Would there be interest in a Universal Harry Potter Hogwarts Hotel

[mamamelody2]

Sounds amazing. I probably wouldn't be willing to pay what they charged, though. LOL.

 

[sherlockmiles]

Oh, so I guess I can't see it then?

sorry.......its an audio experience only btw.

 

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

I can never hear what she's saying anyway, between everyone talking, flushing and hand dryers, plus it echoes in there. I do hear her iconic giggling.

 

[Kit Jackson]

This is a fantastic idea.

ala escape room puzzle to figure out the entrance and gain access...........

This would be one the actvities in the hotel. There would be a Hogwarts themed escape room. You would have to make reservations for it like any escape room.

Should our guests have to go to the Great Hall and be assigned a house by the Sorting Hat?

Or should the guests already get to pick? (I suppose they could request the house in advance for the sorting hat to call out)

I would do a mix to make it more like Hogwarts. At the start of the fall term you have returning students who know what thier house is and other people who need to be sorted. Guests can request a house in advance or ask to be "sorted" on arrival.

 

[Pooh's World]

It would of course have actors playing all the roles. So a Severus Snape, McGonngeal, Hagrid, Gilderoy Lockahrdt etc.

I guess the question would be though if there should be a Harry Potter actor, Ron and Hermione? Or would that distract from the guests imagining that they are Harry Potter.

 

[Pooh's World]

What would be really cool is if you are a kid and you come to the Harry Potter Hotel every year.

 

[Sakurachaek]

I thi

It would of course have actors playing all the roles. So a Severus Snape, McGonngeal, Hagrid, Gilderoy Lockahrdt etc.

I guess the question would be though if there should be a Harry Potter actor, Ron and Hermione? Or would that distract from the guests imagining that they are Harry Potter.

I think it would be cool if it was in a different time period from the books, like pre-Cursed Child so people can ‘make this own stories’ like Batuu.

 

[Lashed34]

Anything HP related sells and so a hotel would be a wonderful addition to the attractions that already exist.

Having done a big search on Google I can't find anything that suggests JKR rejected the idea of a HP/Wizarding World hotel, but if UO did decide to build one it would be their first fully themed/immersive hotel.

However, JKR's main earnings now come from The Wizarding World, so maybe it has something to do with the cost effectiveness of building one.

Also, I don't think that a HP Hotel that charged astronomical prices, like Disney's space cruiser, would not go down well at all & I cannot see Universal wanting to create something for top earners either, they'll want to appeal to as many people as they could, so the prices should be the same as the current deluxe hotels.

 

[TommyJK]

Its the ladies room in hogsmeade - next to the 3 broomsticks.

The men's room also has Moaning Mertle chatting away too.

 

[sherlockmiles]

The men's room also has Moaning Mertle chatting away too.

Did not know that - thank you.

 

[Pooh's World]

Taking Pre Reservations for House Now: (Please post your choice of house)

Gryffindor:
Hufflepuff:
Ravenclaw: Pooh's World, sherlockmiles, Kit Jackson

Slytherin: Fely the 1st

Durmstrang Institute for Magical Learning:
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic:

 

[sherlockmiles]

Taking Pre Reservations for House Now: (Please post your choice of house)

Gryffindor:
Hufflepuff:
Ravenclaw:
Slytherin:
Durmstrang Institute for Magical Learning:
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic:

Don't forget Ilvermorny

 

[Pooh's World]

Don't forget Ilvermorny

Technically, I don't think those house ever stayed at Hogwarts?
I may be wrong though.

 

[kbelle8995]

As Long as I can eat in the Grand Hall. I would be okay with it

 

[Pooh's World]

For now I am reserving with Ravenclaw.

 

[sherlockmiles]

Make that 2 for Ravenclaw.

 

[Kit Jackson]

I'm in Ravenclaw.

The idea of including Ilvermorny makes more sense to me than including the schools in Goblet of Fire. What if the hotel has a backstory; something like for the first time, Hogwarts is running an exchange program/allowing visitors from Ilvermorny to stay at Hogwarts. If you don't have a house/don't want to be sorted, you could stay with Ilvermorny students.

 

[Lashed34]

With Hogwarts already in the park the hotel would have to be based on something else. Universal have been very careful to keep attractions at a distance, therefore I would imagine any HP/Wizarding World hotel would be something brand new for the parks.

 

[Fely the 1st]

Never understood why Universal didnˋt already have plans to build a Harry Potter Hotel. Would love to stay there. Reserve for Slytherin!

 

[ofcabbagesandkings]

I had also heard the JK rejected the idea for an onsite hotel, but who knows, if Starcruiser proves this is a way to make a ton of money, Universal might try to propose an idea she would find agreeable.