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The London Harry Potter Experience – Part Six, Hogwarts

by Mark Eades

The finale of the walking tour at the London Harry Potter Experience is a magnificent walk around the special gigantic model they built of Hogwarts and the surrounding structures.

A study model of Hogwarts to determine a variety of filming angles.

Before seeing the big model that was used for production for all the films, you see a smaller study model that helped filmmakers and special effects folks determine a variety of filming angles.

The giant Hogwarts model at the London Harry Potter Experience.

This huge gigantic model is under special lighting now, and it was not fully detailed as many of the small details were added in post production via computer graphics. But it was felt it would be better to use the model to shoot all the shots to give the CGI artists a good base to work with, and to get the shots down for editing the film.

Lighting changes on the model for the visitors to the Harry Potter Experience.

Details on the castle, such as the rockwork, were put into the model, then enhanced as needed in post production.

A view from the countryside of the giant Hogwarts model.

Model builders built up some trees, though some were added for the benefit of visitors to the Harry Potter Experience.

Some areas of the model are more detailed than others.

Areas described in the books were all created as the films progressed so that filmmakers knew what they had to work with.

The rickety walking bridge that leads students into Hogwarts.

The entire bridge was built in model form, though a small section was built for filming the actors, then the background of Hogwarts or the surrounding area was added in post.

The model is huge, an you walk around it on a ramp that takes you from the second floor of the building it is house in, to the first floor.

If you look carefully, you can see visitors to the experience in the right hand side of the photo, which gives you an idea of the size of this massive model.

The long stairs that lead down to the water.

The stairs that lead down to the water and other areas were built. I’d hate to climb those.

The massive stone bridge, upon which a major battle took place in the final film.

The rockwork was also highly detailed, making the CGI easier to do in post production.

The harbor building.

The location of some major plot actions.

The cafeteria.

In the visitors’ cafeteria, they put up a mock up of the floating candles, so you can eat your food or drink your beverage and imagine yourself in the Harry Potter universe.

A map of everything.

A giant version of the Marauder’s Map is on display in the huge lobby.

With that we conclude our six-part tour of the London Harry Potter Experience. Here are links to the other five parts.

The London Harry Potter Experience – Part One

The London Harry Potter Experience – Part Two

The London Harry Potter Experience – Part Three

The London Harry Potter Experience – Part Four

 

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The London Harry Potter Experience – Part Five

by Mark Eades

In this part (Five) of our visit to the London Harry Potter Experience, we get to see Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Diagon Alley.

If you want to look at Part One of my visit, click here. Part Two is here. Part Three is here, and Part Four is here.

Let’s continue the tour.

Gringotts Wizarding Bank

The interior set for Gringotts Wizarding Bank is very large. It was used in several of the films. Very ornate, and feels a bit like an old stuffy bank at the same time.

The head banker or teller at Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

The wardrobe and mask were used in the films. A very imposing head banker. I’m thinking you wouldn’t want to ask him for a loan unless you had some incredible magical collateral.

A teller in Gringotts Wizarding Bank

Most bank customers would have to deal with one of the tellers, but they sure look grim too. Again, these are the masks, hands and wardrobe used in the films.

The backside of the tellers’ counter.

Because they knew the movie cameras might be venturing to the backside of at least one of the counters, they had to finish off that part of the set too.

A magical bank vault within Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

A very intricate and magical locking mechanism.

Bellatrix Lestrange’s Vault.

This was the set for Bellatrix Lestrange. Harry and his friends had to venture into this vault to find one of the Horcruxes that was keeping he who shall not be named alive.

Did you say dragon?

This is the set, or part of it, that was destroyed by the dragon when Hermione set him free. The foreground is a set, the background was originally a green screen to add the dragon and more into the scene. Here, Warner Bros. put in a projection screen to give the illusion to visitors of being in the scene.

Diagon Alley set.

This is the set for Diagon Alley as seen in the films. The shop windows are also highly detailed.

Detailed shop windows.

