Willy Wonka Experience Turns Out to Be a Disaster

[@iluv_nana]

Those AI-generated ad photos should’ve been the first sign this wouldn’t go well

[@Alastair_Adana]

Whenever I see or hear anything AI I instantly ignore it

[@mrxxbrian]

They didn't even fix the typos in each of the AI generated ads

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

I feel like there should be classes on modern internet culture offered to older generations nowadays (Gen X, Baby Boomers, and a few older Millenials) that teaches them how to better distinguish and detect online scams like this. I may be showing my age but back in my time as a young Millenial the crazy online scam at the time were the chain phishing emails asking for your banking info (i.e. the "Nigerian Prince" emails, etc.) Technology has advanced very rapidly since then, we might even be on the doorstep of a fully digital reality like the Matrix soon.

[@Irish_Ian17]

Came in here to comment just this, Bless!

[@meskonyolsen6657]

Up next: Fabricating evidence to Innocent with AI GENERATED CHATGPT

[@ΟΤΙΝΙΚ]

Looks more like a liminal space than a tourist attraction

[@meskonyolsen6657]

Looks perfect to fit on Backrooms Level 🤣

[@Alastair_Adana]

The ad “photos” even have spelling errors like “Imagnation lab”. They were made by AI

[@ΟΤΙΝΙΚ]

@@meskonyolsen6657 agreed 👍🏼

[@chrishill9197]

@@meskonyolsen6657Yeah, it's very unnerving with how sparse and unwelcoming it feels.

[@BlackCatFilmProductions]

I seen far better.

[@StarLight-sl9ok]

“You get nothing…..You lose….Good day!”

[@shanewalters2565]

That didn't age quite so well here...

[@sierraj7480]

😂

[@MerryMythicalBird-ti5sf]

At least no one got severely punished or benefited from this experience overall

[@MerryMythicalBird-ti5sf]

Like in the movies

[@BeyondPostal]

HAHAHAHA

[@I_have_Claws]

“Come with me and you’ll see in a world of pure disappointment” :(

[@That_RandomGuy0]

Indeed

[@ExcitedBlini-ng6jq]

😂😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂

[@GibsterGD]

Reach out touch what once was just in your insanity

[@forest2727]

Maybe that was their goal

[@kryspy5160]

ai photos shouldnt be allowed to be used in advertising

[@addie-eileenpaige6460]

I just hate AI ads in general. I'm a photographer & know the art & skill that goes into photography. It's not as simple as putting on a filter or hitting a button.

[@bethanyoneal5789]

Agreed

[@tailuigi]

They even put out fliers made entirely using AI, resulting in much of the text on them being gibberish.

[@dale9042]

@@addie-eileenpaige6460Apparently it is for these businesses. Their goal was to get money from people, and they used AI to make these images... and these people BELIEVED IT!!!!!!

[@simonstevenson6686]

Or event promotions.

[@heeheeriah]

97 year old Willy Wonka experience still terrifies children the old fashioned way.

[@Maleanyc]

omg stop

[@dojachrist4286]

white he plays julie ragbeer ft: normani

[@dojachrist4286]

where*

[@alfaeology]

Is Kate Middleton there?

[@bhondy]

get out of my head

[@SagittariusQueen1980]

When you order the Willy Wonka experience from Temu.

[@RAIN-wt1of]

😂omg the best comment harsh, true, and funny as hell

[@veg2489]

Don't do temu like that. They're great.

[@Jen-gp5jr]

Naw, more like a Wish order 😂🤣

[@zerogrey3798]

I was thinking Wish myself, but pretty sure it's all the same thing anyway.

[@evonne315]

😂😂

[@razor3535]

Somebody really took a final look at this place and said "alright, start letting 'em in"

[@matthewmosier8439]

Yeah, I think there's a chance that this was a scam.. but a scam that was too successful. They might have been counting on maybe a third of the number of attendees so that the disappointment would have been less organized and no refunds publically demanded. Instead a ton of people showed up and the police were called and it leaked into media reports.

