Universal Orlando orator Tom Schroder said 5;000 people were waiting to get in before the park opened.
Thousands queue for the opening of Harry-Potter theme park ; where they were greeted by films' a gtrat stars; including Daniel Radcliffe.
The Wizarding World of Harry-Potter opened at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida on Friday.
The 20-acre site includes rides; shops and reproductions of the fictitious village of Hogsmeade; the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the Hogwarts Express train.
Radcliffe said the park; based on JK Rowling's hugely successful novels; was the ‘next part of the Potter legacy’.
Aerial photos showed thousands of people waiting to enter the park for the first time. On Twitter and other forums; they joked that the park had become ‘Harry-Potter and the Endless Line’.
‘We're all kind of very obliged that the next part of the Harry-Potter legacy has been so well done and so well made.’
Radcliffe was joined at the opening by associate Potter actors Rupert Grint (who plays Ron Weasley); Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore); Warwick Davis (Filius Flitwick); Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley); Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom); Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley).
Bill Davis; president of Universal Orlando Resort; said: ‘We have brought to life a cultural phenomenon that has captured the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world.’
The park has two roller coasters and a ride which takes guests on a flight through Harry's life; including encounters with Dementors and a dragon and projections of characters from the film.
Thousands queue for the opening of Harry-Potter theme park ; where they were greeted by films' a gtrat stars; including Daniel Radcliffe.
The Wizarding World of Harry-Potter opened at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida on Friday.
The 20-acre site includes rides; shops and reproductions of the fictitious village of Hogsmeade; the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the Hogwarts Express train.
Radcliffe said the park; based on JK Rowling's hugely successful novels; was the ‘next part of the Potter legacy’.
Aerial photos showed thousands of people waiting to enter the park for the first time. On Twitter and other forums; they joked that the park had become ‘Harry-Potter and the Endless Line’.
‘We're all kind of very obliged that the next part of the Harry-Potter legacy has been so well done and so well made.’
Michael Gambon and Daniel Radcliffe met young fans at the park's opening
‘What Universal Orlando has done with Harry-Potter is really; really fantastic;’ said Radcliffe; who plays the schoolboy wizard; at the opening ceremony. Radcliffe was joined at the opening by associate Potter actors Rupert Grint (who plays Ron Weasley); Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore); Warwick Davis (Filius Flitwick); Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley); Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom); Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley).
Bill Davis; president of Universal Orlando Resort; said: ‘We have brought to life a cultural phenomenon that has captured the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world.’
The park has two roller coasters and a ride which takes guests on a flight through Harry's life; including encounters with Dementors and a dragon and projections of characters from the film.
