I see an increasing amount of chatter and excitement about the opening of this new themed area in Islands of Adventure. I passed by this area in Sept 2008, and it already looked pretty cool! Though Disney will always be #1 in my book, I was impressed by the theming in this park (I'm not normally a fan of Universal)... obviously Disney has set the trend. Anyway, if your plans take you to the Orlando area and perhaps the Universal area, you should check out some of the articles and Universal's microsite dedicated to this new area.
Universal's Harry Potter site:
http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/
Article from Orlando Sentinel:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/fea...souvenirs.html (there are additional links to articles/photos at the bottom of the article)