The Interpreter Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/393...ldren_in_tears/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 More here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Walking In A Winter Blunderland: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2...15875-20940750/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Quite funny piece regarding the park. Daily Mash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 More here from the BBC and check out the photo gallery. Looks wonderfull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wow even more about this sham. Looks like Santa is taking smoke breaks and has been in a few fights. Nothing says holiday spirit like a fist fight with Santa Furious Parents Attack Santa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 People were waiting in line two to four hours just to see Santa? How many people was this place attracting? It sure looks (based on the pictures) that people are getting ripped off and that the place is clearly not worth the price that guests are being asked to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Seems as if the website is no longer working. Either has had too much trafic and crashed or was pulled hoping the bad press will go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Apparently there are a LOT of angry people over this.... Check out this thread, if you have time. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showth...ghlight=lapland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Customers reportedly retaliating: http://ukfamily.co.uk/lifestyle/news/2008-...apland-row.html Now more than 2000 complaints (and a lot more detail): http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/3945011._Wi...000_complaints/ Lapland: We Won't Close! http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/3944...WE_WON_T_CLOSE/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Wow this is now getting press in Australia and New Zealand now. 3 News Auckland Herald Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Guard quits in shame, very sad story.BBC The official website has also been dramitically changed. Lapland New Forest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 That is awful! It's kinda like waiting 17 years to see a spectacular movie prequel, skipping a day of work and spending $20 on tickets and popcorn, because the hype leads you to believe you're in for something spectacular, only to leave feeling "wobbed and cwunched." ...paging Mr. Barnum.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Stupid Midi-chlorians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 Oh, my! "Fraudster boss behind 'Winter Blunderland' to rake in £2million" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...e-2million.html The boss of the ‘Winter Blunderland’ Christmas theme park that has attracted thousands of complaints is a convicted tax fraudster, it emerged last night. Victor Mears, who runs Lapland New Forest with his younger brother, was sentenced to three years in jail in 1986 after admitting failing to pay £500,000 in VAT. At the time he was serving a four-year sentence for tax evasion.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 Blunderland Cash Snowballs To £2M At 'Rip-Off' Venue: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/61095...-rip-off-venue/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 The park has closed for good and will not reopen this seasson. BBC Wonder if refunds are to be given to those holding tickets, I have a feeling not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 More on this: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/U...s_Of_Complaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Hmmm looks like people where spending money on what they knew would just be crap.... That park looks like crap and they really should pay me a 100 pounds to get into that place....just pathetic the owners knew what they where doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 Lapland Winter Wonderland Removed: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...nd-removed.html Trading Standards Considers Legal Action: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...set/7770161.stm Welcome to Lapland, and the Police: http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands...66331-22421631/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Another Lapland style park ordered closed before it opens. ukfamily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 Families Fight For Lapland Refunds: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4000932.Fam...apland_refunds/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Christmas Cheer for Lapland 'victims': http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2042105...lapland_victims BUT: Lapland Refusing Refunds: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4014...fusing_refunds/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Liquidation continues: http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancya...hornton-assists ...Creditors which include disgruntled customers seeking a refund, and customers who had paid in advance and claiming the money back are requested to contact Grant Thornton before the creditors meeting via post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Two brothers behind a Christmas Lapland attraction are due to appear in court charged with misleading customers. Victor and Henry Mears face criminal charges over their roles in the Lapland attraction in the New Forest near Ringwood, on the Dorset/Hampshire border. The theme park closed after a few days in the run-up to Christmas 2008 after thousands of customer complaints.... http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/a...Z1DzxLinBQ06WrA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Just read through this whole topic from last year, following all the links. Wow, what a FAIL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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