{"id":168677,"date":"2026-02-25T14:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168677\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:50:43","slug":"a-popular-harry-potter-attraction-is-closing-tomorrow-at-universal-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168677\/","title":{"rendered":"A Popular Harry Potter Attraction Is CLOSING Tomorrow at Universal Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Heads up Universal visitors: One of the most iconic elements of the <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/universal-orlando\/universals-islands-of-adventure\/the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-hogsmeade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wizarding World of Harry Potter<\/a> is about to (briefly) close.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-584151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Quincy-in-Wizarding-World-of-Harry-Potter-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\"  \/>Quincy at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a first-generation wand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ollivander\u2019s, the game-changing store\/experience hybrid located at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hogsmeade at Islands of Adventure, is closing for a brief refurbishment tomorrow, February 26th. And by brief, we mean BRIEF, as the location is scheduled to reopen on February 27th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ollivander\u2019s has been a major part of Universal\u2019s original Wizarding World of Harry Potter <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2025\/04\/18\/this-canceled-disney-world-project-could-have-changed-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">since the land opened back in 2010<\/a>. Recreating the beloved \u201cwand chooses the wizard\u201d sequence from Potter lore, the experience features a show where a member of the audience is selected to be part of the show and is \u201cchosen\u201d by a wand in a special effects-laden presentation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-775679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-universal-orlando-islands-of-adventure-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-hogsmeade-ollivanders-an.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\"  \/>The wand chooses you!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The show participant has the option to purchase that wand in the store portion, which also has other custom and film replica character wands available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-647569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2023-uo-universal-orlando-islands-of-adventure-atmo-ollivanders-wand-shop-hogsmeade-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\"  \/>Ollivander\u2019s in Hogsmeade<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Ollivander\u2019s experience was one of the revolutionary parts of the Potter experience on opening, combining retail, show, and immersive theming in a way that had never been seen in a theme park before, and that both Disney and Universal themselves have been attempting replicate in the decade+ since.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-322377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/peter-pettigrew-wand-ollivanders-hogsmeade-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-islands-of-adventure-univ.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"625\"  \/>Peter Pettigrew Wand<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ollivander\u2019s, the original wand shop at Universal\u2019s Islands of Adventure, is set to close tomorrow for a brief day-long refurbishment. Stay tuned to AllEars for more Universal updates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2026\/02\/14\/universal-orlando-is-about-to-have-a-really-cool-opportunity-lets-hope-they-dont-blow-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universal Orlando Is About to Have a Really Cool Opportunity. Let\u2019s Hope They Don\u2019t Blow It.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">What\u2019s your favorite Universal souvenir? 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