<P> Principal photography began on August 8 , 2011 in Vancouver and was completed on October 7 , 2011 . The location for the country club pool was Eagle Ridge Outdoor pool in Coquitlam , BC . Filming at Eagle Ridge Outdoor pool took place during the end of August 2011 . The municipal outdoor pool scenes at the beginning and the end of the movie were filmed at Steveston Outdoor pool in Richmond , BC . Filming occurred at the Steveston Outdoor pool during the beginning of September 2011 . The Chinese Bunkhouse at the Steveston Shipyards in Richmond , BC was the location of the Wilderness Explorers cabin for Troop 133 . During filming , stars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron , were seen riding the Corkscrew at Playland at Vancouver 's fair , the PNE . A poster was leaked in March 2012 . A teaser trailer was attached to The Three Stooges . An advance screening for the film was held on July 31 , 2012 . </P>
where was the diary of a wimpy kid filmed
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