Talking ’bout a Winter Blunderland

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In this episode we talk about Christmas Blunderlands, that annual tradition of press stories about crappy Christmas attractions. Disgruntled parents, crying kids, smoking elves and swearing Santas, we’ve got the lot.

Big content warning for the F word and we don’t mean festive. When I say cover your kid’s ears I mean it. 12.15-13.15, if you want to skip it.

No trigger warnings but it might be worth stating the shows Santa policy. We believe. We make it clear the Santa’s mentioned in this episode are clearly imposters so you can listen in confidence that there will be no spoilers concerning the man in red.

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Sources:

Music by Looptape: Christmas Relax Beat | Royalty-free Music - Pixabay

‘Even the reindeer were unhappy’: life inside Britain’s worst winter wonderlands | Christmas | The Guardian

New Forest Lapland park owners 'could have made £1m' - BBC News

Lapland New Forest nativity was 'drawing on trailer' - BBC News

Staff 'bullied' Lapland New Forest organiser - BBC News

Lapland New Forest Santa 'had three-hour queues' - BBC News

BBC NEWS | England | Dorset | Lapland theme park is closed down

BBC NEWS | England | Dorset | Hundreds slam Lapland park 'scam'

Lapland brothers guilty of misleading customers - BBC News

‘Raging’ Santa Claus rips off beard and tells children to ‘get the f*** out’ after fire alarm disrupts grotto | The Independent | The Independent

Furious parents attack Santa and his elves as tempers fray at Winter 'blunderland' theme park | Daily Mail Online

Scary Scrooge and filthy costumes leave 'kids in tears' at shambolic Santa's grotto - Daily Record

'Fyre Festival' Christmas grotto leaves kids in tears over terrifying Santa with no hands and ‘disastrous’

rides | The Sun

Kids cry at East Lothian Christmas grotto with handless Santa and 'disastrous rides' - Edinburgh Live

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Magical Journey Christmas park closes after 1 day | Daily Mail Online

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