Universal offers some details on secretive Harry Potter theme park

Concept art for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Who needs Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk when you have Harry Potter?

Amid speculation as to what Disney’s announced $4-billion purchase of Marvel could mean to existing theme-park licenses, Universal Orlando today unveiled details for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a 20-acre addition to its Islands of Adventure.

The rights to the $265-million “theme park within a theme park” were secured from author J.K. Rowling in 2007, but NBC Universal has managed to keep information about the project a secret.

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