Glasgow’s viral disaster ‘Willy Wonka’ Chocolate Experience, which prompted police to be called by angry parents in February, is to get a Hollywood makeover with the launch of an LA version.
The notorious event sparked dozens of memes, a Channel 5 documentary, and was discussed in parliament after it hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Organiser House of Illuminati was forced to cancel the event, which promised “a world of pure imagination,” after parents who had paid £35 for a ticket instead found a near-empty warehouse with a handful of Wonka-themed props, a small bouncy castle and some miserable looking actors.
Actor and yoga teacher Kirsty Paterson, 29, who became a viral hit after pictures emerged on social media of her as a sad Oompa Loompa at the “immersive” £35-a-ticket experience, will be the star of the California event, while The Hangover star Zach Galifianakis has also been linked to the Willy’s Chocolate Experience LA event on the Eventbrite website, which described it as “tongue-in-cheek”.
Attendees are invited to “step into a world of pure imagination at Willy’s Chocolate Experience Los Angeles as chocolate memes come to life” at a “nondescript” warehouse in California, where visitors are promised two free Jelly Beans with their $44 (around £35) ticket on April 28.
Paterson is billed as a “notorious Scottish Oompa Loompa”, and will take part in a Q&A session.
The actress described her impending LA appearance to the Daily Record as a “modern-day fairytale” and said she hoped to launch a new career as a kids’ TV presenter on the back of her new-found fame/infamy. She added: “I’m doing a lot of meetings and a lot of networking out there. As a trained actress it’s not an impossibility that I’ll be doing movies.”
Guests will be welcomed to “a plethora of enchanting attractions” in downtown LA, including DJ sets and film screenings, as well as getting to meet Ms Paterson, who was described as having a “heart of gold”.
The listing for the event also claims: “Additionally, Hollywood heartthrob Timothee Chalamet has expressed interest in attending, further heightening the excitement surrounding this extraordinary event.”
