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Harry Potter Show at Discovery Times Square

Posted on October 6, 2012 | No Comments
Harry Potter: The Exhibition, is returning to Discovery Times Square on November 3. Since its earlier run in New York City in 2011, the exhibition has been updated with artifacts from the film series, including the final film. In addition to the hundreds of original...
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Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Coming to Japan

Posted on May 10, 2012 | No Comments
Universal Studios Japan, in partnership with Warner Bros. and Universal Parks & Resorts, announced today that they will be bringing The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to Japan, marking the global expansion of this themed entertainment experience that started at Universal Orlando Resort nearly two...
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Now Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Hollywood

Posted on December 7, 2011 | No Comments
Warner Bros. Entertainment and Universal Parks and Resorts announced Tuesday a partnership to bring The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – a themed entertainment environment which debuted in Orlando in June 2010 – to Universal Studios Hollywood. The two companies also announced their plans to...
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Sony Introduces “World’s Lightest” eReader

Posted on September 1, 2011 | No Comments
Sony has announced the launch of its new eReader, which is claimed to be the lightest touch screen 6″ eReader device, Reader Wi-Fi (PRS-T1). At under 6 ounces and with a 6″ E-Ink Pearl V220 touch screen, Reader Wi-Fi is smaller than an average paperback...
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Harry Potter Smashed Box Office Records

Posted on July 18, 2011 | No Comments
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the final adventure of the film series based on the books by J.K. Rowling, smashed all box office records in the UK and Ireland, earning a staggering GBP23 million in its opening weekend....
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‘Harry Potter’ Selling Like Hot Cakes on Fandango

Posted on July 7, 2011 | No Comments
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II” does not open until July 15 (one week from tonight at midnight). But Fandango, a leading moviegoer destination, is reporting it has already sold out more than 2,000 “Part II” showtimes across the country (U.S.), from Anchorage,...
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Harry Potter Creator J.K. Rowling with Pottermore

Posted on June 23, 2011 | No Comments
J.K. Rowling has announced Pottermore – a free-to-use website, which builds an online experience around the reading of her Harry Potter books. The project is partnered by Sony. The announcement today, June 23, was heralded by the revealing of the website’s name via an online...
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Is Harry Potter Wizard a Lifted Concept?

Posted on January 10, 2011 | No Comments
Harry Potter has been fighting fictional battles in the books and on the theater screens. But now a real battle is imminent for the charming wizard. New battleground: Court. The Estate of Adrian Jacobs, the deceased British children’s author, has expressed its regrets that its...
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Harry Potter on Facebook with Emma Watson

Posted on August 11, 2010 | No Comments
To celebrate the 100-day countdown to the opening of the “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger has announced that 100 tickets for the World Premiere will be given away via a new app on the Harry Potter...
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