#17PickMeUp

Week 17 - March 13th 

Surprising: My boss and his wife!
Destination: Zionsville, IN
Content(s): A list of the "Top 10 Things to do at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter" and a Dumblebore wand!

Last Sunday, my boss, his wife and I had planned to take a trip to Universal Studios and explore Harry Potter World. We were already working a couple of events in Florida that week, and had a FREE day on Sunday, so that meant we just HAD to go to Universal.

However, sometimes you can have everything planned out and then the unexpected happens. They weren't able to make it to Florida that week. But being the adventure seeker I am, I decided to go ahead and explore the park! 

While I was there, I was texting them, wishing they were there to see all the magic that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter had inside! They sent me a message back saying, 

“I heard it was absolutely magical!!! We HAVE to go again!!! Check it out so you can steer us to the best of the best.”

So I did just that! I came up with a list of the "Top 10 Things to do at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter," so next time we go, we know what we DEFINITELY HAVE to check out! Here's the list I came up with: 

1. Drink a Butter Beer! (The frozen one is DELICIOUS!)  
2. Trade your Muggle Money in for Gringots Bank Notes, that you can use as real money in the park!
3. Pass through Platform 9 3/4 to catch the Hogwarts Express, to and from Hogsmade/Diagon Alley. 
4. Get a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans at HoneyDuke's!
5. Eat lunch at "The Leaky Cauldron" OR "The Three Broomsticks."
6. Wait and watch as the dragon atop of Gringot's rumbles and breathes fire! 
7. Put your belongings in a finger touch locker before you take a ride on "The Escape from Gringots."
8. Use the "Public Conveniences," AKA the bathrooms! You may even hear Moaning Mytrtle while you're in there. 
9. Check out the Knight Bus and chat with the conductor. 
10. Use your interactive wand to cast spells.... "Expecto Patron Rum." ;)

I also swung by Ollivander's and picked the perfect wand for them! The week before, we were in the office and talking about wands and my boss was asking me what wand we should get. He said, EVERYONE would get Harry Potter so he was thinking about Hermione or Dumbledore. So, I got him Dumbledore's wand. But this isn't ANY wand...it's an INTERACTIVE wand where you can cast more than 29 spells at various locations in Hogsmade and Diagon Alley. This is just another reason why....WE MUST RETURN!

Until next time....
#17PickMeUp