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

[pogofish]

On another board, we are dealing with the extreme anguish of a Londoner who has booked his family a last minute Christmas break to a highland village, only to find that nowhere for miles around has room for them for Christmas dinner - and no takeaways either, even the nearest curry house is closed Christmas and Boxing Days.

Also their hotel bar is closing at 5:30pm because the place is short staffed.

They had hoped to see snow and the Northern Lights too.

 

[hash tag]

Stop press. It brings me no pleasure to draw your attention to what must easily be the most soul-destroying, heartbreaking story of anguish, disappointment and ruined childhood memories this thread has ever seen

Tony's sorry for missing advent chocolate stunt

Tony's Chocolonely apologises for leaving an advent calendar window empty to highlight inequality.

www.bbc.co.uk

I think the picture the BBC chose to illustrate the story says it all...

Another example of the greed and consumerism at Christmas - the complaints rolled in because there was no chocolate on a given day

 

[hash tag]

This was also mentioned on the radio this morning, It is difficult to feel sympathy for someone who hs splashed £600 on an advent calender

‘A joke’: influencers mock Chanel for underwhelming advent calendar

Luxury fashion brand denies deleting TikTok account after first seasonal calendar is criticised

www.theguardian.com

 

[Supine]

“Elsa from Frozen was advertised but it was a dark-haired girl in a Santa dress. There was also no snow, no Santa, nothing in a Christmas show.

“It was appalling, not as advertised.”

Essex Winter Wonderland falls flat as visitors brand ‘Overpriced' and 'Not as advertised' by visitors

“OVER-PRICED” “Not as advertised” and “Appalling.”

www.echo-news.co.uk

 

[hash tag]

I had some Tony's from an Oxfam shop the other week, OMG it was fucking lush. Bloody expensive though.

Me when I'd finished the bar and there was none left ^

Very ethical and very moorish but could not give it to chocoholic mil as the chocolate is much too thick, her teeth wouldn't cope with it
Expensive, yes but it's ethical chocolate.

 

[hash tag]

“Elsa from Frozen was advertised but it was a dark-haired girl in a Santa dress. There was also no snow, no Santa, nothing in a Christmas show.

“It was appalling, not as advertised.”

Essex Winter Wonderland falls flat as visitors brand ‘Overpriced' and 'Not as advertised' by visitors

“OVER-PRICED” “Not as advertised” and “Appalling.”

www.echo-news.co.uk

Yet another post about something lacking, or missing or expensive.
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas; I'm out.

 

[Supine]

 

[neonwilderness]

Mum fuming after visting Santa who was wearing Air Max and Apple Watch

The shocked mum posted pics on Snapchat and Facebook of her two boys visiting Santa where not a traditional, clumpy, black boot was in sight.

www.deadlinenews.co.uk

How can people expect children to keep believing when they’re knocking out Santa’s in TNS.

Thousands of people were left in stitches by the incident – although some merely commented that Santa was wearing Air Max 97’s not TNS.

 

[pogofish]

I had a wander down to a local pub/eaterie-type place this morning to treat myself to a sit-down breakfast.

No-chance! They were holding a "Breakfast with Santa" for kids and it was packed-out.
So I hid up the end of the bar with a coffee and watched - Santa was on top form, patrolling the lounge, delivering festive cheer, posing for photos/selfies etc with the kids and parents and few bemused pensioners who were drifting-in for lunch or a drink before retreating to the grotto to give-out some more gifts. It all seemed to be going really well.

I felt cheated - and after the kids/families had drifted away, had an early lunch instead, which was rather nice. First reasonably solid food in a week, following some unpleasant dentistry so still bit painful to chew.

 

[hash tag]

Mum fuming after visting Santa who was wearing Air Max and Apple Watch

The shocked mum posted pics on Snapchat and Facebook of her two boys visiting Santa where not a traditional, clumpy, black boot was in sight.

www.deadlinenews.co.uk

This is the modern world.

 

[T & P]

So kids will happily believe a jolly fat man who lives on the North Pole visits them every year to deliver them among other things trainers and Apple watches,, but if he wears them himself the whole thing becomes too far fetched?

Christ…

 

[Artaxerxes]

FUMING

 

[neonwilderness]

Apology to families over 'daylight robbery' Christmas event

Organisers say they've listened to feedback and improved their event, offering free return tickets for next year to those let down

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

The first two days of the show, which opened on Friday, earned scathing reviews online. One reviewer said their children were "bored from the start". It was labelled "embarrassing" and "a shambles", while one person said customers were "herded around like cattle".

We're not here to make an easy profit and run, we're here to build magical Christmas memories, a lot of thought has gone into what's been created and we've done everything we can to provide what was promised.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Apology to families over 'daylight robbery' Christmas event

Organisers say they've listened to feedback and improved their event, offering free return tickets for next year to those let down

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

...will now be offered free visits to next year's planned show...

 

[Part 2]

Yesterday this...

"They charged me £10 to park on a road that anyone can park on. When questioned about it he said it was the guy who owned the road that was charging people that price."

Winter Funland issues warning after visitors conned into paying huge parking fee

Greater Manchester Police is urging any victims of the scam to come forward

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Same event today...

"My children have been asking me millions of questions as they saw Santa putting his beard back on".

