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Bluey-themed event last week, leaving several kids in tears.Dirt Dog held the event, called “Bluey Day!,” at one of its Sin City locations on May 11. The event was dedicated to the Australian children’s show “Bluey,” which is about a blue Australian Cattle Dog. According to the Facebook event, the gathering advertised face-painting, special treats and “meeting Bluey and friends.”“Celebrate Bluey with Us!! Marathon of all the Bluey episodes!” the event promised.More than 3,000 people responded to the event on Facebook.
But when people arrived at the event, they were disappointed by Dirt Dog’s offerings – including a Bluey impersonator in a cheap costume whose face and beard were visible. Mother Stephanie Hernandez told FOX 5 Vegas that children were “distraught” by the occasion.“Some kids were crying. Some kids were upset, crying in their parents’ shoulders,” the parent explained.
“How could you do that to little kids: advertise something so fun and eventful for kids ranging from toddlers to 6, 7 years old, and not actually follow through with it?”“It was a very upsetting moment to see so many kids, especially my daughter, just really upset.”Dirt Dog told FOX 5 that the restaurant expected less than 60 attendees to show up, and were overwhelmed by the response. Organizers were unaware of the children’s show’s popularity.“Just now knowing who Bluey is, we would have planned ahead and would have had security,” the spokesperson explained. “We’re very much family.
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Bluey fans were left thoroughly disappointed following a disastrous event that has been likened to the Willy Wonka ‘Chocolate Experience’ in Glasgow.Last weekend, in an attempt to capitalise on the popularity of the Australian animated kids series, Dirt Dog hot dog restaurant in Las Vegas hosted a Bluey Day, promising attendees a marathon of episodes, a meet and greet with the characters, face painting and special themed treats.However, when people arrived at the restaurant, they were soon left disappointed by what was actually on offer. After 3,000 people responded to the event, concerns were quickly raised about the capacity and crowd control.
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Imagine a world where “Bluey” didn’t know what a dunny or a bin chicken was, or where she sounded more like Skye from Paw Patrol than her true-blue Queenslander self.It’s indeed awful to imagine, but according to multi-platinum musician Megan Washington, that’s almost what happened when Ludo Studio was trying to work out how to take the beloved show around the world.“I remember 100 years ago, when I was in the Ludo offices and the question of the day, or the problem of the day was, were they going to have to dub the show into an American accent for American audiences?” Megan, who plays Bluey’s teacher Calypso, said on an interview with Robin Bailey and Kip Wightman on KIIS 97.3 [Australia radio station].“It was the true question of the day: ‘How are we going to deal with this? What’s going to happen?”In the end, the idea of dubbing “Bluey” was impossible; removing the accents can’t erase the inherent Australian-ness of the show.Megan said she was impressed with the decision not to dub.