H ave you played yet? FOLD OVER FOR THIS W EEKS JACKPOT. w w w .lottery.ie D Friday, September 18, 2009 METRO 11 Universal reveals details of new Harry Potter theme park Welcome to WizneylandBY TRAVIS REED It sounds like a new book in the Harry Potter series, but Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey will be a hi-tech ride and the marquee attraction at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a new theme park area opening in spring 2010 at universal orlando Resort. the Forbidden Journey ride was named by author JK Rowling and described this week by universal officials in a webcast revealing details of what the Potter park will look like. the ride will take guests through scenes and rooms from the blockbuster movies inside a detailed remake of Hogwarts Castle made to look 213 metres tall. Guests will enter the Wizarding World through a station archway named for Hogsmeade, the magi- cal village near Hogwarts. A plume of steam and a train whistle will sound the arrival of the Hogwarts Express. the goal is to make the experience immersive, so nothing outside is visible after guests pass the sta- tion archway. other rides include the dragon Challenge, a twin high-speed roller coaster themed after the triwizard tournament and the family roller coaster Flight of the Hippogriff. Along those journeys theyre going to be swept up into the greatest parts of the movies and the books. Weve pushed every technology available to us to give guests a theme park experience unlike any theyve had before, said Paul daurio, producer of the Potter area. the Harry Potter park will be part of universals Islands of Adventure. Every shop and eatery is Potter-themed. Honey- dukes sells chocolate frogs and Bertie Botts Every- Flavour Beans, ollivanders peddles magic wands, Zonkos joke shop has sneakoscopes, and the Brit- ish restaurant three Broomsticks pours Butterbeer. At the owl Post, guests can send letters with a certified Hogsmeade postmark. Magical instruments and equipment are available at dervish and Banges, including everything needed to play Quidditch. the interesting thing about Harry Potter is that the stories are so rich in themselves, so deep, said uni- versal Creative President Mark Woodbury. there wasnt so much difficulty of creating the look, it was, How do you execute at a level of au- thenticity that is unquestionable? there could even be new footage of Potter stars shot on actual sets from Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince. the Potter park is sure to prove popular not just with American fans but also with visitors from the Europe. It couldnt have come at a better time, said dan- ielle saba Courtenay, spokeswoman for the orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau. Its such a huge worldwide brand, and the only place in the world youre going to be able to experi- ence it is in orlando, she said. Va-va-broom: The thrills and spills of Harry Potters world will be brought to life at Universal Orlandos resort, from Hogsmeade Station to Hogwarts school itself Magic: What Wizarding World will look like index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html