{"id":390785,"date":"2026-04-21T17:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/390785\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:49:10","slug":"harry-potter-sets-live-drone-shows-timed-to-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/390785\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; Sets Live Drone Shows Timed to 25th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMove over, quidditch: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/harry-potter\/\" id=\"auto-tag_harry-potter\" data-tag=\"harry-potter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Potter<\/a>\u201d is sending thousands of drones into the sky to celebrate the franchise. Timed to the franchise\u2019s 25th anniversary, Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s Global Experiences division has teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/fever\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fever\" data-tag=\"fever\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fever<\/a> to launch \u201cDroneArt Show: Harry Potter.\u201d The open-air event kicks off in Los Angeles on June 13 as part of a larger \u201cHarry Potter\u201d celebration. After that, the drone show will continue its global tour, hitting at least 26 cities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe show will consist of 1,200 drones that light up into formations of characters, scenes and locations from the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d films. A live violinist accompanies the show, while audience members will also be given LED wristbands to participate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Dodger Stadium kickoff will include other moments besides the drone show to mark the show\u2019s 25th anni, with additional details to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe are thrilled to collaborate on this innovative experience that celebrates the legacy of the world of \u2018Harry Potter\u2019 through music, technology and storytelling, creating a shared moment of wonder for audiences around the world,\u201d said Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences vice president Kathleen Wallis. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe hour-long drone show, which will include an intermission, is expected to cost $55 for adults and $30 for children. Beyond Los Angeles, other U.S. cities for the event include Phoenix, San Antonio, Austin, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Albuquerque, Sacramento, Denver, Dallas and Houston. Other cities set to host the event include Nantes, Bordeaux and Lyon in France; Munich, Cologne and Berlin in Germany; Milan and Turin in Italy; Seville, Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid in Spain; and Newcastle and Manchester in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThrough this collaboration, we continue to merge cutting-edge technology, artistic direction and powerful storytelling, transforming one of the world\u2019s most iconic cinematic universes into an unforgettable large-scale live spectacle that brings fans together in a truly unique and magical way,\u201d said Isabel Solano, global vice president of original experiences at Fever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Move over, quidditch: \u201cHarry Potter\u201d is sending thousands of drones into the sky to celebrate the franchise. Timed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,18161,510,409,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-390785","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-fever","10":"tag-harry-potter","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}