Brothers Victor and Henry Mears have been convicted of their roles in misleading thousands of customers into visiting a Lapland-style theme park by a jury at Bristol Crown Court.
Jurors found them guilty of five charges of engaging in a commercial practice which was a misleading action.
They are still deliberating on a further three counts of engaging in a commercial practice which is a misleading omission.
The park ran over Christmas 2008 at Matchams, near Ringwood.
Visitors to Lapland New Forest were offered a winter wonderland with snow-covered log cabins, a nativity scene, husky dogs, polar bears and other animals, as well as a bustling Christmas market.
But instead of the promised magical festive treat, visitors experienced fairy lights hung from trees and a broken ice rink, jurors were told.
If you visited or bought tickets to Lapland New Forest contact the Dorset Echo newsdesk on 01305 830999.
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