[@charlalar14]

😅😅😅😅

[@onlythereal3389]

This has me cracking up🤣💀

[@TheReal0re0McFlurr]

THIS HAS ME HOLLERING

[@Thestuff836]

Usually comments don’t make me laugh but this one was too good!

[@Sylveon0412]

yo my school did a better job decorating the cafeteria for our Willy Wonka homecoming then these guys did with a whole dang warehouse

[@intdisaster]

To be fair it looked like the opening room in the reboot movie, they were probably going to decorate it much further but ran out of budget.

[@madelynwallis7015]

@@intdisaster shouldve managed the budget better then lol

[@intdisaster]

@@madelynwallis7015 Considering they were using ai art they probably spent it all on gpt-4

[@Jonb173]

🤣💀

[@Frink108]

I was just going to say, I've seen high school students decorate the gym for their prom 100 times better than this.

[@richardc5100]

All they had to do was turn down the lights, push everything closer together, install some led strips with pulsating colors, and use the movie sound track. Also have some people dressed up as the characters to take pictures.

[@happysocialmoth1197]

Oh, but that actually requires making EFFORT and spending like- 100 dollars more to do that….💀

[@NoOneHere2Day]

Instagram vs reality.

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

A.I. vs Reality

[@TheLast-One]

Your mom vs reality

[@NoOneHere2Day]

@@TheLast-One lol, mom jokes? Tell me you're 12 without telling me you're 12.

[@kekeandtofo]

"Your mom" jokes died out as soon as the Yo mama channel made its last joke (which was a while ago). Come up with an original joke instead of a stale and overused one.​@TheLast-One

[@freshevansGloryBeToGod]

The metaverse vs reality

[@Henotlegend]

"Fyre Festival cheese sandwhich" nah that's insane 🤣

[@jackmack4181]

Reminds me of that one event that I call the “watyr festival” a 3 year cruise, but the company forgot to get a boat

[@AdvertisingDream]

I’ll have my bank wire you the refund 💁‍♀️

[@tristancreed]

It's the unholy lovechild of the Fyre Festival and Dashcon. 🤣

[@cebruthius]

So savage!

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

She did good on that. 😂

[@matcha_546]

Willy Wonka and the Fentanyl Factory

[@BobMarley-uz9mn]

Walter White has entered the Chat:

[@DoneWithEvrything]

Suits that one photo that everyone knows from this thing

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

And there wasn't any chocolate!

[@ethanchasejackson]

That’s absolutely foul 😂

[@randodinosaurxoxo601]

One jelly bean per child

[@InAHollowTree]

@@randodinosaurxoxo601 *jelly babies, just a few though. And a 1/4 can of limeade. This event looks like the visual representation of the "womp womp" sound 🤣🤣

[@VaunXox]

I thought the feces sandwich they served me, was in fact chocolate!

[@daytonapeanut]

When I was in high school we had one homecoming week where the seniors designed these mini fun houses and one of them was Willy Wonka themed. Those little boxes constructed of cardboard and butcher paper were leagues better than this.

[@ShadowGamer2215]

I feel so bad for parents who paid and got that disaster of an event.

[@Timedelayedfuse]

This is sort of a metaphor for social media in general. Everything looks beautiful and perfect online but in reality it is anything but.

[@cinderellaskeleton6720]

Idk why people constantly say this, do you guys want instagram models to post photos of themselves with sea food poisoning

[@Timedelayedfuse]

@cinderellaskeleton6720 They say it because it's true. People appreciate honesty. You clearly do not.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

​@@cinderellaskeleton6720 Because it's absolutely true. Also, what a silly thing to say about ig models. Obviously they shouldn't post themselves looking as terrible as possible. It doesn't have to be one extreme or the other, you know. What would be nice instead of fake, fake, fake all the time, would be people just be willing to celebrate their own natural beauty. Not being afraid or embarrassed to show flaws.

[@jcfeverything6227]

As SpongeBob SquarePants once said "You promised those children Krabby the Clown, but all I saw out there was Cheapy the Cheapskate."

[@CurlyCurly52]

“Imagnation Lab” in the AI photos should’ve been the first red flag

[@mandythegrimadventures8964]

and also whatever "encherining" is in the third image.

[@GANGST]

K who let Mr.Krabs make this attraction. (Remember Kiddie Land from SpongeBob?)

[@hydro73_42]

i think it was krabby land

[@Rocket_Man.]

Barnacles!

[@GANGST]

@@hydro73_42 oh yeah

[@GamingLiveEnt457PH]

Tartar Sauce!

[@name123-jq1bf]

It's like Homerland.

[@TheClanBlade]

I like to imagine this is what Willy Wonka's factory actually looked like when he wasn't high on shrooms

[@InAHollowTree]

LMFAO!

[@justinmagee2203]

Hahahahahaha wow its just sooo…basic.

[@youngmasterzhi]

It could be worse. All the kids would’ve end up in a factory accident report while being carried away by singing short labourers!

[@weldin]

At least with that there is some pizazz ✨

[@unknown_user479]

"Come with me, and you'll be in a world of pure disappointment"

[@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid]

*_Organizers wrote an apology on Facebook that has since been deleted saying they would offer refunds_* They probably put that up thinking that only a few people would ask for a refund then took it down when damn near everybody wanted to refund.

[@d.k.1394]

Lol

[@jokodihaynes419]

"If something too good to be true it's usually is"-Judge judy

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

The thing is, older generations browsing the internet don't know any better because they haven't grown up with the internet unlike the younger gens (from Millenials to Gen Alpha). There needs to be classes offered to these older folks on moder internet culture so they don't fall for online scams like these and other misinformation.

[@eldritchbidoof]

I like how you attribute that quote to Judge Judy as opposed to the 50000 other famous figures who have said the same thing lmao

[@wilamblack8372]

Wow you guys believed in A.I. ads. You should of known it would be a lie then and there.

[@patoconnor9600]

And you should HAVE known as well

[@mcdonkey500]

@@patoconnor9600 nope

[@mylescorley1978]

Don’t blame the victims! They will feel attacked, alienated and double down!

[@addie-eileenpaige6460]

I hate all the AI being pushed today, especially considering I'm a photographer. It takes a lot more than AI filters to take & edit a good photo.

[@Felix-jo7nj]

some people unfortunately dont know (or dont care to learn) the tell-tale signs of ai

[@JonBrase]

Let's be honest: this "disaster" is better than the multiple fatalities/close calls of the movie. Not to mention the sanitary hazard that is the chocolate river.

[@Liyahhbabyyy]

🤓☝

[@InAHollowTree]

Fr. As a kid, I thought Augustus Gloop had _definitely_ drowned, his lungs thick with chocolate. Even after finishing the movie, that scene and the notion gave me occasional nightmares for years.

[@TheShadowOfInnocence]

Those ads were as real as the “pull the keys to save the king from the falling lava” app commercial’s.

[@Acbdefghijklmnop]

Mom I want Willy Wonka We already have Willy Wonka The Willy Wonka at home…

[@DavidUSA2525]

That’s hysterical, the underside of my sink is more Wanka than that.

[@Mario87456]

This is hilarious I just love stories of events like these being scams. It’s also not the first time something notable like this has happened such as with the whole Lapand New Forest incident.

[@GWsavedMYlife]

Looks more like decorations made in art class by teenagers for a prom set in a gym

[@jimtekkit]

They ran with the idea of "pure imagination" and relied on visitors to imagine everything that was missing.

[@swancman]

You know your event is bad when it reminds people of the Fyre Festival.

