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A Glimpse At All The Great Things To Do At MegaCon!!!

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This coming weekend, Tom Felton will be dropping in on Orlando Florida to appear at MegaCon. The convention, taking place at the Orlando County Convention Center will feature stars from various genres as well as 3 of Tom’s Harry Potter Costars James and Oliver Phelps, and Papa Malfoy himself Jason Isaacs. Feltbeats.com members will be in attendance to bring you all the Tom Felton goodness! Here is a release from MegaCon at what you can expect to experience at this fabulous event!!!

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MEGACON ORLANDO’S STAR STUDDED PROGRAMMING, PANELS, EXHIBITORS AND MUCH MORE SET TO WOW GUESTS

Orange County Convention Center Welcomes

MegaCon 2016 May 26 – 29, Memorial Day Weekend

 

Orlando, FL –  (May 23, 2016) – MegaCon Orlando is around the corner and bigger than ever! Taking place at the Orange County Convention Center from Thursday, May 26 through Sunday, May 29, the multi-genre comic book convention, now 4 big days, will welcome legendary guests such as William Shatner, Stan Lee, John Cusack, and many more throughout Memorial Day weekend.

 

MegaCon Orlando’s 2016 programming highlights include:

 

Harry Potter fans unite! Hogwarts alums Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, and the Phelps twins come together on the same stage on Friday, May 27th at 7.30pm for a special reunion. Make sure to get your tickets before this special event sells out!

 

This is the perfect place to celebrate 50 years of Star Trek with rare appearances from the original cast! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the legendary William Shatner, George Takei and Nichelle Nichols!

 

Meet Stan Lee, the legendary creator of Spider-Man, X-Men & Iron Man! Stan Lee will be signing autographs & posing for photo opsFriday through Sunday.

 

Jay & Silent Bob Get Old in Orlando! The hilarious Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are back and ready to share their stories on stage in a special event on Saturday, May 28th at 8pm.

 

Meet the original dynamic duo at MegaCon on their 50th Anniversary Farewell Tour! Be sure to attend a special Q&A on Sunday, May 29 as Adam West and Burt Ward take the stage to reminisce and take questions from the audience.

For those who want to continue the fun outside the Convention, guests can check out these after parties:

MEGACON OFFICIAL COSPLAY KARAOKE KICK OFF PARTY

Location: Club 39 at Rosen Plaza Hotel – 9700 International Drive
Date/Time:Thursday, May 26 at 9pm
Tickets: $10, 21+ only

 

NERD NOISE NIGHT: THE OFFICIAL MEGACON AFTER PARTY
Location: Orange County Convention Center, Ballroom W224
Date/Time: Friday, May 27 at 8pm
Tickets: $10, 21+ only

 

OFFICIAL MEGACON EDM PARTY WITH DJ RYU* + DJ KORSK ft KRADNESS
Special Guest: The world’s #1 cosplayer Alodia
Location: Orange County Convention Center, Ballroom W224
Date/Time:Saturday, May 28 at 8pm
Tickets: $10, all ages

Dress Code: Casual or cosplay

Below is a summary of additional programming MegaCon Orlando fans have to look forward to:

Panels/Q&As

Daily panels with industry pros, who will answer fan questions about their experience and upcoming projects. Check out the schedule at www.megaconvention.com

 

Artist Alley

This is a ”must experience area” for anyone interested in meeting the rising stars and the people who work the front lines of the industry. Here you’ll find it all – comics, graphic novels, limited edition prints and best of all, original art and sketches.

 

Shopping/Exhibitors

Over 1,000 unique vendors will make your MegaCon shopping experience unforgettable! Vendors range from comics, anime, gaming, science fiction and/or horror.

 

Costume Contest

This exciting event features creative fans showcasing their original costumes derived from the comic, sci-fi, horror, anime and fantasy worlds – all on stage for a chance to win bragging rights.

 

Kids Zone & Family Lounge

For parent(s) with kids under 12, the Kids Zone and Family Lounge is a quiet corner to get away from the crowds for a bit. There will be many activities for kids including LEGO play stations, art and crafts tables, reading nook. *Note – this area is not a daycare service; all children must be with an adult at all times.

 

Star Wars Events by the 501st Legion

It will be a busy weekend with Panels, Workshops and all kinds of Star Wars themed activities. The Stormtroopers will provide a spectacle for the eye with an elaborate booth and amazing photo opportunities throughout the weekend.

 

Speed Dating

Back by popular demand, speed dating is returning to MegaCon. This is a great way to meet and get to know your fellow fans – and maybe meet someone special in the process! Mixed genre sessions all day Friday, Saturday & Sunday. On site sign up only. This is a 19+ event.

 

MORE HIGHLIGHTS

MegaCon wedding to take place on Saturday, May 28; celebrity photo & autograph sessions, Anime voice actor meet and greets, Cosplay, and much more!

 

For a complete list of programming, guests, changes and tickets, visit:

www.megaconvention.com

 

Universal Studios Hollywood Introduces EZ Rez

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Today, Universal Studios Hollywood introduced their new innovative, easy to use online ticket reservation system. EZ Rez offers visitors first time ever date specific tickets, early entry to select attractions and advance online purchase savings.

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Universal City, California, February 2, 2016 – Starting today and for the first time ever, Universal Studios Hollywood is introducing EZ Rez™, an innovative, easy-to-use online ticket purchasing system featuring an array of new consumer benefits designed to enhance visits to The Entertainment Capital of L.A. as the world-class destination continues its unparalleled investment in an ambitious epic transformation.
In addition to affording guests the unique opportunity of booking date specific tickets, EZ Rez ticket holders will be able to benefit from early entry to “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™” when the immersive land officially opens on April 7. Early admission to the land will begin one hour prior to park opening.
As an added benefit, guests purchasing admission tickets and annual passes via EZ Rez will also enjoy premium savings with all advanced online transactions. Anytime admission tickets will continue to be available.
The past five years have been a remarkable time for Universal Studios Hollywood as the destination embarked on an unprecedented revitalization that has substantially altered over 75 percent of its familiar footprint to effectively characterize it as an entirely new experience and theme park.
With the much anticipated arrival of “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™” opening on April 7, and the recent addition of “Fast & Furious: Supercharged” as the grand finale to the world-famous Studio Tour, expansive themed lands including “Springfield” and “Despicable Me Minion Mayhem,” next generation thrill rides such as “Transformers: The Ride 3D,” amplified experiences such as the recently introduced “Nighttime Studio Tour” and the new “Special Effects Show,” Universal Studios Hollywood is continually exploring new, groundbreaking ways to ensure guests have the best possible experience, both in advance and upon their arrival.
More information is available at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com. Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.

 

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Highlight Reel

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Warner Bros. was kind enough to send over a highlight reel from this past weekends Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. The video, features Fans and HP actors alike discussing their excitement for the upcoming film.

Here is the Behind The Scenes Featurette shown at the celebration.

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling.
Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) stars in the central role of wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander, under the direction of David Yates, who helmed the last four “Harry Potter” blockbusters.
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures.  Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” also stars Katherine Waterston (“Steve Jobs,” “Inherent Vice”) as Tina; Tony Award winner Dan Fogler (“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”) as Jacob; Alison Sudol (“Dig,” “Transparent”) as Tina’s sister, Queenie; Ezra Miller (“Trainwreck”) as Credence; two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton (“In America,” “Sweet and Lowdown”) as Mary Lou; Oscar winner Jon Voight (“Coming Home,” TV’s “Ray Donovan”) as Henry Shaw, Sr.; Ron Perlman (the “Hellboy” films) as Gnarlack; Carmen Ejogo (“Selma”) as Seraphina; Jenn Murray (“Brooklyn”) as Chastity; young newcomer Faith Wood-Blagrove as Modesty; and Colin Farrell (“True Detective”) as Percival Graves.
The film marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, whose beloved Harry Potter books were adapted into the top-grossing film franchise of all time.  Her script was inspired by the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, written by her character Newt Scamander.
The film reunites a number of people from the “Harry Potter” features, including producers David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram.
Collaborating with Yates behind the scenes are: Oscar-winning director of photography Philippe Rousselot (“A River Runs Through It,” the “Sherlock Holmes” movies), three-time Oscar-winning production designer Stuart Craig (“The English Patient,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Gandhi,” the “Harry Potter” films), three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood (“Chicago,” “Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Alice in Wonderland”), Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Tim Burke (“Gladiator,” the “Harry Potter” films), Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Christian Manz (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1”), and Yates’ longtime editor Mark Day (the last four “Harry Potter” films).
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is being filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which was home to the “Harry Potter” films for a decade.  Some scenes were also shot on location in Liverpool, England.
Warner Bros. Pictures has slated “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” for worldwide release in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX on November 18, 2016.

