"... the fact is that Harry Potter is not American. He is British. Where is Diagon Alley, where they buy wands and stuff? It is in London, and if you want to get into the Ministry of Magic you disappear down a London telephone box. The train for Hogwarts goes from King's Cross, not Grand Central Station ..."THANK YOU BORIS!
The London Mayor Boris Johnson writes in his weekly Telegraph column about the need to "exploit out intellectual property" and build a British Harry Potter Themepark
Finally someone from some form of British authority has reacted to the murder of J.K. Rowlings magical world. I never understood why there was a need to recreate Northumberland and London in Orlando, Florida when you could do it somewhere in the UK. The world of Harry P is not supposed to be in tropical heat (fake snow on the roofs of Hogsmeade in +28 C - I mean, are you kidding me?) Being one of those hard core Potter fans that re-read the entire series at least once a year and falls asleep pretty much every single sober night to the soothing voice of Stephen Fry (who does an excellent job with the audio version) this is something I will fight tooth and nail for. Not only because there is no way in hell that I could afford going to Florida. Harry Potter is my bible - and you know how stingy people can be about their religion.
Surely we cannot afford to do this with any government funds in the current economical climate, but there must be enough geeks with money to fund this? Boris, I advice you to give Richard Branson a call. Or how about Simon Cowell? Or J.K. Rowling herself? Why would these proud Brits not be willing to put some money towards this? The amount of money an English, substantially more authentic, Harry Potter Themepark could generate is scary.
"The Greater London Authority (GLA) is said to be “highly receptive” to any possible bids," - The New Civil Engineer
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