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01 December 2008

Riot in "Lapland" →[More:]
I can't believe the price of this - £25 entry, then once you're in, there's extra charges for the 'attractions'.

"Elves did not meet visitors at their cars as promised, and "there was no Seamus the elf to take us to Santa", another woman complained."

Oh, the horror.

The slide show gives the full flavour of it.

post by: essexjan at: 12:40 | 7 comments

Unfortunately Crapland's website is broken.

posted by essexjan 01 December | 12:42

Twenty-five quid for the sorts of attractions shown in the pictures?

Hell, I'd riot too.

posted by jason's_planet 01 December | 13:36

It was reported on the news that, after queueing for 3 hours to see Santa, those children whose parents were not prepared to pay another £10 for a photograph were only allowed to wave at him from a distance and not actually approach or speak to him.

posted by essexjan 01 December | 14:34

That looks craptacular.

posted by arse_hat 01 December | 14:57

Those crazy Laps. Who on earth would think Lapland is some kind of theme park? Think Siberia with fewer trees but with Reindeer. Eh, gullible Brits, I suppose.

What's next? Hurricane Alley trailer park tours?

posted by trinity8-director 01 December | 16:25

wow, that's pretty lame. Like, homer simpson backyard theme park with old homeless shelter mattresses levels of lame.

posted by kellydamnit 02 December | 01:24

The place has closed. I particularly like this bit from the official notice:

What I believe to be a wholly illegal action by the credit merchant company called "Streamline" of seizing /withdrawing all funds without notice from the Lapland New Forest Ltd bank account

That would be Streamline, the country's largest card payment processor.

posted by cillit bang 04 December | 11:12

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