The Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival is just over a month away, potentially bringing witches and wizards around the world to White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 31 and September 1. Similar to the Pokemon Go Fests, there will be new encounters, oddities, and photo-ops to experience as you explore the park. Registration for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival tickets are available right now. This guide will go through the ticket purchasing process, as well as the exclusive opportunities the event presents.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival | How to get tickets
Getting Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival tickets is not as easy as going to a website and purchasing them. Since attendance is limited to ensure a smooth gameplay experience, in order for everyone to have a fair chance, you have to enter a drawing where winners will be randomly drawn.
How you enter the drawing:
- Open the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite app
- Open the Suitcase icon from the Map screen
- Tap the Events icon on the top right of the Suitcase menu
- This will bring up a list of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite events. The Indianapolis Fan Festival should be at the top. Tap on this option.
- Confirm the email you would like to be contacted with and tap “Enter Drawing.”
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That’s all there is to it. There are a few things that should be noted. The email you use does not have to be the one you used with you Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game account. However, each game account can only register once, so make sure the email you do use is easily accessible. Lastly, you will not receive a confirmation email about your entry. If you’re not sure, the Events page you accessed by pressing the Events icon from the Suitcase menu in-game will tell you if you entered or not.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival | Claiming your tickets and purchasing time limit
If you are one of the lucky winners of the drawing, you will be notified via email. In this case, there will just a few more steps to ensure your place at the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival.
How to claim your tickets:
- Once you’ve received your notification email, return to the Events menu from the Suitcase menu.
- The page for the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival should now show a “Claim Tickets” button. Tap this.
- Choose the date, time, and quantity of tickets you would like to purchase.
- Assign any extra tickets to other players’ accounts
- Review and complete your payment.
- Once the purchase is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. Additionally, the Events page will now have your virtual ticket for the event.
In regards to step four, you can purchase tickets for your friends in the case that they don’t get picked during the drawing. In order to do this, you will have to input that player’s Code Name, then press “Add.” All the tickets you purchase will be the same ticket type for your selected date.
Once you receive the notification email that you have won the drawing, you will only have 48 hours to redeem your tickets. It’s important to check your email and its spam folder frequently to see if you have been selected. Since there is a chance the email will bounce, the absolute best way to see if you did win the drawing is to check the Events page. You will know if you were selected if the “Claim Tickets” option is available.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival | Pricing, times, and early-access tickets
When claiming your tickets for the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival in Indianapolis, you will have a few options to choose from in terms of which date and time you will attend. Depending on which options you choose will determine the price of your ticket.
For a “general access” ticket for either August 31 and September 1 date, this will cost you $30 plus a $2 service fee and taxes. This will give you access to the event between 11 AM and 7 PM on the date of your choosing.
For the “early access” ticket, this will cost $40 plus the aforementioned fees. This will give you an extra two hours to explore the White River State Park, giving you access to the event between 9 am and 7 PM on the date of your choosing.
There are two important things you should consider before purchasing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival tickets: Can you actually make the event and which day can you attend. If you are one of the chosen who can purchase tickets, you will only be able to claim tickets for one of the two days; you cannot go to both days. Additionally, if you can’t make it, you cannot transfer your tickets to another player or receive a refund for your purchase. So, be absolutely sure you can attend the event on the date you have chosen, otherwise, you’ll be out $30 to $40.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival | Event-specific Special Assignments and brand-new Oddities
During the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival, a few opportunities will be present at the event for you to take advantage of. This includes event-specific Special Assignments and brand-new Oddities that will premiere in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Details on the Special Assignments are sparse. All that is known is that they will be exclusive to the event. However, the new Oddities present at the event will be dragons. The Welsh Green and Antipodean Opaleye are the only dragons confirmed to be present at the event. However, these epic creatures won’t be in the region for long. After the event, each dragon will be a regional exclusive.
