Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling helped flesh out four new characters who will appear exclusively at Universal Orlando’s theme park version of her mythical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, park designers said on Thursday.
Universal said its new Wizarding World of Harry Potter park in Florida will open on June 18 and gave new details of the rides based on Rowling’s fantasy novels about the boy wizard.
The seven wildly popular books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide and spawned a movie franchise that has earned billions of dollars.
The ancient, foreboding castle that is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry looms over the village, drawing visitors inside to the centerpiece of the attraction, a ride combining 360-degree filming techniques and sophisticated robotics to create the illusion of a magic adventure in flight with Harry and his wizarding pals Ron and Hermione…read more: Extravaganzi
