Billy McFarland offers Wonka experience organizers a second chance at Fyre Festival II

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By Brooke Steinberg

They live in a world of pure imagination.

The organizers behind the recent disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event in Scotland have some explaining to do, and Billy McFarland wants to offer his expertise on failed events.

TMZ asked McFarland31, for his thoughts on the “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” at Box Hub Warehouse in Glasgow, which many have compared to his disastrous viral event, Fyre Festival.

The Wonka experience, which cost $45 per person, promised guests a “journey full of wonderful creations and delightful surprises,” but ended with crying children and furious parents.

The organizers, the House of Illuminati, were reportedly forced to issue more than 800 refunds to upset guests. They apologized for the horrendous experience in their Facebook page.

“I am very sorry for the upset and disappointment caused over the weekend. Refunds have been issued and will continue to be issued. “This was an event gone wrong, The House of the Illuminati will NOT be holding any other events for the foreseeable future.” the post said.

One user in the comments mocked the event and compared it to the infamous Fyre Festival, writing: “Are you related to Billy McFarland?”

The convicted scammer told TMZ that Wonka event organizers need to get things right as soon as possible, and if they do, they could have a chance at a second chance at Fyre Festival II.

McFarland wants to give the House of Illuminati a chance to save its reputation, with some barriers in place to ensure everything stays on track.

McFarland announced in August 2023 that Fyre Festival II is officially underway. The event will take place in the Caribbean on December 6, 2024, although there are no other concrete details about the event. the website.

In 2017, Fyre Festival promoted itself as a luxury music festival in the Bahamas, promoted by A-list influencers and models such as Kendall Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski, and at one point had promoted Blink-182, Pusha T, Kaytranada , Major Lazer and Lil Yachty as performers.

The disastrous event went viral, and its downfall spawned documentaries on Hulu and Netflix: “Fyre Fraud” and “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened,” respectively.

In March 2018, McFarland pleaded guilty to electronic fraud and received six years in prison; He ultimately served nearly four years in federal prison for defrauding investors and committing wire fraud.

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