I know where I'm going on vacation in 2009!!!

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- J.K. Rowling, who became the world's first billion-dollar author on the back of Harry Potter's success, has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Florida theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard.

"The plans I have seen look incredibly exciting and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed," Rowling said of the Orlando park that is scheduled to open in 2009.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/31/potter.park.reut/index.html

Read further on it at Mugglenet.com too - http://mugglenet.com/

Here's what we learned from Potter set designer Stuart Craig and a representative from Universal Studios (both of them hosted the big reveal):- "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort"- Announcement was made live via internet at 12:01 AM EST today to select media, including MuggleNet.- Areas of park to include Hogsmeade, Hogwarts Castle, and the Forbidden Forest.- 20 engineers working on project.- Universal came to WB looking for authenticity.- Potter park to be built in "Islands of Adventure" area of Universal.- Stuart wants to "take his grandchildren" to the park.- Opening early 2010.- Universal's Potter website to be available at this link.- JK Rowling has been involved "since the very beginning" of the project. Also "supportive and encouraging."- Stuart thinks that the park will be better off in the United States.- Have been in design "for at least a year and a half."- "Important that the theme park represents the entire saga from Book 1 to Book 7"