I’m in my late 20s and I am unashamed to say that I’m extremely excited for the opening of Universal’s latest creation, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Set to open in Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure park on June 18th, Potter fanatics will get to experience what life was like for the boy wizard and his friends. If I had the moola, I’d be buy tickets for a trip down south NOW.
Not only will Hogwarts be present, but all the cool quirky little shops that litter Hogsmeade village will be there as well. Universal really took their time and consulted with the Potter movie set designers and also ran everything by J.K. Rowling, so you can be sure that all the details will be pretty darn authentic looking.
Would you guys want to go to this theme park as well? Or would you prefer a Twilight theme park?
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HOGWARTS!
AHHHHH
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You know, I’m not sure this is Lovelyish material…
magnolia / 1030 posts
its really not lovelyish material however. IM FRIGGIN EXCITEDDDDD
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@Edgebreak@xanga - Ha, same.
And I’d rather go to the Harry Potter one … I grew up reading that lol. What would a Twilight theme park have? A bunch of costumed “vampires” walking around? Not much room for originality there. The Harry Potter theme park would at least have a lot to draw from out of the books … like Hogsmeade shops and the castle and everything. So hell yeah for Harry Potter.
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I would go! ^_^
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I just like theme parks… all of them. I like to hug big character things… take pictures w/them… have little side snacks… ride rides… ONLY and ONLY if I can have someone with me that will hold my hand. Cause walking around those places… it takes two. Sometimes more than two… but not less than.
I’d buy you tickets if I could
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You bet your ass I’m going there!
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A “Twilight themed park”?? That would be super lame… Twilight is set in our world, not a magical one. Besides, just go to Forks, they are crazy over there. They’ll give you a tour of the “Twilight world” around their tiny town that will bore your face off.
I’m 20 too and FREAKING EXCITED to go see the Harry Potter World soon! Hopefully later this year… I have a friend who just moved to Florida, so now I have connections down there. Hehe so excited.
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i’m excited too!!! i can’t wait.
daisy / 630 posts
I have to go there!!
That sounds awesome.
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I’m going. No doubt about it.
magnolia / 1369 posts
I live in Miami. Only 3 hour drive to Orlando. You better bet I’m going.
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I’m sorry but why even mention Twilight when talking about this?
I don’t see how the Twilight series even compares to the Harry Potter series at all. Just because they are both book series that are in the fantasy genre and they have both been recent phenomenons in pop culture doesn’t mean that Twilight even comes close to the amazingness that is Harry Potter. JK Rowling is an incredible author while Stephanie Myer is a substandard storyteller. Harry Potter > Twilight.
And to answer the question–There is hardly anything more in this world that I want to visit more than the Harry Potter theme park! OMFG!!
dahlia / 2382 posts
I’m in FL for now & I will go but not now. Make no mistake, I couldnt wait for this to open but it’ll be too fucking hot to just stand around & look at stuff. I’ll go in the winter when it’s cooler & everyone is in school so it wont be as crowded. I’m in college & I’ll be finished by the time it’s December so I’ll go after the new year or so. Once the thrill & rush dies down, it’ll be more fun.
Just like I love Disney with a passion but I’ll never go at peak times, unless there’s a special event. Even when I went in 2008 for New Year’s weekend, it wasnt crowded to the point where you couldnt see. There were alot of foreign visitors though, so it was cool! Since the North & South have different school schedules, we learned after moving here when the best & cheapest times are to go.
dahlia / 2382 posts
@Morwen_Maranwe@xanga - I agree. I LOVE Twilight but a park would be pointless because it’s set in our world. It would be nice to have maybe a Volturi tour in Universal or something. Like how Disney has Epcot & you can visit different parts of the world, if you get what I mean.
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i would like both and i bet we will see a twilight theme park in the near future
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oh mann. i want to go!
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I’ve been waiting years for this place to finally open, I’m pretty excited! Orlando is a 2 to 3 hour drive from where I live, I’m definitely going. =)
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This is made of awesome.
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I live only an hour and a half away from Orlando, so it’s safe to say I will attempt to attend on the opening day! =]
I love Twilight and Harry Potter. Either one makes me happy!
daisy / 613 posts
Don’t be ashamed, be proud.
orchid / 147 posts
I would love to go here! It’s like a magical dream come true. Absolutely awesome.
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HARRY POTTER OMG *spazzes out*
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I soooo wanna go, lol.
sunflower / 322 posts
Not sure when, but I will go. I have to!
cherry blossom / 47 posts
I’ve already started saving money and looking into room arrangements. Hoping to go with some of my friends this summer.
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Oh my god. I cannot express how completely amazing I think this is. I absolutly adore Harry Potter. Unfourtunatly, I probably will never go there to see it, but I still think it’s great!
orchid / 144 posts
FUCK TWILIGHT!!!!
this is the best day of my life.just hearing about this.XD
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sounds pretty chill.
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Hell yeah Harry fuckin’ Potter!
lol Twilight world? Just go to Forks, Washington with a bunch of emo-faggots who think they’re fairies and have a blood-fetish.
orchid / 111 posts
SO FUCKING EXCITED ABOUT THIS!
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Screw Tw*l*ght. Harry Potter is timeless and you should never be ashamed of loving it.
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AHHHH! I’ll be going to Disney World but in the first week of June.
Maybe I should postpone my trip. I want to go to Hogwarts!
