Props from a botched Willy Wonka-style event in Glasgow raised £2,000 for Palestinian aid charity

Props from an infamous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow have raised more than £2,000 at auction for a Palestinian aid charity.

Background to Willy’s Chocolate Experience – This is Stopped on opening day When parents asked for a refund – it was found in the trash.

Glasgow Record store Monorail Music auctioned items passed on by finders on eBay.

Michael Kasparis, the monorail’s online manager, said the trains were purchased by musician Ben Howard.

Kasparis said everyone was watching the auction “like watching the end of a football match”, adding: “The auction started at £900 and then jumped to £1,050 and a second before the end it was £2,050. The final sale price was £2,250.

“We thought we would be really happy if we got to four figures, so this is a pretty amazing result.

“I was a little worried that the joke was going to die, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to die anytime soon.”

Funds raised will be donated to Palestinian Medical Aid to help support Gaza.

Mr Kasparis said: “I was personally a bit concerned that the auction was a bit silly for charity, but we thought if it raised money that was the most important thing.

“It’s a charity we’ve both donated to and we all care deeply about, and when we considered auctioning it off to charity it was a no-brainer.”

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Willy’s chocolate experience gained fame after pictures and videos were shared online.

The £35 Box Hub experience is described as an “unprecedented chocolate fantasy” where “dreams become reality”.

Instead, the family was met in a nearly empty venue decorated with some Wonka-themed props and a small bouncy castle.

Parents also described how their children received only a few pieces of candy and a quarter can of lime juice.

Live event performers Describing it as “a place where dreams are shattered” and stated that these scripts were generated by artificial intelligence.

It was announced earlier this week that the event’s breakout star “Unknown” would be Scare kids in a London dungeon this Easter.

Glaswegian 16-year-old Felicia made headlines for her role as an evil rival chocolatier who lives within the factory walls.

The children were wearing black cloaks and silver masks, terrified. Recorded cries of “no” in fear as she slipped out from behind the mirror.

The teenager will now make the most of the experience, making a guest appearance in London Dungeon on April 7.