

I'm not sure what exactly we did that worked, so just let your magical instincts guide you.)īonus tip: There's a water fountain in the middle of Hogsmeade, in Universal's Islands of Adventure, that's your standard-issue automatic faucet. (Note: Sources differ on the correct wand movement here some say a triangle, others say a circle with a slash downward.

Point your wand at the barrel in the window with brown lumpy stuff on top the lid will lift and emit a sulphur smell. My kids' favorite is the dragon dung in the far-right window of "Slug & Jiggers Apothecary" in Universal Studios Florida's Diagon Alley. But there are some hidden spell-casting spots, too. They're all marked on the map you get with your wand, and by gold medallions on the street. There are 25 official spell-casting spots on the official Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley maps - places where, with an interactive wand, you can "flick and swish" just like Hermione to cause various magical effects. Hidden spells at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Another disclosure: There's a lot more to the theme park than just the Harry Potter sections, but my kids are pretty obsessed with the magical world so please benefit from the hours I spent standing in wand shops smiling apologetically while my budding Slytherin challenged innocent bystanders to duels.)īefore reading further, please solemnly swear that you are up to no good. (Disclosure: Universal Orlando Resort and TODAY share the same parent company. Here are my top picks for the surprising delights of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. So I resolved to find some real hidden gems.
