Comments on: Harry Potter Exhibition Tour with Neville

By: Marmee March

Marmee March — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:29:49 +0000

My oldest daughter got picked to sit on the stool at the beginning and be “sorted.” It was fun, and of course I wished I could have recorded it. I did think the exhibition as a whole would seem larger, but I couldn’t think of anything not included. All the docents are either British expatriates or actors hired to speak with English accents. I would definitely recommend it.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:39:01 +0000

Like David, I got to go to Chicago. My wife and I both enjoyed the exhibit. It was really cool to see the actual costumes and props. At the time, I really liked the “wanted” posters for the Death eaters in HBP since we hadn’t seen the movie yet, unfortunately they were of the non-wizarding kind (not animated with CGI).

The one thing that I kind of regret is not getting the audio commentary/self-guided tour that includes stuff from the actors. I feel this way because there is no tour or anything besides the signs that tell you about the props, etc. We were feeling cheap that day, but it might not have added anything that we didn’t know from following HP fandom.

By: David

David — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:14:38 +0000

Well worth the trip and the fee if you appreciate the movies.

My family and I went to see it in Chicago which is closer for us in Ohio and from the opening with the sorting hat room to the replica of the Hogwarts Express (steam and all) and then all of the movie set displays of the furniture, wands and costumes used, the sets used in the Hogwarts common rooms, Hagrid’s Hut, the Great Hall, all are the actual articles the actors had used on set in Leavesden and not replicas. They really put you as close to Harry’s world as they can without being in England itself.

We enjoyed the memories with more yet to come with DH.