Harry Potter Theme Park?

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 10:44 AM

Potter buffs may soon be able to visit Hogwarts

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- J.K. Rowling, who became the world's first billion-dollar author on the back of Harry Potter's success, has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Florida theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard.

"The plans I have seen look incredibly exciting and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed," Rowling said of the Orlando park that is scheduled to open in 2009.

The park is a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment, whose Potter films have so far grossed more than $3.5 billion worldwide, and Universal Orlando Resort (Warner Bros. Entertainment is owned by the same parent company as CNN).

In a statement rich in entertainment hyperbole, the builders of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" said they planned to "create the world's first immersive Harry Potter themed environment."

Barry Meyer, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment, said: "Over the years we've received thousands of letters from fans around the world wishing they could visit Hogwarts (School) and the wonderful locations described in each of J.K. Rowling's beloved stories."

The park's opening could help to quell the withdrawal symptoms of Potter fans around the globe who have bought 320 million copies of her wizard tales and turned every one of the films into a box office hit.

Pottermania is set to scale new heights in July with the last novel hitting the bookstands and the latest film being launched in a deluge of global publicity.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final installment in her hugely successful series, is being released on July 21.

Rowling is to mark publication with a moonlight reading for fans at London's Natural History Museum.

Sweepstakes are being conducted by her British publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and American publisher Scholastic to pick the winning fans.

"Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix," the fifth film in a blockbuster series based on the books, is being given its official world premiere in London on July 3.

Rowling, whose books are always released under tight security, has said two characters will die in the seventh and final book but she has refused to give any clues.

The author has appealed to people to keep the end a secret: "I want the readers who have, in many instances, grown up with Harry, to embark on the last adventure they will share with him without knowing where they are going." (Full story)

U.S. authors John Irving and Stephen King were so worried about the fictional hero's fate that they urged Rowling to spare the bespectacled hero.

All I know is that I want to ride his broomstick.

On second thought . . .

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/SHOWBIZ/...ffe.afp.gi.jpg

ugh

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 10:53 AM

how about some more make-up, Harry!?

I would go to this theme-park.

toyschoketoys · 05-31-2007, 10:54 AM

you would want to ride Mr potter ??

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 10:54 AM

what would you ride?

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 10:58 AM

I would like to ride Hermione's Crookshanks.

?

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toyschoketoys

you would want to ride Mr potter ??

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...Life_small.jpg

toyschoketoys · 05-31-2007, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HorseflyKing

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...Life_small.jpg

awesome

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 11:04 AM

how fast does his wheelchair go . . . ?

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 11:12 AM

toyschoketoys · 05-31-2007, 11:12 AM

Huh ?

Spaldz · 05-31-2007, 11:18 AM

I have a feeling this place may get burnt down...

I better get an alibi

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HorseflyKing

what?! i like fast rides, OK? geez.

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 11:31 AM

Oh! Okay. What was I thinking!?

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 11:33 AM

i can never tell.

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HorseflyKing

What was I thinking!?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeroplane

i can never tell.

You like to insert your erect penis into the anus of fat old rich crippled dudes for sexual pleasure.

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 11:37 AM

eww. not if you put it THAT way.

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 11:40 AM

Dude, have you been absent for awhile? This board has sucked recently and I don't think you have been here.

Ihaman · 05-31-2007, 11:42 AM

I wonder who dies! Two characters? I bet it's Scabbers and Hedwig in a battle till the end! Oh Hedwig, you were so noble.

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 11:43 AM

I've been off and on.

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 11:47 AM

I have missed you in a completely platonic heterosexual non-gay way.

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 11:49 AM

Wow. That's exactly the kind of platonic relationship I cherish!

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 11:55 AM

exactly.

Just wanted to be extra clear, there!

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 11:56 AM

do you remember that political debate we had? i can't remember what it was about.

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 12:00 PM

I think we were talking about abortion.
I guess you could call that a political debate.
I was trying to argue and intense no abortion in any case type of position.
I think you just chimed in and said I was crazy and made some completely reasonable points.

*waitaminute! you don't remember everything that has ever been between us!? I don't know if this is going to work out. Your lack of dedication disturbs me.*

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 12:01 PM

Aw, right, that sounds like me. You nut.

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 12:02 PM

waltermcphilp · 05-31-2007, 12:03 PM

why can't you fool the aborted fetus?

because it wasn't born yesterday!

HorseflyKing · 12:21 PM

avian chaos · 05-31-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeroplane

All I know is that I want to ride his broomstick.

On second thought . . .

