10 Things We Learned From Universal Orlando's A Celebration Of Harry Potter 2018 Q&As

That one time the Weasley twins were sent a watermelon.

by Jen Gallie
A Celebration of Harry Potter
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For six years now Universal Orlando Resort has played host to A Celebration of Harry Potter, the biggest fan event in the world for everything related to the boy wizard.

The event is often THE place to hear breaking news from the world of Harry Potter, with this year's opening ceremony being no exception. Pottermore announced a new audio book, Quidditch Through the Ages, which will be performed by The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln. James and Oliver Phelps took to the stage on the opening night to help Harry Potter: The Exhibition announce the next stop on their worldwide tour, Milan.

As with previous years there were panels from those who helped bring the movies to life including panels from the world's only wand choreographer Paul Harris, BAFTA award winning special effects supervisor John Richardson and the return of graphic designers MinaLima.

As with every Celebration, the most popular panels were the Harry Potter Film Talent Q&As. Five of the movie's biggest stars turned out for the Celebration's three days. Bonnie Wright, Natalia Tena, James & Oliver Phelps and Stanislav Yanevski were all ready to answer any questions us mere Muggles had, no matter how weird and wonderful. This year's panels certainly wasn't short on funny anecdotes and interesting insights into the making of the movies.

Nothing seemed off the table; from their passions outside of acting to their future children and even Natalia's golden bum...

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Jen has been a writer and video editor at WhatCulture for over 10 years. She has a BA Hons in History from Newcastle University and in a past life worked at Beamish Open Air Museum and was a corporate trainer (BTC Award in Education and Training). Jen joined WhatCulture to discuss all things Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World, as well as her love of all things movies. She has worked closely with Universal and Disney, giving WhatCulture readers breaking news and exclusives. Her knowledge of Disney parks has lead her to be published by The Sun. If you've ever completed a Disney movies or Friends quiz on WhatCulture it was probably written by Jen. Jen's love of all things Universal's Halloween Horror Nights brought her to WhatCulture's Horror Channel as a video editor. Her video edits can be found across WhatCulture's Film & TV and Horror channels, along with WhatCulture's Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.