Look at the top of Olivanders and see all the wand cases put there. Unlike the shops at the Universal theme parks, this is just an interior. No shop through the doors and you cannot purchase a wand here. There is a souvenir shop at the entrance and exit to the tour. Further down the street you can see the exterior of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes shop.

One of the “items” for sale in Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes.

Another one of the detailed set pieces, this time inside Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Of course, they were having a bit of fun in an adolescent way.

A yucky magical thing.

Only the set designers could come up with something like this in the dark humorous way the characters of the Weasley twins would think.

That’s it for this segment. If you missed out, here are the other stories from my trip to London:

A visit to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben.

Boating on the Thames.

The Power of the Tower of London – Part One.

The Power of the Tower of London – Part 2 – The Crown Jewels and Torture.

Touring London’s Tower Bridge.

 

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The London Harry Potter Experience – Part Four

by Mark Eades

In this part of the visit to London’s Harry Potter Experience we get to see one of the houses where Harry lived, the Hogwarts Express and a huge chess set.

Now if you haven’t read them yet, these are the links to the previous parts. Part One is here. Part Two is here and Part Three is here.

Platform 9 3/4.

The way to get to Hogwarts is via the Hogwarts Express which, as any Harry Potter fan knows, is boarded on Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station. It is also a great photo op.

The Hogwarts Express.

Once you are magically transported to the proper platform at Kings Cross Station there it is, the Hogwarts Express. The engine is a beautiful creation of the locomotive.

The tender of the Hogwarts Express locomotive.

The engine combined with its tender is pretty big. Let’s step aboard the train.

One of the passenger compartments.

Inside one of the compartments made for the movie sit two “dummies” modeling clothes the twins wore, and a bunch of their magical toy inventions.

A walkway to Hogwarts.

This is the covered walkway used in the film. They did not build the whole thing as everything else was added via computer graphics.

One of the homes Harry Potter lived in.

Yes, it’s a home. It was built for the movie. But as you can see, something flew out of the roof of the house.

Letters everywhere.

Inside the house you can see one of the rooms. Here they wanted to represent the scene in one of the movies when Harry Potter got all those letters – they flew in via the fireplace. Harry’s guardians tried to keep him from getting them via his owl. But magic finally succeeded in getting the letters delivered.

Omnibus living quarters.

Living quarters on board the three-story magical triple decker Knight Bus where Harry Potter spent some time when he was picked up wandering the streets of London.

Want to play a game?

You might remember the game of Wizard’s Chess from the first Harry Potter movie. They were actually built for the characters to climb on and put on a set, then enhanced with computer graphics.

Time to continue on to Part Five of the London Harry Potter Experience.

That’s it for this segment. If you missed out, here are the other stories from my trip to London:

A visit to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben.

Boating on the Thames.

The Power of the Tower of London – Part One.

The Power of the Tower of London – Part 2 – The Crown Jewels and Torture.

Touring London’s Tower Bridge.

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The London Harry Potter Experience – Part Two

by Mark Eades

Time to continue the visit to London’s Harry Potter Experience. This time we will see Dumbledore’s office, the interiors of the Weasley residence, and the table where Voldemort (Tom Riddle) gathered his followers.

If you need to catch up, read part one by clicking on this link.

Dumbledore’s office set, and one of the actor costumes.

Albus Dumbledore had a grand and glorious office as the head master at Hogwarts should.

Memories…

If you managed to catch a tear drop from another wizard, you could see their memories with this device. Okay, not really. But it’s fun to imagine.

Hagrid’s cottage.

Hagrid had a pleasant cottage outside of Hogwarts. It definitely looks lived in. Hagrid is not much of a housekeeper.

A magical transportation device.

Used in Gringott’s Bank so that wizards could get to their own “vault” where they kept valuables. Behind it is a video screen where visual effects supervisors explain how they did some of the on-screen magic.

A magical motorcycle.

Notice there are two of Hagrid’s magical motorcycles. One was put on a gimbal for the flying scenes, the other was for the scenes where the motorcycle was parked on the ground.

A magical flying broom.

This broom was also put on a gimbal so that while flying, it could be moved around to simulate flying moves for the actors.

A magical lock.

This lock was actually done as a practical effect. The levers hidden on the left could make the snakes move.

The dining room set of the Weasley family cottage.

Costumes for the Weasley twins are behind the table where the Weasley family would dine.

Kitchen of the Weasley family home.

Check out the intricate kitchen windows, and Mrs. Weasley’s costume.

The Hand of Glory.

I would not want to meet up with this hand in a dark room.

Scary skulls.

Not part of the friendly wizards at all. Voldemort is around somewhere.

Voldemort meeting hall.

Check out the costumes of Voldemort’s followers around the long table, the representation of Nagini (Voldemort’s snake and the last horcrux) and the woman soon to meet her death floating above the table.

Magical fireplaces and costumes.

At the Ministry of Magic, Wizards could jump into those “fireplaces” and be transported elsewhere. More costumes of actors who toiled in the Ministry of Magic.

Deloris Umbridge office.

She might have dressed all prim and proper, but anyone who had such a thing for cats might not be that nice a person. Deloris Umbridge was, frankly, a very evil person. This is the set of her office, and some of the costumes worn by actress Imelda Staunton.

Don’t meet up with the tormentors.

Scary beings indeed. Of course, this is just a statue.

Captured souls.

A sculpture representing the oppression of Muggles and non-followers.

No, I’m not a monster. This is outside the entrance to London’s Harry Potter Experience.

Well that’s it for this post, more of the experience in the next post.

IF you missed earlier London tour posts, you can click on any of the links below.

Westminster Abbey and Big Ben.

Boating on the Thames.

The Power of the Tower of London – Part One.

The Power of the Tower Part 2. – The Crown Jewels and Torture.

Touring London’s Tower Bridge.

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The London Harry Potter Experience – Part One

by Mark Eades

If you’re in London and are a Harry Potter fan, be sure to visit Warner Bros. Studio north of town and see the Harry Potter Experience.

A dragon greets visitors to the Harry Potter Experience.

Now before we take a look at the first part of our tour, we actually have to travel to get there.

The long escalator down into the Tube, London’s subway.

So to get there, you take the tube to a railway station. Then take the train for about another 30 minutes. Then there is an express bus at the train station which takes you directly to Warner Bros. Studio and the Harry Potter Experience. The tube in London is well maintained and, unlike Paris, has lots of security around at all the station platforms.

Some of the costumes worn in the Harry Potter movies.

Underneath the watchful eye of the dragon are several of the costumes worn by the actors in the Harry Potter movies. This is where you wait until it is your turn to start the tour. Yes, there is a short line but you can’t get in the line until it is close to your appointed time to start the tour.

In case you’re wondering where you are in the Harry Potter worlds.

After a multimedia presentation, visitors disgorge onto Privet Drive where they will immediately recognize the first set from the movies.

Someone lived under that staircase.

This is the actual set which shows where a very young Harry Potter was forced to live in the first movie and book.

The huge dining hall.

One of the tables in the huge dining hall. The gigantic set, which had tables for all four houses and the head table for the headmaster and professors, was built for the first movie. It was saved and used in all the movies, with changes as needed for the story.

One of the student robe costume used in the movie.

Along the sides of the dining hall are some of the costumes used by actors playing student wizards in the movies. Did I say this set is huge? It really is.

Some costumes worn by actors playing wizard professors.

In front of the head table, where Dumbledore and other professors sat, are some of the costumes worn by actors playing the different teaching roles.

More professorial costumes.

The costumes worn by the various actors playing professors are quite intricate and detailed. Dumbledore didn’t really want to be seen, so his costume was hidden by this statue of Faulks.

Snapes, a tour guide, Hagrid and the caretaker costumes.

Besides costumes, all of the professor actors also wore wigs. Well except for the tour guide in the blue jacket.

The floating candles.

The floating candles above the dining hall were initially done by hanging them on wires. But that proved problematic. Real lit candles caused problems. And the additional effects needed in the dining hall in later movies required them to be done with computer graphics. But these electrically powered ones show that on a wire they can be quite effective if need be.

It looks like ice, but it’s not.

An “ice sculpture” used in the movie, but it’s really made of plastic – as are all the glasses in this setting.

Anyone want a chocolate treat?

Some of the chocolates used at a dessert table in the movies. Uh, don’t try to eat these, they’re made of plastic. Notice the details on both the “chocolates” and the serving dishes.

The staircase of portraits.

In the first movie, only a few of the portraits of dead wizards moved. In later movies, they moved more and more and became integral in the movie storylines and plots.

A Gryffindor dorm room.

This is the dorm room where Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) stayed when at Hogwarts. On the right is their heater. The beds are made up as they would have been when no students were in the room.

An interesting magical device.

This was one of the “slide projectors” used during the teaching of the Defense Against the Dark Arts. This is an actual prop used in the movie, and notice the professor costume and wig on the left.

A magical collection of movie props

The worlds of Harry Potter required a large number of custom made props for use in the movies.

Would you like to dance?

These are the instructions for dancing “The Witch Waltz.” Check out the fancy script in the written instructions.

Potions and more.

Look at all those jars on the wall. This is where the young wizards learned to make their various potions. All the props are from the movies, along with costumes worn by a couple of the actors in the movies.

The Gryffindor main room

This is the main sitting room in the Gryffindor dorm. The costumes were worn by the three lead actors in the movies. The furniture were purchased, then dressed or aged to look like they belonged there. The carpet was aged to look like it had been on the floor for decades.

A fancy timepiece from the movie.

Well the clock on the wall (from the movies) says this is it for this edition. Want to see more? Then move on to Part Two!

Be sure to read the other stories from my trip to London including:

A visit to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben

Boating on the Thames

The Power of the Tower of London -Part One

The Power of the Tower of London – Part 2 – The Crown Jewels and Torture

Touring London’s Tower Bridge

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Flying on Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

by Mark Eades

Roller Coasters do not have to go hundreds of feet in the air to be a thrilling ride, and the newest ride based on the Harry Potter movies at Universal Orlando in Florida proves it.

Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, which recently opened at the Islands of Adventure theme park, shows that thrills and storytelling can be combined on a coaster-style ride – and can be delivered without over burdening the human body.

Hagrid appears during the ride on Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Islands of Adventure/Universal Orlando. Photo Courtesy: Universal Orlando.

While going through the highly detailed (and long) queue line, visitors eventually view a video (in a mysterious cavern) where the character Hagrid, along with the help of Arthur Weasley, father of Harry’s friend Ron, are trying to charm and tame the rambunctious motorbikes so that we Muggles can ride them.

The motorbikes have a sidecar attached to them and riders riding together have to decide whom is in the car and whom gets to hold onto the handlebars during the magical journey.

Securely restrained in, (this is a Muggle theme park after all) the train of motorbikes is launched out into the Forbidden Forest. This is the first of seven times riders are launched as they whiz past a variety of magical creatures, some of which can be dangerous.

Enchanted motorbikes head up a hill on Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at the Islands of Adventure theme park. Photo Courtesy: Universal Orlando.

At one point the motorbike goes up only to lose power as it nears the end of track. The ride goes backwards into a cave where more creatures threaten riders. After another dose of some more of Hagrid’s magic, which finally works, launches the motorbike train forward again on the finale of the ride where you finally see the creature Hagrid wanted riders to see.

The speed of the motorbikes hits nearly 50 mph as it banks and careens around the Enchanted Forest. But while it is fairly fast on the nearly one-mile journey, the turns are all well banked just like Disneyland’s Space Mountain.

Besides powered launches, there are also many moments when the motorbikes are deliberately slowed down for key story/show scenes – only to be magically launched onto another portion of the journey.

Gary Blumenstein, Creative Director for Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. Photo Courtesy: Universal Orlando.

Universal’s creative team, led by Creative Director Gary Blumenstein, have topped previous efforts at the park. Gary, who worked with me during our time together at Walt Disney Imagineering, successfully weaved a unique Harry Potter experience throughout this attraction with loads of details taken from the movies based on the novels by J.K. Rowling.

I can only hope that we will soon hear an announcement about this coming to Universal Studios Hollywood here in California so I can ride it again without taking a cross-country jet flight to Florida.

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Adventure in the Daddy Zone – Red Rock Canyon in Nevada

by Mark Eades

The vista at Red Rock Canyon in Nevada. Photo by Mark Eades.

Another place Dad and I visited while in Las Vegas is right outside of town on the west side – Red Rock Canyon. It was one of the other places we visited while there including the Pioneer Saloon, the Seven Magic Mountains, and the Ethel M Chocolate Factory and its Botanical Cactus Garden.

The desert tortoise in an area set aside for them at the Red Rock Canyon visitor center. Photo by Mark Eades.

It’s a very pretty place, and what’s neat is they have an area devoted to desert tortoises.

Anyone seen the hare? Photo by Mark Eades.

I’m not sure if this tortoise is smiling at me or what.

A geodesic dome home near Red Rock Canyon in Nevada. Photo by Mark Eades.

Near Red Rock Canyon are a couple interesting residences.

Now this is cool. Photo by Mark Eades.

I would have loved this house as a kid.

That’s quite a cliff to climb. Photo by Mark Eades.

Some visitors to Red Rock Canyon come to climb the rocks.

Rock climbing anyone? Photo by Mark Eades.

Some folks make it to the top!

Some beautiful scenery. Photo by Mark Eades.

It’s very pretty around here.

My what red rocks you are. Photo by Mark Eades.

I wonder if anyone is home in there? I don’t think I’ll try to find out. Photo by Mark Eades.

More beautiful scenery. Photo by Mark Eades.

It’s an eerie, yet beautiful part of the Nevada desert. Photo by Mark Eades.

Joshua Tree! Photo by Mark Eades.

Some blooms in the desert of Red Rock Canyon. Photo by Mark Eades.

We found a little friend in Red Rock Canyon. Photo by Mark Eades.

Time to say good-bye to Red Rock Canyon and this Adventure in the Daddy Zone. Photo by Mark Eades.

Well that’s the last of this Adventure in the Daddy Zone. Traveling with Dad is always fun. He enjoys getting out and seeing different things. Till the next time.

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Adventure in the Daddy Zone – Chocolate and Cactus

by Mark Eades

When Dad and I visited Las Vegas, I told him we were going to go check out some of the other things around the town. We had all ready visited the Pioneer Saloon and the Seven Magic Mountains. Now it was time to visit the Ethel M Chocolate factory and its Botanical Cactus Garden.

This is where they make the chocolates at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory in Las Vegas. Photo by Mark Eades.

Here’s my dad on the self-guided tour of the chocolate factory. Those folks behind him are working on some chocolate candies.

The chocolate wall behind my dad represents what you might get in an actual box of Ethel M Chocolates – though a lot smaller.

Ethel M is known for its high end chocolates that include some with liquor in them. Anyone want to buy me a box or two?

Dad in the Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden. Worth the trip, especially in the spring! Photo by Mark Eades.

After visiting the chocolate factory, and not purchasing any chocolates because, well, they are a bit out of our price range, we went out to visit the Botanical Cactus Garden. (Though I was sorely tempted to get some of the chocolates with whiskey in them.)

Many of the cactus were in bloom!

Spring time is a great time to visit a cactus garden as many of the cactus were in bloom!

Colorful!

There were many colors of the rainbow in the cactus garden.

An explosion of yellow!

Yucca, yucca, yucca.

This looks like a barrel of fun.

Steer clear of these cholla cactus. Their thorns have barbs and are a challenge to remove.

Of course, no visit to a cactus garden would not be complete without a stop to see our old friend the cholla cactus. Dad and I both got stuck by one of these once. It was all Dad’s fault.

More color in the cactus garden.

Things could get a little prickly in there.

But the prickly cacti also bloom.

Lots of color around the prickly ones.

Even more yellow buds.

Lots of color everywhere.

The stately Saguaro.

Of course, we had to have a little fun too. Dad would not venture into the Cholla Cactus for a photo. But we found a place where he could hang his hat…

The Pop Pop Cactus!

Hope you enjoyed this Adventure in the Daddy Zone!

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An Adventure in the Daddy Zone – The Seven Magic Mountains

by Mark Eades

Have you ever seen those seven pillars of colorful rocks while driving to Las Vegas, Nevada? They’re actually art, and the name of the display is “The Seven Magic Mountains.”

My Dad, Jim Eades, with one of the piles of rocks that make up The Seven Magic Mountains growing out of his head. Photo by Mark Eades.

On a recent trip to the city of Lost Wages with my Dad, we decided to go visit them. Now it’s a bit tricky because if you miss the off-ramp while going north, it’s a long way to the next off-ramp and you have to backtrack. If you’re going north on I-15, exit at the town of Jean. Turn right, then left where it dead ends at the entrance to the nearby women’s prison. Believe it or not, this road becomes Las Vegas Boulevard.

The art was created by Ugo Rondinone, and went on display May 11, 2016. They were only supposed to be there for two years but due to the popularity, they remain for people to gawk at, take photos and appreciate.

The Seven Magic Mountains with my dad, Jim Eades, also known as “Pop Pop” to his grand kids. How those rocks stay stacked, we do not know. Photo by Mark Eades.

So Dad and I decided we wanted to see the art up close, we went there after our visit to the Pioneer Saloon, which you get to from the same off-ramp in Jean, only turn left for about six miles. More about our visit to that saloon in this post.

Some showgirls were strutting around one of piles of colorful rocks that are part of The Seven Magic Mountains for a photo shoot. Photo by Mark Eades.

Lots of people visit the rocks, and the day we were there four showgirls were there for a professional photo shoot. Based on their glares, we decided to not get too close to the ladies.

So next time you drive to Las Vegas, get off the highway at Jean. You could also be tempted to visit the casino near there too. It’s now owned by Terrible’s – you know of Terrible Herbst.

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Where have all the chickens gone at Knott’s?

by Mark Eades

Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm

Take a look at the photo of Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm. What do you see?

Now ask yourself this: What do you not see?

Chickens. That’s right no chickens around Independence Hall.

Some of the chickens or roosters that used to hang out around Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm.

In fact, there are no chickens in this area or anywhere at Knott’s Berry Farm any more. They’ve all been removed and sent to a ranch in the Inland Empire with a do not destroy order.

Why? Well the Knott’s folks say the chickens left a lot of, well, chicken doo doo around and it’s a hassle to clean up.

That’s fine, I understand the health issues related to that, particularly with Soak City nearby and people could track that stuff into the water.

That said, I think Knott’s could have come up with a solution that would have kept the tradition of live chickens at the farm and not have the other issue.

Another chicken in the planter behind Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm, as seen in years past.

How? By creating a new pen where some chickens could be kept. On display for guests, yet not out where they could cause a problem.

The pen would also solve another issue Knott’s was having with the chickens – they attracted coyotes would stalk them and slay one for food, leaving the remains to be seen the next morning. Not a pretty sight.

By the way, this has not been reported by any news organization including the one I used to work for. The reporter assigned to cover Knott’s can’t be bothered with getting real stories. That’s what you get when managers and editors think it’s better to let someone cover Knott’s who lives in Pasadena, versus one (me) who lives in Buena Park, three blocks from the park.

If you think me reporting this story says I’m anti-Knott’s – you’re wrong. I love the park. I just think there could have been a better solution to the chickens that visitors used to love there.

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