‘Harry Potter’ Theme Park Coming To Hollywood


NBCUniversal have announced plans for a Harry Potter theme park in Hollywood, which will begin construction this summer.

The park will be part of the companies $1.6 billion expansion over a 25 year time frame, which will see its office and production facilities improved too.

The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter will be part of its Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and will eventually include a hotel and several retail stores. Plans for this park were first established in December 2011, whilst NBCU have stated that it will bring in around $2billion in revenue for the city and will create 30,000 jobs.

NBCU confirmed all of this with a statement on Tuesday that read, “NBCUniversal announced today plans to begin construction of the first projects of its 25-year Evolution Plan. The Evolution Plan represents a $1.6billion investment in tourism and production. This long-term investment in two industries that re vital to Los Angeles will create more than 30,000 jobs and generate $2billion of economic activity during operations for the region.”

Discussing their plans, Ron Meyer, the president and COO of Universal Studios, stated, “After nearly a decade of work on the Evolution Plan, today’s vote sets the stage for our next 100 years in Los Angeles. We are thankful for the support and leadership we have received from both the County and City of Los Angeles and are ready to get started investing in these important tourism and production projects in the next few months.”

The Harry Potter section of the theme park is expected to be open by 2015, and it has been revealed that Hogwarts Castle will be at its core. NBCUniversal revealed, “The Hollywood experience will be faithful to the visual landscape of the fiction and films, including Hogwarts castle that will serve as the centrepiece of the impressively themed environment.”

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