The popular Barbie Expo in Montreal highlighting thousands of different dolls experienced a wave of floods just weeks before the Barbie movie was set to release.
Martin Reisch posted his experience visiting the remnants of the expo which showed gutted floors, several dolls left unattended, and a sign apologizing for the temporary closure.
CBC News confirmed with Les Cours, where the Expo was located, and confirmed that a pipe burst in the condo building above it which made its way down to the exhibit. Further, heavy rainfall that landed in Montreal on July 13 made the situation even worse.
"I know, I know, it's bad timing, I know," Valerie Law, the mall's head of communications and marketing told CBC News.
Though the Barbie movie is currently dominating the box office, many fans were still disappointed that they were not able to catch the exhibit before the film.
Law also informed CBC News that it was working to get the exhibit open on a new floor. There's no confirmed date just yet, but she expects it to reopen within a few weeks.
Barbie the movie made $155 Million at the box office in its opening weekend.
