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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Apr 6, 2016 9:33 PM UTC  Nathaniel Chadwick—Universal Studios Hollywood by [ashley Ross](https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Apr 6, 2016 9:33 PM UTC West Coast Muggles will be able to experience the magic of [Harry Potter](http://time.com/4110623/j-k-rowlings-biggest-harry-potter-revelations/) firsthand when a new Wizarding World park opens Thursday at Universal Studios Hollywood. The fictional village will feel familiar to fans who have seen the movies based on J.K. Rowling’s bestselling book series about the boy wizard. Similar attractions exist at Universal Studios Florida, which opened Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade in 2010, and Diagon Alley in 2014\. The Hollywood version includes a snowcapped village, a stationary Hogwarts Express and even an Owlery—unique to this location. There’s also the famous Three Broomsticks restaurant and Hog’s Head pub, where visitors can get their hands on Butterbeer or original draught beers and spirits created exclusively for the park. Throughout the village, park goers can enjoy various shops that Harry himself visited in the books and movies, like Honeydukes and Ollivander’s Wand Shop. The rides are similar to what’s in Orlando, like the Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster and a Harry Potter. There’s also a new Forbidden Journey 3D-HD ride that uses Quidditch-inspired 3D goggles to immerse riders in a story with Harry and his cohort. Rumors are circulating that the new ride is [making people sick](http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/03/04/harry-potter-ride-at-universal-studios-hollywood-may-induce-barfing.html), but perhaps it’s just the Weasley twins playing a signature joke on park goers.  Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy, inside the Portrait Gallery in Hogwarts Castle. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Dumbledore's office in Hogwarts Castle. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Dragon skeleton in Hogwarts Castle. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Dark Arts in Hogwarts Castle. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Madam Puddifoot's. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Hogsmeade Village. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Hogsmeade Village. David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood in four of the Harry Potter movies, takes a look around the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood. Shot March 31, 2016 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Photo by David Sprague David Sprague—Universal Studios Hollywood  Hogwarts Castle. 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