We went high above Universal Orlando this morning to bring you look at the ongoing construction of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion. The new area will include a London waterfront, Diagon Alley, The Leaky Cauldron, Gringotts Bank indoor roller coaster and more, including the ability to ride the Hogwarts Express train between the original Wizarding World in Islands of Adventure and the expansion in Universal Studios Florida. The new area is set to open in summer 2014.
While we were in the air, we also flew over Universal’s new hotel and the Orlando Eye. Scroll to the bottom for those.
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We’ll start our update with a video of our flyover:
Wizarding World Diagon Alley construction update by helicopter - Universal Orlando December 2013
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Photos by Daniel Andersson, Quinn Roseboom and Matt Roseboom. Video by Matt Roseboom
omigod! Is it just me or does anyone else fan over harry potter they know more then Emma Watson? I mean like, woah. Since when did Universal announce this? Because I totally just screamed and started crying when I read this.
So, maybe I missed something, but those train cars are oddly shaped. Is it supposed to be more then just a train ride? I’m confused.
Never mind…I obviously only skimmed through the pictures…I finally actually read the captions. lol…sorry.
Wow! I can’t wait to experience this! It looks so much like the movies.
omigod! Is it just me or does anyone else fan over harry potter they know more then Emma Watson? I mean like, woah. Since when did Universal announce this? Because I totally just screamed and started crying when I read this.