“Hocus Pocus 2” delivers a massive tourist explosion in the wizarding capital of the world

Someone blows out black candles and picks up salt as the Sanderson Sisters are back in Salem and some of the city’s sights are seeing a steady stream of visitors drawn to the film’s black magic nostalgia.

focus focus 2, 1993 cult base sequel nonsense, The latest streaming on Disney+, and the return of basic wizards, hosted by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, have inspired followers and Halloween lovers alike to make a visit to Salem, Massachusetts, the wizarding capital of the world.

And with the rise of the Sanderson Sisters, touring and scenic teams like the Salem Witch Museum are already seeing above-average attendance this fall.

“We’re looking at the busyness of holiday makers,” said the museum’s government director, Tina Jordan information week. Jordan mentioned he only talked to someone who was planning to go to him in October just because of their love affair nonsense. “and nonsense has brought people to Salem since the film debuted. It actually grew into a cult base and other people found it unbearable. They want to go to the house, the outside, where the trouble is.”

“But it’s great to see,” Jordan added, saying people had been coming to Salem for years for basic films. “I can’t even consider how many Sanderson Sisters costumes come to Salem every year,” she said.

Ditto for Beth Crowley, owner of Witch Metropolis Strolling Excursions in Salem, who narrates it information week which shows the city Focus focus 2 at Salem Widespread this weekend. “A lot of spectator events, people taking to the streets in costumes,” Crowley said.

He also mentioned his journey, which he started on his own in 2014, having to start separate housing nonsensethe tour is concentrated due to the diverse following requesting it.

“The spike in curiosity is unimaginable,” Crowley said. “This year has been crazy. Looks like we got our fourth name after the Hocus Pocus tour. Of course we now have [been] this tour has been on offer for months.”

You can only bring 40 people on a tour, and that nonsense Tours only run twice a week, but Crowley says they are “constantly turning people down” due to overbooking.

“It can be said that our bookings are up by no less than 50% year over year,” Crowley said.

The Story of the Witch of Salem is a tale of infamous hysteria that ended with the deaths of 25 people accused of witchcraft in 1692. The story itself brought many to Massachusetts, but also has much to do with modern Wiccans and pop culture witches, each interesting. and interesting.

“Take all that and mix it up nonsense and Halloween Hubby and various films were filmed in outer space, and Salem is actually Mecca,” Jordan said.

nonsense now so ingrained in the Salem tradition that the residence of the famous Sanderson Sisters was recently turned into an Airbnb for die-hard fans.

Regarding the sequel on Disney+, Bette Midler previously mentioned information week, “I have to extend a huge thank you and a huge compliment to all the followers who especially made it possible. If it weren’t for them, we wouldn’t be inexperienced at all for it.”