Time after time the main reason I'd visit Dervish and Banges in Hogsmeade is simply to walk around and take in the details, rather than buy something. And yes, this is primarily a gift shop/ Harry Potter inspired store that sells all the like. But if you understand Harry Potter in the least and don't take in your surroundings, you're going to sorely miss some awesome things. There's the Monster Book of Monsters in the middle of the room, that may growl at you if you step too close. They sell the Quibbler, complete with knargle identifying glasses. There are the best brooms in market currently and quidditch supplies. The Triwizard Tournament trophy stands displayed in all its glory. In the back there is also quite a supply of wands to look through. This is purely an awesome store for the typical Harry Potter fan. Like I mentioned before, I don't need to spend a single cent in here, and as long as I've walked around and admired everything I'm happy as can be. Make sure you really look EVERYWHERE- left, right, down, up and around! You will see much more than you bargained for! read more

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With the actions of Rowling the last few years, I found it difficult to purchase items knowing it supports her. Though this shop was themed well and had a good selection. The prices from what I've seen were consistent throughout the park, so I'd purchase at any shop you found your size. This location was friendly while I shopped with my mother during our Universal Orlando trip. read more

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Dervish and Banges is a shop in the Hogsmeade section of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. They sell a variety of clothing, toys and wands. I saw an adorable Book of Monsters wallet I was tempted to buy! Until I saw the price tag. :P There were also full size Book of Monsters if you feel so inclined to buy them. The recreation of the shop looks just as it did in the movie. In the end I only bought a book of postcards for $10...I was disappointed I didn't see any single postcards while at Universal. I had to buy a package of them for $10! You can then mail them next door at The Owl Post cart to get a special Hogsmeade postmark. It makes for a great momento. Another fabulous, but super packed, store in Hogsmeade! read more

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Once the short show at Ollivanders is over, you will be directed towards Dervish and Banges. If you do not want to watch the show, you can enter this store from the back. It's here where you will find Spectrespecs, Omnioculars, The Monster Book of Monsters, Golden Snitches, Hogwarts school uniforms, and so much more. Don't forget to check out the Nimbus 2001 and the Firebolt! read more

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Anothe cute store with a little of everything. They have wands and purses and pins and flags in the back room. In the front they have clothes and other knickknacks. Outside front they have a cart for people to get items like journals and get them personalized. There's a lot of entrances to this little jigsaw store so it seems like a bunch of different ones. There's an alleyway behind it and randomly a soccer team hung out back there and cheered whenever people walked by. It was random af and awesome. We went through twice! It's just another example of the awesome random fun you can have with strangers at these theme parks! read more

Dervish and Banges is the connecting shop to Ollivander's Wand Shop. Essentially, you can choose to watch the wand ceremony in Ollivander's and the mosey into Dervish and Banges or you can line up near the Dragon Challenge to enter the store directly. For Harry Potter merchandise, Dervish and Banges has a lot of the stuff you won't find elsewhere. Just as after you ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and the store has a number of neat items, so too does Dervish and Banges have some cool stuff that you need to come to this particular shop to get. That mostly includes Quidditch stuff like Quaffle balls, Golden Snitches ($15), Bludger Bat and Ball sets, and even brooms! Best of all, Dervish and Banges is the ultimate opportunity for photo ops with wizard clothes. I'll save you the photos of me and Camellia C. totally decked out in wizard regalia but just know that you can try on different wizard robes ($99.95, but lined with fleece), scarves, ties, and even pointy witch and wizard hats. They even have a cage for the Book of Monsters and you can even take home your very own toy Book of Monsters. I saw some other things including sneakoscopes and even a faux Triwizard Cup too. For the Harry Potter enthusiast, this place is great...pricey...but cool nonetheless. read more

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This is one of several novelty shops located inside IOA's Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Magical items and Quidditch supplies are its specialties. Like almost everything else at WWoHP, it is beautiful inside, and usually packed. Insider tip: The team members inside Dervish and Banges are supposed to be wizarding professors at Hogwarts. That's why their costumes consist of the school's signature gown and cap. read more

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Hands down the best shop in Hogsmeade. You can search for a wand up near the Owl Post, or you can pick up gear in the back for your favorite house at Hogwarts. The Quibbler is available near the tills. If you buy any postcards, you can have them stamped with the official Hogsmeade seal just outside the shop. You should also be on the lookout for the Monster Book of Monsters. Sometimes it gets out. read more

Dervish and Banges - Sneakoscopes and Remembralls inside Dervish and Banges! - Toy Stores Near Me - Orlando, Florida

The wand store was the only item on my "Universal bucket list." It was fun chatting with people from all over the country in line. The wait was much easier to tolerate than getting in the park. There is a cute demonstration in the wand area but if you don't mind skipping a few magic tricks, just go into the store and avoid the wait. You can get wands in several areas of the park. Pricey! read more

Dervish and Banges - Budget 45 minutes to wait in line just to buy a wand. - Toy Stores Near Me - Orlando, Florida

The cutest shop in Hogsmeade. Good balance between something that look like it came from the movie/books and a place actually geared to sell. THERE IS HARDLY ANY ROOM TO WALK IN HERE. You have been forewarned. In the meantime, check out the wands, Book of Monsters, owls in the Owlery (look up), and patches which are sold here and NOT Filch's. If you bought postcards, you can have them stamped right outside of the main entrance / under the Owlery. SO CUTE, too, and a much better "I thought of you" gift than the $36 wand in my humble opinion. read more

-The only downside I felt was the wait for Olllivanders. The entire presentation took maybe 5 minutes but the wait was 25 mins. -The Owl Shop/Dervish&Banges shop was PACKED. The placement of the wands is not the best because of people walking through and being unable to check out all the wands. I did however get a wand that I liked. Sirius Black :D -If you have the premium annual pass, you will get 20% merchandise and that includes wands! The wants are normally $34 after tax. We paid ~$25 each -Try on the robes and take photos. Check out the photos! The robes are of decent quality and expected when the price tag is at $111.99. I checked Amazon and there were higher quality robes for around $145-200. -Get there early so you actually have room to move around (we went right at 9am). -Heads up, Ollivanders does NOT carry every wand read more

Dervish and Banges - Toy Stores Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Great looking store with all the HP items - wands, postcards, pencils, etc. I just love what a wonderful job the Universal Studios design team did with the whole Harry Potter theme park. Everything looks like how the story goes and is so much fun. Be prepared to spend a lot of money here if you're buying the whole deal. A robe is $110, wand $37 for non-interactive, $47 for interactive, scarf $35, postcards $1, etc. Outside the store, if you purchase the postcard from the street vender cast member, they will even stamp the back of the postcard for you to say "Hogsmeade, Owl Post". That's only on Islands of Adventure, not Hogwarts - they won't do it there. read more

Wizard merchandise galore!!! Looking for a Triwizard cup? How about robes? A house scarf? They have all of that, and more! Just like the books describe, this shop in Diagon Alley isn't a super Walmart. It's close quarters, which means do not try to travel as a group in here. You can get postcards to send to your friends/family (or yourself) in here, but I would suggest bringing your own stamps. They do sell them, but they're pretty pricey. Your local Post Office should have HP stamps that you can buy. This place is done very, very well just like the rest of the Wizarding world. Check out the Monster Book of Monsters in the front window, it growls! read more

On a street lined with adorable stores, Dervish and Banges is the most comprehensive shop in the Wizarding World. The biggest tip I can give you: know that you can ship your purchases. I was not interested in dragging my son's new Nimbus or quaffle on our road trip, so I shipped them. It wasn't cheap, but that leads me to... Tip 2: This is the only store where you can SEE certain HP items in person - like the $200-300 replica brooms. You won't find this HP merch at Toys R Us, in boutiques or on the Warner's web site. (A savvy shopper might check Universal Orlando's web site to BUY stuff though....wink wink) Why it's the most comprehensive: - largest selection of wands (see Dave C.'s review) - all brooms, incl. the expensive Firebolt and Nimbus Two Thousand & One - all quidditch supplies - large assortment of clothes, from tourist Ts to the most expensive robes, sweaters and scarves - attached to the Owlery - where you can buy special HP stamps and have your postcards specially date stamped - good selection of various items, like the Monster Book of Monsters -certain harder to find patches and pins As others have noted, this is a tinytiny store with itty bitty aisles...but it's adorable, unique and definitely worth a peek. read more

Loved Dervish and Banges. It was fun sending postcards to family (and ourselves hehe). NOTE: BRING your own stamps (get the HP ones from your local post office) to send the postcards. They sell them, but at a major mark-up. That is probably why the postcards are only $1. But if you bring your own stamps, you can send postcards to everyone!! Though oddly enough - 2 of the 4 I sent never arrived at their destination. I can't be sure if it was their fault or the USPS though. This is a small shop that seems determined to carry a little bit of everything from the HP universe. If you only want to shop in one store, this is a good one to hit, because they have a little bit of it all - though not everything. I was also disappointed that they were totally out of Slytherin patches. Really? Most people will only ever be here once, and you're out of stock? Service was friendly and everyone seemed genuinely excited to be part of the atmosphere. Be prepared though - in keeping with the way these shops are portrayed in the books and movies, it is a small, intimate space. Read: cramped. It can get very un-fun very quickly if you go at the height of the day (11-2) when everyone else is there. read more

In the whole Harry Potter section, this is by far the est place to buy wands, and they have a host of everything else, too. While there's a street vendor between the hill from the Forbidden Journey and Flight of the Hippogriff, it only sells character wands (Harry's, Hermione's, Lupin's, Black's, etc.). Dervish and Banges has these and also "birthday wands". These are all different and based on the birthday of the buyer. Pretty cool! Every shop in the park is crammed -- very like an old English town shop, in fact -- but that makes for a crush and there are apparently lines frequently in and out. Fortunately we didn't suffer much of that kind of nonsense, so we enjoyed our visit enormously! read more

Amazing novelty items. Wanted everything. Settled for a few items. The scarf they have here is different from the one at Filch's and vice versa. Go into EVERY store if you can manage the crowds because there is different stuff in every shop and you want to make sure you see EVERYTHING, right?! Oh and make sure to get a look at the Monster Book. read more

Dervish and Banges - Toy Stores Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Cute for kids and Harry Potter fans alike. Just like any other theme park souvenir shop it is overpriced but what more could you expect. They have EVERY wand imaginable......mind blown. read more

There's a lot of cool Harry Potter stuff you can buy at this store but there's always a long line to get in and the store is pretty small. Here's some advice: A lot of the products you can buy at this store (especially the authentic scarves and ties) are also available at some of the larger gift shops around the park. I would recommend looking there first before you wait in line for this store. read more

I skipped out on the presentation at Ollivanders and came straight to a fabulous wall of wands in Dervish & Banges. This is also the place to visit if you are looking for house-themed robes, ties, shirts, headbands, coffee mugs, etc. It's easy to blow some serious dough in this place. It is always completely PACKED. Go in with a game plan to meet your friends at a designated location afterward. You will not be able to stay together in a group in this shop. read more

So much to see! So much to buy! So little money I have... I spent a crap ton of money for the amazing merchandise. I'm such a sucker for HP. This is probably the best shop in Universal for your typical Potter head. You have to look at everything, and I mean everything. The Book of Monster, the Triwizard Cup, and the whole selection of wands that goes a mile long. The shop was seriously cramped. You will get elbowed around and such but to be far, everything in the HP world is cramp. Just keeping up with the magic I guess. The one thing I learned from here is that it's best to buy your things later. We had to stuff our backpacks with the merchandise and then into lockers which is a pain. Whoops! Come here and prepare to make your wallets lighter! read more

Dervish and Banges is where you are led after you do the Ollivander interaction, or you can enter on your own. You can purchase postcards and then send them with the official Hogwarts stamp outside. This is sort of the equivalent of the Owlery where the owls nest overhead, waiting to deliver letters and packages (the owls are animatronic or stuffed). Brooms, robes, the Quibbler, books, parchment, quills, and wands are sold here. The wands come in variation so that you can purchase "original" ones pertaining to your birth month, or you can find one of several "character" wands like Severus Snape, Voldemort, Dolores Umbridge, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Sirius Black. You can see the moving Monster Book of Monsters as well that's trapped in a cage in the middle of the store. It looks very much like a bookstore (though I think I would prefer Flourish and Blotts). I didn't buy anything here, though I was seriously considering a wand, but my practical mind wouldn't allow me to have a souvenir of Harry Potter memorabilia for the future. Maybe next time. read more

All witches and wizards will be supplied with the best merchandise in this shop! A tight squeeze, so I'd recommend taking a breath, smile and be patient! Even muggles will appreciate this place! read more

Great store. Usually crowded. All products can be found in the store at the park entrance, so don't do a 30-90 minutes line to buy something there, with the exception of getting through Ollivanders. read more

Check out the wands! All the many wands. Dervish and Banges is located in Diagon Alley in Universal Studios. A great place for wizards of all ages. Let the right wand find you. And check out the other Harry Potter merchandise. Wands are a bit pricey. So is other merchandise. But this is a theme park, so it is to be expected. I think the costs are reasonable given that. read more

Sells everything you could want. Bought wands journals quills house ties scarves robes. Nice wide selection of merchandise. Kids loved it. But we had to fight not to buy everything in the store. read more

I was hoping for more Harry Potter related mystical, magical and mischievous shenanigans. Instead, it's basically a small part connected to Honeydukes with a couple aisles of toys. My main complaint is there isn't much room in general, and if you look at one aisle, you really don't need to fight the crowds to go to the other aisle, because it's exactly the same things. It's kinda like a really small, really bad KB Toy Store. :( Lowlight of the Harry Potter Wizarding World. read more

Dervish and Banges is connected to the Oliveanders Wand Shop. Outside is the covered resting area that offers benches for those who are not so geeked out about being in the Harry Potter World of Hogsmead. The shopping items in Dervish and Banges can be found in a dozen other places inside and out of Island of Adventures but for those of us who just enjoyed the Potter series or the hard core and GEEKED out fans this is a must do visit place. read more

Who doesn't need their own Triward cup that glows blue? Or a quaffle? Or perhaps your very own cursed necklace, time turner or wand? I love the monster book of monsters in his cage growling at passers by. I do find it odd that most of the stores in this area of the park are all combined. I like the layout of diagon alley so much better! Individual shops! But this store was lovly and I did find some items they didn't have in other shops! read more