Wizarding World for Muggles

Two years ago the family and I went to Universal Studios in Florida to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We'd been there in 2012 but they added a whole other section since that visit, so we were pumped. This time, you could take the Hogwarts Express to see Diagon Alley and see the Gringott's Bank and Joke Shop. 

They tucked it away a little and you have to go through the entrance to see it all laid out, which is a little different than the other side of the park where the rest of the Wizarding World is. The train was really cool, with the outside of the windows showing the scenery as if you're headed to Hogwarts and the silhouettes of Harry, Hermione and Ron showing outside your train seats, as if they're in the corridor. Even though my kids are young adults, they really enjoyed it.

I did this two page layout with paper from Scrapbook.com. It already has the title on it and I just cut off the top and bottom of the papers and added them to a pine green scrapbook page.

 

Those cutie stickers are from Paper House and the Harry Potter in a frame was a ring from a long-ago cupcake that I save. We snipped of the ring part and I used glue dots to adhere.

At the bottom of each page, I added brochure elements and the ticket holder and ticket from the park. That's me hanging out at the Joke Shop and the edible Dark Mark ad.

This trip was a good one and we really enjoyed the park. Any Harry Potter fan would have a blast, and that's just part of the park's appeal. They have a water park, Marvel Comics and Dr. Seuss areas, Jurassic Park rides and more. Looking forward to going on vacation some day again!

Happy Friday!

Chark