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May 23, 2020
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Wizarding news
Universal Studios in Orlando to re-open Friday 5 June
Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida announced today that the resort will re-open on Friday 5th June. It’s welcome news to the resort’s legion of fans with a number posting they intend to visit as soon as possible, despite the United States recording one of the highest COVID-19 infection and death rates in the world. The theme park is home to a number of Harry Potter themed attractions including Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, the Hogwarts Express, Hogwarts Castle and the recently opened Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. The repening comes with stringent new health, safety and hygiene procedures, including staggered parking, compulsory
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May 17, 2020
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Gaming
Puzzles and Spells new mobile game – first official trailer!
The first official teaser trailer for the new Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells mobile game has landed! Zynga Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment – with official licensing from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and published under Portkey Games – has developed the match-3 puzzle game. Inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories, it places the player at the centre of their own wizarding adventure. From platform nine and three-quarters and Diagon Alley, to the Hogwarts Express and the Grand Staircase, this first video takes players on an advance tour of some of the beloved settings they will visit as they
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May 13, 2020
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Products
I built the first ever Quizzic Alley Book Nook! A review by Bonkers Beth.
Quizzic Alley team member, Bonkers Beth is our go-to witch for all things creative so she was the obvious choice to assemble the Quizzic Alley book nook prototype. Here’s her review. I love art and craft and consider myself a bit of an artist so I was a little hesitant when I was asked to assemble Quizzic Alley’s prototype book nook. For the uninitiated, a book nook is a diorama in a box that fits in between your books on a bookshelf. They are super cool and look really effective. The Quizzic Alley prototype is a magical alley complete with
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May 7, 2020
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Categories: Films and theatre, Uncategorized
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Melbourne Suspension Extended
The suspension of performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre will be extended for another month to the end of June. The producers made the announcement today in line with the latest government advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Performances prior to 3 June had previously been postponed, with producers delaying a decision on the rest of June until now. Tickets for performances between Wednesday 3rd June and Sunday 28th June will be automatically moved to an alternative date from Wednesday 25 November onwards, with the same seating allocation originally booked. Ticket holders will
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May 2, 2020
- Posted by: Professor Penelope Presto
- Category: Shop news
Surely it can’t get any worse than this…
First there is smoke, so much smoke. It is so smoky we almost don’t notice the extreme heat. On hot, smoky days, moving around Canberra in a yellow glow, it feels like the end of the world. It’s like this for much of the summer school holidays and people just stay indoors. We’d been hoping for big sales for our second Christmas since opening. We scatch and wish and hope and finally make it to Christmas Day about 20 per cent down on the previous year. “Surely it can’t get any worse than this?” asks Michael as I drive all
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