Willy's Chocolate Experience
One of the AI-generated advertisements used for the event, with uncorrected spelling errors and nonsensical words | |
| Date | 24 February 2024 |
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| Venue | Box Hub Warehouse |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°52′21″N 4°20′26″W / 55.87250°N 4.34056°W |
| Theme | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Organised by | House of Illuminati |
| Website | willyschocolateexperience.com |
Willy's Chocolate Experience was an unlicensed event based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that took place in Glasgow, Scotland, in February 2024. The event was promoted as an immersive and interactive family experience, illustrated on a promotional website with "dreamlike" AI-generated images. After it was discovered that the event was held in a sparsely decorated warehouse, many customers complained, and the police were called to the venue. The event went viral on the Internet and attracted worldwide media attention.
The event drew comparisons to the 2008 Lapland New Forest controversy, the 2014 Tumblr fan convention DashCon, and Billy McFarland's 2017 Fyre Festival.