Hold on to your wand! Universal Studios Hollywood released tons of new pictures from its magical new park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The pictures posted by Entertainment Weekly feature a sneak peek at the attraction including Hogwarts Castle, The Three Boomstick Pub and parts of Hogsmeade Village.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter first opened at Universal Orlando in June 2010 at the Islands of Adventure Park and was an instant hit. Due to the success of the park, four years later Universal announced an edition called The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley at Universal Studios right next door. The addition to the park opened in the summer of 2014, according to Collider, and is connected to the original park by the Hogwarts Express.
"Once you've walked through that arch, you're now in Scotland. You've traveled to J.K. Rowling's Scottish Highlands," said Alan Gilmore, supervising art director of the Wizarding World. "It's all based in absolute reality, so it's not really fantasy, as such; it's more heightened reality. We've taken real buildings and we've referenced real architecture and made it more Harry Potter."
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens on April 7 at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Make sure to check out the beautiful pictures of the park in the slideshow above!
