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What We Can Learn From the Wonka Experience Fiasco

And why it is so important to be truthful upfront

Ross Derbyshire
Write A Catalyst
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3 min readMar 1, 2024

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If you haven’t heard about the Willy Wonka Experience then allow me to fill you in.

In Glasgow, Scotland, a Willy Wonka Experience was advertised to parents as:

Screenshot from event organiser website

It was advertised with these images:

Screenshots from event organiser website

And parents were being charged £44 a ticket.

Are You Ready For What Was Actually Offered?

Meth Lab Oompa Loompa , photo credit here
I don’t even know how to caption this one, photo credit here

Can you imagine how it must have felt to turn up to that event with all the excitement and wide…

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Ross Derbyshire
Write A Catalyst

A man on a mission to fulfil the promise of his 8 year old self by becoming a writer