harry potter opened at disney world on june 1, 2010.
harry potter opened at disney world on june 1, 2010.
when did harry potter open at disney world?
june 1, 2010
harry potter and the forbidden journey is a motion-based dark ride located in the wizarding world of harry potter themed areas of islands of adventure in orlando, florida, universal studios hollywood in universal city, california, and universal studios japan in osaka, japan. the ride takes guests through scenes and environments in and around hogwarts castle from the harry potter series of books and films. mark woodbury, president of universal creative, described the ride as an in-depth look at the world of harry potter, which utilizes never-before-seen technology which transforms "the theme park experience as you know it". the ride first opened at islands of adventure with "the wizarding world of harry potter" on june 18, 2010, at universal studios japan on july 15, 2014, and at universal studios hollywood on april 7, 2016.
harry potter and the forbidden journey
a "harry potter"-themed attraction at either a disney or universal park was rumored in 2003. however, the rights to the "harry potter" franchise had been acquired by warner bros., who denied all rumors. both disney and universal entered bidding negotiations with warner bros. and rowling for the theme park rights to "harry potter". in 2004, rowling signed a letter-of-intent with disney, with the company intending to develop a "harry potter" section within the magic kingdom park at walt disney world. ultimately, disney pulled out of negotiations, citing that rowling's creative influence and the terms established by warner bros. was too stringent. in january 2007, about.com reported a rumor from a "highly credible source" that the islands of adventure park's lost continent area was going to be re-themed "to the stories and characters of one of the most popular children's franchises". other sources followed up in the next few days with unofficial confirmation that the new area would involve "harry potter". on may 31, 2007, universal, in partnership with warner bros., officially announced "the wizarding world of harry potter" would be added to islands of adventure.
the wizarding world of harry potter