You would not think that the airport was frequently named the perfect on the planet would wish extra magic to draw airline passengers, but Singapore Changi turns to the young wizard Harry Potter for help.
The Southeast Asia Center has installed full-scale replicas of locations featured within the Potter books and movies, giving fans of JK Rowling’s work another excuse to fly.
Travelers not affected by jet lag or Potter fatigue can head to Terminal 3, home to the Hogsmeade Village together with Honeydukes Sweet Shop, Madam Puddifoot Tea Room, Zonko Joke Shop, Owl Post and even the Hogwarts Train Express.
Elsewhere in Terminal 3, visitors will find Diagon Alley with shops corresponding to High Quality Quidditch Supplies and Weasley’s Wizarding Whizzes. In Diagon Alley, visitors can try on wizard robes, perform “spell casting” and throw tiles utilized in the fictional sport of Quidditch within the Potter universe.
Meanwhile, in Terminal 2 there may be the famous Whomping Willow, and in Terminal 1 awaits Newt Scamander’s Menagerie, a part of the brand new film “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”.
Fans also can try the gathering of official Harry Potter memorabilia available on the market, corresponding to plush dolls with motifs of every character and 2-in-1 neck pillows designed after the 4 houses at Hogwarts.
According to Times of the Straitis the primary Harry Potter-inspired event of its kind held outside Universal Studios theme parks and the primary at an airport.
The Wizarding World at Changi’s event will run until mid-February next yr, with activities ending on January 6.
Singapore Changi, which served 62.2 million passengers in 2017, has been recognized as the perfect airport on the planet for six years in a row in the distinguished Skytrax plebiscite, this category is dominated by Asian airports, CNN reported.
According to Changi CEO Lee Seow Hiang, the award “motivates us to proceed to supply the perfect possible passenger experience for all traveling through Changi Airport.”
Once the situation improves, it is anticipated that things will get even higher recent “Jewel” terminal. opens in 2019.
