New Interview With Art Director for Wizarding World of Harry Potter
The Universal Orlando website has a brand new interview online with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's Art Director, Alan Gilmore. Gilmore previously worked as the Art Director on a number of projects including the Harry Potter films, "Notting Hill" and "The Bourne Ultimatum."Continued...
Reminder: Expeditious Registration Closes May 7
A quick reminder this morning that registration for the Michigan-based Expeditious 2010 conference will close on May 7th. Only a few spots remain for this weekend-long conference, which will take place over May 14-16 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To reserve your place at the conference,Continued...
New Books for Jo's Book Nook, Harry Potter Book Club
With the brand new month, our book clubs at the Leaky Lounge invite you to join them in reading a brand new set of books.
Firstly, our non-Harry Potter Book Club, Jo's Book Nook, is discussing Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, named Robinson CrusoeContinued...
May Featured Crafter of the Month: Donetta
Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter Donetta as May's Featured Crafter of the Month. Donnetta has used her wide range of crafty skills, including knitting, to create a Paper Wand, Golden Snitch Stitch Markers, a Ravenclaw Hip Scarf and a Dark Mark Scarf.
Links to more crafts by Donetta canContinued...
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Pass Under the Archway into Hogsmeade at Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Universal Orlando has released a new image from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction, showing the brick archway entrance to Hogsmeade. Now available in our Image Galleries, this high res image showcases what appears to be a wrought iron sign reading "Hogsmeade,"Continued...
Potter Conference Expeditious 2010 to Take Place in Michigan May 14-16
More On Wizarding World from Latest Issue of AAA Magazine
The May 2010 issue of New York State's AAA Magazine has a short feature on the forthcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction which gives a few more details about what to expect at the theme park. The article, which can now be read via images now online in our Galleries, notesContinued...
Two Video Previews for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Game Now Online
Two video previews of the upcoming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 game - each featuring a wide selection of shots of the game itself as well as interviews with developers - are now online. The first video from GameInformer, which you can watch here in The Leaky Cauldron's VideoContinued...
Harry Potter Filmmakers On Creating Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Universal Orlando has released yet another new video from inside the Wizardig World of Harry Potter attraction. In this clip, which can be viewed here, goes through the massive design and construction effort to make the theme park at Universal Orlando Resorts resemble theContinued...
New Video of Inside the Forbidden Journey Ride Wizarding World of Harry Potter
A new video of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is online tonight, featuring a brief walk thorough of some of the many areas created for the Forbidden Journey ride at theme park. Of focus are the portraits of the four founders of Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore's office,Continued...
Winners of the March Skiving Snackbox Contest Announced
In March our Contest Team brought you their Skiving Snackbox Contest, which asked you to create an edible joke shop product to sell to Hogwarts students in order to get them out of lessons. The judges received many fantastic entries and have now picked the winners as follows:
First Place:Continued...
Reminder: Wizarding World of Harry Potter Featured on Celebrity Apprentice Tonight
A quick reminder on this hopping holiday that tonight's episode of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice is set to feature the Wizarding World of Harry Potter as part of a challenge put forth to their contestants. In recent weeks, video previews have given us glimpsesContinued...
New Books for Harry Potter Book Club, Jo's Book Nook
As it's a brand new month, our book clubs at the Leaky Lounge invite you to join them in reading a brand new selection of books. These book clubs are open to anyone registered with MyLeaky! Firstly, our Harry Potter Book Club is now reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The forum for theContinued...
April Featured Crafter of the Month: Staarrkatt
This April, our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter Staarrkatt as April's Featured Crafter of the Month. Staarrkatt has used her crafty skills - which include knitting, crocheting, quilting, sewing, woodworking and stained glass, to name a few - to produce a set of House Scarf Earrings, miniatureContinued...