Youngsters have been left upset after the last gasp cancellation of a Disney princess ball in Chelmsford by Precious Princess Parties.
The youngsters had been promised a day of fancy dress fun, with appearances by Frozen's Elsa and other Disney princesses this Sunday (December 7) and the following Sunday (December 14) at the Saracen's Head Hotel in the High Street.
But Precious Princess Parties, which recently failed to show up for a charity event, cancelled at the last minute.
And the organiser, Daisie, now claims threats forced her to cancel the £30-a-ticket party because of threats made towards her and the events.
Hundreds of angry parents took to Facebook to complain. Roberta Hogger posted: You now have got yourself a horrible reputation for a lot of people who trusted you with their kids dreams and their money, can you now refund straight away.
Rebecca Davidson added: "Why ask for people's details to refund them if you're not going to bother? We all need our money back so we can arrange other stuff for our children at short notice before birthdays, events etc, just do the right thing and give people their money back."
In a response on her Facebook page, Daisie described herself as a "young girl that started a business that she loved", and denied stealing from customers.
She said: Unfortunately on times I have had to cancel, but these have all been fully refunded. I have never deceived anyone nor stolen anything from anyone.
"Due to the threats recently towards myself and the balls, I have been advised that the balls cannot go ahead due to everyone's safety but above all the children's safety, as you all understand the children come before anything else."
But some parents failed to give up on the dream day for their children, with one mum saying she was planning to organise a replacement ball on December 14 at the Saracens Head.
Toni Croft posted: "I'm currently in talks with the necessary people for this to happen, it will be a small charge £10 per child to cover costs. I did message Daisie to take over the ball but she told me no!"
Ms Croft has already been inundated with people offering to help her with the ball.
