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

[Lord Camomile]

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

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We don't even know what we've lost

 

[pogofish]

It begins again:

An Edinburgh mum says she was unimpressed after being charged £15 for pumpkins - after forking out £38 for a special farm Halloween event.

The local resident, who wishes to stay anonymous, visited Craigie's Farm on Saturday, October 21, with her kids and was excited to experience a fun day out. However, after being a regular customer of the shop for years, she now feels 'disappointed' over being charged £15 for two pumpkins.

Edinburgh mum fumes as she's charged £15 for pumpkins - after paying £38 for event

The group of four visited Craigie's Farm Edinburgh to take part in a Halloween event. After they picked up two medium sized pumpkins, they were left shocked at being charged £53 for the whole day.

www.edinburghlive.co.uk

 

[DaveCinzano]

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

No, they just rowed in over the fence après le deluge

 

[T & P]

To be fair, £15 for two pumpkins would have been a rip-off even if it'd been free entry, never mind after having paid £38

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I think this belongs here

“Refund calls as smoke 'blocks' Edgbaston fireworks display”

Refund calls as smoke 'blocks' Edgbaston fireworks display

Videos show thick plumes of smoke blocking the view with the stadium saying it is investigating.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[T & P]

Well, this looks promising

Shopping centre gains national attention after launching 'Bury Santa' Christmas experience

A shopping centre has unexpectedly found itself the centre of national social media attention after launching its Christmas Grotto.

www.suffolknews.co.uk

 

[skyscraper101]

Not even in Bury, it's in Bury St. Edmonds. What a swizz.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Well, this looks promising

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Shopping centre gains national attention after launching 'Bury Santa' Christmas experience

A shopping centre has unexpectedly found itself the centre of national social media attention after launching its Christmas Grotto.

www.suffolknews.co.uk

WE COME NOT TO PRAISE SANTA, BUT TO BURY HIM

 

[editor]

This thread really needs a new title seeing as it's expanded to over more events. What about: Seasonal attractions: rip offs, disasters, grifters and total failures?

 

[Santino]

This thread really needs a new title seeing as it's expanded to over more events. What about: Seasonal attractions: rip offs, disasters, grifters and total failures?

Never

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

This thread really needs a new title seeing as it's expanded to over more events. What about: Seasonal attractions: rip offs, disasters, grifters and total failures?

“Lapland New Forest and all those for whom it provided inspiration”

 

[pesh]

Season’s Bleatings

 

[cupid_stunt]

Well, this looks promising

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Shopping centre gains national attention after launching 'Bury Santa' Christmas experience

A shopping centre has unexpectedly found itself the centre of national social media attention after launching its Christmas Grotto.

www.suffolknews.co.uk

In less than 12 hours the post entitled: "I genuinely thought this was fake. But it’s not and now the kids are crying" on Angry People in Local Newspapers' Facebook page has been shared more than 200 times and attracted a similar number of comments.

 

[two sheds]

Bury should have been celebrating Santa Alive

 

[neonwilderness]

Parents say female Father Christmas at Colchester Christmas Market 'ruined the magic'

A Colchester Christmas market featured a female Santa Claus over the weekend after unforeseen circumstances.

www.gazette-news.co.uk

Father Wokemas

Emma said: "I had my young niece with me excited to see Santa, however, when she saw her and heard her my niece became upset and asked where Santa had gone.

"I felt it was wrong considering they had one male elf that could have clearly swapped roles and when I mentioned it to the staff they all laughed."

Other parents claimed it "ruined the magic of Christmas for the children who went to the grotto".

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Parents say female Father Christmas at Colchester Christmas Market 'ruined the magic'

A Colchester Christmas market featured a female Santa Claus over the weekend after unforeseen circumstances.

www.gazette-news.co.uk

Father Wokemas

paging the woke tsar

 

[neonwilderness]

Essex Christmas fair cancelled as cars stuck in the mud

Organisers of the fair near Colchester say the car park was "a swamp" and vehicles were getting stuck.

www.bbc.co.uk

We will be giving all ticket holders full refunds, as well as compensating our fantastic stall holders who went to so much effort. Whilst it was on we had some great times... but it's in everyone's best interests that we stop now, as the overnight weather reports look terrible.

Disappointing

 

[UrbaneFox]

This thread really needs a new title seeing as it's expanded to over more events. What about: Seasonal attractions: rip offs, disasters, grifters and total failures?

OK, but as a subtitle.

We must never forget Lapland, where it all began.

 

[T & P]

Essex Christmas fair cancelled as cars stuck in the mud

Organisers of the fair near Colchester say the car park was "a swamp" and vehicles were getting stuck.

www.bbc.co.uk

Disappointing

Say what you will about the much maligned Lapland New Forest, but at least they ensured visitors didn’t find themselves in such predicament…

 

[klang]

We must never forget Lapland

and will never forgive.

 

[spitfire]

I don't think we should edit the title. It's Badgers' thread.

 

[neonwilderness]

I don't think we should edit the title. It's Badgers' thread.

Correct.

 

[T & P]

and will never forgive.

What is there to be forgiven anyway? The brothers behind the scheme have provided endless joy to countless thousands on message boards across the nation for many years. Hell, I reckon most of those who visited and felt ripped off initially have since come to view their experience as a transformative event and an anecdote they’ll be proudly telling to friends and grandchildren alike for the rest of their lives

 

[neonwilderness]

Christmas grotto event cancelled as organisers say 'Santa is too busy'

The popular Santa Grotto has been cancelled due to 'unforeseen circumstances'

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

one other person joked: “Thanks, kids crying now”.

 

[editor]

OK, but as a subtitle.

We must never forget Lapland, where it all began.

Done

 

[spitfire]

15 people liked the post that said it should be left alone. I didn’t see any clamour for a change.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Bye bye spitfire, it was nice knowing you

 

[two sheds]

It was nice having Badgers' original wording though

 

[spitfire]

Bye bye spitfire , it was nice knowing you

It’s not the end of the world and I don’t want to kick off a big hoo hah as editor gets enough grief as it is but there did seem to be more feeling for keeping it as is rather than changing it.

But Ed’s the boss.

 

[teuchter]

Thread titles are intrinsic to the threads they generate. Furthermore, there's something nice about inscrutable titles and/or threads that have drifted away from the original intent. There's very often no good reason to meddle with them. There are other forums I post on that are much, much worse with this habit. But can't we just leave them alone unless there's a really compelling reason to change them? It's fair enough when the threads are there as a source of information and it helps people find them, or if they are about some kind of specific event. And yes it's a badgers thread. If this kicks off a hoo hah let it be in his honour.