Harry Potter fans have something to look forward to, possibly as early Spring 2010. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, new Harry Potter theme park, will find its home at the Universal resort and theme park in Orlando, FL. Orlando and Universal receive thousands of yearly visitors from across the pond, making this a great spot for American, British, and European fans of the Harry Potter books to congregate.

The theme park is a massive undertaking and painstaking details and planning have gone into its production. Of course, Harry Potter’s creator, author J.K. Rowling has given the project her stamp of approval. This sprawling 20-acre park site attempts to recreate some of the Potter-verse’s most memorable locales. Shops and eateries like Olivander’s wand shoppe (where it has been confirmed that visitors can purchase their very own souvenir wands) and Honeyduke’s candy emporium are proposed, as are pub-style restaurants such as The Three Broomsticks which will serve butterbeer and traditional British pub fare to hungry visitors. A replica of Hogwarts Castle is also supposed to be on premises, as well as countless other favorite places from the series.

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Are you planning a Halloween Costume Party and looking for great ideas? If you are like me you get a kick out of decorating for Halloween no matter the decorations you have accrued over the years. This year I was surprised to see how many seasonal stores have opened in my neighborhood with costume ideas and decorations. And it is the decorations that truly caught my eye!

For those who have a little extra to spend you could set up the best Haunted House for your costume party with all the accessories available out there. One such item that caught my eye was the headstone with a dead person. You stand on this mat, and wait for the decoration to work. As air fills the dead person he pops up and goes “boo!” It is one of the better choices because even though you know it’s going to pop up many still get a shock.

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Toys R’Us and Disney have teamed up to offer twenty- five Disney costumes for Halloween this year. Each year there are millions of costumes available, which make the decision of who to be extremely difficult. This year you might elect to do something for someone else. Toys R’Us and Disney have twenty- five new costumes that will support the Children’s Affected by AIDS Foundation or CAAF.

At the start of September the costumes will be placed in Toys R’Us stores and online from their stores. The costumes include Disney Princess costumes, Disney Toy Story costumes, Tinker Bell costumes, and Power Ranger costumes to name a few of the choices.

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Last season’s musical episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is making its rounds to live stages across the county beginning in New York and ending at Los Angeles’ Palladium. The episode in which goofball Charlie pens a rock opera based on his characters of “The Dayman” and “The Nightman” starring his friends has now inspired the cast of the FX network comedy to take the show on the road, performing the musical episode live.

Coinciding with the show’s fifth season premiere on Thursday September 17th, 2009, “The Nightman Cometh” will be playing at Philadelphia’s Tower Theatre. While no previews of the show have been given to the public, the episode enough is incentive enough for fans of the series to check out the musical. The prospect of hearing the show’s cast including Philadelphia native, Rob McElhenny, who plays Mac (and who is also one of the show’s creators and writers), his real-life wife and co-star Caitlyn Olson who plays Sweet Dee, and Danny DeVito among others sing such songs as “You Gotta Pay the Troll Toll” and “Day Man” and its reprise is enough to pry fans away from their television sets.

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The revamped version of Star Trek is still the summer’s hottest movie, however, Trekkies and new converts will be excited to know that even more intergalactic goodness has crept into an appropriately intellectual setting. You’ve seen Star Trek: The Series and several Star Trek movies… Get ready for Star Trek: The Exhibit.

This traveling exhibit is scheduled to hit 40 cities in 5 years. This summer, it’s docked itself for the summer in Philadelphia’s famous Franklin Institute Museum showcasing not just costumes, artifacts, and props from the original show and films, but also the science behind Star Trek. The science aspect of the exhibit compares and contrasts how close we are with technological advancements as seen in the 22nd and 23rd century on the franchise.

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The Ghostbusters are celebrating their silver anniversary this year. The 1984 comedy cult classic starred an ensemble cast bringing the quirky paranormal experts/scientists to life including Bill Murray as the snarky womanizer, Peter Venkman; Dan Akroyd as the brainy yet naive Ray Stantz, Ernie Hudson as the no-nonsense hired gun Winston Zedmore; and Harold Ramis as the strictly scientific Egon Spengler.

2009 proposes to be the Year of the Ghostbuster with a 25th anniversary edition of the film being released on DVD and Blu Ray on June 16th and Atari’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game released on the same day. The premise of the video game is that New York is haunted once again and the Ghostbusters are taking on new recruits. The player gets to insert themself into the game as the newest member of the Ghostbusters’ team. A trailer for the game can be found here.

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Little Big Planet is a Play Station 3 puzzle game released in November 2008. Since its release the game has been one of the most popular for gamers who love story books. Little Big Planet has so far been a success due to the high level of graphics and fun you can have within the game. There are set levels of platforms you can play as single or multiplayer, yet there are also choices that allow you to customize the game for more adventure. Players are either Sackboy or Sackgirl owing to the appearance of the characters and their dress style.

During the game players are able to run, jump, and manipulate objects in their way. They can also explore several different types of environments. The player gets to edit their sackboy costumes as well as share anything they create. As the story progresses the player is able to unlock more adventure with mini bonus levels and over 50 different regular levels. The game may look 2D, but you still have a depth that makes the game more interesting.

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You may think of orange and black when you hear “Halloween,” but this October 31st, you might want to think “green”!

Going green has become more than just a trend, but a way of life. With so many businesses adopting eco-friendly policies (that will earn them government aid and tax breaks), living green touches nearly every aspect of people’s lives from driving, recycling, and even advertising.

Bearing that in mind, it’s only logical that Halloween costumes will be going green in 2009. Green themes are already coming out in abundance with costumes celebrating greener living. Here is a sneak peak at some of the costumes that will be hitting stores for Halloween 2009 with a cleaner, greaner style in mind:

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Last year Dreamgirls was a huge hit with their reversible sexy costumes, but this year they are providing something a little different, yet still as sexy. For all you women out there in need of a great Halloween costume, now is the time to check out the latest Dreamgirls costume.

You will really feel like you are in the “Pits of Fun” when you buy the new Dreamgirls costume. The costume is yet another “Devil” with the horns and pointy tail. It is a dress comprised of a little red skirt and a slinky red body suit. The Devil is in the details with this brilliantly conceived light up skirt. The skirt works off batteries allowing the lights to sparkle throughout the flounced material.

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