Tickets are now on sale for the world-exclusive, interactive Christmas adventure from The Lumistella Company’s The Elf on the Shelf® Santaverse™, at Bluewater in Kent this festive season.
Following the global announcement of The Elf on the Shelf® Christmas Adventure in September, tickets are now available to purchase for £6.50 per adult and £14.50 per child. The experience, which will be located on the Upper Rose Gallery, next to FatFace, opens to the public on 16 November and runs until Christmas Eve*. What’s more, 10am and 10.30am slots on Thursdays and Sundays will be reserved for accessible sessions. In these sessions, sensory adjustments will be made including reduced noise capacity and a less formal structure.
The Elf on the Shelf® is a beloved global Christmas tradition where Santa’s Scout Elves visit families each day during the festive season and report back to Santa each night on their family’s Christmastime activities. This year, The Elf on the Shelf® Christmas Adventure, a never-seen-before interactive, theatrical experience designed to entertain and delight the whole family, will be making its global debut in the UK from 16 November.
Visitors to Bluewater will have the chance to explore an immersive, interactive 25-minute adventure as they step through a new Elf Door, transporting them to a North Pole-inspired world of wonder and festive play.
Guests will find themselves immersed in a fun mission of festive games and challenges with the aim of helping the Scout Elves spread Christmas cheer to make sure Christmas gets off to a flying start.
As well as making a wish at the wish-gatherer, challenges will include Christmas tree decorating and snowball throwing. Meanwhile Santa will be watching over the ‘Christmas Spiritmeter’, a magical machine monitoring Christmas Spirit levels. Santa plans to drop into some sessions to encourage the children to complete all the challenges on their Christmas Spirit Checklists.
James Waugh, Centre Director at Bluewater, said: “Our announcement for The Elf on the Shelf® Christmas Adventure was met with great anticipation by our guests, and we’re thrilled to have opened ticket sales. This is the most hotly-anticipated Christmas experience we’ve ever launched – it’s a true world-first experience and we urge families to book their visits sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.
“The Elf on the Shelf is a beloved family tradition, far and wide, so we can’t wait for families to see what the immersive experience entails.”
“Bringing the enchanted world of Santa Claus directly to our fans during the festive season fulfills our purpose of creating joyful moments for families around the world,” said Chanda Bell, co-CEO of The Lumistella Company and co-creator of The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition. “We are pleased to partner with Bluewater to share the joy and goodwill of Santaverse through this immersive experience.”
As part of the experience, guests will collect stamps on their Christmas Spirit Checklist as they complete games and challenges and there will be an Elf Name Generator to provide individual elf names. Finally, each child will receive a gift to take home to remember their festive adventure.
Bluewater’s Ice Rink, the centre’s Winterland experience, and The Giving Tree will all return this year alongside the new The Elf on the Shelf® Christmas Adventure.
The Elf on the Shelf® Christmas Adventure tickets can be purchased at https://bluewater.co.uk/elf-shelf-christmas-adventure.