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Today, June 18th 2010, Universal Orlando officially opens the doors for their latest theme park feature – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

This new section of Universal’s Islands of Adventure is all about immersing visitors into the “Harry Potter” universe. All of the landmarks,  characters and strange food items are around in cool shops and park employees are dressed as members of the wizarding community to enhance the effect.

Queues are likely to be long in the summer so watch out for sunburn and dehydration.

Find out more on Universals Orlando’s site:  http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter

Universal Studios in Orlando Florida had a bumper summer with an attendance level topping 3.1 million visitors! A 12% Increase over Sumer 2006 and the first summer increase since 2004.

Similarly Walt Disney World posted year on year increases! Similarly SeaWorld are expecting to post record numbers.

Universal are not only posting bumper numbers but the visitors are also spending more! They believe that the increase is due to the publicity of the blue man group as well as the coming Simpsons ride and the long anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter in just over a year!

The figures are great for the tourist industry as a whole in the Orlando area.

What do you need when you are planning on one of the hottest theme park developments in a decade? You need a contractor. Not your average contractor but one that makes the magic come to life. These specialists – such as ones which build fake rocks for instance! – are aching to get a slice of the $265million Wizarding World of Harry Potter development at Universal Studio’s Orlando.

Members of the ‘theme park building trade’ are eager to get their hands dirty. The development coincides with other theme park developments around the world in response to a global upswing in visitor numbers. The Orlando Sentinel Has the Full Report.