Chapter 16 Creepy Models Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Here’s a picture to haunt your dreams. The Bathilda life cast was used for when the snake comes out of her neck. This is a petrified Mrs. Norris. In case you couldn’t tell, we were in the creature shop, which included many of the prosthetics and models for …
Chapter 15 On the Backlot Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents When you read about the Harry Potter Studio Tour, they typically say to allow at least 3 hours (or 4 hours for fans who really want to take in everything). Now, we had already been on the tour for 3 hours by the time …
Chapter 31 Canadian Cooking Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We went to Epcot for dinner, of course. But what restaurant were we going to grace with our presence? Club Cool, of course (for a feast on soda). Lies. We went into World Showcase. Love these Bambi topiaries. We were going to Le Cellier! It’s …
Chapter 14 Platform 9-3/4 Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents This plaque describes the bookending train station shots at the beginning and end of the movie saga. And then you follow the signage toward Platform 9-3/4. I got ready to push my luggage trolley through the barrier. And bam – just like that, we were …
Chapter 13 These Days Are Dark Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The Burrow set looked just as welcoming as you would expect. I basically wanted to go take a seat at their table and hang out with the Weasleys. You can see in the background that several of the magical home items featured at …
Chapter 12 Cauldrons and Broomsticks Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The next set was the Potions classroom. Interestingly, this set was only used for actual Potions lessons in the sixth film, but the shape of it looked so familiar because it was also used in the first movie as the third-floor corridor housing Fluffy! …
Chapter 11 Sherbet Lemon! Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The giant Hogwarts clock occupied an entire wall of the soundstage area. I feel like it’s difficult to appreciate it until you see it from far away. There were a few interactive touchscreens that went along with some of the set design and costume design …
Chapter 10 Better Be… Gryffindor Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The first big set after walking past the Hogwarts gates was the Gryffindor boys’ dormitory. This one showed a bit of a lack of planning on the part of set designers, because it was definitely built for 11-year-olds, and I truly can’t imagine them trying to …
Chapter 9 Making Movie Magic Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We moved out of the Great Hall and into the next room. It’s crazy, because that whole set looks so real when you are inside of it, but the backside just makes it very clear that it’s all smoke and mirrors (and a lot …
Chapter 8 Small Sets and Large Sets Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It’s sort of hard to describe how excited we were to start this tour. Obviously, Tracy and I have been Harry Potter fans since before there were movie adaptations, and the books and films were a huge part of our childhoods/adolescences. It …