People Crime. Crime. Actor/Playwright Sam Shepard Arrested on Drunk Driving Charges in Santa Fe. Sam Shepard, the Oscar-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, was arrested on Monday on charges of aggravated drunk driving in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On May 31, 2007, Universal, in partnership with Warner Bros., officially announced that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter would be added to Islands of Adventure. After a two-and-a-half year construction period, the area officially opened to the public on June 18, 2010.
The new area is taking the place of the former Jaws ride, which closed in January 2012. While the original Wizarding World of Harry Potter is located in Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park, the new Diagon Alley expansion is being built in neighboring Universal Studios Florida. It's the first time a major theme park will have two connecting but separate parks.