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In June of 2010, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park opened for business at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL … to massive success. In the wake of that success, the decision has been made to open a second Wizarding World theme park at Universal Studios in Hollywood, CA. Altho the park won’t be operational until 2015, Harry Potter fans on the West Coast of the US (like me) now have a new exciting theme park to look forward to! Click below for all the known deets about this new Harry Potter park.

In March we got our first look at the new Universal Studios Florida theme park attraction The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and in April Ellen DeGeneres got a sneak peek of the park. Last month a few of the Harry Potter actors themselves got to tour the park and starting today YOU can visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter … cuz it’s now officially open for business:

I’ve heard from a few Pink readers who ventured to Universal Studios in Orlando, FL today to check out the new attraction and I’m hearing that the wait time just to get in is at about 6 hours long! I can’t wait to visit the park myself but … I think I’m gonna wait until the hub-bub dies down a bit. Still, it’s a pretty cool notion to know that at last … the world of Harry Potter actually exists somewhere in our world. Magic happens … and apparently it happens in Orlando, FL. If any of y’all do get inside … make sure you let us know how it is!

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Harry Potter film stars Emma Watson (who plays Hermoine Granger), Robbie Coltrane (who plays Hagrid), Matthew Lewis (who plays Neville Longbottom) and the Phelps twins Jamie and Oliver (who play the Weasley twins Fred and George) paid an early visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL to get a tour of the attraction … and by all accounts, they were very impressed. Here is a photo of the castmates at the real life Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft & Wizardry and some deets from their visit:

Stars of the popular Harry Potter film series got to tour the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which is set to open to the public in June. When the stars got their first look at Universal’s newest attraction, they say they were blown away by what they experienced. “A film set has a cut off point. Being here was actually moving and emotional,” said Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the movie series. Other stars visiting the park included Robbie Coltrane who plays Hagrid, Jamie and Oliver Phelps who play the Weasley twins, and Matthew Lewis, known on-screen as Neville Longbottom. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is set to open to the public on June 18.

I am DYING!! This place sounds so cool … if the cast of Harry Potter are impressed, can you imagine what fans will think? After the jump, check out video of these Harry Potter actors getting a sampling of the fun offerings that will be made available in just a few short weeks at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter …

A few weeks ago we learned the happy news that Universal Studios in Orlando, FL will open their new attraction – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – on June 18 … but this week, Ellen DeGeneres got to visit the World of Harry Potter to bring us a sneak preview of the attraction. But, before we get to Ellen … let’s check out a new promo photo released by Universal Studios that shows us what Hogwart’s groundskeeper Hagrid‘s hut looks like at this new theme park attraction:

Universal Orlando has launched a brand-new feature on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter website that will regularly roll out new information and updates about the area. Click HERE to check it out, and to see a first-look photograph of Hagrid’s Hut within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. An authentic replica from the Harry Potter films, guests will pass by Hagrid’s Hut on their way to the Flight of the Hippogriff family-friendly roller coaster.

Oh man … this looks and SOUNDS so cool. I am so dying to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter myself. Unfortch, tho, the attraction is still a couple months away from being ready for the public … unless you happen to be Ellen Degeneres. For her talk show this week, Ellen visited the Universal theme park to bring us our first in-person look at this magical new attraction — which you can see, after the jump …

Okay Harry Potter heads (Pot Heads?) … make sure you circle June 18, 2010 in big red marker on your calendars because that is the day that the world of Harry Potter comes to life at Universal Studios in Florida as the theme park attraction The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens to the public (you may recall we got a big chunk of info on the attraction last September). Entertainment Weekly gives us some fun deets on the attraction to get us even more excited for its grand opening:

Universal Orlando Resort announced that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will have its grand opening on June 18. It also announced the details of its immersive marquee attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, in the verbose language we’ve come to expect: “Guests will feel things no one has ever felt inside a theme park attraction, move in ways no one has ever moved, experience film like no one else ever has, explore vast sets punctuated by amazing special effects — and have an adventure only possible in Harry Potter’s world.” Here’s what you need to know — The overview: “As you venture through Hogwarts castle, you meet Harry, Ron, and Hermione who convince you to skip a planned lecture and follow them. Upon taking their advice, you travel by Floo powder, and begin the adventure as you soar over Hogwarts, narrowly escape a dragon attack, have a close encounter with the Whomping Willow, get pulled into a Quidditch match [pictured], and more.” According to the press release, this is the first-ever combination of advanced robotic ride system technology with immersive filmmaking. ”The attraction’s newly created ride system envelops guests in filmed action scenes and moves those scenes with them as they travel through the ride, allowing more time in the center of the adventure and with their favorite characters.”

