Santa comes to the Marshes!!

Friday the 23rd November 2007. I was up town in the lovely Marshes Shopping Centre with my friend shopping as one does while in a shopping centre.
Any way as we were approaching the back entrance of the shopping centre I saw a Ferris Wheel. It was huge and looked kind of out of place. But I assumed that it was another carnival or something. So I passed no remark of it. My friend and I walked around the shopping centre, bought a few bits and pieces and then got some food!!!
Just some normal stuff!!

When we were leaving the marshes, we saw crowds and crowds of people at the Ferris wheel and fireworks were going off! So we went out to see what was going on and I read a sign saying "Fireworks event and the arrival of Santa Claus at the Marshes". I was shocked when I read the sign. I thought it was for the anniversary of the Marshes, like it's birthday or something stupid like that. But I did not think in a million years that it was for Santa arriving to the shopping centre.

Yes it probably was really magical for the little children who still believe in Santa and they probably thought it was amazing!! But for the older children it looked a bit stupid and it was way too much in my opinion. To be honest, it is a big scam. The marshes are just out to make loads of money from parents with young children and the best way to do it is by going all out on the arrival of Santa. So that people will go and pay to see Santa.

I mean the place was packed. There had to be at least over 400 people outside in the car park and there was more cars trying to get into the car park when I was leaving.Everyone wanted to see what was going on, since there was a huge Ferris Wheel in the car park. I suppose the marshes succeeded in bringing in the crowds to see Santa. I wonder what they are going to do next Christmas.