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The Wizarding World [1] [2] (previously known as J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World) [3] [4] is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on the Harry Potter novel series by J. K. Rowling.
The fictional universe of the Harry Potter series of novels contains two distinct societies: the "wizarding world" and the "Muggle world". [1] The term "Muggle world" refers to a society inhabited by non-magical people ("Muggles"), while the term "wizarding world" refers to a society of wizards that live parallel to Muggles. [2]
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 7, 2016, [29] Replacing The Adventures of Curious George which closed on September 6, 2013. The flagship attraction is the flight-simulating ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, similar to the Orlando one. Visitors once wore Quidditch-inspired 3D goggles ...
The plot of the series revolves around Harry's struggle to adapt to the wizarding world and defeat Voldemort. Harry is regarded as a fictional icon and has been described by many critics, readers, and audiences as one of the greatest literary and film characters of all time. He is portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe in all eight Harry Potter films.
Jennifer Barnett of People's Weekly World stated that the reader is drawn "into the politics of the wizarding world—the 'Educational Decrees' from the toad-like Ministry of Magic representative, the high-level connections of 'war criminals' from the last rise of Voldemort, the prejudice against 'mudbloods' and 'half-breeds,'" and suggested ...
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was well received and significantly boosted attendance at the resort. The first phase of planning was officially announced for Islands of Adventure on May 31, 2007, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and after a two-and-a-half-year construction period, the area opened to the public on June 18, 2010.
J. K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, based many magical elements in her fictional universe on real-world mythology and folklore. She has described this derivation as "a way of giving texture to the world". [2] The magic of Harry Potter was the subject of a 2017 British Library exhibition and an accompanying documentary.
World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting: 1980: G N Halkeginia: Noboru Yamaguchi: A world whose social structure is similar to that of medieval Europe. The Familiar of Zero: 2004: N A Fictional universe of Harry Potter: J. K. Rowling: The Wizarding World co-exists with and is mainly hidden from the mundane world of the non-magical Muggles.