Lapland new forest (ROFL)

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20081202/...s-dba1618.html
"Real Christmas Wildlife"

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...65558_5329.jpg
"Special Christmas Food"
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...65559_5648.jpg
"Bustling Christmas Market"
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...65562_6599.jpg
"Christmas Forest"
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...65552_3469.jpg
"Amazing nativity scene"
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...65555_4408.jpg
"Real Wildlife Animals"

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...19663_9634.jpg
"Santas Grotto"
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...170444_304.jpg

Here is the santas elf that greets you from your car to take you to this magical land..

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...65550_2873.jpg

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The website for Lapland New Forest at Matchams Leisure Park near Ringwood on the Hampshire-Dorset border, showed pictures of snowy scenes and promised real log cabins, husky dogs and other animals, as well as a "bustling" Christmas market.
But some visitors claimed they experienced "disorganised chaos" and complained that once they paid £25 to get inside the park, it was "tacky" with "real log cabins" actually garden sheds and the nativity scene a billboard poster that could only been seen across an expanse of mud.
An ice rink was also closed for repairs while the "magical tunnel of light" turned out to be a few lights hung up on a line of trees.
Organiser Henry Mears said: "We don't believe we ripped anyone off."
He blamed "a few groups of professional troublemakers" for the allegations over the attraction which opened on Friday, adding: "Like all people they like to get into queues and just generate a bit of aggravation. What is not here that we haven't advertised?"
Dorset County Council's trading standards team said it planned to investigate after receiving more than 50 complaints.

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does anybody find the chav elf smoking funny? imagine walking into this "Magical Wonderland" And seeing him standing there ;).

Lol at the Chav, I have seen this but I would be fricken pissed if I had bought a ticket for that place, although I found their site fishy anyways.

It's rather expensive but this place just stands no hope now, trading standards will have a fit, no one will go and it'll continue to be featured in the news. It doesn't look like a great deal of money has been spent on it at all and their reactions are rather poor, it's that bad it can't even be improved.

Nothing more than what a child could of done, and that nativity scene is laughable.

Trading Standards are looking into it right now.

I lol'd at the market.

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO

Their site is down LOL

Lmao, that looks ridiculous.

Awesome! Nah that is really pathetic :P

I prefer the real forest, warmer than england because theres no wind

LOL
i saw it on the news and i was like, aww thats abit harsh, sure its not gunna look like the real lapland, but they shuldnt be so mean. Then i saw the pictures of it and i goes
LMAO WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP LOOL

What an absolute disgrace, who in their right mind would pay £25 to enter there. They should be entitled to a full refund. Marwell Zoo has a lot more to offer at Christmas and is quite magical. Well it use to be for me when I used to go ;)

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Originally Posted by MissAlice

What an absolute disgrace, who in their right mind would pay £25 to enter there. They should be entitled to a full refund. Marwell Zoo has a lot more to offer at Christmas and is quite magical. Well it use to be for me when I used to go ;)

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My garden looks more magical than that **** hole on christmas :@

LOL thats funny i saw it on the news today and laughed

That's a shame, it would of had huge potential. If they couldn't make a Christmas wonderland, then they probably shouldn't of even bothered...

Aw that sucks it just doesn't seem to compare with the Winter Wonder land in Hyde park, London

http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/index.html :P

Lol looks lovely and haha at the market :)

thats just terrible i visted Laplanduk and i can tell u it was no diff to this place.... just half painted trees and mud everywhere.........

LOL that place fails

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Originally Posted by LeahRAWRR

LOL that place fails

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No no, that place FAILED.

It has now been shut-down but it's unclear if it was voluntary or not, but staff were getting attacked, contractors weren't getting paid and the directors are upset that they've upset children and they've lost a lot of money.

Looks well exciting.

I could get better in my back garden :rolleyes:

looks fun fun fun :rolleyes:

its closed yay

A new one is opening in the west midlands..

http://www.laplandwestmidlands.co.uk/

and I have just looked in the code and..

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<meta name="Identifier" content="lapland, lapland new forest, santas grotto, santa's grotto, santa grotto, meet father christmas, christmas theme park">

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Originally Posted by Dan2nd

A new one is opening in the west midlands..

http://www.laplandwestmidlands.co.uk/

and I have just looked in the code and..

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lol, email it to trading standards

I think the mud was for the anticipated snow, it would have filled it nicely but heh

LMAO xD I seen this on the news

LOL, OH MY
thats shocking

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Originally Posted by Dan2nd

A new one is opening in the west midlands..

http://www.laplandwestmidlands.co.uk/

and I have just looked in the code and..

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This has also decided to kick the bucket:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/7768957.stm

Lapland, hardly

I lol'd alot.

Turns out they were connected, registered addresses were on the same street lol

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Originally Posted by Technologic

lol, email it to trading standards

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why.... because it has 'lapland new forest' in the meta tags? You haven't bought anything from them so why would trading standards give two flying monkeys about a meta tag :S