5 Misconceptions People Who Have Never Been To Walt Disney World Have

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by Jen Gallie
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If you've never been to Walt Disney World you might have a few ideas of what you're going to experience when you walk through those magical gates

Perhaps you are picturing a park filled with kiddie rides or perhaps drowning in a sea of burgers and fries? You might have even pictured yourself roaming around a certain boy wizard's school?

Unfortunately not everything that you thought you knew about Walt Disney World is true. There's no need to worry, we're here to help bust some of those myths that you might have had about the most magical place on Earth.

Here are 5 misconceptions that many people who have never been to Walt Disney World have...

5. Harry Potter Is At Disney World

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One of the biggest mix-ups that those who have never made it to the house of mouse make is that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is over at Walt Disney World.

In fact both Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley are over at Universal Orlando Resort. Perhaps guests who don't do their research just assume that it's at Disney World, or they get Hollywood Studios and Universal Studios Florida mixed up.

So if you want to journey into Gringotts Bank vault or take a tour of Hogwarts then you're going to head down the road to Universal Orlando Resort.

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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.