The fifth annual A Celebration of Harry Potter kicked off with a bang, starting with a panel discussion including cast members of the saga Bonnie Wright, James and Oliver Phelps, Natalia Tena, and Stanislav Yanevski. The five talked about their time working on the series, their enjoyment of the celebration and Universal Orlando Resort, and more. That can be watched here.
Moving forward was the opening night ceremony, including new information from Audible about the upcoming
Quidditch Through the Ages audiobook by Andrew Lincoln; the next stop of Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Milan, Italy; and some teasers about the upcoming Harry Potter mobile apps from Portkey Games, Hogwarts Mystery and Wizards United.
The opening night ended with beautiful live renditions of score pieces from the first four Harry Potter movies, led by Harry Potter Concert Series conduction Justin Freer. A few bits from that can be seen here.
Finally, the first night of A Celebration of Harry Potter concluded with a spectacular first look at the soon-to-debut Hogwarts House-themed light show:
Much more to come, including live panels with Warner Bros Studio Tour, MinaLima, the Harry Potter Concert Series, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, the cast of the movies, and tours around all of their booths. Most of the breaking news and tidbits can be found on SnitchSeeker's
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A Celebration of Harry Potter's 5th year starts with Hogwarts light show, cast, more 
