# The Illuminati present the Willy Wonka Experience **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** ai\ **Created:** [February 29, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288 "2024-02-29T17:14:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/1 "2024-02-29T17:14:54Z")
So some guys rent a warehouse, build a couple of half-ass props, hire a few actors, AI-generate some promo pictures and a script and charge people $45 to experience it. I’ve seen it compared to an episode of _Always Sunny in Philadelphia_. > **[Cops Called to 'Willy Wonka Experience' as Crying Children Realize AI Ads...](https://gizmodo.com/cops-called-to-willy-wonka-experience-as-crying-childre-1851290088)** > > Willy Wonka Experience’s AI-fueled promises were pure imagination. > **[Willy Wonka Experience Actor Says Event Had AI-Generated Script, Unknown...](https://za.ign.com/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory/190857/news/willy-wonka-experience-actor-says-event-had-ai-generated-script-unknown-character-and-no-chocolate)** > > A world of pure imagination… literally. > **[Glasgow’s Sad Oompa Loompa Isn’t Gonna Sugarcoat This](https://www.vulture.com/article/glasgow-sad-oompa-loompa-interview.html)** > > “I don’t know how else you can put sprinkles on shit, but we were trying to be the sprinkles on shit.” There is a man we don’t know his name. We know him as the Unknown. The Unknown is an evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls. [![](https://i.postimg.cc/VLvQJzJ7/0242f99e-f71e-4119-a955-2ac62eb91f89-3.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/VLvQJzJ7/0242f99e-f71e-4119-a955-2ac62eb91f89-3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/2 "2024-02-29T17:19:26Z")
The carney sideshow lives! “This way to the Egress.” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/3 "2024-02-29T23:28:17Z")
People pay money for the Real WIlly Wonka experience. Children dress up, get all excited, and end up crying and traumatized. Defense - “You asked for the real Willy Wonka experience, that’s what we delivered” Jury - “You get nothing. You lose. Good day, sir! I said Good Day!” ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/4 "2024-02-29T23:37:41Z")
I wonder what the Slugworth Experience is like? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/5 "2024-02-29T23:49:53Z")
Also being discussed in the Stupid MFs omnibus thread, starting here; > [@Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/494): > > An entertainment company in Glasgow was charging 30 pounds a head this weekend for a “virtual Willy Wonka” experience that was billed as a fully immersive experience on par with the imagery from the book and movies. When customers arrived, it turned out the promotional photos were all AI-generated and the actual experience was a sparsely decorated warehouse with cardboard props, matte backdrops, and a “lemonade river” that consisted of a card table with plastic soda cups on it. The actors were… ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/6 "2024-03-01T01:15:16Z")
Pay attention to the text in the AI images the first link. Going to the imagnation[sic] lab, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/7 "2024-03-01T01:28:47Z")
I’ve been to a few discount “attractions” in the Wisconsin Dells that could give this place a run for it’s money. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/8 "2024-03-01T01:32:33Z")
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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/9 "2024-03-01T02:03:29Z")
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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/10 "2024-03-01T02:16:36Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I wonder what the Slugworth Experience is like? No jelly bean and no cup of lemonade. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/11 "2024-03-01T03:56:32Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > Pay attention to the text in the AI images the first link. > ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/12 "2024-03-01T03:57:32Z")
Surely Billy McFarland was behind this, right? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/13 "2024-03-01T04:03:34Z")
The full script has been released. Producing it accurately would have been… challenging. > **[Here's the Full AI-Generated Script From the Willy Wonka Disaster](https://gizmodo.com/heres-the-full-ai-generated-script-from-the-willy-wonka-1851295448)** > > The 14 pages of nonsense have ChatGPT hallucinations, frightening characters, and weirdly, no chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/14 "2024-03-01T04:11:37Z")
I was reading through it, and other than the scripted audience reactions and the mildly difficult giggle-grass pressure-plate speakers, I was like, “Okay, this is dumb, but I could see it working.” Then I got to the Bubble Bloom. > [@](#): > > **Willy McDuff:** (gathering everyone’s attention) Now, I must ask, has anyone seen the elusive Bubble Bloom? It’s a rare flower that blooms just once every blue moon and fills the air with shimmering bubbles! > > (The stage crew discreetly activates bubble machines, filling the area with bubbles, causing excitement and wonder among the audience.) > > **Wonkidoodle 2:** (pretending to catch bubbles) Quick! Each bubble holds a whisper of enchantment—catch one, and make a wish! > > **Willy McDuff:** (as the bubble-catching frenzy continues) Remember, in the Garden of Enchantment, every moment is a chance for magic, every corner hides a story, and every bubble… (catches a bubble) holds a dream. > > (He opens his hand, and the bubble gently pops, releasing a small, twinkling light that ascends into the rafters, leaving the audience in awe.) This is the point where the parents, torn between boredom and mild whimsy, perk up, realizing that they’re actually in the throes of a fey creature, and what happens next is going to be entirely up to fey whim. I think the rest is horror. Edit: Okay, there’s this: > [@](#): > > **Willy McDuff:** (confused) Wha—what happened? Did anyone else feel a chill?