Today (July 8), “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley” officially opens to the public, and according to our sources, this is only the beginning:
“They’ve done phase one, this is phase two, they’ve already got phase three planned out!” the guy who sold cookies on Universal Orlando’s Seuss Landing told MTV News when we visited the park last month.
Which, okay, fine, isn’t exactly the most reliable source of info. But with the first “Harry Potter” themed area, Hogsmeade, allowing park-goers to ride through Hogwarts and the surrounding grounds; and Diagon Alley adding rides for Gringotts Bank and the Hogwarts Express, there’s plenty of ground – literally – left to cover from J.K. Rowling’s novels. Chances are the park is far from done with the Wizarding World.
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