 

Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Hollywood To Open April 7th 2016

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Universal Studios Hollywood announced the upcoming opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter on April 7th, 2016.

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Universal released the following videos featuring  Evanna Lynch and Alan Gilmore announcing the opening date, as well as the first official tv spot for the new attractions.

 

Here’s more information from today’s press release:

Universal City, California, December 8, 2015 – It’s official:  “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™” will open at Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday, April 7, 2016, marking the highly-anticipated arrival of the West Coast’s dynamic new immersive experience at The Entertainment Capital of L.A.

            This eagerly-awaited news coincides with the launch of the destination’s spellbinding campaign, which is stylistically designed to sweep guests into the land’s magical world through the lens of imagination.

            The campaign is anchored by a new television spot designed to build suspense and enthusiasm while evoking a sense of wonder and succinctly capture the magical appeal that “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” has for cross-generational consumers as it announces the April 7 opening date. 

            In making the exciting announcement, Universal Studios Hollywood illuminated the land’s Hogwarts castle to signal the arrival of today’s momentous news.

            To see the new campaign spot including a glimpse of the new land and today’s news, please click here.

More than five years in the making, and inspired by J.K. Rowling’s compelling stories and characters that were brought to life in the Warner Bros. films, “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” is being masterfully recreated with impeccable detail as a real-world interpretation at Universal Studios Hollywood.  The land will be faithful to the visual landscape of the fiction and films, including Hogwarts castle which will serve as its iconic focal point.

From its snow-capped roofs and cobblestone streets to the historic British sensibilities that characterize the whimsical look and feel of the land, “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” will transport guests of all ages to the very places they read about in the stories or watched on the silver screen.

Upon entering the land through the archway, Hogsmeade will bustle to life with the same vitality of a quaint local village: merchants hard at work, a train conductor welcoming new arrivals and a pub packed to the gills with hungry patrons, but with the added element of enthusiastic guests intent on experiencing them all, including the land’s signature ride, “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey,” and the family outdoor coaster, “Flight of the Hippogriff™.”

An achievement in pioneering theme park ride technology, “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” will make its U.S. debut at Universal Studios Hollywood in hyper-realistic 3D-HD designed to further immerse guests in an already engaging storyline.  The multidimensional thrill ride features a groundbreaking robotics ride system, fused with elaborate filmed action sequences and immersive visceral effects.  In this updated adaptation of the ride, guests will sport Quidditch-inspired 3D goggles as they venture through journeys experienced by Harry and his friends, spiraling and pivoting 360-degrees along an elevated ride track on a whirlwind adventure of a lifetime.

Also within “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” the enchanting family coaster, “Flight of the Hippogriff™” will open as Universal Studios Hollywood’s first outdoor roller coaster.

“The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” will resonate with immense detail, inviting guests to revel in Harry Potter’s world with the opportunity to enjoy authentic food and beverage at multiple locations, including Three Broomsticks™, and Hog’s Head pub, as well as the Magic Neep and Butterbeer™ carts.

A foray through the shops will add to the authenticity of the land with eight retail venues and locations, including Honeydukes™, Ollivanders™, Owl Post™, Zonko’s™ Joke Shop, Wiseacre’s Wizarding Equipment, Dervish and Banges, Gladrags Wizardwear and Filch’s Emporium of Confiscated Goods™.

Currently, Universal Studios Hollywood in-park guests can experience and purchase authentic merchandise, including wands, robes and other collectibles from “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” available within the Features Presentation shop, located just inside the theme park’s main entry.

As the countdown to the April 7th opening date continues, the website invites guests to learn more by signing up for the latest news and information at www.universalstudioshollywood.com/harrypotter/signup.

Join the conversation online using #WizardingWorldHollywood. Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.

Stay tuned to Feltbeats for more information regarding the opening and upcoming events surrounding The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood!