Shazam film locations

Like the majority of superhero fans, I recently saw Shazam.

By recently, I mean last night.

And then I dreamt about it all night.

There are two ways I could re-live the movie: go see it again (tempted…) or go visit the film locations.

Fortunately, Shazam was mostly filmed in Canada – and not on the West Coast (which is always a beautiful spot to film for outdoorsy shots, but VERY far away).

That’s right, Shazam was filmed mostly in Toronto and Hamilton, with the major shots of the city skyline shot in Philadelphia.

The robbery in a convenience store was recorded in a Busy Bee Food Mart at 524 Barton St E in Hamilton. Image from www.atlasofwonders.com.

This article says that Shazam is set in Fawcett City, but either the author got that information from the comics or the movie changed its mind, because it is actually set in Philadelphia (for the most part). Other than that, the article has a great list of the film locations and when they were used in the movie.

Have you seen the movie yet? What did you think?

If you wish to visit the film locations in Shazam and need travel assistance, you know where to find me!

You can contact Jennifer Desmarais through Orleans Travel. jennifer.desmarais@orleanstravel.ca

Chestnut Hill, or Hogwarts?

Are you a fan of Harry Potter? I know of only a handful of people who aren’t. (You know who you are!)

Do you want to go to Hogwarts? Do you want to play Quidditch? Ride the Hogwarts Express and Knight Bus? Learn and practice spells?

Yeah, I really want to do all these things…

And on October 21-22, 2016, in Chestnut Hill, PA, all of this (and more!) is possible!

Enter the Harry Potter Festival and Quidditch Tournament!

Chestnut Hill College is Hogwarts. Image from instagram.
Chestnut Hill College is Hogwarts. Image from instagram.

Chestnut Hill College will be transformed into Hogwarts, there will be a Quidditch Tournament, and a festival taking up 10 city blocks over the course of the two days.

There is also a Harry Potter Conference happening October 20-21, 2016!

Surprisingly, Chestnut Hill is in the Northwest corner of downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

If you are interested in booking a trip to Philadelphia to visit Hogwarts. You can contact Jennifer Desmarais through Orleans Travel. jennifer.desmarais@orleanstravel.ca