<P> The Disney Channel Original Movie , based on the series , premiered on August 28 , 2009 on Disney Channel . Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie was filmed in Puerto Rico in the caribe Hilton hotel , Los Angeles , and New York City from February 16 to March 27 , 2009 . The movie received 11.4 million viewers on its premiere , making it the second-most - viewed DCOM premiere in the US after High School Musical 2 . It was the seventh-most - watched basic cable telecast in 2009 . It won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2010 for `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' . </P>
where was wizards of waverly place tv show filmed
Puerto Rico in the caribe Hilton hotel Puerto Rico New York City