Chocolate Fyre Festival? A 'Willy Wonka'-themed experience with no connection to the classic Roald Dahl story or movies had families so furious they called the police.
“The children got two jelly beans each…and then they got a half a cup of lemonade," one guest said of the event that was met with such negative responses that organizers canceled it midway through the day.
Attendee Mark Sinclair said he drove two hours to take his kids to the event. “There was maybe 20 chairs, a couple of tables and a half-inflated bouncy castle,” he toldAnother guest, Alana Lockens, said that the event’s marketing changed partway through its campaign. “I originally booked the tickets when it was being marketed as ‘Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory Experience’ at £35 a ticket,” she explained in a.
House of Illuminati offered an apology on its Facebook page that has since been deleted. “We fully apologize for what has happened and will be giving full refunds to each and every person that purchased tickets,” the statement read.
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