Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey World of Harry Potter: Hogsmeade" opened at Universal Studios Hollywood with rides Harry Potter and The Forbidden Journey and Flight of The Hippogriff debuting with the new section. Unlike its Florida counterpart, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey featured 3D HD Technology, in which guests wore 3D "Quidditch" goggles. Although the 3D effects were removed only eight months later on December 4, 2016, the ride was updated with 4K 120 FPS on March 28, 2017. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey features a RoboCoaster G2 ride system provided by Dynamic Structures, KUKA and RoboCoaster. The first generation RoboCoaster system featured
The Books of Magic began publishing a series of "Books of Magic" young adult novels under the Eos imprint, adapted from the comics series, by Carla Jablonski. Each novel featured cover art by Christopher Moeller. The first book is based on the original miniseries. The subsequent books are based on story arcs in the second series; except "The Children's Crusade", which is based on the Vertigo crossover event of the same name. A film version of "The Books of Magic" has been in development hell for many years. It was originally optioned "by Warners some years before the first Harry Potter book was published"