FANS of the spooky and festive season will want to check out this enormous immersive experience coming to the UK later this year.
Called the Apollodomes, the attraction is the first of its kind and will transport visitors to a land based around Halloween and later, a Christmas version will be launched too.
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Designer Holovis is collaborating with Landsec and has announced they are opening the first large-scale immersive projection domes in the UK.
The two domes will be 19 metres tall across 1,300 square metres and have immersive theatre and panoramic surround-screens so you’ll really feel like you’ve stepped into a different world.
Opening in Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth, the very first event in the domes will be themed around Halloween.
Fans of the spooky season will be able to step into Pumpkinville which has been described as “a spellbinding world of magic, mischief and spine-tingling thrills”.
It’s teased as having “frightful and fun attractions for all the family” Local media reported that the attraction will have a ‘SpookAdemy’ where children can learn the key skills to being scary.
There will also be ‘The Lantern Lounge’, a Halloween-themed cafe and bar.
At night the dome will have themed bars with vintage horrors playing at the ‘Pumpkin Picturehouse’.
For over 18s, there will be a horror experience called ‘The Summoning’ which will offer an intimate séance horror experience.
Pumpkinville will be open from October 24 until November 2.
Images show the domes as two giant pumpkins surrounded by creepy figures and even more pumpkins.
Tickets aren’t on sale yet, but you can sign up here for more details about the waitlist.
After the Halloween experience, a Christmas version will take over the domes.
While few details have been released, renders show huge nutcrackers, Christmas trees, fairy lights and the domes looking like giant baubles.
Creators have said there will be places to “be entertained, eat, drink and shop all under one roof” – so there’s likely to be stalls and places to grab a souvenir too.
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Producer, Mark Hurry has joined the team too to work on the theatre side, and visitors are in for a treat.
He’s already worked on productions like Immersive Peaky Blinders, Doctor Who – Time Fracture and The Great Gatsby – Immersive Experience.
While you might not recognise the name Holovis, you’ll recognise its work.
The creative team has worked with Alton Towers, SeaWorld on Yas Island, and Legoland theme park in New York.
Stuart Hetherington, CEO of Holovis added: “ApolloDomes represents a first of its kind experience, blending next-gen projection technologies and media with world-class immersive theatrical performances to transport guests to an exciting, seasonal destination.”
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