[@AndrewNi-c4c]

If you expect what you see in the movies, you'd probably have to go to Six Flags, Universal Studio, or Disneyland for it to be that elaborate and professional looking.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

I guess their "world of pure imagination" meant you had to just imagine all the cool scenery.

[@Robotoda2000]

This is pure gold. I can see this turning into an episode of south park

[@joey_5232]

Bro built the backrooms with their own entities 😭🔊

[@itzbp9949]

Unfortunately here in the uk we do everything terribly here

[@TrollAnimations160]

But everything there is so beautiful

[@itzbp9949]

Yeah we just don't know how to do nice theme park areas compared to your places like Disney world ours looks like a trash heap

[@enigmaticencounterlol3277]

@@itzbp9949stop glorifying America they make more mistakes than every country combined.

[@LuizFernando-809]

​@@enigmaticencounterlol3277USA the best country bro,i say that as a brazilian

[@OmegaGlops]

​@@LuizFernando-809 I dunno man, we don't do carnivals as good as you guys do. Ours just have questionably safe steel roller coasters and deep fried Twinkies!

[@EDCsteals]

lol looks like Wilky Wonks was having a yard sale

[@taylorr.2275]

😂😂

[@yumcherrypies]

School project expectations vs. reality

[@annabelleecho8056]

I saw another story about this on the news and for some reason thought this happened in Chicago. It wouldn’t be the first time Willy Wonka tricked children though. Only Charley was pure at heart enough to escape unscathed.

[@nazomius7033]

Mr. Krabs’ Krabbyland

[@SeanHenderson]

They bought that rainbow arch on temu.

[@westsidevicious]

The fact this organizer got death threats is more disappointing than any expectations from ungrateful goers

[@robmonroe1716]

"This place reminds me of Santa's Workshop! Except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me." -Buddy the elf

[@HollywoodLego]

Unbelievable.... I've seen kids birthday parties that had more effort put into this disaster...

[@-CloClo-]

Even schools put more effort into their functions than whatever this is.

[@brianhall1977]

"Now, eventually you do plan to have chocolate on your Willy Wonka Experience , right" 😆🤣 in my Jeff Goldblum voice

[@zoey_r]

That’s comically sad as heck

[@captainr800]

The website was full of Ai pictures, and there was a lot of words that had spelling mistakes like Paradise was spelled Pasadise.

[@sgnjamcitydevteam6913]

*If it sounds too good to be true, it’s probably false.*- Sonic

[@jumperboi12]

And he was right…

[@sgnjamcitydevteam6913]

@@jumperboi12he always was.

[@barrbarr31u]

When mom says, "No, we have a Chocolate Factory at home."

[@ChristianHtownTx713]

Uh oh hot dog If you know you know

[@mafiaboy23ca]

It looks more like storage then some Willy Wonka's day of fantasy...

[@Jhihmoac]

Someone I know pointed this out a day or so ago... Big bridge between fantasy and reality... When I saw the AI-Generated ads before those of the actual real venue, I knew then things weren't going to be right! There's nothing wrong with AI Fantasy Art - Just so long as you let people know beforehand that what they see _IS_ a fantasy!

[@bunnyfan9960]

You promised the kids imagination and fun, but all I saw out there was... CHEEPY THE CHEEPSCATE! :(

[@Reavstone21]

The actors got scamed in this too and no pay.

[@J.TiberiusKirk]

Breaking News: The promoters of the Willy Wonka experience had given all the attendees specially modified fizzy lifting drinks which they admit did not work because there were insufficient hallucinogens added to the drink formula before they were handed out.

[@nedmerrill6228]

No refunds should be given. Only a goodbye sucker as the suckers leave.

[@WindowsGG]

oh man that one spongebob episode named krabby land was some episode i just hope it doesn't predict anything... thanks a lot cheapy the cheapstake

[@MrAmadeus1998]

“Imagnation” “encherining” That should have been a red flag.

[@AdvertisingDream]

Does anyone know the creative agency responsible for this?

