Expecto Patronum! Expelliarmus! Wingardium Leviosa!
The world of magic arrives with the Forbidden Forest experience! This immersive park event takes you to the world of Harry Potter with magical spells, familiar characters from the books and films. After previous success of the event in other countries such as Australia, Singapore, France and United States. This marks its first location in Canada in our very own Vancouver!
As one of the most influential cultural stories of our time, the Harry Potter series brings a new light of magical storytelling, taking our imaginations from our childhood thinking our brooms can be our transport to fly anywhere we want, or magical wands to turn our thoughts into reality. Turning the city’ s pathways into a living storybook of wizardry and wonder. The inspiration of the Harry Potter series reattaches us to our old fairytales and combine them into a story of magic and wizardry. Shaping our imagination even further from other storytelling franchises such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
Thinking back to when I first know of the Harry Potter series, I was also taken away by the storytelling and the visual aspects from the series. The world feels so vivid that it crosses in between the lines of fiction and reality, that it made me believe if magic could truly exist around us. The most memorable quote I had from the series is from Dumbledore ‘Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light’. Those words gave me a new perspective on times that may be tough right now no matter what you’re facing with, as long as you remember there is something worth turning your head and focusing into, there will always be light shining onto you.
This experience is set to focus on its storytelling, where it reminds the fans and the immersive universe to recreate the magic sensory that takes place from the series’ books and films. The experience captures that same emotional connection, every flicker of light, every sound of the creatures, invites the visitors to rediscover their inner child. For longtime fans, it’s a homecoming. For newcomers, it’s an introduction to a world that inspired millions, and that’s exactly what this forest experience promises to rekindle: a sense of wonder, nostalgia, and discovery.
Ben Chan kchan467@mybcit.ca