Wētā Workshop Unleashed - Tour

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A global award-winning movie-making tour.

Online price from $65
1hr 30mins
(PG) Parental guidance recommended
Auckland

 

Overview

Experience Wētā Workshop Unleashed at SkyCity in Auckland. A 90-minute movie-making tour where you explore interactive and immersive make-believe film sets, focusing on the worlds of horror, fantasy and sci-fi.

It's your chance to get up-close and hands-on with enchanting environments, resident creatures, hyper-realistic giants, a galactic robot, and much more.

Park for FREE at SkyCity when you eat, stay or play from 1 September to 31 October. Minimum spend and Ts & Cs apply. See skycityauckland.co.nz/parkfree for details.

Be Unleashed. Your 90-minute guided experience includes:

Part 1: Horror

The animatronics and prosthetics department are working on the horror film Fauna. Visitors who dare, may enter the claustrophobic horror film set, where something lingers in the shadows..

Part 2: Fantasy

Enter our very own Artists’ Shed, a peaceful haven that shows the process of fantasy world-building through the imaginations of concept artists, who dream up a world designed for the epic movie Age of the Ever-Clan. Step through the curtain and enter their fantastical world….

Part 3: Sci-fi

It’s time to walk onto a film set of the science fiction adventure movie Origins. Projected light plays across the stage and a stunning light display with an epic intergalactic soundtrack begins. A gigantic robot and epic spaceship immerse you in an atmospheric sci-fi wonder.

Information:

Wētā Workshop Unleashed is located on level 5,
88 Federal Street, Auckland (opposite the SkyTower)

We recommend arriving 10 minutes prior to your tour departure

For public transport options, please refer to the AT website.

Before you book:

  • Have a look at our frequently asked questions,
  • Wētā Workshop Unleashed includes some horror elements. These may be spooky for children, or unsuitable for guests with medical conditions aggravated by fright, stress, or lights.
  • If you have any concerns please contact [email protected] before your tour departs.
  • Guests with sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) are welcome to bring their own comfort tools.
  • If you have special requirements, please contact us to chat with our crew.

We strongly recommend booking online in advance, we cannot guarantee on-the-day availability.

For groups of 15 people or more, please check out our Groups and Events.

Please see our cancellation policy and terms and conditions before your visit.

Testimonials

Such a great experience, your staff are so lovely, knowledgeable and helpful. From start to finish we had the best time and this was our second visit, but this time we bought friends along with us, and I would come again! You do an amazing job.

JENNY B 6th June 2024 Yonder Reviews

A really great experience. I went after I had visited Wētā Workshop in Wellington a few weeks earlier, and the experiences were so different but both amazing. The guide was so energetic and fun. You get a tour through the making of a few movies that have not (yet) been produced. You could touch everything and move some of the animatronics as well. It was a mind blowing and insane thing to see, there was so much variety of cool stuff going on and I'm sure that if I went again, I would see a lot I didn't see before.

LINDSAY L 19th June 2024 Google Reviews

We had Kiki as our guide - she was great! Super high energy! Absolutely loved the tour, so interesting and great inspiration for my creativity! I definitely recommend this tour if you are looking for something creative to do. It was the highlight of our trip to Auckland!

VVIXX L 28th May 2024 Google Reviews