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

[pogofish]

Newcastle Winter Wonderland opening day cancelled due to rain

A yellow rain warning has led to the organisers deciding to close the Newcastle Racecourse event on Thursday November 17

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

This is a disappointing start to the season

A bit of wind and heavy rain didn't stop Aberdeen's Christmas shit from opening today:

Fuck.. That..!

 

[T & P]

Merthyr Tydfil kicked us off this year:

Shoppers angry as Trago Mills blocks disabled parking for 'winter festival'

One customer said her elderly father, who'd had a stroke, was left to struggle

www.walesonline.co.uk

Season of goodwill

 

[pogofish]

Seems that they have cancelled the switch-on for the civic Christmas Tree that was due for tonight though.

 

[Supine]

This thread is the only Christmas thing that’s acceptable in November.

Bring on the misery

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

A bit of wind and heavy rain didn't stop Aberdeen's Christmas shit from opening today:

Fuck.. That..!

Looks mighty tempting. Would definitely spend £8 on a bratwurst there.

 

[pogofish]

Looks mighty tempting. Would definitely spend £8 on a bratwurst there.

I'm going to have to go near it tomorrow - I may just pop-by to see if eight quid will actually get you a Bratwurst this year..!

 

[dessiato]

The Xmas Market opens here on the 25th Nov which seems a good idea. Gives a month to be ripped off before the great day arrives.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

We are having a Xmas lights switch on at my place of work. I found out today someone forgot to book a Santa and they’re now struggling to find one available

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

We are having a Xmas lights switch on at my place at work. I found out today someone forgot to book a Santa and they’re now struggling to find one available

You gonna step up to the plate bees? Red dressing gown, packet of cotton wool for the beard…

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

You gonna step up to the plate bees? Red dressing gown, packet of cotton wool for the beard…

Alas, I will be busy projecting festive images onto a clock tower

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Alas, I will be busy projecting festive images onto a clock tower

Can Brum handle the excitement?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Can Brum handle the excitement?

 

[Artaxerxes]

Alas, I will be busy projecting festive images onto a clock tower

Jingle balls?

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

We are having a Xmas lights switch on at my place of work. I found out today someone forgot to book a Santa and they’re now struggling to find one available

Is there a fee involved

 

[neonwilderness]

Is there a fee involved

You’d have to supply your own smoking elves

 

[T & P]

We are having a Xmas lights switch on at my place of work. I found out today someone forgot to book a Santa and they’re now struggling to find one available

Book a Satan instead, then blame it on dyslexia

 

[pinkmonkey]

Soz for Sun link but LOL

Inside unfinished World Cup fan village with rubble and cramped conditions

 

[Skim]

Merthyr Tydfil kicked us off this year:

Shoppers angry as Trago Mills blocks disabled parking for 'winter festival'

One customer said her elderly father, who'd had a stroke, was left to struggle

www.walesonline.co.uk

Ah, Trago Mills. The “Cornish Harrods”.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Soz for Sun link but LOL

Inside unfinished World Cup fan village with rubble and cramped conditions

For those not wanting to visit the Sun's site, you can view the article here - archive.ph

 

[Fuzzy]

Ah, Trago Mills. The “Cornish Harrods”.

going down trago

 

[two sheds]

Trago had UKIP posters up back in the day as I recall. Top employer

 

[Fuzzy]

Trago had UKIP posters up back in the day as I recall. Top employer

from what I know of Mr trago he had a prickly relationship with authority. doesn't surprise me about the ukip stuff.

 

[gentlegreen]

Paltalk knows where I live ...
Well actually as pedestrian / cyclist on the other end of town, the place is my idea of hell.
The whole area is totally car-centric.

As a non-parent, the prices look very scary.
I wonder how much energy will be deployed both in terms of people driving there, the lighting and the outdoor ice rink ...

- Cribbs Causeway

www.mallcribbs.com

 

[T & P]

Kudos to Qatar for trying to emulate the legendary Fyre festival

On the long, winding drive towards the campsite there are audible and visual signs of heavy machinery. Construction cranes reach high into the sky and workmen are busy with jobs ranging from laying pavement stones to wiring lights.

