Beverages

First it is important to stay hydrated so why not bring along some non-alcoholic Butterbeer.  The recipes main ingredients are:

• Butterscotch syrup
• Cream or Club soda
• Butter

To find the entire recipe go to MuggleNet.

If you find this drink to sweet or you are an only water kind of person be environmentally friendly, buy a Harry Potter water bottle.  Here are a whole array of different Potter bottles at CafePress.

Candy

The sugar in sweets help to keep people awake when on road trips.  Why do you think Potter bought the lot of candy on the train his first time to Hogwarts? He needed the energy.  Be the good friend and bring the chocolate frogs. Candy suggestions to take are:

• Fudge Files
• Bertie Bott’s Jelly Beans
• Fizzing Whizbees
• Jelly Slugs

You can find these treats at Candy Ware House.

Home Made Snacks

Budget is sometimes a traveling concern or you might just like cooking and baking.  Here are a few different snacks that you can make for the road.  If you click on them they will take you to the recipe.

• Pumpkin Pasties
• Cauldron Cakes
• Peppermint Toads

Even if you don’t want to make these snacks you should check them out they are so cute!

If you have any favorite Harry Potter Treats that you like to make or want to know how to make post them in a comment.  I hope to hear about your yummy creations.

Good news though. Harry Potter’s Wizarding World should have more information for fans on March 25, according to OrlandoSentinel.com. At this time be sure to check out universalorlando.com/harrypotter at noon for more details.

Rumors have arisen that Harry Potter’s Wizarding World will now be open on May 28, 2010.

Five Harry Potter movies released within the past nine years.  The most exciting news about “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is that Warners is thinking about making it 3D.  As reported by Reuters, Warners will be making the official decision in the next few days.

Favorite Scene in 3D

The end of the movie will be my favorite part.  Watching all the spells cast out in front of you as though wizards were battling right there will be an extreme rush.

Not Wanted in 3D

I don’t want to see the Dementors, which are the guards of Azkaban and destroy everything in which is happy.  Dementors in 3D would do a really good job at keeping little children up at night.

Who’s excited for the midnight showing!?!?

Finding a Rental Home

AllStar Vacation Homes for Orlando, Florida compiles multiple rental homes into a large database, which makes searching for a place simple.  All people have to do is click on the tab Find Your Vacation Home, then put in their personal preferences.

Vacation Rentals website allows people to look for places all over America.  The Find a Rental tab leads people to a map of the U.S. There people can click on the state they are looking to rent.  Additionally,  people can find places to rent all over the world.

• Africa
• Asia
• Central America

Rental homes are nice because you have:

• The ability to cook your own food
• More space
• Grilling on the BBQ
• Cost about the same or cheaper than a night stay at a hotel

Rental homes might not be for you if:

• You don’t want to do any of your cleaning
• You don’t cook
• There are only two of you

The seven-book set of Harry Potter books autographed by author J.K. Rowling are seen at the National Braille Press in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)

I read all the Harry Potter books, I went to all the Harry Potter movies and next I will visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  Here I have compiled some things that I hope to find in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter during spring break 2010.

The Wesley Home

Harry Potter’s second home the Wesley’s house.  Mr. and Mrs. Wesley treat him as their own child.  I would feel as if I were in a dream touring through the multiple floor wizard home, which features altered muggle’s gadgets.  My fascination with wizarding items is comparable to Mr. Wesley’s fascination with muggel gadgets.   A rollercoaster through the house would be perfect.  They could shape the coaster vehicles like the flying car.

A 3D model of Hogwarts Castle just imagine the ride you could experience within.

Hogwart’s Castle

Rumors on the internet say Hogwarts Castle is going to be a roller coaster. A few must have rooms that are crucial for me to have the best experience.

• The dining hall where the choir is singing and the sorting hat displayed
• Living quarters, starting first with Gryffindor and moving to Slytherin house
• The forbidden floor where I can see the fluffy the three-headed dog, play a little chess and move on to see the mirror which displays all your desires
• Then to Professor Dumbledore’s office
• Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom
• The basement where Potter fought one of Voldemort’s Horcruxes
• Lastly the Room of Requierment

The Three Broomsticks

The Three Broomsticks a popular hangout for Potter, Granger and Wesley is where I will first experience a non-alcoholic butterbeer. This local hangout will definitely be in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.  Universal Studios is keeping a lot of attractions secret about the park, but the Three Broomsticks is one attraction they are promoting.  The pub’s menu will consist of tasty treats such as Irish coffee, beer or ale, and shepherd’s pie.

In addition, to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando is creating another attraction called the Great Orlando Wheel.  Check it out in the video.

Hogwart’s Castle Photo provided by Wikimedia Commons

Be shipped off to Paradise by Carnival's Paradise cruise ship. Photo Credit- Beau Hudspeth

Cruises, see 3 places in one week

Carnival Cruise lines offers a West Caribbean vacation starting in Miami, FL traveling to Key West, FL; Cozumel, Mexico and then back to Miami.  This vacation without taxes starts around $274.  This includes food, but not beverages while on the boat.  You can buy a hotel separately , or you can find the nearest campground where you can pitch a tent.  In Florida it always seems warmer than Chicago so camping shouldn’t be that risky, right?

• Price starting at $274

Party cruise to one island

Your friends want to experience a cruise, but you are not to keen on being stranded at sea for to long.  Not a big fan of Titanic I am guessing? Companies have introduced cruises with one island destination.  For example you, your friends and 1000 other college students can pile on to what is known as a Party boat for a few hours, and then once you arrive at your destination you vacation there for the next four days.  Packages that I have seen online start at $349, and include beverages, food, and hotel accommodations on and off the island.

• Price starting at $349

Corona manufacturing plant in Mazatlan, Mexico. Photo Credit- Stan Shebs

Mexico Party Bus

Take an all-inclusive Motor Coach bus to Mexico for about $399.  Mazatlan Party bus vacations include 10 free meals, five night hotel stay, easy payment plans and more.  For those in the north you must fly south, but this trip is very popular for Texas college students as reported on Mazatlan site.

• Price starting at $399

What are some other inexpensive spring break websites? Where did you find your deal at?

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J.K. Rowling’s released her first book about Harry Potter to America in 1998.  Little did she know the book would become a world favorite.  11 years, seven books and 6 movies later Universal Studios in Florida has brought Potter’s wizarding world to life.

Spring of 2010 the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, should open to the public.  Another vacation opportunity for college spring breakers.  Visitors will experience a world they have only read in books or seen in theaters.

Author J. K. Rowling waves to children while signing a copy of her book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in New Orleans, in this Oct. 18, 2007 file photo. (AP Images/ Bill Haber)

J.K. Rowling’s View

” The park will “feature immersive rides and interactive attractions, as well as experiential shops and restaurants that will enable guests to sample fare from the wizarding world’s best known establishments. Also debuting will be a state-of-the-art attraction that will bring the magic, characters, and stories of Harry Potter to life in an exciting way that guests have never before experienced,” states author J.K. Rowling on the theme parks official site.

A sample of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Visitors will enter the theme park through the station archway of Hogsmeade an all-wizard village near Hogwarts.  Fans will be able to experience non-alcoholic butterbeer from the Three Broomsticks, a drink Potter and his friends often order.  Tourist’s can visit Zonko’s Joke shop to pick up a gift to take home for those who did not get to enter the magical world.

Without a wand where’s the fun in being a wizard? Ollivander’s  Wand Shop will allow visitors to experience their wand choosing them as in the books.  After purchasing a wand, if you chose to, visitors can explore the Hogwarts castle on “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” which will take guests on a tour through different rooms within the castle.

Two other roller coasters guest can experience are “Flight of the Hippogriff,” inspired by Hagrids love for mythical creatures, and “Dragon Challenge” a high-speed thrill ride inspired by the Twizard Tournament.

As a Harry Potter fan for many years and I am very excited about this news.  I even thought about changing my spring break plans, but maybe not.  How bout you though?

What do you think of the Harry Potter Wizarding World? Are you going to visit when possible? How long have you been a fan?

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