The deets continue behind the cut. Wait ’til you hear how Universal decided to handle the nasty problem of long wait times in line … it’s pretty ingenious. Also, check out a promo video that gives a sneak peek of what’s in store for this amazing Harry Potter theme park attraction, after the jump …

Universal Studios theme park Islands of Adventure in Orlando, FL is preparing for the launch of their newest park attraction titled The Wizarding World of Harry Potter which is set to open to the public in Spring 2010. Here are a few newly released artist renderings of what is in store when the real life Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens to the public:

It was brought to life spectacularly on the big screen. But from next spring, Harry Potter fans will get to experience a full-size version of his magical world as a vast new area is opened at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. The new attraction – named the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – will feature an array of rides, with a centrepiece which includes a lavish recreation of Hogwarts Castle. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey will take guests through scenes and rooms from the blockbuster movies with the turreted building made to look 700 feet tall. Pottermaniacs will enter the ‘Wizarding World’ through a station archway named after Hogsmeade, the magical village near Hogwarts. A plume of steam and a train whistle will sound the arrival of the Hogwarts Express. Other rides include the ‘Dragon Challenge,’ a twin high-speed roller coaster themed after the ‘Triwizard Tournament’. There will also be a family roller coaster aclled ‘Flight of the Hippogriff,’ named after a creature with an eagle’s head and a horse’s body. Every shop and restaurant is Potter-themed. Honeydukes sells chocolate frogs and ‘Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans,’ Ollivander’s peddles magic wands, Zonko’s joke shop has Sneakoscopes, and the British restaurant Three Broomsticks pours Butterbeer. At The Owl Post, guests can send letters with a certified Hogsmeade postmark. Magical instruments and equipment are available at Dervish and Banges, including everything needed to play Quidditch – a game like soccer played on flying broomsticks. ‘Along those journeys they’re going to be swept up into the greatest parts of the movies and the books. We’ve pushed every technology available to us to give guests a theme park experience unlike any they’ve had before,’ said Paul Daurio, producer of the Potter area. Art and set directors from the films, including Oscar-winning production designer Stuart Craig and art director Alan Gilmore, were hired to translate the movies into the park. Rowling, known for carefully guarding the Potter franchise, hasn’t yet been to Orlando, but the design team has made several trips to London for consultations with the author. ‘The interesting thing about Harry Potter is that the stories are so rich in themselves, so deep,’ said Universal Creative President Mark Woodbury. ‘There wasn’t so much difficulty of creating the look, it was, ‘How do you execute at a level of authenticity that is unquestionable?” There could even be new footage of Potter stars shot on actual sets from ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.’ A Universal spokesman declined comment on the issue, but the company was explicitly granted those privileges in its 2007 licensing agreement with Warner Brothers, according to the contract filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Potter area will be Universal’s third big-ticket addition in three years … The Potter park is sure to prove popular not just with American fans but also with visitors from Britain, Potter’s home and the largest source of international tourism to Orlando, with about 1 million arrivals a year. ‘It couldn’t have come at a better time,’ said Danielle Saba Courtenay, spokeswoman for the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau. ‘There is such an affinity for the characters, particularly in the United Kingdom, and we do expect that the pent-up demand and having such a strong name will drive traffic to the area. ‘It’s such a huge worldwide brand, and the only place in the world you’re going to be able to experience it is in Orlando,’ she said.

Oh man, if the actual park is even half as cool as it looks/sounds then this attraction is going to be a HUGE draw for fans. I understand that a real life version of Ollivander’s Magic Wand Shoppe will be included where the wands available for sale there will choose their owners. OMG, how fun!! After the jump, check out a few more artist rendering photos of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter …