Glasgow

This Wednesday, ‘Wonka‘ was a trending topic on X/Twitter but, contrary to what one might originally believe, it had little to do with the most recent film about the popular character, which this time had Timothée Chalamet as the protagonist. It was about the commotion caused by a series of complaints from dissatisfied parents about an event for children themed around Willy Wonka and his candy factory, held in the United Kingdom.

Described as a “complete Wonka experience”, the children who attended the event were instead greatly disappointed and their furious parents came out to denounce the event as a fraud.

What happened to the ‘Willy Wonka Experience’ event?

The event took place in a warehouse in Glasgow, Scotland, and the place was practically empty, only barely decorated with a sad rainbow and a bouncy castle.

The parents had paid USD 44 for the entrance to the “pure imagination” event, which promised a “delicious” chocolate fountain and “fanciful” Oompa Loompas who were, in reality, actors struggling to recite a script they had been given the night before the premiere.

House of Illuminati organizers apologized for the “stressful and frustrating day” and offered 850 refunds before closing the event for good on Saturday.

Aileen Butcher, who had taken her daughter, told the newspaper Daily Record that it was an “absolute disgrace.”

“We entered and there were some posters, a visual exhibition that included a rainbow, a mushroom and a giant candy. There also seemed to be a table where some gumdrops had been thrown and there was a bouncy castle in the background. It didn’t take us more than a minute to see everything. Some families were very angry and their young children were crying. It was a tense atmosphere and the families came in perplexed,” the woman said.

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Stuart Sinclair traveled two hours to attend the immersive experience with his family. After the very poor event, he posted on Facebook: “It was a disaster. It was described as a ‘full Wonka experience’ with chocolate fountains, but children received just two jelly beans and a glass of soda.”.

On social media, criticism of the event soon began to spread, with actors taking the opportunity to complain that they were given the script the night before and that they had been asked to improvise and interact with objects that weren’t even there.

Sinclair declared to The Independent: “Every member of the cast put in a lot of effort. Unfortunately, they were all actors subcontracted by the company and they have not been paid either. They were as upset as we were. But it was probably worse for them. “It wasn’t their fault and the company made them look bad.”

He added: “All the parents criticized the guy organizing the event. He was there and everyone was coming up to him, asking him questions. The event was so bad it was laughable.”