And that you couldn’t bring your own food or drinks. Like most parents always have little snacks for their kids, and with how hot it is, you can’t morally forbid people bringing their own water!
@@DeathnoteBB ik when I heard they couldn’t bring food and drinks honestly concerned me especially in the hot sun they better have food and drinks to sustain those kids who literally run around and exhaust themselves
Exactly like people have dietary restrictions not everyone can just order food from a food truck and your not gonna let them bring their own food that's horrible
i hate the ACE family but to be fair you didn’t have to pay for rides. Maybe they’re way cheaper in the US but in Australia at a carnival you’re looking at $8-$15 per ride.
It feels dystopian. I'm sure a lot of people that attended experienced a moment of realization, like "why tf am I idolizing a random z-list celeb family"
The fact that a "good" ace family event is where they meet the absolute bare minimum of technically having things to do, people were able to get into the event, and nobody went to the ER, and they were there for most of the event, is APPALLING. Tanacon really left the bar at the floor
The problem was all of the promises they made and how much they charged. If they would’ve just marketed it as a carnival and meet and greet they probably wouldn’t have gotten as much “hate” for it.
For a California resident, you can buy an individual 3 day Disneyland (Monday-Thursday) park ticket for 249 USD, which is like 89 dollars a day. You can also bring in your own food and drink. I’m sorry but that’s a complete ripoff especially if you didn’t even meet them
For an Ace fest VIP ticket, it’s around 99.80 USD each for 5 people so it really is a rip off for an event that I assume is probably a one day thing for a generic country fair with a meet and greet.
Since I’m familiar with this fair grounds, the big fair that happens annually does cost on average $50 and it takes place the ENTIRE fair grounds, not just that small corner.
Yeah. That's what I thought. "Oh, it's like the Barnstable County Fair back when I was a kid on the Cape..." But, way less cool and wayyyy less integrity.
My county fair is maybe a $3 charge to get through the gate, ride bands are $25, and the rest of that allocated $50 can go to shitty games and greasy food :D
The little speech Austin gave to that crowd at a supposedly “all-ages” event was absolutely horrible; completely bypassing the parents by having the crowd of mostly small children shout “F gibb” should show to every parent there how irresponsible this family really is
It shows where their Priorities are it was about making the detractors look like fools by saying the line about to the haters the event went on and not about what fans they still have
it was so cringey his speech when he said this, like there were fans in that crowd who paid hundreds and didn't even get the meet and greet they were promised. totally a scam
@@malpal777 it definitely made me cringe. He knows not to say it but just can’t help himself. Hopefully some parents wised up and won’t let their kids watch that trash anymore
This dude is the same age as me and he’s acting like a straight up teenager by doing all this. The fact you had to tell your kid fanbase to say “eff you” to the haters clearly goes to show you have a lot of issues that need to be resolved by a therapist lol
@@asmrtpop2676 The Queen and friends have an extended 1.000 year history of chicanery behind them. It's bizarre watching it happen with a group of people I don't even know. I thought Ace Fest meant something else (as in, an Asexual fest ^_^' lol)
I'm looking at a Disney trip in October and 499 would get me into all four parks over the span of a week. That is some wild prices for what is basically a county fair in the desert.
right?? when you put it in that perspective it’s absolutely ridiculous pricing oh god, do you think there’s a family out there that cancelled their disney trip in order to go to this? that’s so sad.
@@angietoonz6605 Yeah they said 499 would get them into the parks for a week, not that it would pay for an entire trip. Depending on the time of year it's like $110 for a park ticket for an adult, and for a 4-day pass it's like $90 per day.
@@AndromedaD they meant just the park entry fees It was about $100 for each park per day basically. If you’re interested: When I went like 2 or 3 years ago the whole trip cost about $6,000 My hotel and flight was around $1600 for a week (it wasn’t a Disney World hotel but it was one of the way nicer hotels) I spent about $1,000 eating out and buying food (but this included a lot of pricey dinners) The rest of the money was for the park admission (about $500 for 6 days of park entry) and then the remained was me buying souvenirs or additional things I paid for when I was there like outlet shopping at Disney springs
I’m confused why they didn’t assign meet and great time slots especially with children being present. No kid wants to wait in line for 5 hours when there are rides outside. But then again it’s the Ace family…. I guess I don’t need to be confused.
I feel like swell could un-ironically make a lot of money as an event consultant. Like she’s been to so many failed events she knows exactly what to do and what not to do. Might even be able to sell the “with swell planning” endorsement for big money.
Not only that but she could make some good videos on the planning of each (if the event is ok with it) and how the thing panned out compared to the plan. She could also go around the convention and talk to different vendors and it would be a great way for her to get into different events for free or cheap.
Like yeah it's not technically a scam, but how can you feel good about telling "haters" to fuck off after charging $500 for the saddest state fair I've ever seen? If admission was like $10 to get in and then extra for the meet & greet, that would be so much more palatable. Why the actual everloving hell did anyone pay to get in if they weren't a youtuber criticizing these people? For the price of admission you could buy a LEGO set and have more fun. Or donate to charity.
jfc fuck youtube for having these stupid "keep your comments nice!" pop-ups. RUclips you're literally letting people post videos on how to do an activity that has killed almost a hundred people at this point, sorry if me telling McBroomhead that he's an idiot is in poor taste.
Or buy an oleander plant, boil some leaves. drink it and die. I’d do that a hundred times over instead of giving a single dollar to a man who looks like Kuzko the llama from “The Emperor’s New Groove”
Because their target demographic is preadolescent children, who don’t get how much 500 dollars really is, and probably have wealthy-ish parents who can afford it, or at least parents who didn’t know it would be a rip-off. Also the Ace family recently went bankrupt last I heard. So they’re basically tricking children into paying for their savings to be filled again, or to pay off debts.
Or go to an ACTUAL full fledged, real theme park. Even Disneyland for several days worth of park admission would have been cheaper, and would’ve offered exponentially more. I don’t understand why ANYONE would have any desire to pay that much to attend this crap show put on by some of the crappiest people to ever exist to on the internet, let alone parents bringing their young children. Though just the fact that these people are actually fans of The ACE Family, and allow their children to watch and idolize them, even after all of the horrible things they have done, says everything about their standards, parenting abilities and judgement skills.
The bar was so low lol. "They said they were going to hold an event and they held an event." "No one died." "Everything was on time." Thanks for doing this! Your commentary is always great.
That honestly pissed me off! I don't even know who they are but that right there just told me they aren't a family channel making content for families or that they even really give a crap about kids at all. They are just a couple of influencers who happen to have kids and exploit them for views. They are too focused on random commercial endeavors and "haters". I feel like if they were honest they'd much rather throw a frat party than this event.
That part honestly made me feel sick. They have fans in strollers who are being taught to say "eff you" to someone who just had a different opinion. Really great morals they're teaching kids. (And shame on those parents who brought their kids there and are encouraging it!)
@@TheEmbessyNetwork it’s weird in general tho, like even just teaching kids to dislike someone just bc they’re a “rival” Internet personality doesn’t seem right.
@@calliemyersbuchanan6458 It’s even more embarrassing that Old Man McBroomstick still uses the word “haters” like it’s 2007. It’s the lamest word for a middle aged Emperor’s New Groove llama looking ass-hat to have in his vernacular.
Hi Swell, I was the girl who worked parking and told you to go through. So sorry I yelled “Swell!” and made it an awkward interaction haha. Love what you do and keep up the good work!!
