While in Orlando we visited the most magical theme park on earth.
HARRY POTTER WORLD!!!
I'm pretty sure I won't be able to put into words how magical it was, but here are some pictures of our fun day there!
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| Packed with Muggles of course. |
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| We loved just walking around Hogsmeade village and seeing the detail of the shops. |
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| Monster Book of Monsters! It really moved, growled and chomped! |
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| We had lunch at The Three Broomsticks! |
Mmmmm Butterbeer. This is what we came for. Just as delicious as I dreamed it to be.
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| The frozen butterbeer was our favorite! Thick, frothy goodness. Yum! |
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| The inside of the Three Broomsticks was awesome. SO legit. |
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| Got butterbeer? |
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| Honeydukes sweet shoppe! |
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| Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans |
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| "anything off the trolley?" : ) |
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| All aboard the Hogwarts Express! |
The majority of our time at Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure was definitely spent in Harry Potter World. But we knew that would be the case. I could have just gone to Harry Potter World and still been happy as a bug in a rug. It was so nice, we went back twice. After getting soaked on some of the water rides we moseyed back into Hogsmeade village to enter Ollivander's wand shop. The actors were totally in character and one lucky visitor was chosen to act out the wand choosing the wizard scene. It was awesome.
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| Jeff half soaked after going on the Jurassic Park and Dudley Do-Right rides. |
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| Pick a wand, any wand. Or should I say, let the wand pick you! |
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| Hagrid's Hut at the Flight of the Hippogriff ride. |
The inside of the castle was so detailed. You get to tour the whole things as you wait in line for the Forbidden Journey ride. Moving portraits, holographic Harry, Ron and Hermione, talking Sorting Hat, Dumbledore's office and attacking dementors. Excellent, just excellent. We didn't get any pictures of the inside because we left our camera bag in the ride lockers. You'll just have to take our word for it that it was totally awesome.
It was so fun to spend a weekend in Florida with family and wizarding magic.
We're already planning a return trip!
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| Flying into back into Boston after a wonderful vacation. |
The picture of Sam with the Butter Beer is really cute.
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