Tickets Sold Out for Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, CA - If you haven't already bought your ticket, it's going to take some magic to get into Universal Studios for the opening day of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Thursday.

Online advance tickets are sold out for Thursday's opening day of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood, according to park officials.

It's the first time the park has ever had to halt online ticket purchases. Park officials say specialty tickets such as VIP Experience and Front-of-Line passes are also sold out for Thursday, as well as Friday and Saturday.

“We have been getting ready for this exciting day for the past five years and share the exhilaration with those guests who’ve made April 7th a sell-out day,” said Larry Kurzweil, President, Universal Studios Hollywood. “This incredible consumer demand speaks largely to the arrival of ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,’ and the dramatic 75 percent transformation of Universal Studios Hollywood into an entirely new destination.”

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City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.