The infamous Willy’s Chocolate Experience which prompted police to be called to a Glasgow warehouse by angry parents will be recreated in Los Angeles later this month.
The unofficial event quickly went viral and inspired many memes after it hit the headlines in February.
Ticketholders had been promised an immersive and interactive family experience but parents became angry when they turned up to a sparsely decorated warehouse, with their children receiving "two jelly beans and a quarter of a cup of lemonade", according to reports.
The script for the event was generated by AI and a character called The Unknown frightened some of the children.
The "experience" was shut down after just half a day when police were called by angry parents demanding refunds.
Attendees for the newly-announced US event are invited to "step into a world of pure imagination at Willy's Chocolate Experience Los Angeles as chocolate memes come to life" at a "nondescript" warehouse in California, where two free jelly beans will be given per $44 (around €40) ticket on 28 April.
Actor and yoga teacher Kirsty Paterson, 29, who became a viral hit after pictures emerged of her as a sad Oompa Loompa at the "immersive" €40-a-ticket experience, will be the star of the California event.
Paterson will take part in a Q&A session after becoming an internet sensation. Speaking to the Daily Record, she described the opportunity as a "modern-day fairytale".
She has made several high-profile international TV appearances since the Glasgow event and now has 17,000 followers on Instagram. She has set up a Cameo account, where fans can pay for her to send them personalised video messages starting at €32.
She told the Record that she had received messages of support from celebrities in the US and hoped to launch a career as a children’s television presenter.
Paterson added: "I didn’t really expect to end up in the USA or to go as big as this because the USA is on a different level. I’ve not been to America before. As a trained actor it’s really exciting for me to go over there.
"I’m doing a lot of meetings and a lot of networking out there. As a trained actress it’s not an impossibility that I’ll be doing movies," she said.
Source: Press Association
