Credit: UniversalUPDATE 9/25/2017:
The first retail location of Christmas in the Wizarding World has been announced for The Shops at South Town in Sandy, Utah. The shop will be open from November 8, 2017 – January 31, 2018.
A wide selection of “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” merchandise will be available, including specially designed holiday ornaments and stockings, plush owls, cozy house sweaters and school robes, and confections like Chocolate Frogs and Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans.
A photo opportunity featuring select backgrounds from “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is available to purchase as a keepsake.
Guests can also play an interactive Quaffle Toss game to score goals amid a colorful display of Quidditch-themed apparel and accessories.
For more information, visit the Shops at South Town website.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A lucky few of us in Florida and California have the luxury of visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Studios theme parks whenever we please. The immersive shops and dining locations of Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley are always right at our fingertips. For the rest of the world, it’s not quite that easy.
This holiday season though, that is going to change. Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Global Experience Specialists are bringing the magic of Harry Potter to you with “Christmas in the Wizarding World.”
This unique holiday experience will feature iconic locations like Olivander’s wand shop and animated windows that will bring the rest of the Wizarding world to life. Shoppers will be able to find all of the Harry Potter merchandise that they need for their Holiday shopping spree. House sweaters, robes, collectibles and much more will all be available.
A list of the locations that this experience will be coming to has not yet been announced, but it is being said that “Christmas in the Wizarding World” will be popping up in “major shopping destinations.”
Source: EW