Jurassic World: The Exhibition opens at The Trafford Centre

Last night saw the official VIP launch of Jurassic World: The Exhibition. Guests included comedian Russell Kane, Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon, and more.

Jurassic World: The Exhibition is a family-friendly exhibit of massive proportions based on one of the biggest blockbuster franchises in cinema history.

Visitors walk through the iconic Jurassic World gates, explore richly themed environments, encounter a life-sized brachiosaurus, velociraptors, including fan-favourite Blue, and the most fearsome dinosaur of all, the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex. And for the first time in the UK, guests will also witness the armoured adult Ankylosaurus, and the ferocious Carnotaurus.

You will be able to imagine what it would have been like to roam amongst these breathtaking creatures, and even interact with baby dinosaurs, including “Bumpy” from the popular animated series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous from Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation, currently streaming on Netflix; and Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – a second series following the events of Camp Cretaceous, just launched on Netflix.

Jurassic World: The Exhibition has now become one of the fastest selling exhibitions since its launch with nearly eight million tickets sold in 22 cities around the globe.

To celebrate the launch, fans will get an exclusive opportunity when playing Jurassic World Alive – the popular location-based AR mobile game.

Starting on 2 August, players who visit the Exhibition in Manchester and open the game on their devices can locate an exclusive Jurassic World: The Exhibition incubator, which are capsules that contain valuable resources, as an in-game reward.

Players with AR-enabled devices can then snap a picture or take a video of a dinosaur using the game’s AR feature and post to their social media channels using the #JurassicWorldAlive hashtag.

Ron Tan, Executive Chairman & Group CEO of NEON, said:

“We are thrilled to bring Jurassic World: The Exhibition back to the United Kingdom once again after its premiere in London in 2022.

“With the strong support from our partners and fans from around the world, this experience has achieved tremendous success in every city it has travelled to, and this run in Manchester promises to be even more exceptional with the additional showcase of new dinosaurs!

“Together with our partners, we are confident that our friends in Manchester will be in awe with this amazing experience and we look forward to welcoming our friends in Manchester and beyond to Get Closer™ to the world of the prehistoric giants.”

Michael Silver, President of Global Business Development at Universal Destinations & Experiences, said:

“What excites us about Jurassic World: The Exhibition is the opportunity to give fans a real-world, immersive experience based on the amazing adventures of the films, in their own backyard.

“This amazing exhibition has thrilled and awed more than eight million guests, who have had the opportunity to come face-to-face with life-sized dinosaurs and walk through richly themed environments, all inspired by the blockbuster franchise. We are confident that Mancunians of all ages will cherish this adventure 65 million years in the making.”

Andreas Waschk, CEO of the Explorado Group, said:

“We are delighted that the opening day has finally arrived and that, in collaboration with our partner NEON, we can now present this remarkable and extraordinary exhibition to our visitors in Manchester.

“After successful stops in Cologne and Berlin, it’s a pleasure to finally bring the experience back to the UK. Jurassic World: The Exhibition is currently the most modern and largest travelling exhibition on the market. We knew that advance ticket sales for this exhibition would be strong, but the level of demand has been really high.”

Families can experience the exhibition with kids pricing from £13 and adult pricing from £19.

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