Harry Potter theme park opens

The world’s first major Harry Potter theme park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, has opened in the US. The park at the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida has shops, roller coasters and replicas of famous places from the story. Visitors can travel on the Hogwarts Express train, go to Hogwarts School, visit the village of Hogsmeade and take a roller coaster ride through Harry's world.

More than 5,000 people went to the opening of the park earlier this month. They included some of the stars of the Harry Potter films. “What Universal has done with Harry Potter is really fantastic," says actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry in the films. "We're all very grateful that the next part of the legacy has been so well done and so well made."

Watch Harry Potter film star Emma Watson visit the park for the first time: