The line is under the tent.
The Wesley's Flying Car at the HP Exhibit
Yesterday I got to check out the Harry Potter Exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. This is the only Midwest stop for the exhibit. Thanks to having friends who are members, I got to see the goods before the general public. Sadly, they didn't allow anyone to take photos. All I have is the picture of the car that was near the ticket counter and a shot of the outside of the museum. The white tent covers the area where people will be standing in line as they make their way to the exhibit itself. Because the response has been so positive, the exhibit's stay was extended 3 extra weeks.
If you are able to make it, I recommend paying the $5 for the audio tour. You get to hear the costume and set designers, etc. talking about what goes into their creative process. The exhibit is set up very well and is full of cool props and costumes. I enjoyed getting to sit in Hagrid's chair and seeing the dementors' and Death Eaters' outfits up close. As an added bonus, currently the folks manning the exhibit are from Great Britain so you get to hear plenty of kick ass accents as you mill about. I'm not sure if they will be there for the entire stay, but they are there now and I was in aural heaven.
When you first go in, there is a quick sorting ceremony. Then you are lead into a room with several screens each about the size of a painting. The door shuts behind you and it's you, the screens and four walls. There is a montage of clips from the movies then a visual effect making it seem like you are on a train. Like magic, one of the walls moves back and with a bright light and some smoke you see the Hogwarts Express and the tour begins. Pretty slick. You can check out some of Hagrid's Hut and the Great Hall. You can also toss a Quaffle if you so desire.
In other "news," we have more video of the box cat! I don't want to give anything away, but I can promise you will laugh your butt off. I want this cat as a pet.
3 comments:
Thanks for the HP recap. Rachel has a field trip to the museum on Thursday (opening day for the public). I would imagine the lines will be prohibitive for a school field trip. How long did it take to go through the whole exhibit? Did you see the Omnimax presentation as well?
It took about an hour to go through the exhibit, but because it was members only, it wasn't packed. Didn't realize there was an Omnimax bit as well...that wasn't part of the exhibition ticket. We went over to the Omnimax theater to see if we wanted to catch something later in the afternoon and I don't recall seeing anything listed for HP. Could have easily missed it though.
That sounds cool--too bad it's not heading my way.
I keep forgetting to tell you I finally built my links page (only about 2 years late) and put you on there.
Fabulous. Keep the cats coming! (ewwww.)
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