Neighbours rage as historic street 'turned into Disney theme park' by slew of 'tacky Harry Potter shops'

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Fury has erupted in York over one of the city's iconic streets being turned into a "Disneyfied theme park."Neighbours have voiced their anger at "tacky" off-brand Harry Potter merchandise shops blighting The Shambles, a centuries-old cobbled road.The street is widely thought to have inspired Diagon Alley from JK Rowling's book series - though the author herself has said she has never visited.Locals now claim their city has become little more than a "York Disney theme experience" as tourists arrive in droves.One resident, Gabrielle de Yorvick, accused businesses of turning the area into a "Diagon Alley replica."Ms de Yorvick said: "As a child, it was a pleasure to walk along The Shambles, almost like walking through a page from a history book, fascinating for residents and visitors alike."She recalled how visitors once stopped to admire the jettied architecture with its oak beams and mullioned windows."These days it is a place I avoid like the plague," she added.In a letter to the York...

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