What age is Harry Potter Warner bros tour suitable for?

[kenandbarbie]

Would 8 and 6 year olds be too young???

Def not, as soon as you’re old enough to watch a Harry Potter film you are old enough to enjoy the studios.

Nope, they'll love it
but you'll want to linger over the displays and they'll want to zoom through :)

Bit it's fantastic.

They live the first 3 books and films 1 and 2, but I'm a bit worried it could be a bit factual and boring - too much detail?? I haven't been but a friend said that to me.

Hmm, I went with DD when she was 8 and I wouldn't have wanted to take her any younger. It's great but best appreciated by slightly older kids imo.

It is a display if the sets and props, Not a playground.
There is a stamping thing and a snitch hunt for them to do.

But it is good, if they both like Harry Potter, they'll enjoy it

If it's one of their birthdays, make sure you get them to go up the front when they ask at the beginning :)

I took mine at that age and they both loved it. 6 year old will be old enough to really enjoy it. They will run past all the interesting bits you want to read/watch videos on about how they do the special effects etc. Have taken mine back now they’re older and they’ve got different things out of it.

Took my 11 and 7 year olds. The 7 year old loved it but got very tired and had had enough by halfway round.

Depends on the child, I'd say around 7 and older will enjoy it the most, but that's not to say your 6 year old will be bored

There are plenty of little interactive bits dotted about just when she might get bored, so that prevents that really. The green screen photos and broomstick ride are included in those, but you have to pay for photos/video - YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT BUYING and it's nice to be able to see themselves flying over London, as long as you make it clear beforehand that you can't buy the video. Also, you could do the broomstick ones but not buy them if you wanted to wait as there is a train carriage one later on that you could all be in for the price of one photo, they do discount the more you buy and this includes buying 2 at wand place and then buying one at train place, just make sure to mention it

If they are getting bored, if you see a member of staff ask them if they know any secrets, you could say about the first 3 movies or about the studios/props

Definitely pick up the booklet to stamp as they go around

Practical side - food and drink is limited and expensive/big queues, so I'd take your own

Not many people like the butterbeer but they do like the ice cream, so I suggest going for that, and for a small amount extra it comes in a souvenir bowl instead of a cone and you can take that home (and they have washing stations for them) which is a much cheaper souvenir than anything from the shop, and can be used for ice cream at home to bring the memories back

I ordered Harry potter sweets off Amazon before we went, and gave them a little goody bag halfway - it meant they weren't interested in wasting their money on the sweets and chocolate frogs which are really over priced. The rest of the giftshop depends on what they are looking at, there are some pocket money souvenirs but there are also wands for £29.99 etc - I'd buy the wands from eBay, my friend warned us that she bought them there and they broke within days and the DC hadn't been silly with them, she ordered replacements on eBay for under £10 and they looked exactly the same in the silk lined box and everything, 3 years later they are still in one piece and ours from eBay are 2 years later

If you see anything at the shop by the train, it may be worth buying it then as not everything there is in the main shop which I really don't like as they are basically forcing you to buy without being able to compare, so that you will then see something in the main gift shop and buy that as well instead of choosing between the two

If they have costumes then wear them, you will see plenty of DC and adults walking around in them

Thanks for the tips everyone!

They don't mind you taking packed lunch, do need to "smuggle" anything either :)

Yeah, the gift shop that PP mentioned.... Eye watering prices, so be warned :)
I think they have an online shop, so you can prepare yourself!

There is a huge amount of detail and lots to read about, so the children might get bored waiting for you. But I'm sure they will enjoy it. The butterbeer is vile, so only buy one if you must try it. There is a wet waste barrel near where they sell it, and it gets used a lot

We’ve been twice and totally suitable for kids. Would take my 6yo niece in a heartbeat!

We spent about £350 in the gift shop 🙄 it was disgusting - seriously. (High income - no kids yet- enjoying it whilst we can)

I remember looking at the ‘smaller’ stuff (sweets,pens, notebooks...etc) and thinking ‘wow it’s all expensive’

I grew up rather poor and so I notice this kinda thing. (still had the BEST childhood though as my mother was amazing- it’s really not about money 🙄🙈).

You could get giant lollies for about £3.50 and pens/pencils for about £3 but nothing really less than that. If they had £10 ish they’d have a bit of ‘choice’ but it’s quite overpriced.

Would deffo take a picnic. We spent about £25 on sandwiches/burger/fries and they were distinctly average xx

I took my HP-obsessed 10yo and the 6yo had to come too - so we ensured she'd seen the first 3 films with us (also a refresher for me as only saw the first 2 films and read the books back when they came out). She loved it, but was fascinated by different things to the boys, so helped to have multiple adults.
It's very much about the films so if I hadn't seen them just before going, I wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly so much.
Max 1 butter beer between you all. And the gift shops are horribly expensive, but at least the whole day just left us feeling 'not doing that regulalry' rather than ripped off. Dd now wants to go for her 8th birthday which is not a bad idea.

There is a small picnic area on the edge of the car park if you have an afternoon tour and want to eat before you go in.

I think your 6 year old may be a bit too young to fully appreciate it and may find it a bit disappointing. Essentially, it's a whole bunch of props and scenery on display. So it's all about looking at the displays, reading the descriptions etc. Basically, just like a museum.
My friend's DD absolutely loves it and has been there about 10 times. She's 28!!

Have they only read/watched the first three books/films?! Don't take them if they haven't finished the series, there will be spoilers abound!

We went when DD1, 15, had read all books and seen all films.
DD2, 10, had only read & watched up to the Night Bus at the start of book 3.

We had to steer DD2 past a number of the scenes that would have been more distressing to see (eg the scene at Malfoy Manor where there is a muggle in the air above the table). Plus she didn't 'get' other scenes or props as she hadn't come across them yet.

Although DD2 enjoyed it she didn't get nearly as much out of it as her elder sister and it meant I couldn't enjoy it as much. We only went when we did because of a 5 year age gap so there was no 'perfect time' for us.

In your case I'd wait until the DC are older.

My Harry Potter obsessed boy loved it on his 7th birthday

I think that if you can hold out until they're old enough to watch all the films then you'll all enjoy it more. It's an expensive day out and I do think it's slightly wasted on young kids tbh.