@@nerdythespian1212 most of the people coming at that time were vendors for another event so they weren’t charged. Attendees for Ace Fest and the other event were charged. Swell got a pass because I enjoy her content
Haha that’s not awkward at all! It was super kind of you to give her a pass. If I were in her shoes, having that positive interaction on the way into an unfamiliar event by myself would have def helped put me at ease.
It's really sad that there were families with young children who waited in line for hours for the meet and greet, were told it was okay to leave the line to use the bathroom (little kids have little bladders), and then were told they couldn't come back in because they left. How on earth are children supposed to hold their bladders for 3 or 4 hours on a hot day when they've hopefully been staying hydrated? It's like sorry you have basic human needs kids!
I feel bad for the security people cause ive worked a few events and you only really do what you get told and so when people start asking questions or getting pissed it gets a little annoying cause you really cant do much for anyone and you barely have answers cause you dont get told much. Ive been yelled at by people who i cant let in because im getting paid minimum wage and i dont want to get fired for a random person.
Probably not a suitable idea to bring children in the 1st place. I highly doubt any child wants to stay in line for 3 hours when there are rides and food going on. I think that's pretty sad parenting.
I live in this town and man when I heard about this little "festival", I cackled and now seeing this? WOOO man. It's so SAD, we hold the fair in September (originally in August but it's been changed post covid) and the whole fairgrounds are used up, kids side and adult side along with the barns with livestock and shows everywhere. It's a very full event, something for everyone, you know, how a fair should be with all you can eat. The tickets cost 8 bucks. This ace event does not compare LMAO, IT'S REAL SAD
this shit was literally at the fairgrounds in my city 😭😭 there is no difference between this and the normal county fair we have every year, same rides, same food stands, everything. i wouldnt be surprised if it was even missing stuff that the normal county fair usually has
Same!! My medium sized town brings this in literally every year, except all the local organizations are there to run used book sales and scavenger hunts and stuff so there's more to do, and all for a tiny fraction of the price
My feeling is, if you're gonna sell tickets at premium prices, then the only unique attraction CANNOT simply be a meet and greet with you. To have everything they went through with the pricing, and the claims of selling out, or selling thousands of tickets... and then draw such small crowds is ridiculous. I know most people were in line for huge chunks of the day, but I really can't at any point say I believe there were more than 1000 people there attending the event at any point. I really don't see how they made any money from this.
If their past events are anything to go by, the McBrooms will make sure _they_ get money out of it... even if they have to leave everyone else out-of-pocket to do so. I genuinely hope they don't screw over the small vendors this time.
If everyone there paid $100.. the least they would have made would be around $100k. Now imagine if most paid for VIP (seems to be the standard for most big families).. then they would have made half a million ($500k). Definitely was a reason they did it this way.
Wow, they so clearly live in a different reality. Having your child fans chant “f chubs” in front of their parents, who pay for their merch and give them money, along with saying that people thought this was a scam, who in their right mind would think that’s a good idea? Also for the 7 hours of meet and greet, were their children forced to work that entire time? This is so fucked up
Yeah well for me it's like I love roller-coasters the issue I have is I don't know many people who like them so for me my choices are go alone or don't ride them and it's like i guess I love them so much it's worth going alone.
@@jessicag821 well, it is kind of her whole RUclips theme to review event like this. If she posted this video but only stayed for an hour no one would really watch it
The fact that people are willing to pay that much money just to meet an internet celebrity family boggles my mind. They aren't a band. They aren't in movies. They are youtubers.
This "fest" seems more like any county fair which is more just local fun but with those prices yeesh not worth it. As for merch it's crazy how they couldn't include shirts or maybe even tote bags or even backpacks for the little kids, just seems so strange.
They did have drawstring bags and a black ace family shirt at booths. Probably not all but I’ve seen some videos of it. A lot of people probably didn’t get one because of having to pay for another ticket to win a prize. So if you did one game and gave them your only ticket. You probably got like a scarf, ornament,or a keychain…
@@user-hs1nr4he1k Good to know they atleast made attempts on merch and I agree with Swell with them having water stations especially since this was meant as a family event so many kids will get way too hot.
Earlier on in the video when she said they were hoping for locals to come by, I was like Definitely not at that price bud. Our county fair is free outside the rodeo and food and stuff so this is wild to me. We used to get a group that would set up rides and stuff in one of the parking lots in town and you didn't pay that much at all. Of course this was a while ago but those tickets are more expensive than even circus tickets, that's way too much.
The only thing I know about these people is that they had their house foreclosured on and lied a lot about it... This is not a great second piece of information
@@XxdextriousxX I would buy the $15 soul fest ticket just to walk around 😂 I heard they weren’t checking unless you were riding rides or doing the meet and greet.
as someone who got hurt on a carnival ride once because it didn't follow safety guidelines, i do not trust the ace family to choose who they get rides from 😅
@@brib6046 it wasn't too bad the scare was the worst part but i had to get a few stitches over my eyebrow 😅 i went on that ride cause i've always been scared of heights and was trying to fight that fear but it did the exact opposite haha you'll not catch me doing rides again i think
It says a lot when “a good Ace Family event” is one where nobody gets injured and they start and end on time. Like, it just shows the absolute rock bottom reputation the McBrooms have built up outside of their fans
I swear Austin said at one point the parking, food and rides would be free. So, what happened to the food and parking being "free"? I mean, obviously it's not free, it would just be inclusive with ticket purchases, which would be expected at those prices. At lease the kids had a good time. They're easy to please most of the time anyway, but it's disappointing with how little was there for how much tickets cost.
Was it in one of their RUclips videos?? Can always go back and look before it’s maybe edited out. They do look over these drama channels and act accordingly to avoid situations. They usually speak on their upcoming dos at the end or beginning of their videos.
That raffle at the end of the night to win prizes reminds me of when they held a raffle for their basketball charity event. The same exact thing happened, they called out a bunch of names and no one responded to claim their prizes… Very strange. I feel like it’s a lie or rigged
I wish I was your friend, I’d absolutely go with you to the middle of the hot California desert to a shitty overpriced carnival ran by people I both dislike and don’t care about. You just seem so fun!
Austin McBroom is a perfect example of what a narcissistic person who will ruin his own downfall in the future and no one will give a crap about when you have to tell your entire fanbase at your own festival to say “eff you” to the haters. People like that never win. It just spurs more hatred in the end, kinda like someone who we all might know that was running our country. Look how that ended lol
I was expecting the rides having their faces plastered all over them and the prizes and food to be ace fest themed and as Amanda said, a main stage with at least a replay of a compilation of their best moments from videos or something like that.
Plus, for those prices, at least they should've been giving away branded reusable shopping bags with branded water bottles inside. Those are soooooo cheap to make and you're still getting your brand out there. They don't even have to be professionally designed or anything. And everyone uses them!
Yea that’s what i was thinking. I thought they should’ve glammed up the meet and greet section. Maybe have a little corner shop,backdrop, and a display video of their moments. Even a little snack area since people are going to get tired. Like this was a family event. I don’t think this was a well organized/ thought out event but what do you expect when it was only a 6 months process. Plus with the raffle the people called were no where in sight. Just like the basketball charity event, and all the names called weren’t there. That’s fishy to me lol
thank you for having well done captions! i have had to do captions for my videos recently and i know the pain, and just wanted to let you know they are appreciated
Oh, so it's just a grossly overpriced county fair that comes with only one meet-and-greet with the McBrooms. Just a question, what do you get out of waiting three hours to meet someone like Austin McBroom as opposed to someone in a character costume? I mean, one is a Muppet, the other spends hours sweating in a costume.
