Will Harry Potter Theme Park Attract Tourists In Florida?

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By Priya Devi

Thursday, June 17, 2010, 19:22

Bill Davis, President of Universal Orlando Resorts hopes the 'Wizarding world of Harry Potter' will attract tourists and aid in boosting tourism in Orlando.

Bill Davis expects that the theme park draws a good number of tourists despite global recession.

“We obviously expect a very nice affect on attendance, hopefully starting from this Friday," Sky News quoted him as saying.

“And frankly we expect it will help tourism in central Florida and Orlando in particular.

“Attendance is something we always look at, I think we"ll be fine," he added.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, situated at Universal"s Islands of Adventure, is estimated at an expense of 200million dollars. Davis however is optimistic about the returns despite its over all cost to the tourism industry.