The new Ollivander’s interactive wands have a translucent half-sphere at the tip.

It shows you where to stand, in which direction to face, what wand movement is needed, and the magic required to unlock the surprise. Look for a bronze medallion embedded in the street. You have your wand! Where to start? Peruse the map and go to one of 16 interactive wand locations in both Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. Interactive wands are packaged in an Ollivander’s box with a map showing the spell-casting locations in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. A “wand lore” insert explains the wand’s properties and the qualities its ideal owner should have. Assistant magicians will help.Įach interactive wand matches a wood type with one of three potent cores: dragon heartstring, unicorn hair, and phoenix feather. Or, they can choose based on their birthday or a special event. Wizards can choose interactive wands based on their favorite characters, i.e., Snape, Harry, Hermione, Lord Voldemort, Dumbledore, or Sirius. There are the original wands that don’t have powers or the new interactive wands that connect with animatronics around the theme park. Choose A Wand (Actually, The Wand Chooses You) Usually, the chosen guest is about 12 years old – when an aspiring magician is accepted to Hogwarts. What’s the “full experience”? Ollivander himself chooses just one guest from the crowd to try out several wands until a wand “chooses” them. For the complete experience (an interactive show), you’ll need to go to Ollivander’s or Diagon Alley.

Visitors to Universal Orlando’s wizarding worlds can also buy wands from Wands by Gregorovitch in Diagon Alley, the wand cart on the path to Hogwarts, the main gift shops, at CityWalk, or online. Fans of the books and movies will remember that Harry was brought to Ollivander’s by Hagrid to choose his first wand. Ollivander’s lays claim to making the finest wands since 382 B.C. Where To Buy Wandsįor the complete interactive wand-buying experience, it’s best to appear at Ollivander’s in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade. The wands join existing offerings inspired by well-loved Harry Potter characters. The new collection of Garrick Ollivander’s interactive wands has made a magical appearance at Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the company’s theme parks. Don’t be a muggle! Pick up one of Universal Studio’s Wizarding World’s new interactive wands.

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