HP theme park

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I just came back from sunny Florida. Has anyone else been to Universal 
Islands of Adventure? To my surprise it is a very nice park and 
the "islands" are nicely done. Jurasic Park looked real! That is, it 
looked just like "Jurasic Park" did in the first movie. Keep in mind, 
this is coming from a person who doesn't like theme parks.

So, we hit Island of Adventure in a rush late in the day. I had urged 
my son and husband to go ahead so that my son could get on the JP ride. 
I must have taken a wrong turn because suddenly I found myself at a 
wall plastered with Ministry of Magic degrees. I was at the HP site! Of 
course, I couldn't see it through the very tall wooden privacy 
fence...but I was there.

When I reluctantly continued on my way, I discovered that Hogwarts 
Castle could be seen very well from a bridge connecting two islands. I 
saw what might be a boat ride for first years. Or, more likely, remains 
of a former attraction site. I also saw what I thought might become the 
Shrieking Shack, but it's really too early to tell.

Is anyone here a frequent visitor to Islands of Adventure? What are 
your thoughts? Is the HP site a completely new attraction, or is an 
older "island" being replaced? It's between "The Lost Continent" 
and "Dueling Dragons."

Now that I've seen the main theme park, I feel better about the HP 
part. I think it will look very good--movie based of course, but very 
good. No one has to tell my theme-park-loving family why I'm suddenly 
excited about a future trip.

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