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{{Short description|Defunct walk-through attraction}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
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|name=Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience
|logo=HarryPotterMovieMagicLogo.jpg
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|location=Warner Bros. Movie World
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|type=Walkthrough
|status=Closed
|opened={{Start date|2001|12|26|df=yes}}<ref name="Movie Magic at Gold Coast">{{cite journal|last=Emmons|first=Natasha|title=Movie Magic At Gold Coast|journal=Amusement Business|date=10 December 2001|volume=113|issue=49|pages=13}}</ref>
|closed={{End date|2003|df=yes}}
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|previousattraction = [[Young Einstein Gravity Homestead]]
|replacement = [[The Official Matrix Exhibit]]
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The '''Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience''' at [[Warner Bros. Movie World]] in [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], [[Australia]] was a walk-through attraction which featured several recreations of sets from the [[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter movies]]. The original attraction opened on 26 December 2001, themed to the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|first movie]] while a second version opened one year later to coincide with the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|second movie]]. The Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience closed in 2003 and was replaced by [[The Official Matrix Exhibit]].<ref name="parkz">Harry Potter (Warner Bros. Movie World). Retrieved on 4.05.10 from [http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Warner_Bros_Movie_World/ride/232-Harry-Potter.html Parkz Database].</ref><ref name="2001archive">Warner Bros. Movie World: Rides & Attractions: Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience. Retrieved on 4.05.10 from [https://web.archive.org/web/20011105100131/http://www.movieworld.com.au/rides_attractions/ride_harry_potter.cfm Warner Bros. Movie World Web Archive].</ref>

==History==
The attraction launched within a month of the Australasian Premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at Warner Bros. Movie World. In order to fully publicize their new attraction Movie World opened a Harry Potter Gift Shop on Main Street and had young staff members dressed as generic [[Hogwarts]] students walking around the park. These characters remained in Main Street until the closure of the exhibit in 2003.

The attraction was modified in mid-2002 to suit the second film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. A few scenes slightly changed to suit the second instalment including the addition of a replica of [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia|Mr. Weasley's Flying Car]].<ref name="parkz" />

==Summary==
Guests would queue at [[Platform 9 3/4]] right alongside a recreation of the [[Hogwarts Express]]. The walk-through began by admitting small groups of guests into a small room with brick walls surrounding. Thanks to the magical expertise of the group's guide, the wall would magically slide away to reveal [[Diagon Alley]]. A similar scene appears in [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]. Guests were guided along Diagon Alley, with a quick stop at [[Ollivanders Wand Shop]] and into [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry's]] dormitory. Guests were then able to discover the art of sending an owl with a real-life owl display.<ref name="2001archive" />

==See also==
* [[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Islands of Adventure)|The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/AU/Gold_Coast/Warner_Bros_Movie_World/ride/232-Harry_Potter_Movie_Magic_Experience/photos Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience Photos] at [http://www.parkz.com.au/ Parkz].

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[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2001]]
[[Category:Amusement rides that closed in 2003]]
[[Category:Harry Potter in amusement parks|Movie Magic Experience]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Movie World]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:2003 disestablishments in Australia]]