A ‘Hogwarts Express’ had already been arranged that would come to Zaandam and mayor Jan Hamming had been tied as ‘Magic Minister’. All of that is canceled. Organizer Niels Busch is disappointed as a plug. “Yes, this is worthless. We are very disappointed.”
No license
The event was organized by entrepreneurs from the center. After the great success of last year at Warner Bros, Busch asked for permission for a license. “A lot of people arrived in Potter style last year and we also had some potter elements here and there,” he explains. The entrepreneurs did not receive that license. “What it is about, no idea.”
NH has contacted the Dutch office of Warner Bros to ask for an explanation, but has not received any response so far.
Thousands of dressed up Harry Potter fans last year took over the Zaanse streets. That’s how it looked. Text continues under the video.