Is not allowing outside food and drinks for this sort of event normal?? Seems bizarre that a family/kid oriented event wouldn't allow it in. Especially your own drinks, I bring water with me everywhere damnit!
I think most events allow it, and if they don’t I think they should considering people have different medical issues (like diabetes) and need to keep food or water on hand.
I've seen plenty of times that no outside food/drinks are allowed if these are offered in the event. They want to sell product, and they want to prevent people sneaking in things like alcohol where it's not permitted. I think some places can be required to offer free water if they do that (might depend on local regulations - I can't confirm this), so it looks like this fest got that with the free water "oasis" in the beginning.
I'm pregnant and take my water/snacks with me everywhere, even to events that already have food vendors. Literally just went to a fair (much better than this overpriced ace junk lol) and they had no problems with outside food/drink. Even let me bring in tupperware for food I wanted to save for later 🤣
Ace family and their companies get sued pretty regularly. It doesn't phase them, or change their behavior. And they unfortunately have the backing to pay legal fees long enough for small claims to be dropped.
@@Suzosaki there are enough people who purchased the ticket prior to the change 😏, it can become a CIVIL SUIT and can lead to bankruptcy depending on how far they want to take it. They are screwed.. the fact that they said NO REFUND, and didn’t allow ticket holders who purchased tickets based on the expectation that they had free food, free rides, free music, free prizes, animal zoo, etc. to have a refund breaches on contract of what was promised, these people have a chance in court. They screwed up. Also, Madcaster can actually go after the security provided by the ACE FEST, along with the venue because they prohibited him entry to Soul Fest, and event that was of its own contract and partnership. He had tickets. Austin and Cathrine are delusional if they think they can’t lose HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS if people start to sue!
"they did technically say they were gonna hold an event and they held an event" the greatest trick the ace family ever played was setting the bar to a subterranean level so now even less than the minimum is more than anyone would expect
They probably also opened with package deals to inflate attendance numbers. Those numbers are important for attracting/retaining investors and vendors as well as future show prospects. "We ran an event with 5k attendees" sounds more impressive than "We sold 2k packages/tickets"
Just recently stumbled across your channel after the Smosh crossover. Hilarious that you went to Ace fest. We live in the area that it was held and had no idea what it was about. We got free tickets to go then promptly left after two rides. On the way out we finally learned what the whole Ace fest was about
The fact that "no one died and the fire marshal didn't shut this event down" is a benchmark of success is funny but also says a whole lot on what we were expecting from the Ace fam and these individual RUclipsr events nowadays
How can y' all survive in that heat/sun with very little protection 😰 Thank you for this! I love the vlogging style you did here. Also love the commentaries, honest and straight to the point
I rarely care or watch content surrounding youtubers's events (like tea spill made a video about ACE Fest and I was like meh), but THE SECOND you upload something like this I just have to watch it, your reviews are always SO GOOD
I think you probably have the best representation of the event. I think you hit the nail with who the event was made for. You gotta be a real Ace Family die hard fan to see this as a worthy thing to pay for and it's definitely not made for individuals. I think that's why a lot of the tea channels are just overtly negative about the event. Of course it's going to be miserable when you're going alone. I was watching the H3 podcast's take on it and they said they had fun but I also noticed they went as a group. My guess is that going as a group probably made it a better experience than just going by yourself.
I'm surprised to see someone give a very honest review and not just hate from the top. That said, I'm an Ace family hater. But I wanted the truth of it and you're one of the only ones to give it so far. 👍🏼❤️
Yoooo shout for talking to and looking out for the vendors. I run a few food stands that go to State Fairs and festivals, and it was dope to see you actually be interested in the logistics (if they paid to be there, what the projected crowd was, etc). New sub just for that homie!
Love watching your reports on these sorts of events. I guess they missed the Coachella part of 'Coachella meets Disney'...oh and they missed the Disney part, too...but glad you didn't die there LOL
You always look so refreshed, and in that heat too 😭 Heat wave over here and we’re melty wellies Always with a joyous smile, so inspiring! Idk how you do it 😭 Glad also you’re keeping facts clear
It honestly just looks like one of the carnivals that open for a couple weeks in mall parking lots, except those cost like 20 bucks. It doesn't seem like it was BAD but I would not say it's a scam but it's not worth the money
Not so much a scam as it is false advertising. If they were honest by what would really happen they should of just told those who bought tickets from the get go. But to remove certain things AFTER people buy tickets sounds like scamming a bit to me personally
@@aliyahlucero6064 they also lied to people waiting for the meet and greet/didn’t let people in even though they didn’t specify when the meet and greet ended. Big scam
EVERYTHING in this event was leftover from a festival that happened a few months ago. I know because I live in that city. It looks like the ACE family just rented it out before they took it all down
Believe it or not but a lot of.people don't reay care about others being asexual or really even know about it. I HIGHLY doubt they were trying to capitalize on anything related to it. No one cares about what you claim to be.
They should have had a time sign up for the meet and greet when you purchased your ticket. Like only so many people could buy a ticket for a certain time so that people show up at their time and there isn’t a super long line
You look like you had fun. Not 500USD worth of fun, more like about 25USD. But still, better than some other events you've been to, that seemed more like a Survivor test or something.
I mean it had less activities than a regular fair and those are usually like $15 admission, although locally you can get in for free on certain days if you bring in food donations.
I love your dry sarcasm 😂 I also love when REAL people get in front of the camera, it's refreshing. I subbed, liked and commented for the algorithm. Best of luck on your YT journey!
Hey Amanda, Yahoo News wrote about you attending this event in one of their recent articles about it haha! look at you, Queen, hitting the mainstream news!
yeah, weird move to bring up your hypothetical haters at your event... gotta say I've never seen an artist/creator I like do that lol. mini pancakes tho
Yeah, I've only seen this guy and some particularly unpleasant political figures address their haters at their own events. Just seems stupid and narcissistic to me. Hypothetically the only people who are at your event are people who already like you or people who want to give you a chance, so being like "fuck the haters!" at your own event just feels stupid. That's gonna alienate anyone who's there who's on the fence about you, the people who actually hate you probably aren't even there or don't care at all anyway, and the people who already like you don't gain anything by you telling haters to fuck off. But you never see people like, idk, Harry Styles bringing up haters at an event.
Especially when people like Catherine preach peace, kindness, and happiness so much. Like just enjoy y’all moment. If you guys did an event well it will speak for itself. We all have our contradictions and don’t always live up to what we practice. It’s just funny when in every video you’re bringing it up like maybe you don’t fully believe it yourself.
@@FrenkTheJoy right? if I pay money and clear my schedule to go see someone, I wanna hear them say sweet things about their adoring fans. talk about me, MEEEEE lol and if your haters DO come... you still got their money, at least for now
I love how when the H3 crew attended the Ace Fest, they were planning to goof on in and they expected it to be bad. But then they ended up having a good really good time, and it wasnt as bad as they expected. Sometimes low expectations can be a good thing. I think it looked fine, but I dont know if I would ever want to attend something like that if I had kids who wanted to attend. Especially since they have a reputation for being involved in scams and their previous events have flopped.
