FANS of hit kids show Bluey have been left sobbing at a disaster day out that could give the Glasgow Willy Wonka experience a run for its money.
The cartoon has won legions of fans with parents and kids religiously tuning in for all the latest fun with the animated dog.
Event organisers in Las Vegas recently attempted to put on a live event surrounding the hit Aussie series but it was quick to fall flat.
The Dirt Dog Hot Dog restaurant hosted what they had described as an epic Bluey Day which included a meet and greet with the character themselves.
Up to 3,000 families responded to adverts for the event with hoards of people in attendance.
However, they were soon left rather disappointed and concerned after it was appeared that the event had been over-sold.
Quickly, concerns regarding crowd control were realised as well as discussion over how amateur the event was.
None of the events or activities promised lived up to expectation with furious families storming out in anger.
One of the parents spoke to Fox News in Las Vegas as they said: “The kids were distraught. Some kids were crying. Some kids were upset, crying in their parents’ shoulders.
“How could you do that to little kids: advertise something so fun and eventful for kids ranging from toddlers to six, seven years old, and not actually follow through with it?
“It was a very upsetting moment to see so many kids, especially my daughter, just really upset.”
Other attendees also flocked to Facebook where they unleashed their anger in a series of messages.
One said: “Thanks for ruining my 3-year-olds day!”
As another penned: “Horrible!! Don’t go!! Not even real!!”
Whilst someone else left it a scathing review as he insisted it was a “waste of time”.
In response, Dirt Dog said: We are truly sorry this event wasn’t to standard. We will work on improving all of events going forward so we can bring you the highest quality as you all deserve. We appreciate everyone taking the time to send us your feedback.
It isn’t the first Bluey event that has caused controversy.
Last month, families slammed Kew Gardens for “long queues” and a trail of “cardboard cutouts” at a Bluey show for children.
Promotional material for the attraction says Bluey is “guaranteed to deliver laughter, discovery and lots of fun” in the beautiful Kew Gardens springtime setting.
But one visitor said he drove for two hours to get to the event, only to be forced to turn around and go home due to a lack of parking space, leaving his five-year-old daughter in tears.
Another added on Facebook: “We were really looking forward to it. The trail was mainly cut out cardboard. The only excitement was meeting Bluey at the end for one minute.
“There [was] no performance, just a very short meet and greet. Saying that we still had a great time at the garden on a lovely spring day – just not for Bluey.”
It bares similarities to the disaster Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow.
Cops were called to Willy’s Chocolate Experience in the city’s Whiteinch when angry customers demanded their £35-a-ticket cash back.
Disappointed children were left in tears after being ushered into a warehouse sparsely filled with shoddy decorations and a bouncy castle.
There was no chocolate — just two disillusioned actors dressed as “sexy Oompa-Loompas” dishing out two jelly beans.
And the actor hired to play Willy Wonka said he was handed a script of AI-generated gibberish.
