Ellen Takes Us (and two really lucky kids!) Inside the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

 
I love Ellen.  And as you already know, I love Harry Potter.  So you can imagine my extreme happiness while watching this video, where Ellen takes two kids through the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!  Hogsmeade!  Ollivanders!  Honeydukes!  Zonkos!  Hogwarts!  Dumbledore's office!  A roller coaster! AHHH! Check it out! You can also see it on Ellen's webspage.

Attention Muggles! Harry Potter Theme Park to Open June 18th!

Harry Potter fans, get ready.  The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios officially has an opening date.  Starting June 18th, Muggles around the world who have waited anxiously for their Hogwarts acceptance letters will finally be able to fall into the pages of J.K. Rowling's beloved series.  Visitors will be able to venture through Hogwarts Castle on "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey," enjoy a butterbeer at The Three Broomsticks, find their wands at Ollivanders and more!  FYI: the Harry Potter fanatic inside me in screaming in excitement.  You can bet on the fact that I'll be making my way down to Orlando this summer, ready to play some Quidditch and live out my literary fantasies.  Watch the video below for a sneak peak at the main ride!

"New Moon" DVD Released Today

To be honest, I'm surprised that it has taken me this long to write a post about the Twilight series.  I'll admit, I am a big fan of Stephanie Meyer's vampire romance series.  Not a fan in a "buy a Team-Edward T-shirt " kind-of-way, but definitely a "read every book twice and will read any article related to the movies" kind-of-way.  So naturally,  I'm pretty excited about the fact that New Moon was released on DVD at midnight last night, with nation-wide Harry Potter-esque midnight release parties for those fans who couldn't wait until morning to go to their local Best Buy and get their hands on a copy.  And while I can admit to being a fan of the insanely popular series, I can be honest about it too.  I know that the writing isn't top-quality, the plot is fairly absurd and the acting in the first movie was downright awful.  But somehow, that doesn't stop me from re-reading each novel, or throwing my Twilight DVD in on a rainy day, or re-watching the New Moon and Eclipse trailers (the latter of which was recently released) on Youtube every so often.  There is just something about the Bella and Edward romance that is simply addicting, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.  At some point this week, I'm sure I'll get my hands on my own copy of the DVD and spend a night watching an awkward Kristen Stewart be abandoned by the equally awkward Robert Pattinson, while the bulked-up Taylor Lautner shows them both up in acting skills.  And, quite truthfully, I'll love every minute of it.

What did you think of New Moon?  Did anyone go to a midnight release party?