This reminds me of an event a local church would put on every other week in summer. Couple of rides and food trucks in a parking lot and call it a day. It's honestly not that hard to put on, so I don't know if they deserve much kudos for being able to do it. Really the ride techs are the heroes of these kinds of events because I'm sure they're the ones organizing around each other saying "I need x amount of space and put me over here" etc.
Amanda's intro is genuinely super creative for someone just using a clip of themselves saying two sentences then a regular font style channel name and yet. I love it so much every single time
I'm surprised they gave you the other wristbands. You could have easily turned around and sold them? Espeically if t hey were trying to make it seem like it was sold out.
Girl 1) this is some commitment you stayed there all day 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 2) your make up looked great 3) was he really trying to get kids to curse dude so cringe! 🤢 4) can’t believe you choose to do this for a living like good on you for the hard work and sacrifice. Bringing the truth to the people.
Lmao, this looks exactly like the shitty traveling carnival that is set up in our mall's parking lot twice a year. And paying 500 dollars for 5 people is still a ridiculous price no matter how you swing it.
Honestly how can't a " family channel" that has a young audience think even a little about how dangerous is for little kids to being playing on the heat 🙃
They thought about it approx as long as they thought about how great it would be for those same small kids to all yell “eff whatshisname.” And used as many brain cells also.
Your face at 14:23 says it all 😂 gosh that event was such trash. Thanks for reporting on this scam fest and yes it was a scam. You truly stuck it out till the very end.
the fact that you were afraid to bring any children to this event *for children* sums it up nicely
And that you couldn’t bring your own food or drinks. Like most parents always have little snacks for their kids, and with how hot it is, you can’t morally forbid people bringing their own water!
@@DeathnoteBB ik when I heard they couldn’t bring food and drinks honestly concerned me especially in the hot sun they better have food and drinks to sustain those kids who literally run around and exhaust themselves
@@DeathnoteBB Truuuueeeee
Exactly like people have dietary restrictions not everyone can just order food from a food truck and your not gonna let them bring their own food that's horrible
@@DeathnoteBB no seriously. you would have more fun at your county or state fair
You riding the rides COMPLETELY ALONE, like JUST YOU on the entire ride, with an expression like “🙂” is the best thing I’ve seen all week.
Dont forget the horse she named, it looks like the horse have suffered tons of things and is begging to be let free from its misery
@@jeanneann3545 it's begging for death, but death never comes!
My dream right there, hate the long lines and overcrowded rides
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Seems like everyone basically just overpaid for a glorified parking lot carnival.
Right? It's like a shitty county fair, for several times the price of a county fair.
It still makes me laugh that Austin compared it to Disney Land. 😄
@@mozmotheferret7913 hell for $380 you could visit the actual disneyland by yourself for 5 straight days
i hate the ACE family but to be fair you didn’t have to pay for rides. Maybe they’re way cheaper in the US but in Australia at a carnival you’re looking at $8-$15 per ride.
@@empod it's definitely cheaper in the US for that caliber of fair.
It feels dystopian. I'm sure a lot of people that attended experienced a moment of realization, like "why tf am I idolizing a random z-list celeb family"
I hope so!
The fact that a "good" ace family event is where they meet the absolute bare minimum of technically having things to do, people were able to get into the event, and nobody went to the ER, and they were there for most of the event, is APPALLING. Tanacon really left the bar at the floor
You kidding? The bar was under the ground
It's amazing she still has a platform after all the shit she's done.
@@manifestationsofasort its so low the Mariana trench is jealous
The problem was all of the promises they made and how much they charged. If they would’ve just marketed it as a carnival and meet and greet they probably wouldn’t have gotten as much “hate” for it.
Influencers should say thank you to Tana for doing that lol
For a California resident, you can buy an individual 3 day Disneyland (Monday-Thursday) park ticket for 249 USD, which is like 89 dollars a day. You can also bring in your own food and drink. I’m sorry but that’s a complete ripoff especially if you didn’t even meet them
Really??! That's a pretty good deal!
@@JNB520 nah she means the acefest ticket was a ripoff
For an Ace fest VIP ticket, it’s around 99.80 USD each for 5 people so it really is a rip off for an event that I assume is probably a one day thing for a generic country fair with a meet and greet.
If I HAD to go to this event (cause no way I’d willingly go) I would pay extra NOT to meet them. So I think she actually saved some value there lol
The only con is having to go into California. Yuck
It looks like a county fair and that costs maybe $50 between tickets and food. This was pretty ridiculous
Since I’m familiar with this fair grounds, the big fair that happens annually does cost on average $50 and it takes place the ENTIRE fair grounds, not just that small corner.
Yeah. That's what I thought. "Oh, it's like the Barnstable County Fair back when I was a kid on the Cape..."
But, way less cool and wayyyy less integrity.
yeah like HOW would any family even if they are fans be cool with such a lackluster event. $499 is like a VIP day a much better park.
The community fair doesn't even cost $50.
My county fair is maybe a $3 charge to get through the gate, ride bands are $25, and the rest of that allocated $50 can go to shitty games and greasy food :D
The fact none of the winners were there and they claim to “email them” shows another one of their scam patterns and I don’t trust them for a second
The little speech Austin gave to that crowd at a supposedly “all-ages” event was absolutely horrible; completely bypassing the parents by having the crowd of mostly small children shout “F gibb” should show to every parent there how irresponsible this family really is
It shows where their Priorities are it was about making the detractors look like fools by saying the line about to the haters the event went on and not about what fans they still have
it was so cringey his speech when he said this, like there were fans in that crowd who paid hundreds and didn't even get the meet and greet they were promised. totally a scam
@@malpal777 it definitely made me cringe. He knows not to say it but just can’t help himself. Hopefully some parents wised up and won’t let their kids watch that trash anymore
This dude is the same age as me and he’s acting like a straight up teenager by doing all this. The fact you had to tell your kid fanbase to say “eff you” to the haters clearly goes to show you have a lot of issues that need to be resolved by a therapist lol
did they really need that much security to protect them from a crowd of children? felt very aggressive
There was something very "black mirror" to me seeing an event to idolize a family. Crazy times
That would be a pretty interesting episode.
Wtf do you think the Queen’s stupid jubilee is?
@@asmrtpop2676 The Queen and friends have an extended 1.000 year history of chicanery behind them. It's bizarre watching it happen with a group of people I don't even know. I thought Ace Fest meant something else (as in, an Asexual fest ^_^' lol)
@@asmrtpop2676 royal dynasty that governed one of the biggest world powers vs tweedle dee and tweedle dumb exploiting their kids for money
This is the comment.
I'm looking at a Disney trip in October and 499 would get me into all four parks over the span of a week. That is some wild prices for what is basically a county fair in the desert.
right?? when you put it in that perspective it’s absolutely ridiculous pricing
oh god, do you think there’s a family out there that cancelled their disney trip in order to go to this? that’s so sad.
I don't know why I always pictured a Disney trip being a few thousand. I guess I can stop saving and just go?
@@AndromedaD it definitely isn't 499....unless they're not counting the hotel and trip prices.
@@angietoonz6605 Yeah they said 499 would get them into the parks for a week, not that it would pay for an entire trip. Depending on the time of year it's like $110 for a park ticket for an adult, and for a 4-day pass it's like $90 per day.
@@AndromedaD they meant just the park entry fees
It was about $100 for each park per day basically.
If you’re interested:
When I went like 2 or 3 years ago the whole trip cost about $6,000
My hotel and flight was around $1600 for a week (it wasn’t a Disney World hotel but it was one of the way nicer hotels)
I spent about $1,000 eating out and buying food (but this included a lot of pricey dinners)
The rest of the money was for the park admission (about $500 for 6 days of park entry)
and then the remained was me buying souvenirs or additional things I paid for when I was there like outlet shopping at Disney springs
I’m confused why they didn’t assign meet and great time slots especially with children being present. No kid wants to wait in line for 5 hours when there are rides outside. But then again it’s the Ace family…. I guess I don’t need to be confused.
you expect Austin to actually use logic? you must be new
I feel like swell could un-ironically make a lot of money as an event consultant. Like she’s been to so many failed events she knows exactly what to do and what not to do. Might even be able to sell the “with swell planning” endorsement for big money.
Oh you are 100% correct she would excel at it
Man I would love to go to a swell produced event
Not only that but she could make some good videos on the planning of each (if the event is ok with it) and how the thing panned out compared to the plan. She could also go around the convention and talk to different vendors and it would be a great way for her to get into different events for free or cheap.
@@KarinaMargarita SwellFest/SwellCon coming soon 😂
The company should be named SWELL IN A HANDBASKET because that would be hilarious.
Like yeah it's not technically a scam, but how can you feel good about telling "haters" to fuck off after charging $500 for the saddest state fair I've ever seen? If admission was like $10 to get in and then extra for the meet & greet, that would be so much more palatable. Why the actual everloving hell did anyone pay to get in if they weren't a youtuber criticizing these people? For the price of admission you could buy a LEGO set and have more fun.
Or donate to charity.
jfc fuck youtube for having these stupid "keep your comments nice!" pop-ups. RUclips you're literally letting people post videos on how to do an activity that has killed almost a hundred people at this point, sorry if me telling McBroomhead that he's an idiot is in poor taste.
Or buy an oleander plant, boil some leaves. drink it and die. I’d do that a hundred times over instead of giving a single dollar to a man who looks like Kuzko the llama from “The Emperor’s New Groove”
Because their target demographic is preadolescent children, who don’t get how much 500 dollars really is, and probably have wealthy-ish parents who can afford it, or at least parents who didn’t know it would be a rip-off. Also the Ace family recently went bankrupt last I heard. So they’re basically tricking children into paying for their savings to be filled again, or to pay off debts.
Or go to an ACTUAL full fledged, real theme park. Even Disneyland for several days worth of park admission would have been cheaper, and would’ve offered exponentially more. I don’t understand why ANYONE would have any desire to pay that much to attend this crap show put on by some of the crappiest people to ever exist to on the internet, let alone parents bringing their young children. Though just the fact that these people are actually fans of The ACE Family, and allow their children to watch and idolize them, even after all of the horrible things they have done, says everything about their standards, parenting abilities and judgement skills.
Or buy fabric and stuffing make pet beds and donate them to your local shelter so every dog and cat has a bed to sleep on
The bar was so low lol. "They said they were going to hold an event and they held an event." "No one died." "Everything was on time."
Thanks for doing this! Your commentary is always great.
You forgot about the part where they weren't shut down by the fire marshal. That's saying something!
tanacon put the bar in hell
@@analupelosi3319 , Lmfao 😭
I got my covid shot in the building where they moved the meet and greet line to and I can promise you that was more eventful than the festival
💀💀💀💀
LMFAO 💀
I’m fucking crying 😂😂😂😭
And a trillion times more valuable
Okay telling kids to say “eff you” is inappropriate at a family event.
Depends on the family...lol
That honestly pissed me off! I don't even know who they are but that right there just told me they aren't a family channel making content for families or that they even really give a crap about kids at all. They are just a couple of influencers who happen to have kids and exploit them for views. They are too focused on random commercial endeavors and "haters". I feel like if they were honest they'd much rather throw a frat party than this event.
That part honestly made me feel sick. They have fans in strollers who are being taught to say "eff you" to someone who just had a different opinion. Really great morals they're teaching kids. (And shame on those parents who brought their kids there and are encouraging it!)
@@TheEmbessyNetwork it’s weird in general tho, like even just teaching kids to dislike someone just bc they’re a “rival” Internet personality doesn’t seem right.
@@calliemyersbuchanan6458 It’s even more embarrassing that Old Man McBroomstick still uses the word “haters” like it’s 2007. It’s the lamest word for a middle aged Emperor’s New Groove llama looking ass-hat to have in his vernacular.
500 dollars for half of a basic state fair is absolutely wild.
Hi Swell, I was the girl who worked parking and told you to go through. So sorry I yelled “Swell!” and made it an awkward interaction haha. Love what you do and keep up the good work!!
Nice!
Did you guys keep charging people for parking all day?
@@nerdythespian1212 most of the people coming at that time were vendors for another event so they weren’t charged. Attendees for Ace Fest and the other event were charged. Swell got a pass because I enjoy her content
Haha that’s not awkward at all! It was super kind of you to give her a pass. If I were in her shoes, having that positive interaction on the way into an unfamiliar event by myself would have def helped put me at ease.
Legend
Thank you for taking one for the team. It is appreciated. Truly.
$400???
Social media events feel like mini Fyre Festivals to me.
At least Fyre Fest was in a beautiful tropical locale and not a hot parking lot?
It's really sad that there were families with young children who waited in line for hours for the meet and greet, were told it was okay to leave the line to use the bathroom (little kids have little bladders), and then were told they couldn't come back in because they left. How on earth are children supposed to hold their bladders for 3 or 4 hours on a hot day when they've hopefully been staying hydrated? It's like sorry you have basic human needs kids!
And they paid 500 to meet them🥴🥴🥴
That is despicable.
I feel bad for the security people cause ive worked a few events and you only really do what you get told and so when people start asking questions or getting pissed it gets a little annoying cause you really cant do much for anyone and you barely have answers cause you dont get told much. Ive been yelled at by people who i cant let in because im getting paid minimum wage and i dont want to get fired for a random person.
Probably not a suitable idea to bring children in the 1st place. I highly doubt any child wants to stay in line for 3 hours when there are rides and food going on. I think that's pretty sad parenting.
That miscommunication fucking SUCKS
I live in this town and man when I heard about this little "festival", I cackled and now seeing this? WOOO man. It's so SAD, we hold the fair in September (originally in August but it's been changed post covid) and the whole fairgrounds are used up, kids side and adult side along with the barns with livestock and shows everywhere. It's a very full event, something for everyone, you know, how a fair should be with all you can eat. The tickets cost 8 bucks. This ace event does not compare LMAO, IT'S REAL SAD
this shit was literally at the fairgrounds in my city 😭😭 there is no difference between this and the normal county fair we have every year, same rides, same food stands, everything. i wouldnt be surprised if it was even missing stuff that the normal county fair usually has
Well yeah, county fairs usually have animals and local competitions and stuff. This looked like it was JUST rides and some snacks.
I’m honestly impressed I had no idea this happened. I live a 5min drive away from the fairgrounds. I can’t stand them tho.
