It’s time to celebrate the festive season at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London with the return of the wonderful Hogwarts in the Snow and dinner in the Great Hall.
Lovely news in today that Harry Potter fans (like me) are invited to discover the filmmaking secrets behind Christmas in the Wizarding World as Warner Bros. Studio Tour London undergoes the 2019 magical makeover for Hogwarts in the Snow.
As well as the old favourites we love about the Warner Bros. Studio Tour, we can see the Harry Potter film series’ most iconic sets decorated for festive scenes from Saturday 16th November – Sunday 26th January 2020. The Great Hall will be transformed for the Yule Ball, the Gryffindor common room will be dressed for the season and a blanket of filmmaking snow will be meticulously applied to the majestic Hogwarts castle model.
Dinner in the Great Hall
Each night from 9th-11th December, we can enjoy drinks and canapés before sitting down to a two-course Christmas feast on the truly magical Great Hall set that will be completely transformed for the festive season.
How awesome is this… dessert will be served on Platform 9 ¾ next to the original Hogwarts Express locomotive and we’ll be free to explore the Studio Tour exclusively after hours.
It begins in the Great Hall, where the stage will again be decorated as it was for the iconic Yule Ball in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, for the celebration of the Triwizard Tournament. The Great Hall will be lined with Christmas trees and the long dining tables will be dressed as they were for seasonal feasts at Hogwarts with prop versions of roast turkeys, hams studded with cherries and even Christmas puddings surrounded by real flames.
As part of the Hogwarts in the Snow feature, many of the iconic sets housed at the Studio Tour will receive a festive makeover. The Gryffindor Common Room and Boys’ Dormitory will be decorated with the original props including handmade Christmas cards, some of which were created by the cast members during production. Fireplaces throughout the Studio Tour (including those in the Leaky Cauldron and Great Hall) will be ‘lit’ with special effects fire, created by John Richardson and the SFX team using a combination of water vapour and lighting effects.
Did you know how they cover the castle with snow?
The Hogwarts castle model will again be transformed with a layer of filmmaking snow. Interestingly, during filming, a member of the crew climbed aboard an elevated work platform and sprinkled the ‘snow’ mixture of granulated paper and grains of salt onto the model by hand with a sieve – like dusting sugar onto a cake. The same process takes place at the Studio Tour every festive season. Visitors will even be able to touch samples of the different types of ‘snow’ used during production, each selected for its ability to float like falling snow, crunch under foot or glisten in the light like ice.
Don’t forget
Hogwarts in the Snow will run from Saturday 16th November – Sunday 26th January 2020. Tickets must be pre-booked, and all extra features are included in the ticket price.
Tickets to Dinner in the Great Hall will go on sale at 10am on 17th September 2019.
Thanks for posting this, I want to go every year but each time I try, they’re sold out – but they’ve actually got tickets available so I’m booking right now!! whoohoooo!!