- Welcome to Diagon Alley!
Hey guys, Tessa here, back with another
Harry Potter Things to Do video.
But this time,
it's Harry Potter Things to Do at the Wizarding World!
I would like to thank Universal Orlando Resort
for sponsoring this video.
Best trip, best trip.
- Ridiculous.
- (laughs) We love Harry Potter!
I wanted to make a nice, organized list
of all the top things you should do
when you go to the Wizarding World.
But I also wanted to invite someone
who had never been before
so we could do my list together
and they could experience
the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for the first time.
There's nothing more magical.
I knew for this video that I wanted to invite Sophie,
aka the Bakey on YouTube, to come with me.
We are Harry Potter internet friends,
but we had never actually met in real life.
Sophie is here, and she's in America for the first time!
And of course, first place you wanna go
is Universal! - Universal.
- She lives in London, I live in America.
She's a proud Slytherin, I'm a proud Ravenclaw.
She's never been to the Wizarding World,
I know the Wizarding World so well
that it's honestly like home to me.
We are going to show you both sides
of the Wizarding World experience.
Two sides to every story.
And just like there are two sides to every story,
there are two parts in the Wizarding World!
So obviously, this list will be in two videos.
This video, part one,
will be Harry Potter Things to Do in Diagon Alley.
And part two will be Harry Potter Things to Do in Hogsmeade.
The link to that video will be in my description box below.
Okay, are you ready?
Grab a fellow Potterhead, and let's get started.
Find the magical brick wall in the streets of London
and take your first step into Diagon Alley.
(Tessa laughs) - Oh my God, no way!
(laughs)
Look, this dragon is here.
- Do you see it?
- Oh my God.
- (laughs) Isn't this crazy?
Oh, it's the best ever!
It's all right there!
- I've been put in a situation!
- Over there! - Oh my God!
- Quality Quidditch supplies.
- What do we do?
- We can just walk down, we'll go in the shops later,
but we're just gonna go walk through. (mumbles)
Look at, Sophie, do you see this?
We're walking down Diagon Alley!
- It's so real.
(laughs)
Have a delicious breakfast at The Leaky Cauldron.
Thank you!
Ah! (laughs)
Breakfast at The Leaky Cauldron!
- Thank you. (laughs)
That's a lot of pancake. - Yeah!
Yum!
It's so good!
There's a dragon on top of Gringotts Bank
and guess what?
It breathes fire!
Wait until you see Sophie's reaction
when she first sees it.
Wait!
(dragon roaring)
(laughing)
Speaking of Gringotts,
make sure you go on
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts ride.
Trust me, it's amazing.
Shall we goblin?
(Tessa laughs)
- Are you trying to get up there?
- Move along to the security office,
to have your Gringotts identification photo taken.
- Okay, okay, okay okay.
What did you think about Escape from Gringotts?
- Insane!
It was like falling, going through it,
getting wet at one point.
- You get nervous around certain rollercoasters.
- Yeah, but that one was just like Harry Potter,
so you can't get that scared of it.
- You can't go wrong with Harry Potter themed.
I think this is my favorite ride.
- Yes.
- It really is.
The wand chooses the wizard,
especially if you get chosen at Ollivander's.
- Sophie, let us start with you.
A wand of ash, 14 and 3/4 inches,
Pleasantly springy with a Dragon heartstring core.
- Wingardium Leviosa.
- Perfect.
Yes. Oh!
(Tessa laughs)
- Oh dear, well perhaps not your wand.
It is the wand that chooses the wizard,
though it is not always clear as to...
(eerie music)
As to why.
I wonder, perhaps this.
(Sophie laughs)
(music swelling)
- With the new interactive wand
you just got at Ollivander's,
try out some spells hidden around the park.
Do you wanna do some magic?
Tarantallegra.
- Tarantallegra.
- You did it, first try.
- Okay.
- You made it rain.
Fancy a Butterbeer?
The frozen kind is my favorite.
♪ It's my favorite thing at the Wizarding World ♪
♪ Butterbeer ♪
- Oh, that's good.
- Oh yeah.
Watch a live show like Celestina Warbeck
or The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- [Announcer] My fair witches and wizards,
we present to you The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The three women agreed that should
the chance befall them, they would unite
and try to reach the fountain together.
The sky was red with the first ray of sun.
- Can you spot Kreacher
at Number 12 Grimmauld Place?
Okay, we're at Number 12.
- [Both] Kreacher, Kreacher, Kreacher!
Wherefore art thou Kreacher?
He's here.
- We love you.
- He made it.
Best friends forever.
And of course you have to go shopping
and check out all the shops and display windows.
- [Both] It's the Nimbus 2000!
- Harry in the background going--
- I know! (Tessa laughs)
- [Shopkeep] Are you a Slytherin?
- She is a Slytherin, I'm a Ravenclaw.
I just love how quality everything is.
- Yeah.
- It's the best.
Let's go into Madam Malkin's.
- [Woman] Merlin's beard, you look amazing.
- Buckbeak.
- I wanna just like hang it from my car.
- Yeah!
And look there's an Occamy-- - Oh my God.
- And a Demiguise. - Occamy, yeah.
- It's so creepy.
Oh these are really good, the Fizzing Whizzbees.
- You may refer to me simply as Sir.
(both laugh)
(bell rings)
- Attention, attention all witches, wizards and Muggles.
I have Tessa here who's adopting her very first Pygmy Puff
who she will name Peter Parker The Pygmy Puff!
- Don't forget about Knockturn Alley.
Borgin and Burkes was Sophie's favorite.
- [Both] Knockturn Alley.
- Oh my God.
- Look, Borgin and Burkes.
- Oh my God, Borgin and Burkes.
(Tessa laughs)
- This is where I'm gonna go like bankrupt, in this shop.
(birds chirping)
Old Draco needs to stop, killing birds.
- This is gonna be your favorite shop.
So many dark items.
Oh I've never seen that before.
- Cobwebs on there.
Go through Platforms 9 and 10
to get onto Platform 9 and 3/4.
Best do it at a bit of a run, if you're nervous.
Take the Hogwarts Express over to Hogsmeade Station
to get to the other part.
Your first time on Hogwarts Express.
- Yes.
- How exciting.
Ah!
- Oh company.
- I'm Harry, Harry Potter.
And finally, create memories that will last a lifetime.
(uplifting orchestral music)
Thank you guys so much for watching this video.
And another big thank you to Universal Orlando Resort
for bringing me and Sophie on this trip.
I honestly can't put into words
how incredible and special it is
to take a huge Harry Potter fan to the Wizarding World
for the first time.
I felt like Hagrid taking Harry Through Diagon Alley.
Oh my gosh, what an incredible memory
for my Pensieve.
Well, I hope this video gave you a good list
of things to do when you visit Diagon Alley
at Universal Orlando Resort.
I love you Universal.
I love Harry Potter so much.
Check out part two in my description box,
Thumbs up if you liked this video
and don't let the Muggles get you down.
Stay gold starfish.
Bye.
(whimsical orchestral music)