Overview

• The board unanimously approved a motion from commissioner Tom Digby to apologize to TGD2S residents and to formally disavow Rowling’s political activity.
• The motion directs staff to confirm the Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience runs for only one season and to propose actions to repair trust.
• The installation, produced by Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences, remains scheduled to open Nov. 7 in Stanley Park.
• Rowling responded on X with sarcasm, saying she hadn’t known she’d been “avowed” and joking about needing a “certificate of avowal” before any revocation.
• Testimony from the city’s 2SLGBTQ+ Advisory Committee and local groups highlighted perceived harm and financial benefit to Rowling, with added criticism over ticket prices reported between about $50 and $84.