Wonder Park / YMMV

Adorkable: June being imaginative and young could have its perks.
Ensemble Dark Horse:
- Steve became this among those who watched the movie, because many people think that John Oliver did an excellent job in his acting as the character, to the point where even people who hated the film tended to like him and said he was the best part.
- Many people who watched the movie loved the Chimpanzombies. Many reviews from audiences wanted to buy the plushies if Nickelodeon sold them.
Epileptic Trees: With the trailers, many people have been questioning the exaggerated vibrancy of the park, deeming it Too Good to Be True for the protagonist. As such, they believe that this is her dying dream, or is going through a recent loss and imagining the park as a way to keep herself happy. Somewhat subverted in the final film, where the fictional version of the park was something she and her mother created, but upon her mother's cancer diagnosis, June immediately rejects all forms of fantasy and escapism in favour of being hyper-aware of reality: the park forcing its way back into her life is meant to symbolize that she's still allowed to be happy and creative despite bad events.
Hilarious in Hindsight: The amusement park featured in the film, despite what the title says, is called Wonderland. Paramount actually owned the Canadian amusement park "Canada's Wonderland" from 1993 to 2006.
I Am Not Shazam: The park in the movie is called "Wonderland", not "Wonder Park". The main reason it has that title was because the studio wanted to distance themselves from the film's original director (and also to avoid confusion with Alice in Wonderland).
Memetic Mutation:
- Jokes about the film essentially being a RollerCoaster Tycoon movie are not uncommon.
- The Pi song also became popular after it was posted to Instagram in celebration of Pi Day.
Nightmare Fuel:
- Peanut's Heroic Sacrifice in Zero-G Land. He sends June to the exit before the Chimpanzombies could even get her. As June reaches the exit, Peanut gets tackled and piled by the Chimpanzombies.
- The Darkness itself. It's a swirling dark cloud with a purple-tint as a gaping maw. Inside it, it's filled with taken pieces of Wonderland and its inside has a grey hue.
Nightmare Retardant: The concept of a dark force possessing cute, little carnival prizes is pretty terrifying. However, it's hard to feel scared when the toys keep their cute appearance, even when they're attacking the heroes.
Overshadowed by Controversy: The big thing everyone remembers about the film is the sexual harassment allegations placed against its director, which led to the removal of any directors credit from the film, a practice which is extremely rare.
So Okay, It's Average: It was hated by critics and most audiences didn't like it either, but some of them found it passable thanks to it's admittedly well-done animation and voice acting.
Tainted by the Preview: While some people are interested in the premise of the movie thanks to the first trailer (especially with its rendition of "What a Wonderful World), they were turned off once the second trailer showed the celebrity-voiced Funny Animal sidekicks.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: Some reviewers said they would've preferred if the film focused more on June dealing with her mom's illness as opposed to her adventures in "Wonderland"
Visual Effects of Awesome: The movie looks simply gorgeous, particularly the scenes at Fireworks Falls.
What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: It may seem like a cute movie about a theme park imagined by a young girl at first glance. However, the main premise is kicked off by her mom having to go to the hospital because she is ill, causing June to become depressed and abandon her park. And that's not all: when she discovers that the park is actually real, we learn that her depression caused a dark cloud inhabited by plush monkeys that have turned evil and kidnapped Peanut, the leader of the park, inside of it. Many parents went online to complain as a result.

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