Step into the worlds of Uncharted, Ghostbusters, Jumanji, and more.
It ’s tough to get out of the city when a world of culture and entertainment is at your fingertip , but Sony is betting full-grown on the suburbia of Chicago with its opening night ofWonderverse , a 45,000 - square - animal foot locale that brings the studio ’s most popular movies , TV shows , and picture games to life story .
settle less than 20 mile west of the metropolis in Oakbrook Mall , Wonderverse is Sony ’s first immersive experience in the world . Uncharted , Ghostbusters , Jumanji , Bad Boys , andZombielandare just some of the titles coming to life in the form of practical reality , interactional facility , theme dining experience , and exclusive merch .
“ Oakbrook was take for several reasons , ” said Jeffrey Godsick , EVP of Global Partnerships and Brand Management and Head of Location Based Entertainment at Sony Pictures . “ It ’s one of the top malls in the country and the space with its high ceilings allow us to make something spectacular . ”
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There ’s theGhostbusters Virtual Reality Academy , with two very unlike virtual realism experiences . In theArena , anticipate to accommodate up and get gird with proton packs in ordering to outsmart mischievous tone and join forces with fellow trainees to capture ghosts while standing . Blitzuses one - of - a - variety technical school to put guests in the driver ’s seat of an ectomobile - turned - hovercraft , where they contend to see who ’s the firm , most skillful number one wood in a high - stop number wash with naturalistic hump and turns .
To challenge your encephalon , there ’s three differentUncharted - themed escape rooms that deteriorate guests mightily onto the motion picture set Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland pilot for hidden gem . invitee can choose to do one as a standalone activity or all three for a attached storyline . There ’s the Bad Boys race Club where guests ride through a high - speed chase through Miami on rush simulator and Zombieland bumper cars . In between all the different immersive natural action is a playground of Greco-Roman arcade game . When the indigence to repose and refuel before jumping back into the activeness hits , visitThe Commissary , the casual yet amazingly upscale on - website restaurant by Chef Scott Donaldson , where everything is made from scratch on - site .
await Burger , fries , salads , and chili , but keep an centre for more high-minded fare tucked alongside comfortableness solid food staple . There ’s a Brooklyn - style chicken parmesan sandwich serve in a love apple vodka sauce and topped with pecorino cheese and impudent mozzarella on a toasted baguette . There ’s a white walnut squash steak sprinkle with pepitas and garnished withgremolata , an Italian condiment made of parsley , Allium sativum and lemon gusto ( one of many option that are pith and dairy - costless ) . And for meat lovers , the jerk pork tacos garnished with pickled pineapple relish and island emollient sauce alongside honeyed fried plantains and island Elmer Reizenstein is a standout .
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The sweet selection is where it gets thrown back to Sony Pictures . “ My Weakness Is Cake , ” isKevin Hart ’s line in the newJumanji . It ’s also the name for a chocolate mousse fudge cake that ’s served with a salt caramel ganache and chocolate mirror glaze . It ’s sold by the slice or as a whole . The “ Bad Boys Coffee Break ” is a plate of ricotta donuts on a bed of mocha hair mousse , dust with cinnamon sugar and salted sweet emollient foam . Milkshakes , achocolate waffle taco , s’mores , and a banana tree cream butter cake with dulce de leche ice cream are also on the card .
A full bar selection ( including mocktails ) is useable courtesy of the Commissary Bar helmed by mixologist Jane Danger . The natural selection of peculiarity cocktail pays court to popular pictures from Sony that did n’t make the cut for the synergistic entertainment ikon . There’sYou Had Me at Hello , a vodka litchi pep beer and St. Germain concoction for all theJerry Maguirefans . Wax On Wax Offhas a beachy , West Coast vibe to it with its Malibu base mixed with dear , calcium oxide and coconut — standardized to the location of Mr. Miyagi ’s LA lessons inThe Karate Kid . And theYou Ca n’t Handle The Truth , a mango tree whiskey cocktail you may really image Jack Nicholson drinking while on the set ofA Few Good Men .
But if you need a more grown - up vibe and the chance to escape the crowds , look for The Ghost Trap , a speakeasy - style bar that is n’t too hard to find ( you just have to be intimate to look for it ) . Tucked aside from the arcade randomness is the informal tearing hole that seats no more than 60 people at a clock time . With its high ceilings , leather bound books on the shelves and paintings deck the wall , you ’d suppose you ’d stumble on a prof ’s study . Take a tight facial expression and you ’ll see that might be the case if the professor in doubtfulness was a sports fan of the supernatural . Slimer , the not - so - favorable - shadow from Ghostbusters zings around the wall and is one of the big clues that the saloon is a tribute to one of Sony ’s most successful franchise . Easter eggs are conceal throughout and include a copy of Tobin ’s Spirit Guide , the encyclopedia on all - matter - supernatural used by the 1984 movie ’s supporter , formal drawings of the proton pack and a haunted card catalog that holds relics from ghostbusting risky venture .
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Wonderverse open to the public January 11 , 2024 and is turn up at 100 Oakbrook Center , Oakbrook , IL just above the L.L. Bean on level one . It is barren to enter , includes a fund with merchandise not found anywhere else in the world and attractions range from $ 6-$35 per person . Visitors are encourage to book their experiences upon arrival since they can sell out and are not sell online . Guests young than 16 must be chaperoned by an adult at least 21 years of historic period . Guests unseasoned than 21 twelvemonth old , will not be admitted after 7 pm because Wonderverse becomes an grownup - only experience at 8 pm every night of the workweek . For more info visitWonderverseChicago.com .
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