Wild Explorer Virtual Reality Film Adventure
Located near the Exploration Zone entrance, the Wild Explorer virtual reality film adventure will change the way you view animal conservation.
Ticket information
Tickets will be available at the experience and are separate from Zoo admission tickets. Please see the Explorer Checklist on this page for age and height restrictions. Our films are also available in other languages (see ride attendant for details).
Film selection
Whether you want to swim with humpback whales or walk amongst dino’s, there’s an option for everyone!
An immersive VR adventure that transports guests to the Canadian Arctic, where polar bears endure months of waiting for the winter ice to return. An entertaining experience for families and explorers of all ages where you’ll step into breathtaking cinematography with real-world science and conservation storytelling. Brave the ice and witness the resilience of the largest land predator in one of the harshest environments on Earth.
At the end of the Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs stood at the apex of their evolutionary journey—refined over millions of years into the awe-inspiring creatures that continue to capture our imaginations. From the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex to the armor-plated Ankylosaurus, from the sky-soaring Pterosaurs to the newly discovered Dakotaraptors, these prehistoric titans represented the pinnacle of life on Earth.
This immersive ride experience goes beyond extinction, exploring why certain seemingly insignificant species not only survived—but flourished—in the aftermath of global devastation. Ultimately, Dinosaur: Evolution invites us to reflect on the fragility of our own species. Despite all our progress, we too may face an existential reckoning—this time one of our own making in the form of climate change.
Swimming with Humpbacks is a dynamic educational journey, following a marine biologist who sets out to learn about the behavior of mother humpback whales and their calves.
Searching undersea and in the air, the team tracks down humpbacks to the South Pacific near the island of Tonga. We find ourselves in the middle of a mating ritual, then finally we come upon a newborn and its mom. We see how the behavior of the mother evolves as the calf gets older-to the point that the calf will actually play with us.
All shot in stereoscopic 360° virtual reality, it is a completely immersive and goosebumps-inducing close encounter with one of the largest and gentlest mammals on the planet.
Travel to the extinct volcanoes of Rwanda in central Africa. Trek with world renowned primatologist Dr. Tara Stoinski, CEO of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, up 10,000 feet to visit with a remarkable family of mountain gorillas. Witness for the first time in 3D virtual reality the unique family dynamics that pits one silverback mountain gorilla against another for control of the gorilla family. There are just over one thousand mountain gorillas left in the world and it is vitally important to study the behavior of these amazing animals so that we can help save them from extinction.
Meet Charles, a silverback mountain gorilla who leads his family known as the Umubano family. This family is unique because there are five other silverbacks who would like to be the alpha, but only one silverback makes the decisions for the family. And for many years it has been Charles. One silverback, Zirikana challenges Charles for control of the family. At first, his challenges are subtle. As time goes on his threatening behavior leads to a physical confrontation with Charles. In the end, Charles remains the dominant silverback and Ziracana is left with a choice: stay with the group and continue to be submissive to Charles or leave the only family he has known to forge his own path in the Rwanda rainforest.
Join Emmy award-winning documentary filmmakers as they take you on an incredible journey through Africa’s Great Migration. Each year, millions of wildebeests, zebras, and antelopes traverse East Africa’s wide open grasslands in a continuous, circular trek in search of fresh grazing lands and water, pausing only for a few months when females are giving birth. Along the way, hundreds of thousands of the herd fall prey to stalking predators, including lions, crocodiles, cheetahs, and hyenas. In the latest addition to Immotion’s wildlife immersive film experiences, The Great Migration, witness how these millions of free-roaming animals make their way through the peaks and perils of Africa’s savannah terrain, from the Maasai Mara river in Kenya to the majestic landscape of Tanzania’s Serengeti, in search for a better life across the animal kingdom.