Immersive Willy Wonka Experience Turned Out To Be A Scam

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Police were called to an 'immersive' Willy Wonka Experience after families showed up to an 'empty warehouse'

The event reportedly charged $40 for entry, advertised with AI art, and said it would be a 'journey filled with wondrous creations and enchanting surprises at every… pic.twitter.com/udz8KeWVxQ
- Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) February 27,

Comments

[allfourone]

I'm so glad I am not a mom so I don't have to look up, plan, and go to stupid shit like this just to entertain my kids

[sweetwaterlane]

IDK, if this had been a legit event like they advertised, i'd be totally interested, mom or no mom. Like the Van Gogh immersive experience looks cool and i'd like to check it out, so a well done Willy Wonka one would catch my eye too.

[syvlie0o0]

Except there are two “immersive” Van Gogh exhibits and one is really bad. So many people have been scammed by that one.

[sweetwaterlane]

Oh no, which is the bad one? The only one i've heard of is in Miami and i thought it got good reviews, but i haven't looked too far into it.

[syvlie0o0]

https://wtop.com/entertainment/2021/03/van-gogh-the-immersive-experience-on-sale-friday-for-secret-dc-location/

[sweetwaterlane]

Interesting. I'd like to see photos of the two because it doesn't seem like too many people have voiced disappointment, just confusion about which one they thought they were getting?

I do see the potential for them to be disappointing if not done right and too driven by profit vs experience. I'd prefer a timed entry so i don't have to deal with crowds taking selfies and obstructing the view.

[pixiegerms]

the bad one is basically like going to a live microsoft screensaver slideshow of his art lol it’s not even a full 360 degrees because the roof doesn’t have screens

[squirrels_oh_no]

https://abc11.com/van-gogh-art-exhibit-experience-tickets/11700622/ One of them definitely has terrible reviews. This one was in an old Planet Fitness but they called it a secret location because they hadn't actually signed the deal when they started selling tickets.

[almostlawyer]

I went to the bad one and yeah can confirm, it is bad like the projections are blurry and stuff

[karebear82]

The immersive Van Gogh exhibit in PIttsburgh was straight trash. It was a projector video playing on the walls and ceiling of a giant warehouse room where you sat on the floor. Some of it moved. Not anywhere close to the $40+ they were charging for it.

[lreservoirldogs]

I think my MIL went to the Chicago exhibit that did the same thing. She liked it. Glad I didn't go.

[felicityevans]

Apparently, that one may be the ripoff one. A user upthread posted a link to an article about this here: https://wtop.com/entertainment/2021/03/van-gogh-the-immersive-experience-on-sale-friday-for-secret-dc-location/.

The Chicago one is one of the legit versions. I don't see Pittsburgh listed for either exhibition, but the ripoff version is traveling; the legit one looks like a full-time installation. I almost bought tickets to what I now know was the ripoff version and I'm really glad I ended up passing.

[derevko]

there was something like that over here, idk if it’s still there, but it was like 50 bucks and I just dont get it, not my thing I guess. If I’m paying $50, I wanna see a real Van Gogh painting, not lights on the walls, but that’s me

[anterrabre]

I went to the legit Van Gogh experience and it was amazing!

[eowyn]

Same! I went in Melbourne AU and it was on a few different levels, so it was really interesting to watch. You could get a drink at the themed cafe. I also went to another about impressionists that was just as peaceful and immersive.

[allfourone]

Maybe I'm just not the type of person who likes these kinda of events but to me this just seems like something to take pictures of for social media