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Is it Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory or a meth lab? That's the big question the internet is asking after a Wonka themed "immersive experience" left customers disappointed. A U.K. event company put together an immersive experience titled Willy's Chocolate Experience that promised to transport Willy Wonka fans into a "magical realm." The attraction was not affiliated with the Warner Bros. movie 'Wonka,' though the event's marketing came as close as possible to suggesting it was based off it, but the whole thing turned out to be an epic letdown.
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00:00So is it Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory or a meth lab?
00:03That's the big question the internet is asking after a Wonka-themed immersive experience
00:08left customers pretty disappointed.
00:11A UK event company put together an immersive experience titled Willy's Chocolate Experience
00:15that promised to transport Willy Wonka fans into a magical realm.
00:19The attraction was not affiliated with the Warner Bros. movie Wonka,
00:23though the event's marketing came as close as possible to suggesting it was based off it.
00:27But the whole thing turned out to be such an epic letdown.
00:30According to The Guardian, customers who queued up found a sparsely decorated warehouse
00:35with a scattering of plastic props, a small bouncy castle, and some backdrops pinned against the walls.
00:41It was so bad, children were in tears, and some customers even called the cops.
00:45Photos from the event went viral online, comparing what was promised to what was delivered.
00:50One user even compared the event to running a meth lab.
00:54The Guardian added that the event organizers refunded tickets, which were $44 a pop,
00:59and apologized for the very stressful and frustrating day.
01:03For more updates to this story, head to THR.com.
01:06And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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