The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Actually Opens May 28...to the British!
Stop the presses and hold off on booking you tickets to Orlando! The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios is not opening on June 18th; it's opening earlier, on May 28! But only if you're arriving from Britain!
The news comes from Virgin Holidays, who announced this morning that they've inked an exclusive deal to be the official vacation package dealer for the Harry Potter theme park. Yesterday, Universal Studios said that their newest park would open to the public on June 18, but today Virgin says May 28th.
So how do you get in more than two weeks early? You've got to book a vacation package that leaves from London with Virgin Holidays. You must fly to Orlando on Virgin Atlantic and include in your trip a two-park or three-park bonus ticket or an Orlando Flex Ticket or Flex Ticket Plus. The good news is that people with existing Virgin vacations to Orlando can just add the tickets to take advantage. The bad news? You've got to leave from London-Gatwick Airport! Way to play favorites.
The cheapest package rings in at 679 GBP ($1,010) for two adults sharing a room for 7 nights at a Quality Inn in Orlando (egads!), but we'd call because that price is only good for departures after June 18. And if you dilly-dally and wait until June or later in the summer, Virgin Holidays will still give you extra-special treatment and early access...
Virgin Holidays is offering those who book an Orlando holiday with them and add Universal Studios tickets these extras:
· FREE General Admission parking* at Universal Orlando® for that day
· Meet your Virgin Rep for your destination update at Mythos Restaurant® in Universals Islands of Adventure® at 07:30
· A COMPLIMENTARY gift
· Escorted early entrance to the Three Broomsticks™ in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ to enjoy COMPLIMENTARY breakfast refreshments
· Get a head start on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ rides and attractions at 08:30
Ugh...not fair! The British get to have all the fun when it comes to Harry Potter. So what die-hard international fans of the series are going to fly to London just to take these holidays? We're betting more than a few, so Orlando better stock up on their brown sauce and Lucozade.
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· Harry Potter packages [Virgin Holidays]
· All updates on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter [Jaunted]
· Harry Potter travel news [Jaunted]
[Photo: Universal Studios]
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