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Top 5 Harry Potter themed experiences in Melbourne
Whether you’re a witch, wizard or muggle, any fan of Harry Potter will love the magic that is around Melbourne at the moment. There’s the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playing at the Princess Theatre, an immersive Wizarding Academy Express train is heading to Southern Cross Station, enjoy lunch at the Imperial Hotel’s Magical Rooftop, stock up on all your magic equipment at The Store of Requirement and have a night out in the Wizard’s Suite.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been extended until May 2020 due to popular demand. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. The play is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage.
It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.
While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
Both parts of the play are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings.
Magical Rooftop at The Imperial Hotel
Just down the road from the Princess Theatre, is the Imperial Hotel’s Magical Rooftop. The Imperial Hotel on Bourke Street has transformed its rooftop into a magical dining experience. Kids can enjoy dishes like Dragons breath chorizo flatbread, Witches Brew ice cream and Black King Ora. These are the magical storefronts on the rooftop – Messrs Moores & Meager Magical Fashions, Spring St Spell Books, Spellbound Sweets, Parliament Wands, MacArthur Broomsticks and the Imperial Potions Co.
Date: on until 1st September 2019 (open 7 days a week)
Time: 11am till late
Location: 2–8 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Price: varies
Stores can be reserved for group 10–20 guests no reservations on Friday nights).
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Wizarding Academy Express
Calling all wizards and witches! Grab your wand and board the Wizarding Academy Express at Southern Cross Station.
The Wizarding Academy Express is an immersive, interactive theatre experience on an authentic steam train. Professors from Oceania’s Saremcroft Wizarding Academy will be sourcing local witches and wizards for their next intake. There will be a variety of magical lessons onboard including – spell casting and potion classes.
Date: 2 and 3 November 2019
Time: Sat – 9:20am, 11:25am, 1:30pm, 4pm and 6pm. Sun – 9:20am, 11:25am, 1:30pm
Location: Southern Cross Station, Melbourne
Price: $55–$73 (kids under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by a paying adult)
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The Store of Requirements
The Store of Requirements is a family-owned business, which stocks Australia’s largest range of licensed Harry Potter merchandise. Visitors can stock up on all their witches and wizard supplies or try a refreshing butterbeer. The Store is beautifully laid out with magical Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts merchandise, anything from small trinkets, broomsticks, robes, wands, books and much more. Any Harry Potter fan would love it!
Time: Mon–Tues (closed), Wed–Sun: 10am–5pm
Location: 6 Smith Street, Collingwood
Price: Free to enter. Merchandise $5-$450
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The Wizard’s Suite
The Windsor Melbourne has collaborated with The Store of Requirement in transforming one of their suites into a magical Wizard’s Suite.
The suite has been designed to teleport guests from the ordinary non-magic realm into a spellbinding universe. Display cases full of captivating magical treasures, plush rugs and vintage luggage trunks and furniture fill the room. Witches and wizards will also receive a confectionary pack and stationery kit to take home when their magical adventure finishes.
Date: on until 17 May 2020
Location: The Windsor, 111 Spring Street, Melbourne
Prices start from: $569
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PLEASE NOTE: The Magical Rooftop, Wizarding Academy Express and Wizard’s Suite is not affiliated or endorsed by Warner Brothers and the Harry Potter related brands.
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