Sevelle wrote:

I watched that History Channel special on Star Wars, let's just say Bush has an odd similarity to the Sith Lord.

I actually think the current pope looks like the emperor... the popetine... god...

And still think the park is a good idea, and knowing how millionary is the franchise they will try to do it right

Well, the pope only has control over a very small region of the world. I don't think he'll be enslaving this planet any time soon...
Right???

In any case, I'm scared for the Harry Potter theme park. I mean it's new and fresh and popular now, but after Rowling published her last book this year, and after they finished making all 7 movies... I have a feeling people will lose interest in Harry Potter franchise completely, probably in about 20 years or so

Imaginary Bad Bug wrote:

I'm not so sure about that, as huge of a worldwide cultural phenomenon that the series has become.  I see it having a legacy more similar to Star Wars, dare I say it - The Lord of the Rings (the HP books more than the movies in that case), or even Disney's "Golden Age" rather than dying a slow death into obscurity.  I think our generation(s) especially will keep Harry Potter around 20-30 years from now and beyond, and the kids of the future will still be discovering it for the first time.

That makes me feel so much better

I wonder if they'll ever make a theme park based on C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.

Well it helps that the plumber in question has kept himself busy for the past two decades, including getting a doctorate at some point. New material for Harry Potter pretty much ends this year, as the movies aren't going to introduce new concepts/characters/wizarding rules to the existing canon. Part of the reason Star Wars is so successful is from all the material inspired by the movies. Authors have written tons of books that expand the galaxy by a huge margin, and really make it into the fandom that it's become. Harry Potter has that kind of potential, as many fans have demonstrated, but my understanding is that J.K. Rowling doesn't want anyone else playing in her sandbox. Without approved of additions to the fandom, it's bound to stagnate and eventually lapse into obscurity. I don't know how it will look in only twenty years, I'm sure it will still be quite popular. However, as long as Rowling says the series has ended, there's no where for it to go but down.

About Lord of the Rings, until the movies were released it wasn't a huge thing. The books were 'required' reading if you fit into the stereotypical nerd profile or liked fantasy books, for the most part the biggest promotion of Tolkien's works was by D&D. The only thing which made LotR classic is that it was among the first stories in the fantasy genre, important for historical reasons as much as or more than the quality of the writing. (Of course, most of Tolkien's good ideas were actually taken from other sources, luckily no one cared.) The stories are modern mythology, with the benefit of clearer explanations (and the detriment of being way too long in my opinion) as well as being open to people of any religion, so long as they don't consider their religion to be against fictional stories of magic and elves or what have you.

Razara wrote:

But the Harry Potter fandom has lots of amusing fan-made things like this.

YES! Potter Puppet Pals!

Don't ask why, but three years ago, I had a crush on Neil Cicierega. Ai yai yai.

"Bother bother bother!"

Why couldn't I be there?!

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I like song section. Voldemort's amuses me.

beautifulpanther wrote:

To be honest I don'T understand that Harry Potter hype anyway. The story is totally random, I quit reading it after the the second book and even the first bored me. Ok, everyone has it's own taste but why creating a theme park for it

I've never liked the first two books all that much myself. When I reread them, I usually go in reverse order because if I start on the first book, I can never seem to finish it. The third book is my favorite.

I read Book Three in one week.  Then proceeded to burn through much of Book Four immediately after. As a result, until the movies came around for them, I would always confuse which events happened in which book.

Rae wrote:

Razara wrote:

I've never liked the first two books all that much myself. When I reread them, I usually go in reverse order because if I start on the first book, I can never seem to finish it. The third book is my favorite.

THANK YOU

The third is still my strong favorite. Everyone's always telling me it shouldn't be. Most people like the second or the fourth. I stopped reading after the fourth. I felt I outgrew HP in general. I like the stuff in HP but the plot is just ... not good enough for me. I've been an ueber LOTR fan for years and still read the books once a year around Christmas time.

funny most people I know love the third the most. I'm not really sure which one is mine XD

bella wrote:

Sevelle wrote:

I watched that History Channel special on Star Wars, let's just say Bush has an odd similarity to the Sith Lord.

I laughed my ass off when they showed that.

"Either you're with us, or a terrorist!"

You know now that I think about it . . . Star Wars and everyday life seem to becoming one and the same . . . Oh god- Soon we shall have a 200 pound asthmatic "strangling" people and taking orders from a man with a butt head!!!

I think it could be fun - I quite like Harry Potter, as Rowling's style appeals to me and I'm a big fan of light-reading fantasy genre stuff (mostly Xanth and Discworld, really...). I also like theme parks in general, though I'm not a big fan of Disneyland but that's because I just don't really like Disney all that much. If I lived in the area, I'd go, but if I was visiting I think there would be other, more pressing demands on my time.