From temperature controls to actor-guided excursions, right here’s what you’ll be able to count on from the Game of Thrones Studio Tour in Northern Ireland.
Game of Thrones modified the sport for TV, spawning a parade of huge funds fantasy exhibits we’re nonetheless watching march by. But it additionally modified the sport for the TV and movie business in Northern Ireland, which didn’t have a lot of a presence earlier than Game of Thrones and now has the bandwidth to help a number of main productions without delay.
Basically, Game of Thrones introduced some huge cash into Northern Ireland. You can see how a lot on the Game of Thrones Studio Tour, a type of museum devoted to the present.
The Game of Thrones Studio Tour is situated in Corbet-Banbridge. Sarah Scott of Belfast Live lately wrote up her go to, and the extra I hear concerning the place, the extra I wish to go to. A fast rundown:
- The tour begins with a inexperienced display picture alternative, though Scott doesn’t say precisely what scenes you’ll be able to insert your self into. Obviously you’ll be able to put your face into the Hall of Faces.
- There’s a video the place Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei) offers some background on the present.
- The self-guided tour consists of units, costumes, props, the works. Apparently there’s an enormous wealth of stuff to take a look at.
- Here’s a cool bit: the tour begins within the North and ends within the southern components of Westeros, and the temperature adjusts as you “travel” to totally different areas.
- There are plenty of interactive reveals, together with from creating your individual House crest to combating off White Walkers with a bow and arrow. Obviously the present isn’t for youths, however apparently the exhibit is nice for them.
- Food is fairly good.
Scott mentions greater than as soon as that the workers — a number of of whom acted as extras on the present — are very heat and pleasant. “There is a real pride you can feel from those working here, a passion to share their love of the show, and joy at how it has transformed the screen industry here and put us on the map,” she writes. Honestly, I can really feel a few of that pleasure studying what Scott wrote. It looks like there are lots of people in Northern Ireland who’re happy with each Game of Thrones and of the Game of Thrones Studio Tour, which could be very cool to see.
The Game of Thrones Studio Tour is open seven days per week from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Someday…
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