Overview
- Visitors and parents raised concerns on social media that a children’s slide at Graveley Fruit Farm in Hitchin, Hertfordshire was themed to the 1912 Titanic and thus disrespectful to the roughly 1,500 people who died in the sinking.
- The attraction gives out boarding-pass style tickets and labels each turn a "wreck," and charges about £2 per ride.
- The farm first apologised and said it would change the ride’s name, then reversed course after more public responses and restored the Titanic branding, with managers saying many visitors supported the name.
- Farm manager Will said the attraction serves about 500 people a day and that only a handful of visitors complained, and owners described critics as part of a "woke" campaign.
- The episode highlights a wider debate over commercial uses of historical tragedies and could prompt other local venues to review how they present sensitive themes to families.