Location-based entertainment company Dreamscape has teamed up with US animation studio DreamWorks Animation, to launch the free-flying virtual reality experience known as the DreamWorks Dragon Flight Academy.
The attraction has been launched at Westfield Century City, a 1.3 million sq. ft. outdoor shopping mall in Los Angeles.
The VR attraction is inspired by the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ film trilogy by DreamWorks Animation, which launches on December 13, 2019.
A total of eight guests can experience the attraction at a time. After practising the art of riding a dragon, guests’ journey on a free-flying rescue mission to the ‘Hidden World’ with Astrid and Hiccup and their dragons Stormfly and Toothless. The adventure will see them dodging fiery arrows and ice caverns that are collapsing as they try and escape intact as a team.
The attraction’s producer, Christina Lee Storm, described the experience as bringing together the film trilogy’s “best-in-class storytelling and memorable characters with a unique interactive experience.”
“The thrilling adventure will bring guests to new heights in a fun, wondrous way that will inspire repeat visits,” Lee Storm continued.
Walter Parkes, chairman at Dreamscape and producer of DreamWorks Dragons Flight Academy, said: “In working with DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ film trilogy, we are turning the audiences into the star of their own movie adventure.
“No longer are audiences just watching Hiccup and Toothless take on a group of ruthless poachers, but now, audiences can fly alongside them on their very own dragons as they protect the Isle of Berk.
“We are excited to introduce audiences to this unprecedented full sensory experience of becoming a dragon rider,” Parkes added.
