Hawkins is residence to nightmares, twisted secrets and techniques, and a bunch of supernatural entities that might positively attempt to take us down if we ever stepped foot within the fictional Indiana city. In Might, Netflix and Fever made that risk a full-blown actuality after they opened the “Stranger Issues” Expertise in New York Metropolis, an interactive journey to a parallel universe the place it is perpetually 1986 and the Celebration — together with Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, Max, Erica, and Eleven — need assistance to repair a lab experiment gone incorrect. In June, the streaming platform additionally opened the immersive expertise to followers in San Francisco and London. Naturally, when confronted with an otherworldly mission which will or could not contain getting sucked into the Upside Down and fed to Demodogs, we needed to test it out for ourselves.
At each the San Francisco and New York areas, the expertise started with a check-in at Hawkins lab, the place an unsettling group (learn: they didn’t blink) of researchers in white coats requested us about our worst nightmares as a part of a sleep examine they have been conducting. We have been instantly hooked. Like Eleven’s siblings, we have been guided via the lab, the place issues immediately took a flip for the more severe. Lights malfunctioned, spiders emerged from shadowy corners, and stress mounted as we realized we have been rapidly being surrounded by a pack of hungry Demodogs. So we did what any “Stranger Issues” followers would do and tapped into our supernatural talents to assist Max, Eleven, and the remainder of the crew tackle the Demogorgons within the Upside Down — not unhealthy for a Wednesday night time.
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After 50 minutes of what felt like a top-tier Common Studios expertise — 3D glasses included — we made our solution to Combine-Tape, a retro assortment of “Stranger Issues”‘s “biggest hits,” together with Argyle’s Surfer Boy pizza store, Household Video (Steve and Robin’s coworkers have some critical drama), an arcade, the Upside bar, a Hellfire Membership merch retailer, Joyce’s lounge, and extra. There was even a Scoops Ahoy ice cream store — the sundaes have been topped with Eggo waffles — the place the solid stayed in full character, giving us sufficient ’80s nostalgia to fill the opening in Vecna’s undead coronary heart.
Even in the event you’re not caught up on season 4, the Combine-Tape vibes are immaculate and value a visit via the Upside Down. Later this 12 months, Netflix additionally plans to increase the expertise to followers in different main cities throughout the nation, which suggests there’s time to observe your supernatural talents earlier than the Thoughts Flayer tries to grab you out of the Hawkins Lab.
Forward, take a sneak peek on the “Stranger Issues” Expertise — together with meals, video games, merch, and precise props from the present — and e-book tickets, beginning at $54 per individual, to expertise the chaos for your self right here.
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