Month: August 2024

Epic Universe Harry Potter's Ministry of Magic

Epic Universe Introduces Harry Potter’s Ministry of Magic

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Universal Orlando Resort has provided a closer look at the Harry Potter-themed world coming to its new Epic Universe park, set to open in 2025. This new attraction, named the Ministry of Magic, will be the fifth and final themed world in Epic Universe.
Upon entering through a portal, visitors will find themselves in a Muggle park styled after 1920s Paris, inspired by the Fantastic Beasts films. This area will feature Haussmannian architecture, shops, cafes, and Parisian domes, setting the stage for an authentic experience that fans of the Wizarding World will appreciate. The portal itself is an attraction, named MétroFloo, which creatively combines the concept of the Paris Métro with the magical transportation method of the Floo Network, transporting guests to the British Ministry of Magic.

One of the main attractions will be the dark ride, “Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry,” where guests join Harry, Ron, Hermione, and a house-elf named Higgledy in a thrilling chase to capture Dolores Umbridge. This ride promises dynamic movements and encounters with Death Eaters and magical creatures.

The Ministry of Magic will also include “Le Cirque Arcanus,” a live stage show hosted by Ringmaster Skender from the Fantastic Beasts series. The show will feature aerialists, puppeteers, and special effects, focusing on the rescue of magical creatures from Skender’s clutches.
The area will offer unique shopping experiences, including bespoke wands at Cosme Acajor Baguettes Magique and other themed shops such as K. Rammelle for candies and Les Galeries Mirifiques for wizarding gear. Interactivity with magical creatures like Nifflers and Bowtruckles will enhance the immersive experience.
For dining, options will include Café L’Air De La Sirène, offering French cuisine, and Le Gobelet Noir, which caters to fans of the Dark Arts. Adults can enjoy themed beverages at Bar Moonshine, making it a comprehensive experience for visitors of all ages.

The Ministry of Magic is part of the larger Epic Universe, which will also feature worlds based on How to Train Your Dragon, Universal Monsters, and Super Nintendo World. The park aims to set new standards in theme park entertainment with its blend of beloved characters, stories, and state-of-the-art attractions.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ – Ministry of Magic™ Animated Fly-Through

ARTMS

ARTMS

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ARTMS is performing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando, Florida on Friday, August 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM.

ARTMS is a South Korean girl group formed by Modhaus. The group consists of five members: Heejin, Haseul, Kim Lip, Jinsoul, and Choerry, all former members of Loona. They debuted on May 31, 2024, with the single “Virtual Angel” from the album DALL.

The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers in Concert

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in Concert

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in Concert is performing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando, Florida on August 9-11, 2024.

Composer Howard Shore brings J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary imagination to vivid life with his Academy® and Grammy® Award-winning score to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Shore’s music expresses Peter Jackson’s film as an immense symphonic work—a uniquely developed vision drawn from centuries of stylistic tendencies.

The music of The Lord of the Rings is counted among film music’s most complex and comprehensive works. This unique performance sets the score to the film, but allows the music to bear the narrative weight, creating a wholly new and dramatic live concert experience.

Shore’s score not only captures Fellowship’s sweeping emotion, thrilling vistas and grand journeys, but also echoes the very construction of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Styles, instruments and performers collected from around the world provide each of Tolkien’s cultures with a unique musical imprint. In operatic fashion, these musical worlds commingle, sometimes combining forces for a culminated power, other times violently clashing…and always bending to the will of the One Ring and its own ominous family of themes.

he Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

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The Book of Mormon is performing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando, Florida on October 22–27, 2024.

The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. The story follows two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they attempt to preach the faith to the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village. The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest from the locals, who are distracted by more pressing issues such as HIV/AIDS, famine, female genital mutilation, child molestation, and oppression by the local warlord.

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award® winning Best Musical. With standing room only productions in London, on Broadway, and across North America, The Book of Mormon has truly become an international sensation.

Weezer

Weezer

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Weezer is performing at the Kia Center in downtown Orlando, Florida on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM.

Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). They have sold 10 million albums in the US and more than 35 million worldwide.

Jelly Roll

Jelly Roll

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Jelly Roll is performing at the Kia Center in downtown Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM.

Jason Bradley DeFord (born December 4, 1984), known professionally as Jelly Roll, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Antioch, Tennessee. Beginning his career in 2003, he rose to mainstream prominence in 2022 following the release of two singles, “Son of a Sinner” and “Need a Favor”.

“Son of a Sinner” won three CMT Music Awards in 2023. That same year, he won for New Artist at the CMA Awards and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex

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Cigarettes After Sex is performing at the Kia Center in downtown Orlando, Florida on Friday, September 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM.

Cigarettes After Sex is an American dream pop band, formed in El Paso, Texas in 2008 by Greg Gonzalez. The band is known for their ethereal, limerent and often dream-like musical style, lyrics often based on the themes of romance and love, as well as Gonzalez’s voice, which has been described as “androgynous”.[7] While marketed as an ambient pop band, Cigarettes After Sex are also considered to be shoegaze, slowcore and indie rock.

Sebastian Maniscalco

Sebastian Maniscalco

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Sebastian Maniscalco is performing at the Kia Center in downtown Orlando, Florida on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM.

Sebastian Maniscalco (born July 8, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known for his physical comedy, Maniscalco has released six comedy specials. He has also had supporting acting roles in the films Green Book (2018) and The Irishman (2019), playing mobster Joe Gallo in the latter. He also played Frank Russo in the 2022 film Somewhere in Queens, and later voice acted in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and IF (2024). Maniscalco co-wrote and co-starred in the 2023 film About My Father, with Robert De Niro playing the role of his father. Maniscalco starred in the 2023 TV series Bookie.

Twenty One Pilots

Twenty One Pilots

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Twenty One Pilots are performing at the Kia Center in downtown Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM.

Twenty One Pilots are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who both left in 2011. Since their departure, the line-up has consisted of Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. The duo is best known for their singles “Stressed Out”, “Ride”, and “Heathens”, which achieved commercial success between 2015 and 2016. The duo received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for “Stressed Out”.

The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album, Blurryface (2015), which produced the hit singles “Stressed Out” and “Ride” and became the first album on which every track received at least a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The release of “Heathens” also made the group the first alternative artist in history to have two concurrent top five singles in the Billboard Hot 100 and the third rock act in history to have two singles simultaneously chart in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, joining the Beatles and Elvis Presley.