Diagon alley and hogsmeade in orlando

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Want to know and see everything that is happening at Universal Orlando’s Harry Potter expansion soft opening soon? It’s officially known as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, and you just found the world’s most complete resource covering this development last updated April 13, 2014. (We’ve been tracking Diagon Alley for over two years, and we’re the only resource to offer vacation planning advice in addition to the latest news and details!)

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogmeade & Diagon Alley.

If this is your first time visiting these pages, we strongly encourage you to read from the very beginning so you can get a complete overview of what’s happening with this project.

We’re getting close…

Orlando Informer has officially kicked off our watch for Diagon Alley soft openings – we’ve heard from our sources and our friends, and we’re now ready to establish an expected timeline for these events, which we’re posting right here at the top of our Diagon Alley article because we know its the biggest question of all right now. So let’s clarify a few things and then get to it!
What is a soft opening?
A soft opening, referred to by the parks as a technical rehearsal, is an opportunity for Universal Team Members to become fully trained in running attractions in a live environment. Soft openings happen before an attraction (or group of attractions, in this case) officially open, and their schedule is never announced or published by the parks. In addition, there is no guarantee that attractions will be running to their full potential, or even running at all.
By their very nature, soft openings are sporadic: they can be for 10 minutes, two hours, or the full day. When they first start happening, they usually begin during the last few operating hours of each day, and then slowly expand from there, day by day.
When is Diagon Alley likely to soft open?
Simply due to the scale and ever-changing attributes of the project, this is challenging to predict – but it’s a challenge we’re up for. So below you will find our current prediction at the odds of soft openings occurring in the upcoming weeks.
May 4 – 10 = <5%
May 11 – 17 = 50%
May 18 – 24 = 80%
May 25 – 31 = 85%
June 1 – 7 = 90%
June 8 – 14 = 95%
June 15 – 21 = >95% (if not officially open)
June 22 – 28 = >99% (if not officially open)
And here is the likelihood of Diagon Alley being officially opened to the general public, using the same calendar:
May 4 – 10 = <1%
May 11 – 17 = <1%
May 18 – 24 = <5%
May 25 – 31 = <5%
June 1 – 7 = <5%
June 8 – 14 = 10%
June 15 – 21 = 80%
June 22 – 28 = 90%
June 29 – July 5 = >95%
The reader may deduce from these numbers that, yes, we are back to anticipating a Diagon Alley grand opening sometime during the last two weeks of June.
Reminder: We have not, cannot, and will never make any guarantees with regard to Diagon Alley soft openings or the grand opening date. At this point, you assume all risk making plans to attend them. Unless your travel plans are easily modified or refunded, we strongly recommend that you do not finalize anything until after Universal makes the official announcement for the Diagon Alley grand opening.