Posted on Tuesday, 7th September 2010 by Dave Parfitt

A Total Recall of his Forbidden Journey Part 3 of 3: Wizard of Universal In Part 1 of my interview with theme park designer Thierry Coup, Vice President of Creative Development for Universal Creative, he discussed his early years as a theme park attractions designer with Walt Disney Imagineering.  In Part 2, he described his [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 19th June 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Universal Orlando Resort released this video from events that occurred during the grand opening celebration from June 16-18, 2010 for the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the Islands of Adventure theme park.  J.K. Rowling, author of the series of Harry Potter books, appeared and commented briefly during her tour of the new land [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 15th September 2009 by Dave Parfitt

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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