Hogwarts Castle Remains Removed From Universal After 20+ Days

Hogwarts Castle Remains Removed From Universal After 20+ Days

For anyone who has visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure over the past several weeks, something has been noticeably missing. Not a ride. Not a show. The castle itself. Hogwarts, the towering centerpiece of one of the most immersive theme park lands ever built, has been wrapped in construction scrims since late March, its spires and stonework hidden behind neutral-colored covering that transformed one of the most pho…

Hogwarts Towers Turn Pale Gray During Refurbishment at Universal Islands of Adventure

Some of the Hogwarts Castle towers visible in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade at Universal Islands of Adventure are now pale gray instead of the browner shade they were before refurbishment. Hogwarts Castle Painting Crews began installing scrim and scaffolding for the castle’s refurbishment in March. It’s now almost completely blocked from view. But scaffolding doesn’t fit all the way around the castle, leaving a few towers and t…

20 Days Later, Hogwarts Castle Still Not Back at Universal : Disney Fanatic

Something is changing at Islands of Adventure, and the people paying the closest attention are the ones with cameras pointed at the Zax Bypass. Credit: Neil Thompson, Flickr Magic City Mayhem, posting on X as @magiccitymayhem, put it simply this week: “More scrim removed away from Hogwarts as seen from the Zax Bypass.” The accompanying image shows what theme park visitors have been waiting weeks to see: actual sections of Hogwarts Castle emergin…