Sep. 16, 2009
hannahhurt:
thedisneyvault:
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Details Revealed
1- OWLERY/OWL POST = POINTLESS
2- OLLIVANDERS = I NEED TO GET MYSELF A WAND FROM THERE
3- HOGWARTS = BETTER BE EFFING LARGER THAN LIFE SIZE AND AWESOME
1. Lol @ Disney Vault posting Harry Potter stuff.
2. I heard when I worked there (at Universal Studios in Florida) that it will be snowing every day all day in Hogsmeade, which I thought was pretty cool.
3. Do NOT get your hopes up for the rides. I’ve ridden both Dueling Dragons aka “The Dragon Challenge” and The Flying Unicorn aka “Flight of the Hippogriff” and they’re both very amusement park. (As in NOT “Theme Park” - big diff) If you ask me they should’ve ripped off Disney’s “Soarin’” for a Hippogriff ride, since they’ve already ripped off pretty much every other Disney World ride already.
4. Now as for Hogwarts.. According to the NYTimes article yesterday, the castle will “be about 150-feet tall but will appear to tower some 600 feet in the air because of architectural and filmmaking tricks.” Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World is 189 feet, to put that into perspective for you.
5. There’s also supposed to be some sort of ‘main attraction’ inside the castle, “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” which “takes guests through scenes inspired by the Potter books and films.” I’m just hoping it’s not like the Winnie the Pooh ride in Fantasyland, taking us through the pages as we watch animatronics act out familiar scenes.