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Willy Wonka-inspired experience sparks outrage and online mockery after police called to event

Headline from Bismarck Tribune

Families attending a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland were promised “optical marvels” and “extraordinary props.” Instead, they got a sparsely decorated warehouse and a partial glass of lemonade.

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  1. New York Post

    Immersive Willy Wonka experience ends in disaster as parents call cops after kids show up to near-empty warehouse, no candy (opens New York Post)

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    No one wants a golden ticket to a Scottish Willy Wonka-inspired experience.

  2. Bismarck Tribune

    Willy Wonka-inspired experience sparks outrage and online mockery after police called to event (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Families attending a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland were promised “optical marvels” and “extraordinary props.” Instead, they got a sparsely decorated warehouse and a partial glass of lemonade.

  3. Blaze Media

    Families were promised an exhilarating 'Willy Wonka' experience. What they got instead was a 'shambles of an event.' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Parents shelled out roughly $44 per ticket over the weekend to take their kids to "Willy Wonka: The Chocolate Factory Experience" in Glasgow, Scotland. They were promised a "world of enchantment" where "dreams take flight and every corner holds a delightful surprise." They were instead met with ...

  4. WHDH Boston

    Willy Wonka-inspired experience sparks outrage and online mockery after police called to event - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Families attending a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland were promised “optical marvels” and “extraordinary props” for a £35 ($44) ticket, but when they

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