And as you drive towards the reception area the Blok 'N' Mesh perimeter fence doesn't exactly exude the 'premium fan camp' tag on the site's official booking page.

"It costs about £175 a night. To be honest it wasn't what I expected. When you see the pictures and read the description - and it's a Fifa World Cup - you expect a little bit of quality," said Pedro.

"This is like a sub-par hostel that you can find backpacking across the world.

"It's like being in a greenhouse, so we weren't able to sleep past 9am even though we were exhausted because of the flight." he added.

The tents, made of thick plastic, each contain two single beds and a nightstand with a lamp. A thin layer of carpet is lumpy in places as it rests on sand and gravel. A single electric fan completes the room layout.

£175 per night...

World Cup 2022: Inside Qatar's £175-a-night fan village

BBC Sport's Nesta McGregor visits Qatar's £175-a-night tented fan village to find out what supporters think of the experience.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DaveCinzano]

Kudos to Qatar for trying to emulate the legendary Fyre festival

£175 per night...

World Cup 2022: Inside Qatar's £175-a-night fan village

BBC Sport's Nesta McGregor visits Qatar's £175-a-night tented fan village to find out what supporters think of the experience.

www.bbc.co.uk

Have they opened bookings for Christmas yet?

 

[neonwilderness]

Mum charged £47 for two bags of pick and mix from Cardiff Winter Wonderland

"I think we were just shocked"

www.walesonline.co.uk

We both made sure the kids never went over board. The bags were nowhere near half full, but nobody knows what 100g of sweets looks like. As my husband was paying, my little girl started eating the sweets so I couldn’t have put some back if I wanted to.

I didn’t hear the woman say the price to my husband but I could tell by his reaction it was high so I asked him how much. He said £47.26, and I said: 'What, you can’t be serious?'. I think we were just shocked we knew it was going to be expensive but I was thinking maybe £20-£23. He just paid and we left.

It really put a downer on the day we had had. Nobody nowadays can afford to spend £47 on a pick n mix. I feel like they should maybe display a couple of display bags of sweets saying how much this would cost you on average, so people are aware. Nobody knows what 100g of sweets looks like.

We can confirm that the scales are checked and set with no way to adjust them once we are set up so for the total to be £47 this would have been just over 1.6kg of sweets in two bags.

 

[NoXion]

Paltalk knows where I live ...
Well actually as pedestrian / cyclist on the other end of town, the place is my idea of hell.
The whole area is totally car-centric.

As a non-parent, the prices look very scary.
I wonder how much energy will be deployed both in terms of people driving there, the lighting and the outdoor ice rink ...

- Cribbs Causeway

www.mallcribbs.com

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Speaking as someone who's accompanied my sister and her fiance when they take their kids for a day out, the grotto prices don't look too bad to me. But the ice skating sessions need to either be twice as long (half an hour?!) or cost half as much.

As for the energy consumption, I think it's completely unreasonable to expect parents to remain cooped up in the house with their children all winter. As a single dude I'm more than happy to hole up nice and snug in my man-cave and play video games all day as a form of ersatz-hibernation. But families with kids want and need a more varied range of activities, which will by necessity include going out and doing stuff, which inevitably incurs an energy cost.

 

[souljacker]

Reading's winter wonderland has only been open a couple of weeks but we've already had people being threatened with umbrellas lol

People threatened with umbrella at Winter Wonderland

Three people have been arrested following the incident - which saw staff members assaulted

www.getreading.co.uk

 

[A380]

Paltalk knows where I live ...
Well actually as pedestrian / cyclist on the other end of town, the place is my idea of hell.
The whole area is totally car-centric.

As a non-parent, the prices look very scary.
I wonder how much energy will be deployed both in terms of people driving there, the lighting and the outdoor ice rink ...

- Cribbs Causeway

www.mallcribbs.com

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Everyone's favourite bear? These chaps want a fucking word.

 

[Elpenor]

Reading's winter wonderland has only been open a couple of weeks but we've already had people being threatened with umbrellas lol

People threatened with umbrella at Winter Wonderland

Three people have been arrested following the incident - which saw staff members assaulted

www.getreading.co.uk

The Bulgarian secret service get everywhere