The opening of the 30,000sq m park, called the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter, is set for the first half of 2023.
Construction has officially started on the Harry Potter attraction planned for the site of the now closed Toshimaen amusement park in Western Tokyo.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, Warner Bros. Japan and Seibu Railway, the owner of the site, are partnering on the construction. Seibu has also sold part of the 22ha Toshimaen site to the Tokyo metropolitan government, which will use it for emergency evacuations.
The attraction, which the Studio Tour Tokyo site is careful to describe as a “walking tour” and “not a theme park,” will feature a replica sound stage and backlot outdoor area from the “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” film franchises. The intent is to give visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the films. It will be similar to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, which opened in 2012 and pre-pandemic was welcoming up to 6,000 visitors a day.
