The first opportunity to buy tickets to the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" occurred Wednesday morning and made some of the franchise's most diehard fans angry.
In less than an hour, the tickets for preview performances from June 7 to September 18, 2016 were sold out. To add insult to injury, the volume of buyers caused technical difficulties for the online ticketing system, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
As these tickets were available to buyers who pre-registered for the opportunity (Read: The most faithful fans), customers became very angry.
after waking up early and waiting for hours, #CursedChild had a broken site and sold out. very disappointed. cc @jk_rowling@ATGTICKETS
— Max Engel (@8bitkid) October 28, 2015
Waited 3 hours to buy #CursedChild tickets - all sold out by the time I got through. Glad I cancelled my day's plans for this. @HPPlayLDN
— Tash (@CharisPayne) October 28, 2015
NOOOO! CRUCIO #CursedChild site! ALL THE UNFORGIVABLE CURSES!!!!!
— Kass Morgan (@kassmorganbooks) October 28, 2015
Finally got my three tickets for the #CursedChild play but am shocked by the shambles that was the booking. 4 hours is a joke! @HPPlayLDN
— Em Maree (@emtmaree) October 28, 2015
Lots of tears, lots of swearing, lots of frustration but I have tickets!! 🤓🤓🤓🤓😁😁😁😁 #CursedChildpic.twitter.com/vNhZEkLOsA
— Laura Davidson (@lovelylaurajd) October 28, 2015
It's taken me 6 hours to get tickets for a show that is over a year away. WTF. #CursedChild
— Ellie Steadman (@elliesteadman) October 28, 2015
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