Same. I live near there too. So sad
Same!! My medium sized town brings this in literally every year, except all the local organizations are there to run used book sales and scavenger hunts and stuff so there's more to do, and all for a tiny fraction of the price
This definitely looks worse than my state fair here in wisconsin… and state fair is quite affordable comparatively lol
Not me hearing Ace fest and thinking Asexuals are finally getting a convention of our own 😢😢
I thought this was for ace hardware lol
You legitimately don't need one..I thought the idea of pride was being treated like everyone else not being glorified
@@mack6up wow! So close! Pride is about celebrating the things that make you different. Hope this helps
@@Ecto-Punk-Art it doesn't I couldn't care less. Hope that helps
@@mack6up sending a box of live crickets to your house ❤
My feeling is, if you're gonna sell tickets at premium prices, then the only unique attraction CANNOT simply be a meet and greet with you. To have everything they went through with the pricing, and the claims of selling out, or selling thousands of tickets... and then draw such small crowds is ridiculous. I know most people were in line for huge chunks of the day, but I really can't at any point say I believe there were more than 1000 people there attending the event at any point. I really don't see how they made any money from this.
They should've at least had a booth where you could get pictures and they would do it for an hour or so, then had the meet and greet later on.
As far as I understand they piggybacked another event and shared this day. This way they could have saved a lot of money
If their past events are anything to go by, the McBrooms will make sure _they_ get money out of it... even if they have to leave everyone else out-of-pocket to do so. I genuinely hope they don't screw over the small vendors this time.
They were also sharing the lot with an art festival I believe. It's pretty embarassing.
If everyone there paid $100.. the least they would have made would be around $100k. Now imagine if most paid for VIP (seems to be the standard for most big families).. then they would have made half a million ($500k).
Definitely was a reason they did it this way.
Wow, they so clearly live in a different reality. Having your child fans chant “f chubs” in front of their parents, who pay for their merch and give them money, along with saying that people thought this was a scam, who in their right mind would think that’s a good idea? Also for the 7 hours of meet and greet, were their children forced to work that entire time? This is so fucked up
Honestly, you are an icon. i could never go to an event alone and be as calm and productive as you.
Im suprised at how many rides she got on cause honestly, I could never on my own
And she stayed there the whole time??? I would've been ready to dip out after an hour
Yeah well for me it's like I love roller-coasters the issue I have is I don't know many people who like them so for me my choices are go alone or don't ride them and it's like i guess I love them so much it's worth going alone.
@@jessicag821 well, it is kind of her whole RUclips theme to review event like this. If she posted this video but only stayed for an hour no one would really watch it
@@jessicag821 on MY MAMA!!!
The fact that people are willing to pay that much money just to meet an internet celebrity family boggles my mind. They aren't a band. They aren't in movies. They are youtubers.
I was there I met the ace family
Shitty RUclipsrs at that
This "fest" seems more like any county fair which is more just local fun but with those prices yeesh not worth it. As for merch it's crazy how they couldn't include shirts or maybe even tote bags or even backpacks for the little kids, just seems so strange.
They did have drawstring bags and a black ace family shirt at booths. Probably not all but I’ve seen some videos of it. A lot of people probably didn’t get one because of having to pay for another ticket to win a prize. So if you did one game and gave them your only ticket. You probably got like a scarf, ornament,or a keychain…
@@user-hs1nr4he1k Good to know they atleast made attempts on merch and I agree with Swell with them having water stations especially since this was meant as a family event so many kids will get way too hot.
Earlier on in the video when she said they were hoping for locals to come by, I was like Definitely not at that price bud. Our county fair is free outside the rodeo and food and stuff so this is wild to me. We used to get a group that would set up rides and stuff in one of the parking lots in town and you didn't pay that much at all. Of course this was a while ago but those tickets are more expensive than even circus tickets, that's way too much.
oh and even actual amusement park tickets are like $200 a person For the Season so again waaaay too much
@@ChibiRandom13 yea but there aren't any famous people, she literally said you pay for the name which makes sense.
i’m just glad no children were hurt. that’s how low the expectations are for an ACE family event.
You know one day I want someone to do a tier list of RUclipsr fan fests from “Passable” to “Ended before first day could”
fyre fest
@@FookFish Funny but that was a failed Music Festival for an App, not a RUclipsr fest
or just failed internet events - that way fyre fest, rainfurrest and dashcon
@@pompousproductions It looks like the Fyre festival totally eclipsed the app, even before the shitshow began.
welp there was also the crypto island
Thanks! Love your content and adore your personality
The only thing I know about these people is that they had their house foreclosured on and lied a lot about it... This is not a great second piece of information
They are a never ending train wreck.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg - They have a fairly long list of scams under their belt
@@morgana4273 oh yes
First time I heard about them was when Austin bought his daughter a dick shaped lollipop. Needless to say, not a great first impression.
I saw the title before I noticed the thumbnail and I was like "there was an event for ace people? Why have i never heard of it?"
Fair play to you to last the ENTIRE day. I wouldn’t have lasted 3 hours
I would have been over it after an hour
I honestly would be hesitant to buy a ticket with my own money
@@XxdextriousxX I would buy the $15 soul fest ticket just to walk around 😂 I heard they weren’t checking unless you were riding rides or doing the meet and greet.
For $550..
I thought that too. How did she do it? Has Amanda just gotten used to being alone at a weird fests? I could never!
You are so generous! So good of you to help a family in need.
as someone who got hurt on a carnival ride once because it didn't follow safety guidelines, i do not trust the ace family to choose who they get rides from 😅
Was it a serious injury? And do you still ride rides today?
@@brib6046 it wasn't too bad the scare was the worst part but i had to get a few stitches over my eyebrow 😅 i went on that ride cause i've always been scared of heights and was trying to fight that fear but it did the exact opposite haha you'll not catch me doing rides again i think
@@joanacastanheira thank you for responding! I don’t blame you for not getting on rides after that, it almost justified your fear!
vouch for this, a good friend of mine almost fell off a super high ride once because _the entire harness broke_
@@goingsillymode terrifying omg
It says a lot when “a good Ace Family event” is one where nobody gets injured and they start and end on time. Like, it just shows the absolute rock bottom reputation the McBrooms have built up outside of their fans
As an asexual I'm glad that *this* wasn't done in the name of ace pride.
Fellow ace here, and same 😂
lol as as an ace I kept seeing her talk about it on twitter and had to keep reminding myself this didn't have to do with us.
Yall dont own the right to the term ace lol
@@Justinwulf0027 agreed!
@@Justinwulf0027 tell us about it 🤷♀️
$500 for what looks like my local county fair for $15 is crazy
this sounds completely brutal and i will be watching without blinking so I don't miss a single frame
^ don’t watch this guy he speaks drama irresponsibly
O its kuncan! 😀
@@b00psn00t i only source the most ethical drama, i'm a gossip vegan
Love your videos
@@b00psn00t ?
This was the best, non biased coverage of the ace fest. I’m def letting the ads run through. Thank you. 🥰
I swear Austin said at one point the parking, food and rides would be free. So, what happened to the food and parking being "free"?
I mean, obviously it's not free, it would just be inclusive with ticket purchases, which would be expected at those prices.
At lease the kids had a good time. They're easy to please most of the time anyway, but it's disappointing with how little was there for how much tickets cost.
Was it in one of their RUclips videos?? Can always go back and look before it’s maybe edited out. They do look over these drama channels and act accordingly to avoid situations. They usually speak on their upcoming dos at the end or beginning of their videos.
He did say parking was free! Some youtubers have clips of him saying it.