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a twilight theme park would mar the very history of the human kind. and its a fad anyway, it dying down. harry is foreveah!!
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Definitely not Lovelyish. I’ve known about this for two years now. I’ve been checking the site daily. I’ve entered every single contest pertaining to it, I’M SO EXCITED. I’ve also had my tickets for two months or so
I live about two days (driving distance) away..so I cant go until November
but I’m pretty sure it will be the best day of my life.
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I want to go!
sadly, I live in CA…Florida is too far for me to travel to.
sunflower / 391 posts
I’m so going.
tulip / 9 posts
I’M SO EXCITED. i heard about this like two years ago, and i’ve been dying for it since !
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I’m 22 and I’ve been waiting for this for so long! I’m super excited.
And Harry Potter OWNS Twilight. HP FTW
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HP > Twilight. Definitely.
Kirsten Stewart needs to go home.
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i SO want to go.
oh and… harry potter >>>>> twilight. i mean a twilight theme park…? really O___O
orchid / 234 posts
sounds greatttt
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Ahhhh fuck, I’m in California. We’re stuck with the Southern Cali Universal Studios. Dammit Florida wins in theme parks.
daisy / 696 posts
i’m dying to go SO BAD.
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read the title and immediatly got extremely excited.. luckily i live 2 hrs from orlando
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I live only about 2 hours away from Orlando, so I am really excited about it! It is going to be amazing.
A Twilight park would be ridiculously stupid. All there would be is forest and sparkly people walking around.
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Twilight need not be mentioned in this post.
But freaking HARRY POTTER. SWEET LORD I AM EXCITED!!
my best friend and I have been talking about it for monnnntthhhss.
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Eff the twilight theme park. I want to go to Hogwarts.
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I’m totally excited for this (and I’m in my mid-20′s)! And I have high expectations too, as I’m sure all HP fans have. So I’m really hoping Universal Studios did an amazing job and won’t let us fans down.
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I’m not a big fan of this series but I can’t wait to visit this place. It looks AMAZING!!
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I wonder how much tickets would cost…. I want to go there!
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I WANT TO GO SO BAD. Except I live in California, on the other side of the country. And I’m almost 20 and I’m proud of being a Harry Potter fanatic. I will save up all my money and go there on vacation if it’s the last thing I do. I’ll probably wait a year or so though, so that the rush dies down a little bit. I don’t want to be pushed and shoved the whole time I’m there.
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*squee*
I live halfway across the world, however nothing will get in between me and that. O_O♥
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Holy crap! I would give away my first child to go there.
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HARRY POTTER!! EEEEEKK!!
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OMG,,,i saw the paper today and got so excited! sooo wanna go and shop in that village
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Oh my gawd! Hogwarts! *squeals* I wanna go!
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GOING! <3
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is gonna to be totally awesome! =)
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I am very excited for this. Harry Potter is the kind of series that really pulls you into the environment, it would be great to be able to walk around in a representation of it!
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i wanna go so bad !!!!
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Twilight should be banned from this planet.
I can’t wait to go though!
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I want to go SO BAD! Once I get the cash, I’m so going.
cherry blossom / 35 posts
It sounds perfect.
I WILL go, eventually.
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EW TWILIGHT
rose / 855 posts
I WANT TO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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YES YES YES YES!
screw twilight!
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It’s supposed to be open for when my class goes to Grad Bash. I’m excited.
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I’m so excited.
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I WANT TO GO OIUGSDF:SDFJ
sunflower / 308 posts
I want to go! I have been dreaming of this ever since the first book came out.
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why mention twilight? it could never be compare to harry potter!
sunflower / 271 posts
i will go in a few years! once i’m done with school hehe
orchid / 227 posts
I wanna go! It sounds fun.
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My 21st is coming up in a couple of months, right after HP theme part opens, so I’m hoping I can celebrate it there! Who cares about booze and stuff? The Harry Potter theme park’s where I’m gonna be at!!!
sunflower / 337 posts
I’ll definitely go!
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Ohmygod YES. (:
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I want to go soooooooooo bad! I want to get a wand and go to all the stores
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harry potter > twlight. im excited too
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I think it would be fun 2 go 2 this 1 but I love Twilight more & would prefer that.
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HOGWARDS! DEFINITELY GOING THERE SOMEDAY! seems so miraculously amazing!
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I need to go!
I wanna go sooooo bad :[
I want money lmao
daffodil / 1622 posts
i wanna goooo
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I wish it was in California, not Florida
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I was never into Harry Potter but I would go.
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HARRY POTTER FTW
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=]
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*extreme giddy laughter* I wish Hogwarts was real, but I guess this theme park and my imagination will have to do for now.
daffodil / 1607 posts
omgsh ashamed?! NO!!!
DONT BE!!
I’m 19, not that old but when iheard about this in 2008, i went crazy and was so mad that i had to wait 2 years.
I WANT TO GO…but that will happen when i have money…
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they already have a twilight theme park. forks. seriously you should what htyeve done with the town. and i would love to go to this harry potter place one day
daisy / 661 posts
oh that’s so cool! i want to go
i love harry potter
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i want to go soo badly! i saw an ad and blocked off section when i was there 3 years ago. sounds like it’s going to be amazing! i hope they have the wesley’s shop. i would love a candy that can get me out of class
and hahahaha twilight theme park?! LOL what are they going to have, vampires and werewolves running after you?