The Walking Dead Experience – Chapter 1 Opening Soon in Atlanta
Debi Moore
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Walker Stalker Con, in partnership with Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, is hosting “The Walking Dead Experience – Chapter 1,” an immersive attraction created by acclaimed director Michael Counts, for a limited run, November 18-29, near Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia, at 218 14th Street NW.
If you live in or near the city of Atlanta, it’s one event you don’t want to miss! Read on for all the gory details.
From the Press Release:
The Walker Stalker Con, now the second largest fan convention in North America, in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based entertainment company led by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and executive producer David Alpert, have come together to present a new immersive experience and attraction created by Michael Counts, the theater luminary who has been called a “mad genius” by the New York Times. The production premiered at the 2015 Atlanta Walker Stalker Con, at the Georgia World Congress Center, to sold out audiences and critical acclaim. Among the first to experience the attraction were celebrities Chandler Riggs, Jordan Woods-Robinson, Cory Brill, Michael Traynor, and others from “The Walking Dead” and its new spin-off, “Fear the Walking Dead,” including Lincoln A. Castellanos.
“The Walking Dead Experience – Chapter 1” is a 30-minute full-throttle immersive attraction that drops audiences straight into the chaotic and terrifying world of The Walking Dead. Experienced in small (7-person) audience groups, “Chapter 1” sends participants on an adventure through the edge of a small town on the night the outbreak hit – the night zombies began their rampage and the social order began to unravel.
Set in over 10,000 square feet of highly produced sets and employing state-of-the-art technology and never-before-seen special effects, this attraction promises to take the rapidly developing genre of “immersive” extensions of popular entertainment brands to the next level. Counts, who is one of the early pioneers of immersive theater and attractions, boldly described “The Walking Dead Experience – Chapter 1” as “the scariest and most fully transportive production of this type ever made.”
As the first chapter in an episodic series, this installment renders the “world on the night hell broke loose” at the start of the outbreak that led to the zombie apocalypse. Subsequent productions will continue the stories and experiences introduced in “Chapter 1.” Though the experience is designed so that each episode can stand alone, the structure of the concept follows the expanding story framework of The Walking Dead comic books, TV show, and video game series.
James Frazier, founder of Walker Stalker, executive producer of this project, and one of the leaders of the TWD fan community, explained his motivation as a direct response to the desires of the fans like himself: “We’ve heard the fans’ desire for more immersive and terrifying experiences at our events. ‘The Walking Dead Experience – Chapter 1’ is the response to that desire! We’ve all wanted to be thrown into the middle of TWD. Now we can do that in a way that is true to what TWD is and in a way that we can expand upon in upcoming chapters. This is the ultimate in ‘fan fiction’!” He added, “As a fan of TWD, this is a dream come true to create an immersive experience with the team of Robert Kirkman, Skybound, and Michael Counts.”
Jon Goldman, Managing Partner of Skybound, said of the project, “The Walking Dead has been extremely successful working with fellow creators to expand the universe of The Walking Dead. We’re excited to extend Robert’s vision to live, immersive entertainment.”
Tickets for the attraction allow audiences to choose whether they want to be a “survivor” and/or a “walker,” and premium ticket options offer additional unique opportunities like show quality “walker” make-up and a customized one-on-one experience that the production calls a “sole survivor” ticket. Tickets start at $50.
Counts’ production team includes longtime collaborators Ryan O’Gara (Hamilton) – lights; Matt Haber and Phil Gulley (Michael Kors, Grand Central Station) – Video and Special Effects; Caleb Sharp (Fighting Gravity) – Sound Design; Katie Fleming (Sleep No More, Queen of the Night) – Props, Set Dressing, and Associate Scenic Design; and Katie Naka (Blue Man Group) – Production Management and Associate Direction. The project and ongoing tour are being produced and managed by Captain Worldwide.
For more info and tickets, visit the-walking-dead-experience.ticketleap.com.
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