Harry Potter and the Curious Tourist: An Anthropological Assessment on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park

This critical anthropological assessment explores the concept of theme parks, specifically The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade, at Universal's Orlando, Florida. This new-age form of tourism, solely based upon fans living through the Harry Potter fantasies in-text and on-screen, is brought to life through an abundance of stimuli rewarded to the curious Hogwarts tourist. This paper investigates how the Wizarding World became one of our globe's most sought after tourist destinations and how the Harry Potter series allows fans of all ages and cultural backgrounds to live like a wizard for one day.