A Santa s Village attraction at a shopping centre has been shut down after furious families demanded refunds due to the dismal state of the Christmas installation.
Families vented outrage after forking out $132 for a group ticket, or $38.50 for individuals, to the Santa s Village at Colonnades Shopping Centre in southern Adelaide.
The fallout was so extreme that the landlord for Colonnades owner Vicinity Centres ordered the venue be shut down on Thursday and refunds issued to attendees.
Organisers promoted the event as a truly unique white Christmas to remember featuring a train ride, ice skating and photos with Santa.
Instead those who bought tickets were met with a sparse array of amateurish installations scattered around the concrete floor of a vast warehouse, such as a maze made of crowd barriers covered in tinsel, and a polar train which was made of flimsy carriages pulled by a mobility scooter.
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