House of Illuminati , the administration behind the event , reportedly charge up to £ 35 for tickets ( about $ 45 ) for an afternoon of action free-base on the Timothée Chalamet Wonka reboot . The event was advertize withAI rendering fullof lollipop forests , jellybean falls , fly horses , elephantine mushrooms , and other grotesque , larger - than - life scenes , promising “ a property where chocolate ambition become realness . ”
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When hundreds of parents arrived with their syndicate , they were greeted by a gutted mill with dirty windows and expose air conditioning systems , a couple of plastic candy canes , and other rented props strew about on plain concrete floors .

Photo: House of Illuminati / Stuart Sinclair
Disappointed families reported that the “ whimsical ” Oompa Loompas turned out to be sputter doer frantically retell scripts that were give out the night before the event . actor reportedly write on social media that they were asked to improvise with prop that were n’t even there when they arrived .
Customer Stuart Sinclair wrote on Facebook that it convey around two mo through an event that was supposed to provide an hour of amusement , where the main attraction was people lining up to quetch to flustered organizers .
Sinclair compose that he repel two hours to attend the case with his two sons and four - yr - honest-to-god daughter . “ This was described as the full Willy Wonka experience with hot chocolate fountains etc and a great day out for the kids , ” he wrote . “ Would n’t recommend this company for anything . ” Sinclair described the experience as an “ right-down bunko game . ” House of Illuminati did not directly reply to Gizmodo ’s request for comment .

The House of Illuminati reportedly offered 850 customer full refunds and offset the event just a day in .
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