Yea he said parking and food was free then changed it
@@megalou6567 I heard parking was free, but not food
@@S0M3THING watch spill video. First it was food and parking and then they took that off
That raffle at the end of the night to win prizes reminds me of when they held a raffle for their basketball charity event. The same exact thing happened, they called out a bunch of names and no one responded to claim their prizes… Very strange. I feel like it’s a lie or rigged
I wish I was your friend, I’d absolutely go with you to the middle of the hot California desert to a shitty overpriced carnival ran by people I both dislike and don’t care about. You just seem so fun!
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to be fair, with good friends you can make pretty much anything fun
This 😂
Austin McBroom is a perfect example of what a narcissistic person who will ruin his own downfall in the future and no one will give a crap about when you have to tell your entire fanbase at your own festival to say “eff you” to the haters. People like that never win. It just spurs more hatred in the end, kinda like someone who we all might know that was running our country. Look how that ended lol
Well Amanda just gave them $500 so they’re not going anywhere
Please don’t call them fans, they’re subscribers, they’re NOT celebrities
I'm glad there was no animals out in that heat . A blessing in disguise.
I'm sure there are rules. CA is very animal rights oriented. And yes, thank God no animals! 💗🐆
I know!!!!
Its so funny just seeing you go on the rides and no one else is on 😂😂
Your energy is amazing thanks for going and getting us this content.
I was expecting the rides having their faces plastered all over them and the prizes and food to be ace fest themed and as Amanda said, a main stage with at least a replay of a compilation of their best moments from videos or something like that.
Plus, for those prices, at least they should've been giving away branded reusable shopping bags with branded water bottles inside. Those are soooooo cheap to make and you're still getting your brand out there. They don't even have to be professionally designed or anything. And everyone uses them!
Yea that’s what i was thinking. I thought they should’ve glammed up the meet and greet section. Maybe have a little corner shop,backdrop, and a display video of their moments. Even a little snack area since people are going to get tired. Like this was a family event. I don’t think this was a well organized/ thought out event but what do you expect when it was only a 6 months process.
Plus with the raffle the people called were no where in sight. Just like the basketball charity event, and all the names called weren’t there. That’s fishy to me lol
@@mybittersweetme I’ve got at least a million water bottles from my college so I know they’re cheap to mass produce, they at least could’ve done that
thank you for having well done captions! i have had to do captions for my videos recently and i know the pain, and just wanted to let you know they are appreciated
Oh, so it's just a grossly overpriced county fair that comes with only one meet-and-greet with the McBrooms. Just a question, what do you get out of waiting three hours to meet someone like Austin McBroom as opposed to someone in a character costume? I mean, one is a Muppet, the other spends hours sweating in a costume.
Don't insult the Muppets like that
That is rude to the muppets at least the muppets are entertaining
come on the muppets are entertaining
u take that back RIGHT NOW i was about to agree with u until u had to go and diss muppets like that
@@marceabrann2166 The Muppets also teach good values to children and don't exploit and sexualize 4 year olds.
Is not allowing outside food and drinks for this sort of event normal?? Seems bizarre that a family/kid oriented event wouldn't allow it in. Especially your own drinks, I bring water with me everywhere damnit!
I think most events allow it, and if they don’t I think they should considering people have different medical issues (like diabetes) and need to keep food or water on hand.
Yeah it's incredibly normal for a place that sells food to not allow outside food and drinks.
I've seen plenty of times that no outside food/drinks are allowed if these are offered in the event. They want to sell product, and they want to prevent people sneaking in things like alcohol where it's not permitted. I think some places can be required to offer free water if they do that (might depend on local regulations - I can't confirm this), so it looks like this fest got that with the free water "oasis" in the beginning.
I'm pregnant and take my water/snacks with me everywhere, even to events that already have food vendors. Literally just went to a fair (much better than this overpriced ace junk lol) and they had no problems with outside food/drink. Even let me bring in tupperware for food I wanted to save for later 🤣
Actually, if you purchased the ticket prior to them changing the website can sue because they breached a contract.
Ace family and their companies get sued pretty regularly. It doesn't phase them, or change their behavior. And they unfortunately have the backing to pay legal fees long enough for small claims to be dropped.
@@Suzosaki there are enough people who purchased the ticket prior to the change 😏, it can become a CIVIL SUIT and can lead to bankruptcy depending on how far they want to take it. They are screwed.. the fact that they said NO REFUND, and didn’t allow ticket holders who purchased tickets based on the expectation that they had free food, free rides, free music, free prizes, animal zoo, etc. to have a refund breaches on contract of what was promised, these people have a chance in court. They screwed up.
Also, Madcaster can actually go after the security provided by the ACE FEST, along with the venue because they prohibited him entry to Soul Fest, and event that was of its own contract and partnership. He had tickets.
Austin and Cathrine are delusional if they think they can’t lose HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS if people start to sue!
@@Suzosaki Backing from who? Didn’t they recently go bankrupt? Who is funding these people?
@@DeathnoteBB yeah the company not them
Or file a fraudulent charge with your bank at least to get some of your money back
"they did technically say they were gonna hold an event and they held an event" the greatest trick the ace family ever played was setting the bar to a subterranean level so now even less than the minimum is more than anyone would expect
They probably also opened with package deals to inflate attendance numbers. Those numbers are important for attracting/retaining investors and vendors as well as future show prospects. "We ran an event with 5k attendees" sounds more impressive than "We sold 2k packages/tickets"
Just recently stumbled across your channel after the Smosh crossover. Hilarious that you went to Ace fest. We live in the area that it was held and had no idea what it was about. We got free tickets to go then promptly left after two rides. On the way out we finally learned what the whole Ace fest was about
The fact that "no one died and the fire marshal didn't shut this event down" is a benchmark of success is funny but also says a whole lot on what we were expecting from the Ace fam and these individual RUclipsr events nowadays
How can y' all survive in that heat/sun with very little protection 😰 Thank you for this! I love the vlogging style you did here. Also love the commentaries, honest and straight to the point
I rarely care or watch content surrounding youtubers's events (like tea spill made a video about ACE Fest and I was like meh), but THE SECOND you upload something like this I just have to watch it, your reviews are always SO GOOD
Because Amanda comes with first hand receipts!
Also because Swell doesn't pretend that she's trying to keep anyone accountable, versus someone like Tea Spill and other gossip channels.
literally! When I saw her tiktoks filmed there I was so excited knowing this video was coming
@@gilded_lady now that you mention it, yeah, it’s probably cause I’m just so tired of the constant drama (even if it’s true)
I think you probably have the best representation of the event. I think you hit the nail with who the event was made for. You gotta be a real Ace Family die hard fan to see this as a worthy thing to pay for and it's definitely not made for individuals. I think that's why a lot of the tea channels are just overtly negative about the event. Of course it's going to be miserable when you're going alone. I was watching the H3 podcast's take on it and they said they had fun but I also noticed they went as a group. My guess is that going as a group probably made it a better experience than just going by yourself.
I'm surprised to see someone give a very honest review and not just hate from the top. That said, I'm an Ace family hater. But I wanted the truth of it and you're one of the only ones to give it so far. 👍🏼❤️
Yoooo shout for talking to and looking out for the vendors. I run a few food stands that go to State Fairs and festivals, and it was dope to see you actually be interested in the logistics (if they paid to be there, what the projected crowd was, etc).
New sub just for that homie!
Love watching your reports on these sorts of events. I guess they missed the Coachella part of 'Coachella meets Disney'...oh and they missed the Disney part, too...but glad you didn't die there LOL
No no they included that. They brought the hot ass weather for Coachella and the high ass prices for Disneyland 🤪
They couldn't even scrape up Aaron Carter who lives there, to perform?
