Bubble Planet Denver is an exciting and immersive art experience featuring interactive bubble-themed rooms, virtual reality, and a giant bubble pit. Located at the Exhibition Hub Art Center, it offers a fun escape for kids and adults alike. With ten colorful landscapes and various interactive elements, visitors can enjoy a journey through a whimsical, bubble-filled world. The exhibit includes unique photo opportunities, calming music, and engaging activities, making it a perfect outing for families, date nights, and anyone looking to escape everyday stress. Bubble Planet is open at 3900 Elati Street and promises a magical, playful experience.
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My Bubble Planet Adventure
Yesterday I felt like I was inside a magical storybook, floating in a bubble above pink fields and cherry blossom trees. Then, I plunged into the ocean, exploring a marine kingdom. Next, I found myself inside a champagne glass at a lively party, before soaring up again to see pyramids and sphinxes. This wasn’t a dream—it was a virtual-reality experience at Bubble Planet Denver, which opened on May 17.
Highlights
- Step into a surreal and colorful world of bubbles.
- Discover and interact with all kinds of bubbles in a dreamy environment.
- Explore over 10 rooms, each with a unique theme, including a giant bubble pit and an infinity room.
- Travel through amazing landscapes like bubblegum-pink fields, a marine kingdom, and a room filled with glowing orbs.
- Experience immersive fun with VR technology, simulators, and illusions, including a virtual flight in a bubble.
- See unique art installations by Barcelona-based artist Marcos Viñals.
- Enjoy calming music that sets a soothing tone throughout the exhibit.
- Capture Instagram-worthy photos and videos in every room.
- Perfect for kids, families, and date nights, offering fun for all ages.
About Bubble Planet
Bubble Planet has just opened in Denver at the Exhibition Hub Art Center. It offers a journey through 10 colorful landscapes, each with a bubble theme. This immersive experience has been popular in cities like Milan, Brussels, and London, and it came to the U.S. in Los Angeles in June 2023. Denver is the second U.S. location, and I had to see it for myself.
First Impressions
Looking at the bright and colorful images of Bubble Planet, I knew it would be amazing. The spaces are all created around the idea of the bubble. Exhibition Hub, known for Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, created Bubble Planet in partnership with Fever. The show is set to run through the summer, but if it’s successful, it might stay longer.
Interactive Fun and Unique Features
Bubble Planet is more interactive than past immersive experiences. While the Van Gogh and Monet exhibits mostly used projected images, Bubble Planet has ten rooms that engage visitors physically, inspired by artists like Yayoi Kusama. Barcelona-based artist Marcos Viñals created each room.
Each room has a different bubble theme, from soapy suds to smoky bubbles.
Experiences like this are very important today. They are perfect for kids, families, and date nights, helping people escape everyday stress and have fun. One room, called the “bubble ocean,” is filled with thousands of big pink balloons surrounding a lotus flower. Each room offers unique photo opportunities and interesting facts about bubbles and circles in nature.
Infinity Room and VR Experience
I’ve seen many infinity rooms, but the one at Bubble Planet was special. This mirrored room was stunning, with color-changing bubbles providing exciting photo ops. Another highlight is “the largest bubble bath in the world,” a ball pit the size of a swimming pool, with a giant inflatable head named Kevin at one end.
The VR experience was impressive. With bubble chairs hanging from the ceiling, the VR headset transported me into a world where I felt like giant bubbles.
Conclusion
Bubble Planet is a must-visit for both kids and adults, offering exciting photo and video opportunities from the bubble pit to the infinity room. It evokes fond memories of blowing bubbles and bubble baths, bringing that whimsy to life. The experience is an exercise in creativity, capturing joy, bliss, and unbounded imagination.
Bubble Planet took me about an hour to explore, but you can spend as much time as you want in each zone. Guests of all ages will have fun, and children under 4 get in for free. The geodome room, with its echoing voices and water sound effects, puts you in a meditative mindset. The hallway of glowing orbs, similar to Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms, is another photo opportunity.
In my opinion, the best part of Bubble Planet is the VR experience. Sitting in a pod-like chair, you’ll be cast into a new reality that sparks wonder.
Bubble Planet offers a magical escape from everyday life, folding you into a world of fun and wonder. It’s an experience you’ll want to return to, just like a splendid dream.
Practical Info
– Date: From May 2024
– Opening Hours:
– Monday to Thursday: 9:30am – 8pm (last entry at 6:30pm)
– Tuesdays: Closed
– Friday: 9:30am – 9:30pm (last entry at 8pm)
– Saturday: 9am – 9:30pm (last entry at 8pm)
– Sunday: 9am – 8pm (last entry at 6:30pm)
– Duration: About 60-90 minutes
– Location: 3900 Elati St, Denver, CO 80216, United States
– Age: All ages welcome. Kids under 4 can visit for free. Kids under 17 must be with an adult.
– Price: Tickets start at $26.90 for adults and $20.90 for kids.
– Accessibility: The venue is wheelchair accessible, but some areas have stairs. Check the FAQs for more details.
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