Disastrous family seasonal attractions and the never to be forgotten Lapland New Forest Theme Park

[wiskey]

Apologies for the source (and if its already been posted)

BRITS visiting Lapland for a Christmas getaway face heartbreak as there’s no snow.

None has fallen on Santa’s Finnish “home” in an unprecedented run-up to the festive season.

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A travel source said: “It’s a crisis. No snow by now is pretty much unheard of and, without it, it’s unsafe to run huskies, snowmobiles or reindeer sleds. Some excursions depend on the country’s lakes freezing over. They haven’t

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Brits visiting Lapland with the kids will be left heartbroken as there's NO snow

 

[neonwilderness]

Bah humbug! Campaign bidding to cancel St Albans Christmas Festival

Campaigners have been visiting businesses across the city trying to drum up opposition to the event, claiming it would be a “late night rave” which would cost £105 a ticket.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Apologies for the source (and if its already been posted)


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Brits visiting Lapland with the kids will be left heartbroken as there's NO snow

We keep checking the forecast and constantly looking on the Rovaniemi webcam, but there is just no sign of snow whatsoever. It's quite cold, but dry. The whole thing is so dispiriting. Lapland is the one place we thought snow would be guaranteed.

"All we can do is keep everything crossed, but it isn't looking good."

The UK has already seen some snow with forecasters predicting more this week.

 

[neonwilderness]

Welcome to Narnia as town transforms itself for Christmas

This one has potential to be terrible

 

[Badgers]

Welcome to Narnia as town transforms itself for Christmas

This one has potential to be terrible

I think a good downpour will turn that into a messy farce in a few minutes

 

[Pickman's model]

Welcome to Narnia as town transforms itself for Christmas

This one has potential to be terrible

oh yes



and if it doesn't have a) a faun and b) a dominatrix then it isn't being true to the books

 

[Yossarian]

Welcome to Narnia as town transforms itself for Christmas

This one has potential to be terrible

"While the special effect blood-packs used in the execution of Aslan on the Stone Table were technically impressive, it was not what we were expecting and our children cried all the way home. We tried to explain that it was all just Christian allegory but they only cried more."

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[Pickman's model]

"While the special effect blood-packs used in the execution of Aslan on the Stone Table were technically impressive, it was not what we were expecting and our children cried all the way home. We tried to explain that it was all just Christian allegory but they only cried more."

yeh it would be the worst christmas ever when you found out your favourite books were just fucking allegory

 

[Yossarian]

"The 'unlimited' Turkish Delight organisers promised was nowhere to be seen."

 

[Pickman's model]

"The 'unlimited' Turkish Delight organisers promised was nowhere to be seen."

Jadis's credit card was declined

 

[skyscraper101]

Children left in tears as Christmas light switch-on ends in 'absolute shambles'

Some visitors were confused why an owl was being lit up, as opposed to a Christmas tree

There was further disappointment when 1,000 wrist bands given out to the crowds, ten of which were meant to change colour to win £100 vouchers, malfunctioned.

The error resulted in Festival Place refusing to award any prizes, leaving numerous people, including children, disappointed when they believed they had won a prize.

Sara Gook said her six-year-old daughter believed she had won the wrist band competition, adding: "She was all excited thinking she had won then after waiting ages just had her band taken off her and told no one had won due to a technical issue."

Lauren Heidi Bridgeman had the same problem, thinking her daughter had won, and said: "My eight-year-old was in floods of tears and was devastated."

 

[Badgers]

Parents described children left in tears

A British Christmas classic ^

That one sounds as much scary as it was a failure I especially enjoyed the failing wristbands but sounds like it got a bit dicey safety wise.

Still good to see the season is well underway

 

[Pickman's model]

A British Christmas classic ^

That one sounds as much scary as it was a failure I especially enjoyed the failing wristbands but sounds like it got a bit dicey safety wise.

Still good to see the season is well underway

as it says on the christian party shop on kingsland road, jesus is the reason for the season. all of this great disappointments for children are part of his great plan.

 

[a_chap]

Aaahhh... that festive sound of children's yells and shouts as the electric wrist bands malfunction and they each got 240 volts.

 

[Pickman's model]

Aaahhh... that festive sound of children's yells and shouts as the electric wrist bands malfunction and they each got 240 volts.

brave new world

 

[DotCommunist]

oh yes

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and if it doesn't have a) a faun and b) a dominatrix then it isn't being true to the books

a peadofaun

 

[Pickman's model]

a peadofaun

a paedodominatrix

 

[Teaboy]

Coming in thick and fast now.

What a magical time of year this is.

 

[Ground Elder]

 

[skyscraper101]

Boo

'Extreme disappointment' as Walthamstow Winter Wonderland plans flop | East London and West Essex Guardian Series

I for one was looking forward to it not looking at all like this ^ artist impression

 

[Ground Elder]

 

[T & P]

Boo

'Extreme disappointment' as Walthamstow Winter Wonderland plans flop | East London and West Essex Guardian Series

I for one was looking forward to it not looking at all like this ^ artist impression

But on Tuesday rumours started to circulate on social media that the ambitious project would fail to deliver, with one user saying: “It’s a bit like Brexit…all invested based on false promises”.

Wishing you all a Brexit Christmas

 

[cupid_stunt]

Wishing you all a Brexit Christmas

And, the Germans are taking over.

He said: “It is with deep regret and due to circumstances out of our control that the winter wonderland concept with an ice rink and bar won't be coming to Walthamstow this Christmas.

“In its place we'll still be running a German market with events and entertainment alongside our Walthamstow Sunday Social event every Sunday.

 

[Pickman's model]

that's one for Orang Utan, bears that give you the fear

 

[Pickman's model]

Boo

'Extreme disappointment' as Walthamstow Winter Wonderland plans flop | East London and West Essex Guardian Series

I for one was looking forward to it not looking at all like this ^ artist impression

that's people before they go in, the people coming out are more like the man on the far left looking disappointed

 

[pogofish]

Today's contributions to the thread have left me feeling strangely uplifted..!

 

[Supine]

My favorite seasonal thread

 

[skyscraper101]

Today's contributions to the thread have left me feeling strangely uplifted..!

This is not the place for joy and uplifted spirits. Only for misery and ruined Christmas dreams

 

[wiskey]

I can't be the only person who finds it a bit odd that people are still trying to organise Xmas markets etc at the end of November ... Where are all these things coming from, I'd have expected them to be booked months ago, surely there must be a finite number for hire?