Photos + videos inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at Epic Universe
See photos and videos from inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at the new Universal Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, Fla.
Epic Universe opens May 22, 2025 at Universal Orlando. In addition to the new “Harry Potter” world, the park also includes areas themed to Nintendo, Universal Classic Monsters, and “How to Train Your Draogn.”
We visited the park during a media preview on April 5.
(We’re sticking to a photo/video preview in this story; for more written details about this new land and its attractions, see our previous coverage.)
Step through the portal with us into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic!
Wizarding Paris in the 1920s.
This fantastic beast pictured below is a Mooncalf, seen here as an animatronic in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at Epic Universe. We heard they’re waiting for their owner … but they don’t know their owner was killed by Grindelwald. According to the in-universe textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (written by Newt Scamander), farmer witches and wizards collect mooncalf dung every full moon and spread it on their plants. Good info to know.
Many governances operate from the British Ministry of Magic, including the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau, a division of the Department for the Control & Regulation of Magical Creatures. As seen in the queue for Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry.
Lockers belonging to Harry, Ron, and Neville at the British Ministry of Magic. Now adults, they’re training to become Aurors.
Prohibited articles in the Ministry of Magic:
- Time-Turners
- Polyjuice Potion
- Invisibility Cloaks
- Horns of Romanian Longhorns
- Unsanctioned Creatures
- Cauldrons
- Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes products
The work of artists of many disciplines are on display in theme parks, with many details often overlooked. Here are some of the graphic design embellishments inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at Epic Universe. Everything contributes to the the story; if not the narrative itself, then the mood it evokes.
Universal Epic Universe opens May 22, 2025.
Congratulations to the designers, contractors, engineers, and artists of all disciplines on creating Orlando’s newest theme park; and thank you to the ride operators, performers, management, and all team members for stewarding the park for guests.
Our coverage is just getting started — and we’ve got a surprise in the coming weeks we can’t wait to share with you.
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