HARRY Potter fans were left devastated after a Forbidden Forest family event was cancelled at the last minute.
Hundreds arrived — many after long road journeys — hoping to see creatures from the Potter and Fantastic Beasts series.
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Harry Potter fans were left devastated after a Forbidden Forest family event was cancelled at the last minute 3
The Forbidden Forest family event in Arley Hall in Northwich, Cheshire was axed on Sunday without any warning
Tickets for the 90-minute event at Arley Hall in Northwich, Cheshire, cost ￡39 for adults and ￡29 for kids.
But it was axed on Sunday without any warning.
Rebecca Mason, 37, was turned away at the car park after a 350-mile, five-hour trip from Gosport, Hants, with fiance Paul Novak, 39.
She said: “We spent so much money organising this trip and have been treated disgracefully.
"There were parents with children crying in the car park.”
Leanne Pearson, 33, from Middlesbrough, spent ￡200 on tickets for kids Jack, eight, twins Jordan and Hunter, six, and her dad Gary, 55.
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She told The Sun: “We were turned away with no explanation. They knew they were having problems four hours before we arrived.”
A spokesman for the event — a project between Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment, Unify and Fever — said the network feed used to run its sound, projections and ticketing had gone down.
Those with tickets can rebook.
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A spokesman for the event said the network feed used to run its sound, projections and ticketing had gone down
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