For the past 48 hours, the internet has been captivated (or perhaps gazing in abject horror) at a mostly empty warehouse in Glasgow where parents unknowingly brought their kids to be terrorized by a Babadook knockoff and receive a small glass of lemonade and a single jellybean for their troubles. The scam was advertised by a group called “House of Illuminati,” which made a lot of big promises using entirely A.I. generated gibberish. If all went according to plan, guests could have experienced “cartchy tuns,” “exarserdray lollipops,” or even “a pasadise of sweet teats.”
The Willy Wonka Experience Disaster, dubbed the "Fire Festival of kids events," charged guests $40 promising an immersive experience using AI-generated images. However, attendees found a disheveled mess resembling a meth lab, with shoddy decorations and traumatizing scares. Actors struggled with nonsensical scripts, leading to a bizarre and disappointing event resembling a killer clown warehouse rather than a chocolate factory. Refunds were offered after outraged attendees demanded compensation, highlighting the event's failure and the organizer's shockingly low standards.