ORLANDO, Florida—Harry Potter's wizarding world just got a whole lot bigger. And more crooked.
Diagon Alley, the whimsical shopping street that served as young Harry Potter's first introduction to the world of wands and broomsticks in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, will soon be open for business in the Muggle world when the new expansion to Universal Studios Florida opens on July 8.
WIRED got a special preview of the area this week—exactly four years after the Wizarding World of Harry Potter first opened—and spent as much time as we could soaking in all of the little details that Universal has used to replicate the feel of the movies' magic, from fire-breathing dragons to ice-cold Butterbeer. Not only can you can take a thrill ride through the Gringotts bank, but you can have a hearty English meal at the Leaky Cauldron, even stock up on Puking Pastilles at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. But the expansion is also full of twists and turns and tiny details, and if you look closely you can find all kinds of in-jokes and references to the books and movies.
Here's what you can expect once Diagon Alley is open for business.
