May 21, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Universal Studios says it will spend several
hundred million dollars to build a Harry Potter attraction inside
its existing Hollywood theme park, mimicking the success of a
similar park in Orlando, Fla.
The attraction will create more than 1,000 jobs at Universal and
even more from an expected boost in tourism.
At the same time, Orlando's Wizarding World of Harry Potter will
get an expansion.
Since the Harry Potter attraction opened in Florida in June of
last year, attendance has jumped by around 50 percent.
Universal executives did not immediately detail their plans for
the Hollywood park.
Universal is a unit of Comcast Corp.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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