Brick Fest Live, held over two days at Birmingham's NEC from May 29 to May 31, has drawn significant criticism from attendees. Many visitors, who paid up to £35 per ticket, were disappointed to find a half-empty room with small brick piles, contrary to the glossy promotional images that promised an extraordinary Lego experience. The event has been compared to Glasgow’s disastrous Willy Wonka experience, with some attendees feeling 'conned' and 'miss-sold'.
The Glasgow Willy Wonka Disaster Event Is Now the Subject of a Parody Song Performed by John Stamos More: https://t.co/ycjrXVSJrr https://t.co/8HqQyOMmZa
John Stamos performs the lead song from 'Willy's Candy Spectacular' from the upcoming musical parody of the Wonka Glasgow experience https://t.co/35lwsMaE5W
John Stamos sings an unexpected melody about a world crushed by a Willy Wonka apocaylpse in a chaotic parody video that includes Trump and Putin. https://t.co/5ocCgIM32Q
In a new demo for 'Willy’s Candy Spectacular: A Parody Musical,' which will spoof this year’s viral Willy Wonka Glasgow Experience, John Stamos traces the downfall of civilization back to the disastrous event in Glasgow. https://t.co/AM1D2sCsPZ
EXCLUSIVE: John Stamos Warns Of The Wonkapocalypse In Sneak Peak At Musical Inspired By Glasgow’s Bizarre Willy Fest https://t.co/K3z5Gymqd8
John Stamos Warns Of The Wonkapocalypse In Sneak Peak At Musical Inspired By Glasgow's Bizarre Willy Fest https://t.co/K3z5GymY2G
I spoke with an attendee who went to Brick Fest Live, advertised as a huge Lego festival, but said he felt "conned" and "miss-sold" seeing a half-empty room with small brick piles. Almost like the Willy Wonka experience fiasco all over again For @PA https://t.co/LmhxMQYOdT
John Stamos gonna sue somebody.... But this is brilliant https://t.co/JXOxXIRcdg
Lego superfan compares "disappointing BrickFest" at NEC to the controversial "Willy Wonka" experience - by @HannahLudlowITV https://t.co/Pm6igV05j1
‘Genuinely a con’: Lego enthusiasts bemoan half-empty room at Birmingham NEC event https://t.co/jPcFEeH4kp
Expectation vs reality: Glossy images promised Brick Fest Live Lego visitors event would 'be nothing short of extraordinary' but instead they found Willy Wonka-style flop https://t.co/B05vgIZLeQ https://t.co/0xQPDOeUiT
Customers complain about Brick Fest Live, which ran over two days at the NEC, with the event drawing comparisons with Glasgow’s disastrous Willy Wonka experience ⬇️ https://t.co/uXBQzG6bMl
The new Willy Wonka Glasgow experience? 'World's largest hands-on Lego event' Brick Fest is slammed as disappointed families paying up to £35 a ticket are met with 'bleak' half-empty room https://t.co/B8RZEet27R https://t.co/mPsw10OFsO