Moment brawl breaks out in front of children at Winter Wonderland in latest incident to hit the celebrity-favourite Hyde Park attraction
- A shocking clip shows a brawl break out at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland
- A woman could be heard shouting in the background as a group of men fought
- Two men were seen fighting with another man who was stood behind a kiosk
- Christmas song ‘It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ played in background
A shocking clip shows the moment a brawl broke out at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland on Sunday in front of frightened children.
In a video, two men can be seen gesticulating in front of workers of a crispy chicken stall.
One worker appears to swipe a pole at one man before his pal jumps in and the pair starts brawling with the stallholders.
A third man seems to try to pull the pair away as a small crowd gathers and a woman shouts, ‘there are children… there are children everywhere’.
Brave passers by could be seen interjecting as two men appeared to launch an attack on another man behind a counter
At one point, an angry customer snatches the pole from the stallholders and appears to knock down a sign above the counter, prompting a worker to launch a heavy box at him.
Security guards arrive on the scene to calm down the brawlers and usher them away from the food stall as a festive Christmas song plays in the background – ironically, ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’.
The clip has been viewed nearly 90,000 times online with some people suggesting the fight broke out over product pricing.
‘I mean I know the prices are ridiculous there, but you’re under no obligation to purchase,’ wrote one social media user.
Another user remarked: ‘The timing of the music…’
A similar incident took place at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park on 8 December 2019, with Met Police confirming that three people were arrested for public order offences.
Winter Wonderland has been approached for comment.
The fight is the latest troublesome incident at the festive park. Last Thursday, horrified witnesses said they heard a massive bang when a slingshot ride snapped and smashed into a support bream with two people inside.
The seating pod on the fairground ride has been removed after it crashed into a support beam on Wednesday night
Two people who were in the seating pod were suspended in the air on Wednesday night
The seating pod on the fairground ride at the popular London Christmas attraction crashed into the support beam with riders still inside last night
Security cleared the area as the seating pod could be seen hanging to one side of the ride
The pair of boys were left trapped on the ride for 20 minutes on Wednesday night after it dramatically failed in front of scores of people.
Emergency services were called to the scene and firefighters were required to bring the riders back to the ground.
On Thursday morning The Snowball could be seen partially dismantled with the seating pod removed, with a spokesperson for the event saying it would be ‘closed while a further investigation takes place’.
The ride typically uses elastic-propelled cords to launch the pod straight up into the air as if propelled by a slingshot.
In video posted online by Becky Littlewood, a technical issue caused the release of one of the elastic cords and steel wire ropes.
The remaining band recoiled to the side and sent the pod hurtling into one of the ride’s support beams, leaving the riders suspended in mid-air.
She told the Sun: ‘We heard a massive bang, turned round and saw people just hanging there
‘They were sat there for about 20 minutes while they figured out how to get them down.’
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