Ben: Other photos were located showing she really was just doing what she could with what she had:

Ok I am so deeply obsessed with the terrible Willy Wonka Experience and there is just SO MUCH material being unearthed that I'm going to just try and pull together a resource thread with everything that's currently been found. Let's start with the AI promotional images for the event:

And, of course, the depressing reality:

A breakout star was the solitary Oompa-Loompa actor at the event, in charge of handing out to children their single jellybean and quarter-cup of lemonade. An image of her went viral looking relateably dead behind the eyes:

However! She was located after the event and seems like a lovely person who was trying her best and is slightly mortified by the whole thing! Wonka Experience Oompa Loompa Kirsty Paterson Interview (vulture.com)

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Other photos were located showing she really was just doing what she could with what she had:

The actor hired to play Willy Wonka was one of the first to speak out, first of all releasing a series of viceos recounting his experienc on TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZGeDcNxgF/

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He was also quickly located by the press and interviewed. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Willy Wonka actor breaks silence on disastrous Willy’s Chocolate Experiencewww.independent.co.uk Exclusive: Comedian and actor Paul Connell played the beloved Roald Dahl character at family event in Glasgow but the celebration of sweets soon turned sour

He mentions a script full of AI garbage. Obviously that script got leaked almost immediately. @seamas.bsky.social has a good breakdown here: bsky.app/profile/seam...

The AI-generated "script" the actors were given for the Glasgow Wonka event is.. something. Aside from featuring staging and effects that would be impressive for a moderately-sized West End spectacular, its stage directions also dictate, in detail, precisely how delighted the audience will be.

A favourite part of the script is a truly baffling addition to the lore: The Unknown. An evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls. Here they are scaring the children: twitter.com/CultureCrave...

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And, just like literally every single other person involved, the actor playing The Unknown has come forward to giver her own account www.instagram.com/reel/C37Z64A...

Jain Edwards on Instagram: "I was the actor who played "the unknown" at the willy wonka glasgow experience. #willywonka #theunknown"www.instagram.com jain__edwards on February 29, 2024: "I was the actor who played "the unknown" at the willy wonka glasgow experience. #willywonka #the..."

At this point you're probably wonder who would try to organise an event like this. Well naturally the Internet found him and he appears to be slightly deranged: Face behind the Willy Wonka debacle? I've got him! : glasgow (reddit.com)

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Don't think this person was actually there

The actual unknown actor: www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot...

He says he's going to try to forget, but realistically his stand-up set just got a solid 8 minutes.

Have you seen this article from the Rolling Stone? www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Huckster Behind ‘Willy Wonka’ Event Also Sells AI-Written Vaccine Conspiracy Bookswww.rollingstone.com Entrepreneur whose botched 'Willy Wonka' event went viral peddles AI-written books about vaccine conspiracies and human trafficking

Did you catch the milkshake ducking of Paul? knowyourmeme.com/news/wonka-a...

Bloody hell, didn't see that coming

zomg, his costume is store-bought. I’ve seen it on Amazon.

That’s interesting casting.

A single jellybean? I don't even like jellybeans but wtf??

Would you want more than one mucus jellybean?

But they're oddly gorgeous!

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awwww she's not just a gloompa-loompa ☺️

Karen Gillian, of Doctor Who & Guardians of the Galaxy fame, is kind of obsessed with her and wants to play her in the movie version. lolol! (am I allowed to link to the birdsite? it's on her account there)

hahah totally 😆

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Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.

The helpers are in the walls

That quote always makes me emotional

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Let this Oompa Loompa be an inspiration for us all to just try to get through it with kindness even though our reality is constructed by assholes and actively falling apart.

She's lovely and people have been so mean even though she's clearly a hero of our time: vm.tiktok.com/ZGeU1n481/

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Oompa loompa, diddly dee, Accidentally started a fiery spree. Mixing potions, cooking meth, Ended up with more than a little death. Oompa loompa, burning bright, In the lab, in the dead of night. What do you get when chemicals blend? A blazing inferno that just won't end!

Yeah, it's not HER fault, or any of the actors!

She deserves an OBE

Why is there so much smoke in these photos?

Also mirrors?

I guess the guy who put this together took the phrase "smoke and mirrors" literally

They really were doing their best and honestly I hope they can find higher paying work cause that kind of raw deal sucks.

That's kindness right there. When you're having a shitty day at a shitty job and you still do everything you can to help those kids. I hope the workers and actors involved get some sort of payment eventually.

She should sue and so does the actor. I read the article and I feel the people hired by the company to make that event should join the parents of the kids and make a lawsuit.

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Bless her I hope they all got paid.

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She deserves the world. What an absolute gem of a person.

Aww 🥺

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