, whose Potter films have so far grossed more than
    $3.5 billion worldwide, and Universal Orlando Resort.

    In a statement rich in entertainment hyperbole, the
    builders of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" said they
    planned to "create the world's first immersive Harry Potter
    themed environment."

    Barry Meyer, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros.
    Entertainment, said: "Over the years we've received thousands
    of letters from fans around the world wishing they could visit
    Hogwarts (School) and the wonderful locations described in each
    of J.K. Rowling's beloved stories."

    Don't tell me that's not going to be cool.  It's going to be wicked cool. 

    Here's some additional info:


    Universal plans a 20-acre "Wizarding World," a little bigger than the
    average size of its themed "islands" at Islands of Adventure. Part would be
    carved away from what is now "The Lost Continent" island, and the rest would
    be land now used for employee parking and park support, outside the back
    fence.



    The new, "seventh island" would feature reconstructed and rethemed
    attractions, and all-new ones, Scott Trowbridge, vice president of Universal's
    Creative Studios, said in an interview. The Hogwarts castle and locations from
    Rowling's Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade village will be created as backdrops
    to attractions, shops and restaurants.



    Three-time Academy Award-winning production designer Stuart Craig, who
    designed sets for all the Harry Potter movies, leads the "Wizarding World"
    design team.


    That last bit is very good to know.








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