[@Nick64266]

Funnily enough I feel like this is a good representation of how life is. You see it on screen and think it’ll be magical. Then you get there and it’s nothing but disappointment. At least my life so far 🤣

[@VaunXox]

Feces Fountain, anyone?

[@Deadchannel596]

It feels like the krusty krab playground

[@Camphreneas]

…and this is why you should *_NEVER_* trust adverts made with AI images, or else you get something similar to Krabby Land😅

[@tom11zz884]

That was a Bootleg version of Willy Wonka.

[@tinkahal6547]

Come with me....and you'll be...in a world of pure Scamination.lol😂😂😂

[@KCC22211]

They were only given $500 and told to go to the Dollar Store

[@d.k.1394]

You would change from $500

[@journeymansmitty8283]

Wow not Willy Wonka with the false advertising LMAO😂😂😂

[@mikekazz5353]

Good sign of a scam is usually AI art that's not touched up in the advertisement.

[@VaunXox]

They had a naked guy at the entrance.

[@MegaThelegoshow]

Looks like if you order Willy wonka’s chocolate factory from Temu

[@creeperswitchgaming]

That feeling when the only imagination is in the posters.

[@kristipierce4735]

Should have been a clue when Imagination was spelled wrong in the “ Imagnation Lab”.

[@bustamango863]

It’s well worth the money if you use your imagination…imagination…imaaaaaaaaaginatttion, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimagination, imagiiiiiiiination, immmmmmmmmaginaaaaaatiiiiion, imaginatioooooooon…..

[@Elmonke61]

Expectation Vs Reality be like

[@themirrorsofmymind]

A Disappointment is not the same as a "disaster". 🙄

[@snicker576]

Agreed. Peeps be being too harsh

[@mcgublummcgublum4159]

Charcoal and the Fire factory

[@brookegarber817]

Looks like something for a young child's birthday party

[@garylangford1]

Did they hire a high school student council to make these decorations?

[@ShampootheSpider2019]

Who ever used false Advertising should be reported to FCC, AI generated contents should be banned

[@2nww3r]

MrBeast did it so much better

[@Goomi_894]

Ok

[@Maleanyc]

mr breast always slays

[@Cris_-wg6ev]

We should let Mr. Beast do it instead

[@EmilyTheManx]

This is what happens when you try to get Wonka bootlegs.

[@dimitristsekeris1821]

I mean I can give them some leeway and say that the props didn't matter a lot, and the Willy Wonka Experience could have been a massive "all you can eat" candy buffet. But this guy didn't even do that. Jelly beans and lemonade? Get out of here!

[@VincentKelly]

And Spongebob Squarepants somehow predicted this as well!.

[@HazeyCazeyTv]

If the location was a tad bit smaller, it might have worked

[@randolfo1265]

Plus different lighting, decor, quality, everything And then add some chocolate.

[@hahna77]

They should have just labeled it an instagram photo op experience & all would be fine.

[@TheRhinestoneHurricane]

Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure disappointment 😕

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

This is basically krabby land

[@killr_millerlite]

They should have contacted Mr beast.

[@d.k.1394]

Looks like its made with fridge boxes. Shoe boxes. Toilet rolls. Then painted 😢

[@joelvanwinkle5976]

Looks more like a level of the backrooms than a Willy wonka exhibit

[@PikachuLover0927]

This really reminds me of Mr. Krabs’ Krabby Land lol

[@C_Williams84_Vlogs]

Come with me and you’ll see A giant wall with AI Generated pictures

[@0230Raveena]

Yep, new age Willy Wonka minimalism.

[@KatieSchroeder-i7v]

Expectation vs reality

[@sylviessword]

"I hope you're ready... for nothing"

[@ErnestJay88]

Basically another "Fyre Festival" but this time is for children 😂

[@mattzlmao]

That aint willy wonkas experience thats wimpy woka experience

[@TheRManProds]

THE KID'S VERSION OF FYRE FESTIVAL!