Dreampark aims to provide downloadable mixed reality amusement parks for public spaces
Dreampark uses Meta Quest 3 headsets and mixed reality to transform public spaces into digital amusement parks.
The first Dreampark opened in mid-February in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Admission costs $10 and transforms the 3rd Street Promenade into a 2,300-square-foot obstacle course reminiscent of landscapes from Super Mario games. With lava pools, moving platforms, destructible blocks, collectable coins, and plenty of scurrying enemies.
Visitors put on a Quest 3 headset and are the only ones who can see the digital amusement park, writes Janko Roettgers, who covered the start-up for his Lowpass newsletter.
The idea for mixed reality amusement parks came from entrepreneurs and developers Aidan Wolf and Brent Bushnell. Since 2012, the two have gained a lot of experience with arcades and virtual reality projects with their company Two Bit Circus.
They see mixed reality headsets as a game changer because of their wide field of view, which makes them much more immersive than AR headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap.
Check out the first outdoor mixed reality theme park! Players collect coins, break blocks, & avoid lava - all on a public city street. 3rd St Promenade, Santa Monica CA. Open everyday. https://t.co/fHoHi8rMZb pic.twitter.com/Nohmi8eTZy
- brentbushnell (@brentbushnell) February 13, 2025
The team has big plans. They are currently building a digital "micro Disney World" in an empty 4,600-square-foot parking lot in San Francisco, and the goal is to one day offer "downloadable theme parks" that can be set up in seconds anywhere there is space.
If you visit the GDC in San Francisco next week, you can attend a Dreampark demo. Further information can be found on the official Dreampark website.
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