(He looks around, feigning ignorance of the Unknown’s presence.) You all look as if you’ve seen a ghost! Or perhaps, you’re just feeling a bit… whitety? If I’m ever at a paid event and the MC asks me if I’m feeling a bit whitey, I’m looking around for the burning cross. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/15 "2024-03-01T04:14:20Z")
You didn’t even get to the best part! > [@](#): > > **Willy McDuff:** (holding up the Gobstopper) Behold, the culmination of imagination and ingenuity—the Anti-Graffiti Gobstopper! A sweet so powerful, it can make anyn room sparkle without lifting a finger. But it seems, our friend, The Unknown, would rather use it for… less tidy purposes. > > **The Unknown:** (sneering) That’s right, McDuff. Imagine the chaos, the absolute power of turning tidiness into turmoil. Hand it over, and I might consider sparing your precious lab. > > (The audience gasps, tension mounting as the two adversaries stand ready.) > > **Willy McDuff:** (resolute) In the spirit of imagination and the pursuit of joy, I cannot let that happen. If it’s a showdown you want, it’s a showdown you’ll get! > > (Suddenly, the room transforms into a battlefield of lights and lasers. Willy uses a device resembling a futuristic remote, activating traps and illusions around the lab to thwart The Unknown’s advances.) > > **The Unknown:** (dodging a beam of light) You think these parlor tricks will stop me? I’ve come too far to be foiled now! > > (He retaliates with his own device, shooting beams of light towards Willy, who > > skillfully evades them, using the lab’s inventions as shields and counters.) > > **Willy McDuff:** (with a twinkle in his eye) It’s not about stopping you with tricks, but with creativity! For every dark intention, there’s a light of innovation ready to shine through! > > (Willy activates a machine that releases a dazzling display of holographic images, momentarily disorienting The Unknown. Seizing the opportunity, Willy sets the Anti-Graffiti Gobstopper into a contraption that amplifies its clean-up capabilities, sending a wave of sparkling cleanliness towards The Unknown, neutralizing his device and rendering him harmless.) > > **The Unknown:** (stumbling, caught in the sparkling wave) No! My plans, thwarted by… tidiness?! > > (The guests cheer as The Unknown is gently swept up by a robotic vacuum, > > humorously ending the confrontation.) If they’d actually had a budget for trap doors, laser battles, and a giant vacuum cleaner sucking up the Unknown, they could’ve put this on Broadway. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/16 "2024-03-01T04:32:19Z")
This was put on by an enigmatic wordsmith hailing from the bustling streets of Glasgow. > **[How Billy Coull 'conned' kids by using AI to sell Wonka event](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13131481/The-face-Willy-Wonka-scam-Billy-Coull-conned-kids-using-AI-generated-images-sell-immersive-experience-sold-Chat-GPT-authored-novels-Amazon-faced-backlash-cancelling-Santa-grotto.html)** > > EXCLUSIVE: Billy Coull, the man behind the infamous Glasgow 'Willy Wonka' scam is a self-published 'author' a who once cancelled Santa's Grotto. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/17 "2024-03-01T04:35:40Z")
Only the Mail would toss “who once cancelled Santa’s Grotto” into the lede as if that was something the reader was supposed to understand with no further clarification. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/18 "2024-03-01T04:51:20Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness quoting the script](#): > > (The stage crew discreetly activates bubble machines, filling the area with bubbles, causing excitement and wonder among the audience.) I think the ~~scammer~~ art director has never heard of Harvard’s Law: _Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases._ Perhaps it’s because I grew up remembering [Lawrence Welk](https://i.makeagif.com/media/3-11-2016/G3RzMX.gif) but rather than excitement and wonder I’d be thinking, “Huh. A bubble machine.” I suspect most kids would, too. You can’t script audience reaction. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/19 "2024-03-01T09:46:53Z")
Someone needed to tell the AI “more ‘whimsical stage show for kids,’ less ‘pastiche of the Circe chapter from _Ulysses_.’” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288/20 "2024-03-01T13:27:22Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Only the Mail would toss “who once cancelled Santa’s Grotto” into the lede as if that was something the reader was supposed to understand with no further clarification. They don’t even get into the garbage he’s been hawking on Amazon. > **[Huckster Behind 'Willy Wonka' Event Also Sells AI-Written Vaccine Conspiracy...](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/willy-wonka-event-glasgow-billy-coull-ai-vaccine-conspiracy-books-1234976876/)** > > Entrepreneur whose botched 'Willy Wonka' event went viral peddles AI-written books about vaccine conspiracies and human trafficking [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288.md?page=2)