The first set of wands are those to match your favorite characters. Wizards and witches can choose from two different selections of wands. Remember poor Neville Longbottom? It wasn’t until he got his own wand (book reference) that he could really succeed as a wizard. A wizard with the wrong wand can have disastrous consequences. That gut feeling when you see “the one” is no gut feeling at all, it’s the wand calling to you. You can walk through the wand shop and purchase any wand you wish but…The wand chooses the wizard, remember. Of course, there is the other famous wand maker, Gregorovitch, and then there are wand peddlers in the streets of Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade peddling their wares.

The most obvious and largest location is Ollivander’s, and he has one location in Diagon Alley as well as Hogsmeade. Interactive wands can be purchased in Universal Studios in various places in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. These wands interact all around the park with marked magic spots, though there are some secret spots, but that’s an article for another day! All wands are sold with an authentic wand box, perfect for displaying, and a map of both Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade showing all of the magic spots. You can purchase an interactive wand and finally become the wizard that you were meant to be!

You can see, taste, smell, and feel the magic in these two lands, but more than that… You can do magic! It is like jumping right into the books! There is Diagon Alley in Universal Studios and Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is nothing short of spectacular. The difference with Harry Potter versus other fandoms is that with Harry Potter, it isn’t really about the characters, per say, it’s about the world they live in.

Finally, the stories that we read can come to life. Universal Studios is a huge draw to Harry Potter fans around the world.

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