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/SHOWBIZ/...ffe.afp.gi.jpg

ugh

Screw Heath Ledger-- why didn't they hire him to be the Joker? I smell a prequel coming and it's got Ratcliffe's name written all over it. "Joker: Episode I"

Geek USA · 05-31-2007, 02:55 PM

hahahaha

aww

05-31-2007, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	Harry Potter Theme Park? Potter buffs may soon be able to visit Hogwarts LONDON, England (Reuters) -- J.K. Rowling, who became the world's first billion-dollar author on the back of Harry Potter's success, has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Florida theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard. "The plans I have seen look incredibly exciting and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed," Rowling said of the Orlando park that is scheduled to open in 2009. The park is a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment, whose Potter films have so far grossed more than $3.5 billion worldwide, and Universal Orlando Resort (Warner Bros. Entertainment is owned by the same parent company as CNN). In a statement rich in entertainment hyperbole, the builders of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" said they planned to "create the world's first immersive Harry Potter themed environment." Barry Meyer, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment, said: "Over the years we've received thousands of letters from fans around the world wishing they could visit Hogwarts (School) and the wonderful locations described in each of J.K. Rowling's beloved stories." The park's opening could help to quell the withdrawal symptoms of Potter fans around the globe who have bought 320 million copies of her wizard tales and turned every one of the films into a box office hit. Pottermania is set to scale new heights in July with the last novel hitting the bookstands and the latest film being launched in a deluge of global publicity. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final installment in her hugely successful series, is being released on July 21. Rowling is to mark publication with a moonlight reading for fans at London's Natural History Museum. Sweepstakes are being conducted by her British publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and American publisher Scholastic to pick the winning fans. "Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix," the fifth film in a blockbuster series based on the books, is being given its official world premiere in London on July 3. Rowling, whose books are always released under tight security, has said two characters will die in the seventh and final book but she has refused to give any clues. The author has appealed to people to keep the end a secret: "I want the readers who have, in many instances, grown up with Harry, to embark on the last adventure they will share with him without knowing where they are going." (Full story) U.S. authors John Irving and Stephen King were so worried about the fictional hero's fate that they urged Rowling to spare the bespectacled hero. All I know is that I want to ride his broomstick. On second thought . . . http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/SHOWBIZ/...ffe.afp.gi.jpg ugh

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05-31-2007, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	how about some more make-up, Harry!? I would go to this theme-park.

05-31-2007, 10:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
toyschoketoys delete delete Location: The blank spot Posts: 5,802	you would want to ride Mr potter ??

05-31-2007, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	what would you ride?

05-31-2007, 10:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	I would like to ride Hermione's Crookshanks. ?

05-31-2007, 11:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	how fast does his wheelchair go . . . ?

05-31-2007, 11:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849

05-31-2007, 11:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
toyschoketoys delete delete Location: The blank spot Posts: 5,802	Huh ?

05-31-2007, 11:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
Spaldz Record every show Posts: 2,830	I have a feeling this place may get burnt down... I better get an alibi

05-31-2007, 11:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	Oh! Okay. What was I thinking!?

05-31-2007, 11:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	i can never tell.

05-31-2007, 11:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	eww. not if you put it THAT way.

05-31-2007, 11:40 AM	#17 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	Dude, have you been absent for awhile? This board has sucked recently and I don't think you have been here.

05-31-2007, 11:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
Ihaman Sometimes, though. Location: Hazard, California Posts: 21,289	I wonder who dies! Two characters? I bet it's Scabbers and Hedwig in a battle till the end! Oh Hedwig, you were so noble.

05-31-2007, 11:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	I've been off and on.

05-31-2007, 11:47 AM	#20 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	I have missed you in a completely platonic heterosexual non-gay way.

05-31-2007, 11:49 AM	#21 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	Wow. That's exactly the kind of platonic relationship I cherish!

05-31-2007, 11:55 AM	#22 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	exactly. Just wanted to be extra clear, there!

05-31-2007, 11:56 AM	#23 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	do you remember that political debate we had? i can't remember what it was about.

05-31-2007, 12:00 PM	#24 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	I think we were talking about abortion. I guess you could call that a political debate. I was trying to argue and intense no abortion in any case type of position. I think you just chimed in and said I was crazy and made some completely reasonable points. waitaminute! you don't remember everything that has ever been between us!? I don't know if this is going to work out. Your lack of dedication disturbs me.

05-31-2007, 12:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	Aw, right, that sounds like me. You nut.

05-31-2007, 12:02 PM	#26 (permalink)
HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849

05-31-2007, 12:03 PM	#27 (permalink)
waltermcphilp Socialphobic Location: I DO C-C-C-COCAINE Posts: 10,617	why can't you fool the aborted fetus? because it wasn't born yesterday!

05-31-2007, 02:55 PM	#30 (permalink)
Geek USA car wash cunt Location: wycliff ave Posts: 38,586	hahahaha aww