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

[neonwilderness]

Another late arrival. I imagine it's probably taken 2 weeks for the MEN 'journalists' to find these comments on social media.

Families slam 'rip off' event saying children were bored within 30 minutes

Parents say there was little to do, equipment was broken and children were 'told off' for bouncing on the only inflatable slide there

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Billed as 'a magical place where dreams come to life' they said it would feature 'four colourful worlds of imagination filled with exciting inflatable creatures such as talking cacti, hanging birds and a giant octopus'.

The true spirit of Christmas

 

[spitfire]

This is so pathetic. Don't want to miss your timed slot that's on a refund-not-guaranteed ticket? Don't go out Christmas shopping on one of the busiest days in the year!

I would love to see how they approached it, I bet they went straight from sob story to mega indignant so whoever was dealing with it went "fuck you!".

 

[TopCat]

Another late arrival. I imagine it's probably taken 2 weeks for the MEN 'journalists' to find these comments on social media.

Families slam 'rip off' event saying children were bored within 30 minutes

Parents say there was little to do, equipment was broken and children were 'told off' for bouncing on the only inflatable slide there

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

A family of arses

 

[editor]

Moved out of the Christmas forum for all-year-round LOLz.

 

[neonwilderness]

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/residents-angry-after-popular-christmas-event-in-northampton-leaves-woodland-area-like-a-scene-from-world-war-i-3979816

Residents have criticised a popular Christmas event in Northampton and compared the aftermath of it to ‘like a scene from World War I’.

I saw a dead pigeon next to one of the winter light trail fences...it kind of symbolised the lack of consideration.

 

[BoatieBird]

This is local to us. I heard that it was shit so didn't bother (sorry thread).
We sometimes walk the dogs there so I'm a bit pissed off about the state they've left it in

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

This is local to us. I heard that it was shit so didn't bother (sorry thread).
We sometimes walk the dogs there so I'm a bit pissed off about the state they've left it in

Judging from the photo above, i can see that it must be near impossible to walk a dog in that forest with a road vehicle track in the mud. Dogs tend to get very upset when they see such unbridled carnage, puts them right off a walk.

 

[not henry]

Better late than never.

"We didn’t get out of the car park until around 9.30pm, by which time the event had already closed." Rebekah said the ordeal upset their children, 12-year-old Annalise and seven-year-old Zara, and ruined what was supposed to be a treat in the build up to Christmas.

'Gutted' Huddersfield family get trapped in 4-hour car park queues

A couple who took their children to the event were 'stuck in limbo' when they could not compensation from Lightopia

www.examinerlive.co.uk

I don't mind that this family suffered the alleged woes that they did

 

[Lord Camomile]

Well, this has early promise...



Kickstarter page

But now we have a problem…. We can’t tell anyone about it!

To do so would jeopardise the concept, spoil the surprise and potentially ruin the event

So we’ve decided that a crazy idea needs a crazy launch and that’s where you and Kickstarter come in.

We wouldn’t expect people to pay full price for a ticket to an event they know very little about (not even we’re that crazy!) so we've devised...

The Ticket Gamble!
Take a chance on us and place a small deposit down to reserve your place now in return for a 50% discount off the standard full price when we launch.

OR

Wait to find out what it's all about by joining our Priority Booking list and we'll open up the box office to you for a short time before launching to the general public but you'll pay full ticket price.

What we can tell you.

• The entire event will run for 6 weeks, running each day.
• We're constructing a purpose-built, indoor arena
• It will be presented to approximately 40,000 people across that time
• It will involve a specially produced, seated show and immersive experience
• It will be aimed at families and young children
• It will include a Christmas village with rides, shops and activities
• It’ll include a little Christmas gift for every child that attends.
• And the chance to meet Santa!

Apart from that….it’s a secret!

Assuming this bit is true:

As a company we've been involved in producing and presenting a wide range of entertainment for over 20 years.

With stadium concerts including Sir Elton John, Neil Diamond, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, REM, Meatloaf and many others, we've combine our music events with theatre productions, musical tours and even sporting spectacles.

then it might not actually be the scam it sounds like. Quick bit of Googling suggests it might be these folks.

Still... I'm curious why revealing any details would "jeopardise the concept, spoil the surprise and potentially ruin the event", while the phrases "constructing a purpose-built, indoor arena" and "a Christmas village with rides, shops and activities" certainly sound very at home on this thread.

 

[UrbaneFox]

This is so pathetic. Don't want to miss your timed slot that's on a refund-not-guaranteed ticket? Don't go out Christmas shopping on one of the busiest days in the year!

I've just noticed, she starts out being 50 years old but by the end of the article she is 49.

Hopefully by now she has evaporated and lives in Minusland.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Well, this has early promise...

View attachment 367880

Kickstarter page



Assuming this bit is true:


then it might not actually be the scam it sounds like. Quick bit of Googling suggests it might be these folks.

Still... I'm curious why revealing any details would "jeopardise the concept, spoil the surprise and potentially ruin the event", while the phrases "constructing a purpose-built, indoor arena" and "a Christmas village with rides, shops and activities" certainly sound very at home on this thread.

