Shopping at HP World

[DisneyTravelers2008]

It looks like HP World has more shops that anything. So, how are the prices? I see the wands are $29.99. Is the interactice wand $29.99, as well? How about other things? Are the prices reasonable for t shirt? Key chains? Chocolate frogs? Stuffed animals? I know my daughter will want an owl. Will I have to rob Gringotts to pay for it?

 

[TXTransplant]

The interactive wands are $45+ tax. Basic adult t-shirts (my son has outgrown kids' sizes) start at about $25 and go up from there. We saw some polos that were over $50. Kids' shirts are a few dollars cheaper than the adult versions. A box of everything jelly beans is $10. I want to say the chocolate frog was $20, but we didn't buy one. It is pretty large, but I do remember thinking that it isn't worth the price (especially considering how you have to eat it - in bites, like a chocolate Easter bunny, which I think is gross).

IMO, the best deal are the lanyards. You can choose one of the four houses. They are about $11.

 

[DisneyTravelers2008]

Thanks for the info! Regarding the lanyards, do they have pins for them like the ones at Disney?

 

[cgattis]

Yes, they have pins for the lanyards. They are priced about like Disney pins. For the most part, they are on the larger (and more expensive) side. We did NOT want to start another expensive collectible so we did ZERO pins! There were some very cute ones, though. All souvenirs and snacks/treats are like Disney too--pretty expensive for what it is. But you'll get sucked in and HAVE to have stuff. I ended up with my own Gringott's ID LOL. I highly recommend the interactive wand. At first I was peeved that my kids wanted to drop their whole $50 from Grandma in the first hour (and they have light-up wands already), but they did SO many spells and loved it. If you love Potter, you will lose your mind; it's just amazing what they did

 

[macraven]

TX, i live about 10 minutes away from jelly belly.
that is where i buy my chocolate frogs at a cheaper price.

you can order them on jelly belly for a cheaper price.
they also have a few other potters items.

 

[SnipsNSnails]

We bought the interactive wands, it was $8 more than the non-interactive. We were with a large group so they kept the boys amused while waiting for others. We bought them early the first day and then carried them sans boxes, which are huge, in the backpack and they pulled them out when we were in the Harry Potter areas. Everything was very expensive. I bought their Gryffindor lanyards from Hot Topic on sale for $6.50 before we left. Other than that, they each got a small stuffed animal, a minion for one and ET for the other. They wanted chocolate frogs, owls, robes etc. but we told them maybe next time. The wands they can bring back again in the future so it made sense to purchase them first!