Furious families slam Winter Funland saying 'kids had more fun sat in the car'

It's billed as a giant funfair with 'the best rides in the UK', but parents say it's nothing like was promised

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The guy that owned the road

 

[T & P]

View attachment 302092

I was thinking the same when I read their statement. Hats off to them: that is next level swindling. Instead of claiming those complaining are lying, admit to a small degree of inadequacy and pretend to care about the whole thing so you can lure them to another trap next year, which will bring them extra profits through money spent on site even if you are letting them in for free.

Machiavellian stuff

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Yesterday this...

"They charged me £10 to park on a road that anyone can park on. When questioned about it he said it was the guy who owned the road that was charging people that price."

Winter Funland issues warning after visitors conned into paying huge parking fee

Greater Manchester Police is urging any victims of the scam to come forward

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Same event today...

"My children have been asking me millions of questions as they saw Santa putting his beard back on".

Furious families slam Winter Funland saying 'kids had more fun sat in the car'

It's billed as a giant funfair with 'the best rides in the UK', but parents say it's nothing like was promised

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The guy that owned the road

I pay road tax so I own the road where is my cut?
/me goes hunting for the shysters

 

[T & P]

All aboard the Polar Express!

Or perhaps, better not...

Mum Says Kids Were 'Traumatised' By 'Dodgy' Santa On £144 Polar Express Experience

The quick-thinking mum had to say Father Christmas’s brother was forced to fill in.

www.tyla.com

The mum said she was mostly taken back by the character's wiry, straight moustache and beard which she told her kids had been straightened.

ETA: I see the article comes with a bonus story about the same experience. Two disappointments for the price of one. It must be Christmas....

Mum Claims Polar Express Experience Has Turned Her Daughter And Niece Into A 'Non Believer'​

It wouldn't be the festive season without Santa Claus but for one mum, meeting the world's most iconic gift giver was an experience she and her family would rather forget.
Melissa Evans, from Staffordshire, is demanding a refund from Telford Steam Railways' Polar Express experience as she claims their Santa turned her daughter and niece into 'non-believers'.
The 35-year-old shared an image on Facebook along with a scathing review declaring he 'looked nothing like Santa', with his trim figure and short grey beard.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Mum Claims Polar Express Experience Has Turned Her Daughter And Niece Into A 'Non Believer'

Whilst the article itself does make the objects agree, the headline is a bit

 

[DaveCinzano]

...Staffordshire...

Ah yes mystery solved

 

[hash tag]

Many children are traumatised by Santa. This only goes to show this mythical character should be banished.

 

[T & P]

Many children are traumatised by Santa. This only goes to show this mythical character should be banished.

Or they could try making it less terrifying by morphing it with another much loved children’s favourite character…

 

[hash tag]

Or they could try making it less terrifying by morphing it with another much loved children’s favourite character…

View attachment 302583

Stolen to pass on to all the youngsters I know.

 

[Spymaster]

All aboard the Polar Express!

Or perhaps, better not...

Mum Says Kids Were 'Traumatised' By 'Dodgy' Santa On £144 Polar Express Experience

The quick-thinking mum had to say Father Christmas’s brother was forced to fill in.

www.tyla.com

ETA: I see the article comes with a bonus story about the same experience. Two disappointments for the price of one. It must be Christmas....

Mum Claims Polar Express Experience Has Turned Her Daughter And Niece Into A 'Non Believer'​

Surely her biggest problem is that her kids still believe in Santa, at the ages of 9 and 12.

Gina Rawlings-Jones said she paid £144 for her sons, Harley, 12, and nine-year-old Jonah to meet Father Christmas on a steam train at Telford Steam Railway in Shropshire.

 

[two sheds]

they're in for some serious ridicule at school

 

[pinkmonkey]

Christmas at The Grand Hotel: 'Inedible' dinner and no heating

Scarborough's Grand Hotel has had a tough year with many complaints flooding in.

www.examinerlive.co.uk

 

[hash tag]

Christmas at The Grand Hotel: 'Inedible' dinner and no heating

Scarborough's Grand Hotel has had a tough year with many complaints flooding in.

www.examinerlive.co.uk

No surprise there. It's had previous complaints like this. No one should be shocked or surprised as it's owned by Brittania Hotels who consistently get the worst reviews. When I went to Scarborough a few years ago, we didn't even consider that place.

 

[UrbaneFox]

Surely her biggest problem is that her kids still believe in Santa, at the ages of 9 and 12.

It was a shock for them to see someone with a normal face, not stuffed with botox, fillers, veneers, lashes, spray-on brows, full slap and nails 24/7.

 

[kenny g]

“Elsa from Frozen was advertised but it was a dark-haired girl in a Santa dress. There was also no snow, no Santa, nothing in a Christmas show.

“It was appalling, not as advertised.”

Essex Winter Wonderland falls flat as visitors brand ‘Overpriced' and 'Not as advertised' by visitors

“OVER-PRICED” “Not as advertised” and “Appalling.”

www.echo-news.co.uk

The comments on that are a potpourri of 2021 interweb disjointedness. Almost like poetry.

 

[Spymaster]

“Elsa from Frozen was advertised but it was a dark-haired girl in a Santa dress. There was also no snow, no Santa, nothing in a Christmas show.

“It was appalling, not as advertised.”

Essex Winter Wonderland falls flat as visitors brand ‘Overpriced' and 'Not as advertised' by visitors

“OVER-PRICED” “Not as advertised” and “Appalling.”

www.echo-news.co.uk

“I paid £20 to see Santa with my son, and when I arrived, nobody was there, the tent was dark and then an elf popped out to say the generator had packed up.