Harry Potter theme park set to open

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I don't know whether this is cool or kind of icky.... not sure what to think about the Disneyfication of HP....

Harry Potter theme park set to open
Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open in Orlando in 2009

Soon you will no longer have to worry about dirtying your robes with soot while traveling the Floo Network, suffering the uncomfortable sensations of apparition or stumbling upon a port key in order to reach the magical world of Harry Potter.

Within three years, the only thing you’ll have to conjure up is a ticket to Orlando, Fla.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Universal Orlando Resort plan to open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter within Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in 2009, Tom Williams, chairman and CEO of Universal Parks and Resorts, announced Thursday on TODAY. The “theme park within a theme park” is the first fully immersive Harry Potter-themed environment based on the best-selling books by J.K. Rowling and the blockbuster feature films.

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