Updated
Updated · Las Vegas Review-Journal · Sep 8
Interstellar Arc Shuts at Area15 in Under 1 Year as Parent Felix & Paul Faces Financial Woes
Updated
Updated · Las Vegas Review-Journal · Sep 8

Interstellar Arc Shuts at Area15 in Under 1 Year as Parent Felix & Paul Faces Financial Woes

1 articles · Updated · Las Vegas Review-Journal · Sep 8

Summary

  • Area15 CEO Winston Fisher said Interstellar Arc is effectively finished after the VR attraction stopped selling tickets last month and then closed less than a year after its October debut.
  • Felix & Paul Studios' ongoing financial problems drove the shutdown of the experience, which simulated an 11-light-year voyage from Earth to Arcadia aboard a spaceship.
  • Fisher said discussions are underway about whether the attraction can reopen, with an update possible within the next week or two.
  • Area15 is also redeveloping the former Illuminarium space, which closed in March, and expects to unveil a new large-scale experience there next year.

Insights

With its parent company reportedly collapsing, will Area15's groundbreaking sci-fi experience ever reopen its doors?
Are slow expansions and low foot traffic secretly killing Las Vegas's most ambitious immersive entertainment zones?