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04-22-2007, 10:20 AM
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The Scotsman claims that Universal Studios is seeking a deal with J.K.Rowling to build a $500m Harry Potter mini theme park in Florida. They say that negotiations are thought to have been going on since 2005, in regards to potential sites and the park's contents. Negotiations with Disney for a similar park fell through because the corporation wanted total control of the project. It is thought the new Potter park would be situated in Universal's existing Islands of Adventure attraction. Quote:
Alexander, a former vice president of Universal Studios and founder of a theme park design consultancy, said: "The property [Harry Potter] has legs - he is not going to be less popular in years to come. What is good about it is that it has family appeal and if they put some good rides in to the theme park there will be teenage and young adult appeal too."
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"Universal did not ask [Rowling] for permission to do the park, they just came to her with a pitch," he explained. "Probably she did not like their designs and they had to start over."
It is thought that if an agreement reached, the feature could be built in as little as 18 months.
Universal Studios, Warner Bros and Rowling all declined to comment.
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that would be so cool!!!!!!!!!! i hope they decide to build one!!!
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Ooh, I hope Jo agrees. And it would only take 18 months to build? Wonder what ideas they've come up with too. | |
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Awesome!! It will be so cool if they build one!  | |
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I hope Jo agrees! It would be nice to have a HP theme park an hour or two away! | |
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Awesome! I hope Jo agrees with it ^^
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that would be soooo awsome! every year i go to Disney World in Florida, (if your are talking about the same universal) i can there every year too! thats so cool!
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That's awesome! I hope Jo agrees with it.
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Why don´t they plan it to Europe?
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That would be awsome if they build one!!
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It would be so cool to have a Harry Potter theme park! But if Jo doesn't agree, we can't do anything about it, can we? I mean, she's the creater of everything (HP).
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COOL i want them to build one.
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that would be so awsome if they did
unfortunatly i dont really like roller coasters
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I hope they don't. I think it's too much...there is soemthing called "too much".
But if they do...that's okay, I guess.
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*wishes they'd made a full-size Harry Potter park*
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that park will be totaly awesome
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That would be so awsome...I hope it works out
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That would be sooo awesome! I hope that they do it!
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Ohh I hope they get to build one because that would be the coolest thing ever. Plus I live in Florida and only about 4 hrs from orlando so I would be able to go there alot if I wanted too. I really hope Jo agrees to do this.
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18 months? I will be there in 2 years so maybe it will be done! That would be awesome!
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I don't understand why Jo is been so difficult about this. It would be awsoem to have a theme oark of harry Potter!! Can you imagne?? it would be incredible
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That would be really cool if they did build it....but it would be in the other side of the country! 
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