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For the many thousands of muggles who've gulped down Butterbeer at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter without knowing what they were drinking, Consumer Ally has unlocked the closely-guarded secret of the magical drink's nutritional content. Neither the wizards at Hogwarts nor the folks at...

With the unveiling of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios Orlando has officially raised the bar for vacation attractions in summer 2010. The bold move is only one of many strategies that theme parks are using to turn around an industry that has been brutalized by the recession.

The official grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter isn't until tomorrow morning, but last night a lavish VIP kick-off was held and WalletPop had a coveted golden ticket to attend. The new theme park at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure is how your family soon will be spending...

Once again, the consumer loses in the DVD rental business. A month after Netflix agreed to wait 28 days before mailing new Warner Bros. movies to its customers, Redbox agreed to the same waiting period -- 28 days after the movie goes on sale -- before renting them for $1 a night. That might be...

Disney has had its thunder stolen again. Just hours after it announced a major new expansion of the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland, in 2012, its main rival Universal Orlando unleashed a host of details about its newest area: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, created with the participation of author...

It's unusual for an airport to think of itself as anything more than a way station. We have to visit them but we don't really want to, and consequently, most of them are resolutely run by bored civic authorities and industrial management agencies. Head to the web site of your local runway, and you...

Here's a great opportunity for all you would-be indie film producers to gain some exposure, and possibly help a local food pantry at the same time. Chicken of the Sea is is running a video jingle contest which promises the winner a trip to Hollywood, and a truckload of the company's products for...