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The Mary Moo Town was a place that DW visited as a baby. She only visited the theme park once.
The "theme park" was promised to be a "fun, entertaining world of Mary Moo Cow and her friends", packed with stages full of songs from Mary Moo Cow, fun attractions, free candy, and "hours of entertainment for you!". Instead, it was just an empty space with no one inside and wallpapers of Mary Moo Cow with poorly drawn children's drawings. DW's father offered the company that made the event, Elwood Events, a refund, and the event shortly ended.
This predicted Santa's Igloo, a house that was disguised as a cafe that would let users "share a sundae with Santa".
Submitted 8 months, 2 weeks ago by Whopper1
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Stories like this are why I'm always wary of these pop-up theme events. I guess it's a matter of managing your expectations, but it's still no fun for kids expecting to see their favorite characters. Makes me appreciate the hard work that goes into properly run amusement parks. DW deserved better!
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Disappointments like Mary Moo Town are becoming too common, sadly. It's a bad look for Elwood City and the companies involved. Elwood Events should have been held accountable for false advertising. It’s events like this that can really tarnish childhood memories of beloved characters.
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Oh man, that's rough. I can only imagine the look on DW's face walking into what she expected to be a theme park and it's just...nothing. Elwood Events sounds like they should've been giving out more than just refunds, like maybe an apology? Geez.
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Actually, it's not that surprising. Elwood Events has had a sketchy record for a while now. I’ve heard from a few sources that most of their 'events' end up being major flops. It's almost like they promise things just to get people’s money without planning to deliver. The Mary Moo Town disaster was just the tip of the iceberg!
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Oh wow, I totally remember Mary Moo Cow! It's such a bummer when something you're looking forward to turns out to be a letdown like that. Poor DW, no wonder she's got that sass, her childhood memories include being duped by Elwood Events, haha. Didn't they do a similar failed event with Bionic Bunny?