17 h. ago 'Willy Wonka all over again' Glasghost event slammed by angry families

Visitors to the event at Glasgow's SEC slammed the event online, with many claiming it was a waste of money and echoing the poorly put together Willy Wonka Experience of last year.

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26 h. ago ‘You just believe’: why Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their mood-lifting watches is a travel back to 1971 for the definitive Roald Dahl adaptationThere are some days when the only thing that can lift your mood is seeing a man in a top hat play the flute to summon a jodhpur-wearing Oompa-Loompa. Luckily, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has plenty of that and a lot more besides. I don’t care if you’ve just received a terminal diagnosis or found out your wife’s been having an affair with Chris Martin, you stick this film on and you’ll smile.The last time I watched it, before rewatching for this article, was with my wife and infant son in the week after his birth. He was too busy crapping himself to understand what was going on so the film was obviously just for us. Why would two thirtysomethings choose to watch a children’s film from the 1970s? Perhaps we were nostalgic for our own lost childhoods of watching it every Christmas and bank holiday, perhaps we were excited for the near ...

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43 h. ago Halloween festival charging £57.50 a ticket for families is branded the 'new Willy Wonka Experience' and a cash grab by visitors who call it a 'huge disappointment'

Cardiff Bay's eagerly-anticipated Halloween Festival opened on Saturday and is being held over half-term week.

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45 h. ago Cardiff Halloween Festival compared to 'Willy Wonka experience' and described as 'worst event ever'

It's fair to say the spooky-themed event has left customers afraid of returning

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5 d. ago 10 Scottish themed Halloween costumes you can wear this October

From Scrooge McDuck to a Glasgow Willy Wonka experience Oompa-Loompa.

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2 w. ago Glum Willy Wonka experience Oompa Loompa unrecognisable after huge transformation

Kirsty Paterson, 30, from Scotland, went viral for her disgruntled Oompa Loompa look at the Willy Wonka experience - now her life has changed for the better

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2 w. ago Oompa Loompa from viral Willy Wonka experience looks a lot different now

Kirsty Paterson, 30, was one of the orange-faced helpers hired for the two-day event in Glasgow, which left families outraged after they were handed a single jelly bean and a quarter cup of lemonade

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2 w. ago Viral Glasgow Ooompa Loompa from Willy Wonka experience now looks different

Kirsty Paterson was one of the Oompa Loompas hired for the infamous two-day event in Glasgow - and she has not let her career take a nosedive since the viral disaster

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2 w. ago Oompa Loompa from flop Willy Wonka experience looks different after major life change

Kirsty Paterson was one of the orange-faced helpers hired for the two-day event - and now she shared what she has been up to since her costume circulated worldwide

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3 w. ago Oompa Loompa from doomed Willy Wonka experience looks completely different after swapping life in the UK for Australia

Kirsty Paterson has swapped her UK life for Melbourne. She became an unlikely star after appearing as an Oompa Loompa in the disastrous Willy Wonka event.

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