Harry Potter theme park to open on the 18th of June
May 30th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Harry Potter theme park is all set to open on the 18th of June. The hugely anticipated ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ would open at the Universal Orlando in Florida. This marks a collaboration between Universal Orlando Resort and Warner Bros Entertainment. The CEO of Universal Parks – Tom Williams made the announcement on the TODAY show. And since then the fans of the Harry Potter series have been agog with excitement and are looking forward to the park.
Even the creator of the Harry Potter series – J. K. Rowling is very happy with the way the park has shaped up. She said that she likes the way the park is progressing and doesn’t think that it would disappoint any Harry Potter fan. Tony Williams also added that she had been collaborating with the makers of the theme park since the very beginning, and they were also very happy with the support that they were getting from her.
The designer of the Harry Potter movies – Stuart Craig was deemed to be the perfect person for the post of the creative director of the park. Apart from the exciting rides in the park, there are shops selling souvenirs, restaurants in the park too, and needless to say all of them are based on the theme of the Harry Potter series.
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