The scene – An early fall Wednesday morning at the turnstiles of Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure. Truth be known Islands of Adventure is my second favorite theme park in Central Florida behind EPCOT. I always try and pay a visit to IOA whenever I’m in town. This visit I was curious to see how soon [...]
Wands, wizards, and muggles were abundant this past Saturday night, Dec 10th inside Islands of Adventure’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The DIS and Dreams Unlimited Travel threw a party for its customers, forum visitors, and fans of the vacation planning website. To learn more about the amazing weekend events and activities, continue through the [...]
When planning our 2010 family summer vacation there was no question where we were headed. My girls, Maggie (age 12) and Evie (age 9), are huge Harry Potter fans. When they heard about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure, they begged and pleaded to go. We knew it [...]
An Onsite Report From Aaron DelPrince We’ve waited anxiously for the new land in Islands of Adventure to officially open to the public. Friday, June 18th was the date, and Lord Voldemort must have sent the Dark Mark into the air to summon not only the Death Eaters, but the entire Muggle world to descend [...]
Recently, I was invited by Universal Orlando to participate in a select media tour of their parks. This press tour was on Sunday, May 16th with only 30 journalists from all over the world as part of the International Pow Wow travel conference. We were led throughout both theme parks of the Universal Orlando Resort. [...]
Update: June 18, 2010, Wizarding World Now Open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Islands of Adventure theme park in Universal Orlando Resort officially opened to the public today. Huge crowds lined up hours before opening for a chance to get into the highly anticipated new land. Image: Harry Potter film actors Tom [...]
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