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

[neonwilderness]

"We were told we could walk through the woodland, which turned out to be a tent with some statues"

 

[neonwilderness]

'Santa's Grotto was said to be staffed by young, thin men.....'

 

[neonwilderness]

The true spirit of Christmas

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/milton-keynes-winter-wonderland-cancelled-after-ruining-chri

 

[oryx]

From an article the Huffington Post:

'...."the situation upon my kids meeting Santa was very awkward, also he has black hair, black eye brows and black arm hair on show."'

 

[Ground Elder]

"My daughter trod in dog poo and was told by one of the events team it was actually reindeer poo."

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

"My daughter trod in dog poo and was told by one of the events team it was actually reindeer poo."

 

[wtfftw]

"He said he never claimed the ice rink had real ice"

 

[skyscraper101]

Poundland Santa: "Children were given bags of crayons and colouring pencils when they went to see Santa."

The funfair!

"this ride was being pushed around by hand at one point"

"There were two huskies and two reindeer"

The ice rink

 

[UrbaneFox]

Photo 3, above. Santa hanged himself, as well he might.

 

[pogofish]

My faith in Christmas has just been fully restored!

 

[skyscraper101]

I love this one too...

"Parents were dismayed at the quality of 'Santa'"

 

[Gingerman]

This thread is

 

[skyscraper101]

 

[ElizabethofYork]

"Another commenter, Kelly, wrote that she had taken her daughter for her 5th birthday. "We never found any reindeer and there was no Christmas market as advertised. The elves were taking a smoking break in full costume outside the grotto," she wrote. "This winter wonderland did nothing but distort and maybe even destroy my child's belief in the magic of Christmas"

 

[UrbaneFox]

I love this one too...

"Parents were dismayed at the quality of 'Santa'"

Some minimum standards need to be legally established, together with a watchdog, in order to protect the profession. Ditto elves.

 

[Santino]

Some minimum standards need to be legally established, together with a watchdog, in order to protect the profession. Ditto elves.

OfMas

 

[SaskiaJayne]

I guess the elves will accused of swearing & smoking again by sizeist cunts.

 

[marty21]

Concrete reindeer.

I saw some real Reindeer on Saturday, along with a fat Santa - they seem able to get hold of both in Hackney

 

[UrbaneFox]

Does this mean that reindeer meat is going to be the next food scandal?

 

[el-ahrairah]

awesome. this makes me proud to be British. i hope when i have children i can still take them to crappy christmas-land.

 

[marty21]

I love it too, despite the publicity about the last one - there were still loads of parents willing to part with cash to go to another shit one - it's a Christmas tradition, like Pantos and Carol Services

 

[doddles]

I love it too, despite the publicity about the last one - there were still loads of parents willing to part with cash to go to another shit one - it's a Christmas tradition, like Pantos and Carol Services

 

[spanglechick]

I know they staff the big London one with pro actors. That's what you need, really. Not poorly motivated school leavers on yet another minimum wage mc job.

 

[Voley]

"Santa was described as a skinny teenager who could barely communicate."

 

[kittyP]

The best bit was "they blamed the winter weather".... for fucking up a winter wonderland

 

[Voley]

The best bit was "they blamed the winter weather".... for fucking up a winter wonderland

If I'd been them I think I would've blamed it on being too near to Christmas.

 

[Lord Camomile]

"Santa was described as a skinny teenager who could barely communicate."

Well, we all were once, but I think it's unfair to focus on that now that he's an adult

 

[neonwilderness]

I know they staff the big London one with pro actors. That's what you need, really. Not poorly motivated school leavers on yet another minimum wage mc job.

There is a biggish one up here which is supposed to be quite good



Although I think if I ever went to one, part of me would want it to be rubbish so I could take the piss

 

[killer b]

 

[free spirit]

There is a biggish one up here which is supposed to be quite good



Although I think if I ever went to one, part of me would want it to be rubbish so I could take the piss

mates of mine work at that one as elves, but knowing them they'd really get into the part - they've been doing it a few years now I think.