In order to celebrate the holiday season, Universal Studios Hollywood has transformed the Wizarding World of Harry Potter section of the park into a Christmas wonderland. There have been numerous additions to Hogsmeade village in order to give it that holiday flair, and top among them was a dazzling light projection show that transforms Hogwarts castle into something, well, magical. Hogwarts castle overlooks Hogsmeade village and houses the premiere ride, Harry Potter and Forbidden Journey, but from November 24, 2017 through January 7, 2018, theme park attendees can gather around for a new light show, The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle. Festive music mixed with that ominous/whimsical Harry Potter tune played as the entirety of the castle was repeatedly transformed. At one point it was encased in beautiful blue ice; ghostly carolers sang songs and danced in the air; and a full array of Christmas decorations suddenly appeared. Owls and floating lanterns could be seen flying across the castle walls.

Fred and George Weasley even made an appearance to wrap the castle in advertisements for their joke shop. You don’t really know what to expect when you hear that Hogwarts castle is going to light up with a bunch of images, but it was quite the entertaining show with plenty of cool little touches and big moments to keep the fun going until the explosive end where real fireworks go off. Honestly, the fireworks were unnecessary given how mesmerizing and downright gorgeous the light show was. Click through the slideshow gallery below to take a look at the light show, as well as the festive decorations, seasonal food, and holiday merchandise. It should be noted that Hogsmeade and Hogwarts castle are always coated in fake snow so they have that majestic winter look all year round, so the only new additions for the holiday are the wreaths and ribbons and such.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an attraction that opened Friday in the Universal Studios Orlando theme park, delivers thrilling rides and authentic comestibles based on Rowling’s incredibly popular books. But as you’re sipping a butterbeer waiting to take a spin on, take a close look around you. The castle corridors of Hogwarts and the shop windows of Hogsmeade aren’t just filled with magical-looking junk from a Universal prop house. Crafty designers have scattered Harry Potter Easter eggs all about, filling the park with little details designed to reward observant fans.

Some are almost impossible to miss, but others require a keener eye to spot. Here’s what we found as we explored. Above: The Monster Book of Monsters One of Rowling’s clever recursive jokes, The Monster Book of Monsters textbook about monsters is a monster itself, snarling and snapping at students when they try to open it. Inside general store Dervish & Banges. Where’s it from? The well-meaning but slightly oblivious Hagrid assigns this dangerous tome as the textbook for his brief tenure as professor of the Care of Magical Creatures class in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com. Skele-Gro Missing a bone?

Just chug some Skele-Gro. A few bottles are tucked away on the shelves at Filch’s Emporium of Confiscated Goods, as you exit the Forbidden Journey ride. Where’s it from? After Harry breaks his arm during a tragic Quidditch accident in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, incompetent professor Gilderoy Lockhart attempts to mend his bones. He ends up making them disappear entirely, leaving Harry with something resembling an octopus’ tentacle.

Some Skele-Gro gets him back to fighting form. Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com. Portable Swamp You never know — you might need to fill a room with brackish water and mosquitoes in a hurry. On the highest shelves in Zonko’s Joke Shop. Where’s it from? Fred and George Weasley pulled off this ultimate prank to wreak havoc on horrible Hogwarts headmaster Dolores Umbridge, right before they quit school to open their own joke shop in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Step into the world of Harry Potter and friends, learn, shop, eat. The famed Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and. Wizarding World Do you believe in magic?

The teachers of Hogwarts left the swamp there for a while in tribute to the pranksters. Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com. Extendable Ears Listen in on things you’re not supposed to hear with these fleshy gadgets. As you pass from Zonko’s Joke Shop into the Honeydukes candy store, look straight up.

Extendable Ears are hanging from the ceiling. Where’s it from? It’s another invention from the Weasley twins. Potter and his pals find these novelties quite useful at the opening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, when they’re listening in on the order’s secret meetings. Stand underneath the ears at the theme park, and you might hear some secret conversations, too. Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com.

Mandrakes A plant with a root shaped like a baby human being, the mandrake possesses several helpful magical properties. On the downside, its scream instantly kills anyone who hears it. Inert mandrakes sit in the Hogwarts greenhouse in the line for Forbidden Journey. An animated one sits inside a Hogsmeade shop window. Where’s it from?

When a basilisk is slithering around Hogwarts petrifying students with its stare, the herbology professor makes a potion from the mandrakes to clear up the students’ cobbled affliction. The kids wear earmuffs to protect themselves from the shrill cries.

Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com. Gilderoy Lockhart Kenneth Branagh makes a cameo appearance in the park as Gilderoy Lockhart, everyone’s favorite incompetent professor. In the window of a Hogsmeade bookstore, surrounded by mockups of Lockhart’s many memoirs, including Travels With Trolls and Year With the Yeti. Where’s it from? After the unfortunate death of the students’ first Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Lockhart is brought in as a replacement in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Even the level-headed Hermione is taken in by his charming BS, and he’s revealed as a fraud at the book’s climax. (Like that’s ever had an effect on book sales.) Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com. The Founders of Hogwarts In which we finally get to meet the four great wizards who founded the magical school.

In a dizzying, high-ceilinged room as you wait in line for Forbidden Journey. Where’s it from?

Any Potter fans worth their salt will instantly recognize Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff, even if the actors in these living paintings don’t appear in any of the films. The four, who were not without their differences, bicker back and forth over the appearance of Muggles in the hallowed Hogwarts halls. And look closely: They’re all holding objects that Lord Voldemort stole from them to create his evil Horcruxes. Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com. Wondershare Dr Fone Download. Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners Kids, it’s never too early to learn about defending yourself from evil wizards. Just before you board Forbidden Journey, you’ll find yourselves in the Gryffindor common room.

Borderlands 2 Saved Game Files Pc on this page. This movie prop is sitting on a stack of books in a corner of the room. Where’s it from?

Harry and his pals are too old for this grade-school primer on protective spells and counter-jinxes, but the nasty Professor Umbridge assigns it to them in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, to stop them from learning anything that might actually be useful in the fight against Voldemort. Photo: Karen Chu/Wired.com See Also: • • • • • • • •.