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Videos: Harry Potter cast talk Ollivanders at Wizarding World park + new concept art
Universal Studios have today sent out new concept art of Ollivander's shop at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando, Florida, as well as new details about the experience fans will have there. The new image can be seen here;
Inside the store, a live actor will, along with added special effects, guide you through your journey as your wand chooses you.
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“When guests visit Ollivanders, they will instantly feel like they’re in the shop from the films. It’s an intimate, single-windowed building, with the same signs, colors and other details read about in the books and seen in the films,” said Alan Gilmore, art director of the Harry Potterfilms and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. “But more importantly, visitors to Ollivanders will experience for themselves the magical moment that forever changed Harry’s life.”
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Inside Ollivanders, visitors will be surrounded by thousands of multi-colored dusty wand boxes stacked on shelves from floor to ceiling. They will be welcomed by an inquisitive Wandkeeper,
who will guide them through an enchanting experience to find their very own wand. First the Wandkeeper will ask the guest a few special questions and then select the first wand for them to
try. Just like Harry, the guest will be prompted by the Wandkeeper to give the wand a wave, and a series of magical mishaps will occur until the right fit is found.
Other Hogsmeade delights include a Howler which will shout at you as you walk past the Owl Post Office, the Monster Book of Monsters growling from its window in Dervish & Banges and a hog's head (of the Hog's Head) puffing its jowls.
Universal has also provided a video with actors Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Tom Felton and Michael Gambon talking about Ollivander's shop.
Gambon, dressed as Dumbledore, joked:
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I will be going to get another wand because I'm fed up with my wand. I've had it for five years. I want another one. Maybe one'll pick me up.
Don't forget, as we told you last week, the USA Today are giving away an augmented reality map of the park with today's paper. If you can't get hold of a copy, fear not, you can also find the map at www.UniversalOrlando.com/HarryPotter.
B-roll footage of the map can be seen below - showing you how to use your map;
Also, in just under an hour, SnitchSeeker will be participating in a conference call with Thierry Coup, vice president of creative development for Universal Creative. So stay tuned for more information from that!
This is great....this is gonna be awesome...this is there are no words to express how this make me feel!!
I am dying to go there!! Walk in Hogsmeade, drink a butter beer, wallk in Hogwarts sit in the Great Hall, get my wand!!
Cool! That would be great to have such an experience. When Tom Felton appeared in that video, I took a deep breath. That's my Tom! hehe. . He so sounded - well, talked like Draco Malfoy there. Love Tom/Draco. Slytherin rules!
And Michael Gambon was so funny...
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I will be going to get another wand because I'm fed up with my wand. I've had it for five years. I want another one. Maybe one'll pick me up.
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Videos: Harry Potter cast talk Ollivanders at Wizarding World park + new concept art 
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