So it's just the "meets" part?
@@SaltyShale and not even everyone who wanted to got the "meets" part 😂
You always look so refreshed, and in that heat too 😭 Heat wave over here and we’re melty wellies
Always with a joyous smile, so inspiring! Idk how you do it 😭 Glad also you’re keeping facts clear
It honestly just looks like one of the carnivals that open for a couple weeks in mall parking lots, except those cost like 20 bucks. It doesn't seem like it was BAD but I would not say it's a scam but it's not worth the money
Not so much a scam as it is false advertising. If they were honest by what would really happen they should of just told those who bought tickets from the get go. But to remove certain things AFTER people buy tickets sounds like scamming a bit to me personally
@@aliyahlucero6064 they also lied to people waiting for the meet and greet/didn’t let people in even though they didn’t specify when the meet and greet ended. Big scam
EVERYTHING in this event was leftover from a festival that happened a few months ago. I know because I live in that city. It looks like the ACE family just rented it out before they took it all down
I’m so glad this popped up on my feed😂loved this!
"Ace Fest" this close to Pride Month is almost false advertising
lmao, right?
"Ace Fest" being a family event is really funny in that context. Also the rule of two for the ferris wheel--
Read this when the guy said "Thank you to everybody who came out" 🤣
I literally clicked the video bc I was like 'oh a con about being asexual? I'm curious '
Believe it or not but a lot of.people don't reay care about others being asexual or really even know about it. I HIGHLY doubt they were trying to capitalize on anything related to it. No one cares about what you claim to be.
They should have had a time sign up for the meet and greet when you purchased your ticket. Like only so many people could buy a ticket for a certain time so that people show up at their time and there isn’t a super long line
You look like you had fun. Not 500USD worth of fun, more like about 25USD. But still, better than some other events you've been to, that seemed more like a Survivor test or something.
I mean it had less activities than a regular fair and those are usually like $15 admission, although locally you can get in for free on certain days if you bring in food donations.
I love your dry sarcasm 😂 I also love when REAL people get in front of the camera, it's refreshing. I subbed, liked and commented for the algorithm. Best of luck on your YT journey!
Hey Amanda, Yahoo News wrote about you attending this event in one of their recent articles about it haha! look at you, Queen, hitting the mainstream news!
Queeeen!
I haven’t been recommended a video of yours in so long. This made my day
I been to better fairs in parking lots that were way cheaper. Thanks Amanda for spending your money dollars.
"Money Dollars" made me chuckle. I'm steeling that phrase!
Appreciate the unbiased reporting, Amanda!
yeah, weird move to bring up your hypothetical haters at your event... gotta say I've never seen an artist/creator I like do that lol. mini pancakes tho
Yeah, I've only seen this guy and some particularly unpleasant political figures address their haters at their own events. Just seems stupid and narcissistic to me. Hypothetically the only people who are at your event are people who already like you or people who want to give you a chance, so being like "fuck the haters!" at your own event just feels stupid. That's gonna alienate anyone who's there who's on the fence about you, the people who actually hate you probably aren't even there or don't care at all anyway, and the people who already like you don't gain anything by you telling haters to fuck off.
But you never see people like, idk, Harry Styles bringing up haters at an event.
Especially when people like Catherine preach peace, kindness, and happiness so much. Like just enjoy y’all moment. If you guys did an event well it will speak for itself. We all have our contradictions and don’t always live up to what we practice. It’s just funny when in every video you’re bringing it up like maybe you don’t fully believe it yourself.
@@FrenkTheJoy right? if I pay money and clear my schedule to go see someone, I wanna hear them say sweet things about their adoring fans. talk about me, MEEEEE lol
and if your haters DO come... you still got their money, at least for now
Yesss queen! I was WAITING for this one! Lol Thank you for attending and getting so much information Swell!
Overpriced mall carnival aside, props to Amanda for staying for the entirety of the event, it looked unbearable
I love how when the H3 crew attended the Ace Fest, they were planning to goof on in and they expected it to be bad. But then they ended up having a good really good time, and it wasnt as bad as they expected. Sometimes low expectations can be a good thing. I think it looked fine, but I dont know if I would ever want to attend something like that if I had kids who wanted to attend. Especially since they have a reputation for being involved in scams and their previous events have flopped.
This reminds me of an event a local church would put on every other week in summer. Couple of rides and food trucks in a parking lot and call it a day. It's honestly not that hard to put on, so I don't know if they deserve much kudos for being able to do it. Really the ride techs are the heroes of these kinds of events because I'm sure they're the ones organizing around each other saying "I need x amount of space and put me over here" etc.
Amanda's intro is genuinely super creative for someone just using a clip of themselves saying two sentences then a regular font style channel name and yet. I love it so much every single time
I've been waiting to see how lame this was. Thanks for the reverse FOMO, the video of you on a ride alone in twitter made me cough up a lung laughing.
Reverse FOMO, I like it!
Lmaoo losing it at Pestilence the horse
I'm surprised they gave you the other wristbands. You could have easily turned around and sold them? Espeically if t hey were trying to make it seem like it was sold out.
your videos have been so comforting to me lately thank u for the content u make 💗
I had no idea what this was and you just kept Tweeting about "Ace Fest" and I thought it was some late Pride thing. Oh, if only it was.
I think it's safe to assume that the entire LGBTQIA+ community wants nothing to do with them. I know I don't!
as an Ace, oh, if only
I can't believe you stayed the whole time. You are the real MVP🏆👑
For a moment I lived in a world where family youtubers didn't exist and this was for ace folks.
I’m loving watching you chill your way through the empty carnival rides. Auntie vibes. :)
This just seems like a slightly more boring (and shockingly, a little better) Tanacon. Glad nobody had to go to the hospital for sunstroke!
Girl 1) this is some commitment you stayed there all day 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 2) your make up looked great 3) was he really trying to get kids to curse dude so cringe! 🤢 4) can’t believe you choose to do this for a living like good on you for the hard work and sacrifice. Bringing the truth to the people.
Not paying anything more than 20 bucks for that mess. Total scamfest lmao
I saw your tiktok on the day of the event! I’m so glad that RUclips kept me updated!
Amanda: What should I name my horse 🥰☺️
The horse: 👹
Smth from horror movie
Lmao, this looks exactly like the shitty traveling carnival that is set up in our mall's parking lot twice a year. And paying 500 dollars for 5 people is still a ridiculous price no matter how you swing it.
Honestly how can't a " family channel" that has a young audience think even a little about how dangerous is for little kids to being playing on the heat 🙃
They thought about it approx as long as they thought about how great it would be for those same small kids to all yell “eff whatshisname.” And used as many brain cells also.
They don't care about anything about $$$$!😥😥😥😥😜🤑🤑
You are literally one of the most gorgeous people ever! Super jealous. Also I’m loving the perspective you gave us. Subscribed and thank you!!
Thank you for your stamina out there & your fair assessment of an “event” that “occurred”.
19:33 that parking person is a LEGEND !!! ICONIC !!!
Your face at 14:23 says it all 😂 gosh that event was such trash. Thanks for reporting on this scam fest and yes it was a scam. You truly stuck it out till the very end.
You are the BEST sport ever, Amanda! 🏆
“Why do you think I went?” - best line of the whole video 🤣