Harry Potter Movie Studio Visit – PHOTOS!
May 7th, 2013 by Kidsmomo
Are you sitting down? You’re probably at a computer, so you’re probably sitting down.
Now, set aside any fragile glassware you have nearby and get ready to jump up and absolutely burst with JEALOUSY and AMAZEMENT! Because… *drumroll please*… we just came back from the Harry Potter Studio Tour in Leavesdon, UK, and we have tons of pictures to share with you!
(Pause for screams, shouts, and jumping… maybe even some fist pumps.*)
Okay, now are you sitting back down?
So yes, just like Karen mentioned in her last blog post, recently we went to the country of Harry Potter and had a chance to visit the exhibition and movies sets. Check out our photos by clicking on the thumbnails below!
*If you rolled your eyes at this… well, this is how we reacted to the Harry Potter Studio Tour. Because we love Harry Potter. Duh.
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- A bus comes to take us to the studio…
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- And here we are!!!
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- Statues of the chess pieces outside the studio.
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- This would be awesome on your front lawn!
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- Waiting to start the tour! That time turner is a bit larger than expected.
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- Getting in line…
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- The amazing author behind it all…
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- The tour guide opens the door to the Great Hall…
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- Costumes for Hufflepuff students.
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- Costumes for Ravenclaw House.
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- Costumes for Slytherin House.
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- Costumes for Gryffindor students.
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- Fun fact: The candles used to burn for real, but then they realized that was a fire hazard.
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- Take a look above… no ceiling!
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- Hogwarts Crest above the fireplace!
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- We would have expected this at the Hog’s Head, not the Great Hall.
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- As you would expect, the costume for Hagrid towers over the costume for Filch.
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- Costumes for three brave Hogwarts professors.
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- Sculpture from the Yule Ball.
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- Fancy dress from the Yule Ball.
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- Ron’s costume for the Yule Ball.
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- Hello! Chocolate feast for the Yule Ball!
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- Fleur’s costume.
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- The many costumes of Harry Potter, in varying states of dirtiness.
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- Luna’s dresses.
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- Costume for Vernon Dursley.
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- We spy a box labeled “Harry’s Scar” on the make-up table!
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- Harry’s cupboard/bedroom under the stairs!
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- The gates of Hogwarts!
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- A collection of wands used in the movie.
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- OMG OMG OMG
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- Inside the Gryffindor boys’ dormitory.
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- Check out Harry’s trunk under his bed.
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- Ron’s sleeping quarters.
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- The Gryffindor Common Room!
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- The Gryffindor fireplace. Sadly, Sirius Black’s head did not make an appearance when we were there.
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- The Clock Tower Entrance to Hogwarts.
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- Costumes for three beloved members of the Order.
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- We bet you can figure out who wore these costumes.
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- Surprisingly, the flying books in the library weren’t added digitally; these green arms moved the books during filming and then were removed in editing!
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- Dumbledore’s office.
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- Siruis Black’s prison number.
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- The crystal goblet from the sixth movie.
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- Would have loved to see this flying around…
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- The Goblet of Fire from the fourth movie.
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- Check out this wacky hallway, which was built to look a lot longer than it actually is.
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- Nancy invades the hallway!
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- The Potions Classroom!
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- Snape guards over his potion ingredients.
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- Fun fact: Some crew members were immortalized as portraits…
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- This portrait is of producer David Heyman!
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- Go, team, go!
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- Diagrams of Quidditch plays.
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- The portal to the Chamber of Secrets, as featured in the second movie.
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- Hagrid’s hut, including a stand-in for Fang!
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- Visiting the Burrow.
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- “Muggles, in their rightful place…”
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- Umbridge’s office.
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- A closer look at Umbridge’s pink-and-more-pink decorating scheme.
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- Umbridge’s outfits.
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- Ministry offices.
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- Ministry fireplaces.
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- Whoa. Death Eater. Crazy face!
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- Paper props from the movies.
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- Beautifully crafted props from the design department.
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- Ingenious product props.
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- The portraits in the Black family tree tapestry were based on details from J.K. Rowling!
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- The grand tapestry.
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- Look at all the different cats who played Crookshanks!
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- Obviously, we had to stop here.
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- The Knight Bus! In the future, we’d like to suggest they book beds here as hotel accomodations.
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- Tom Riddle Sr.’s grave.
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- Watch out, people! We and our friend Carly have commandeered Sirius’ motorbike!
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- Boarding the Knight Bus…
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- Outside Number 4 Privet Drive.
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- The old Potter house in Godric’s Hollow.
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- Our friend Carly runs down the bridge.
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- Karen with some delicious butterbeer. Yum!
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- Mandrakes and gobin heads. Not exactly how we’d decorate our own bookshelves at home.
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- A mermaid from the fourth movie. Wouldn’t want to run into her while swimming!
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- Magical creature parts.
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- A stand-in for Hagrid’s head.
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- 🙁 Poor Dobby
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- The mechanical innards of the Monster Book of Monsters. These guts allowed it to move around.
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- The robot body of a Mandrake.
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- Diagon Alley!!!!!
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- OMG, are we really here?!
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- WE ARE IN DIAGON ALLEY, PEOPLE.
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- Pinch me! More Diagon Alley shops!
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- It’s Ollivander’s!!!
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- Wiseacres Wizarding Equipment
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- Obviously, Karen had to get her photo taken in front of the ice cream shop.
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- Oh, Gilderoy…
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- Anyone up for a robe fitting?
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- A statue of the architect of Hogwarts.
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- Concept art for the movie — the filmmakers look at these for inspiration.
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- Concept art for the Whomping Willow.
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- Paper model and sketches.
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- A closer look at the paper model.
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- The most amazing Hogwarts origami you’ll ever see.
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- Model of Dumbledore’s office.
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- Teeny tiny Three Broomsticks.
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- A mini version of the Burrow.
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- Model for Shell Cottage.
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- The only time anything associated with Hagrid is small.
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- Model of Hogwarts, which was used in the movie for some exterior shots!
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- Another view of Mini Hogwarts.
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- Even small, Hogwarts is grandiose.
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- Among the boxes of wands are ones with the names of cast and crew members…
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- Look who we found!
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- A very sweet gift shop window. Obviously, we spent time (and money) here after touring.
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- Karen was pleased to see Hufflepuff represented in the gift shop window.
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- Owls, wands, and more Hufflepuff accessories in the gift shop.
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- We spent almost five hours here — and it still wasn’t enough!
— Karen and Nancy