6 Reasons You Must Visit The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter At Universal Studios Hollywood

1. There's So Much Detail

You can spend hours looking around Hogsmede and only just scratch the surface of all there is to see in this land.

Look out for Hermione's Yule Ball dress in the window of Gladrags (along with her feline companion Crookshanks made out of a tape measure). You can send your postcards home from Owl Post or learn how to cast spells on some of the objects in the Hogsmede shop windows.

With the enhancements in Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, you will feel like you are actually flying through the castle grounds. You can feel the wind in your face as you zoom through Hogwarts and the huge Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets looks pretty realistic.

It's not just the big things that make this land so real, it's the small things too. Stuart Craig, who was the production designer on the Harry Potter Films, has spoken about how it is the tiny details that make this land so special.

"Dirt is a big feature" he says, moss and damp stains have been created all across the land to ensure that Hogsmede Village and all its building appear like they have been there for years.

Universal Studios Hollywood is the self-proclaimed Entertainment Capital of LA, and with the newly opened Wizarding World of Harry Potter, it is becoming hard not to agree with them.

Tickets

A one-day Universal Studios Hollywood ticket is priced from £62 per adult and £56 per child. Skip-the-lines and go behind the scenes with a VIP experience, priced from £227 per person. To book visit https://www.attractiontickets.com/en

Flights

Virgin Atlantic flies twice daily from London Heathrow to Los Angeles with return Economy flights starting from £586 per person including all taxes and surcharges. For more information or to book visit www.virginatlantic.com or call 0344 209 7777.

Hotel

Sheraton Universal Hotel www.sheratonuniversal.com €“ rooms start at $249.00 for traditional guestrooms