<subscribes>

 

[AverageJoe]

Well, this has early promise...

View attachment 367880

Kickstarter page



Assuming this bit is true:


then it might not actually be the scam it sounds like. Quick bit of Googling suggests it might be these folks.

Still... I'm curious why revealing any details would "jeopardise the concept, spoil the surprise and potentially ruin the event", while the phrases "constructing a purpose-built, indoor arena" and "a Christmas village with rides, shops and activities" certainly sound very at home on this thread.

And they're doing to do all that with five grand...

 

[T & P]

Fyre Xmas edition

 

[Artaxerxes]

Well, this has early promise...



Still... I'm curious why revealing any details would "jeopardise the concept, spoil the surprise and potentially ruin the event", while the phrases "constructing a purpose-built, indoor arena" and "a Christmas village with rides, shops and activities" certainly sound very at home on this thread.

Gladiatoral combat with the audience fighting to survive a series of Squid Game style challenges

 

[Lord Camomile]

And they're doing to do all that with five grand...

Very fair point!

This clearly isn't going to be their only source of funding, not least because alongside the non-Kickstarter ticket sale, even backing the Kickstarter doesn't buy you a ticket, just gets you a discount once tickets are available.

However, even with that, does make you wonder what the £5k figure is about. Maybe it's less about generating cash, and more about generating hype and/or evidence of a market, which would then be used to secure other stakeholders like more substantial investment, performers, etc.

Fyre Xmas edition

Definitely had the same thought

 

[Lord Camomile]

2 weeks in, I'm not sure we could say it's going well...

 

[Mation]

And they're doing to do all that with five grand...

That's just the bail money. Good to prepare for that sort of thing.

 

[neonwilderness]

Not a Lapland event, but this seemed like the best thread

Music festival is unsafe mud bath, revellers say - BBC News

Northern Kin Festival is plagued by problems with toilets, water supply, disabled access and traffic.

www.bbc.co.uk

festivalgoers were left queuing for hours before arriving to a field with limited facilities.

there were just three toilets for hundreds of people.

It's a mud bath and it is not going to get any better, it's getting worse,

It clearly has not worked as smoothly as we'd all have hoped

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Sounds like what you’d pay for - cracking festy
Vibes

 

[AverageJoe]

Amateur.

Should have tried Glastonbury 2007

 

[cupid_stunt]

Amateur.

Should have tried Glastonbury 2007

I missed that year, but was there for a number of very muddy years, starting in 1982, but it was still a fairly small festival so wasn't too bad compared with 1990, and even worst 1997, there's a list of all the muddiest years via the link below, with some classic photos too.

Glastonbury's muddy years: the festival’s worst weather in pictures

Rain, thunder, lightning, mud, mud and mud. Despite taking place in "Flaming June", Britain's biggest festival hasn't always been lucky when it comes to the weather. Here are some of the absolute worst occasions.

www.radiox.co.uk

 

[AverageJoe]

I was at the 1997 one. It was horrendous

 

[Fuzzy]

I was at the 1997 one. It was horrendous

i was at 2004 and 2005 both pretty wet but 05 trumped it.

 

[cupid_stunt]

IIRC it was 1990 that I needed a tow from a tractor to get my old BT Dodge van up the hill, from the camping field next to the main stage field, in the days before vehicles were no longer allowed in the tented camping areas.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I couldn't swear as to which was which in my own memory, but was def at '04. '05 and '07, so assuming '07 was the one where entire fields were flooded, tents submerged and people travelling by canoe (not the one in the photo, more the plastic single-seater types).

One other thing I've always remembered that resonated from the article was that if it rains heavily early on, even if the weather is dry after that it can still really impact your experience of the festival overall, as much of the ground will never really dry 'properly'.

 

[NoXion]

I missed that year, but was there for a number of very muddy years, starting in 1982, but it was still a fairly small festival so wasn't too bad compared with 1990, and even worst 1997, there's a list of all the muddiest years via the link below, with some classic photos too.

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Glastonbury's muddy years: the festival’s worst weather in pictures

Rain, thunder, lightning, mud, mud and mud. Despite taking place in "Flaming June", Britain's biggest festival hasn't always been lucky when it comes to the weather. Here are some of the absolute worst occasions.

www.radiox.co.uk

Very prescient of those two chaps to bring a canoe with them!

 

[Fuzzy]

Very prescient of those two chaps to bring a canoe with them!

tent, tick, sleeping bag, tick, booze, tick, canoe, tick

 

[NoXion]

tent, tick, sleeping bag, tick, booze, tick, canoe, tick

You don't have to bring the ticks with you, there's plenty in the long grass already.

 

[T & P]

I bring devastating news about the Top Secret Christmas event...

 

[kenny g]

I was at the 1997 one. It was horrendous

My then girlfriend refused to bring a raincoat. We eventually ended up buying a military NCB rubber suit from some army surplus stall. Both got trench foot. Actually left the site at one point and got to a guesthouse in a nearby village to be told the BBC had booked out everywhere.