Orlando's "World of Harry Potter" brings out thousands

It's official name is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. It's location is Orlando, Florida. It's popularity?

Well, thousands lined up before the grand opening Friday morning as fans waited for a glimpse inside the world of Harry Potter:

It's absolutely jampacked," said Robert Niles, editor of ThemeParkInsider.com, in a phone interview, adding, "The number of people here for this is clearly in the tens of thousands. These are passionate fans."

The Wizarding World brings the popular Harry Potter books and movies to life with rides, shops and detailed reproductions of the fictitious village of Hogsmeade, the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the steam-belching Hogwarts Express train.

I know some local Harry Potter fans who want to check it out....