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Harry Potter run down. We are sitting in our room at Port Orleans Riverside on night 1 after an afternoon at Hollywood Studios but this will be about our day with Harry Potter yesterday.
We got to the park just before 7 for early entry and went straight up to the Forbidden Journey ride. This is the one I said last time was probably the best theme park ride we've done and I stand by that. At 8 am we had breakfast at the 3 Broomsticks which wasn't quite what we expected. We expected a proper service restaurant or at least a buffet but it was neither. It was a order at the cashier pick up from the window and take your tray to a space seat type of cafeteria. But it was still ok.
Probably the highlight of the day was the time spent in the wand shop, Ollivanders. We lined up for over an hour and were inside for what seemed like 5 minutes if that. What they do is put on a short show where they select people from the crowd to have their wands selected for them. As it turns out jess and em were both selected, so you could imagine that Jess was as happy as a pig in you know what. Well they went through the rigmarole and finally had a wand that selected each of them, just like the movie, and of course which we then had to purchase.
We spent another hour or so there fighting the ever increasing crowds did some water rides and after a few hours at the hotel pool and washing, we ventured back to Hogsmeade for some butterbeer. This was a very tasty beverage based on what they drink in the movie. Kids had the liquid version at breaky and we all got the frozen one this time. It is moorish though but luckily the prices fixes this. The verdict is that the work an d detail in the Harry Potter experience is worth the price of admission alone. It exceeded my own expectations but going in quieter times would be a better experience.
WDW now for the next 10 days. Weather is rather warm, not overly hot but being in it all day is challenging. The crowds though are rivaling those we had at Xmas a couple of years ago which is testing the patience a little. Too many poms here.
Catch yas!
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Mel How cool that both girls had their wands choose them! Can't wait to hear what you think about POR when you get back