Minecraft:Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue

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Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue is an in-person interactive event where participants in groups of up to 25 go through a mission and scavenger hunt through multiple Minecraft biomes and dimensions to rescue villagers. The first event took place in Dallas, Texas, from October 18, 2024, to January 20, 2025. Additional events have occurred in Toronto, London, and Riyadh, with four events planned for Denmark, Mexico, Singapore, and Chicago. Additional locations are planned across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.<ref name="minecraftexperience.com">www.minecraftexperience.com</ref><ref>"FAQ" on minecraftexperience.com</ref> It was announced on May 29, 2024, the final day of the 15 Days of Minecraft.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> This was the first adventure for the Minecraft Experience.

Experience details

The event is an hour-long, interactive, in-person adventure where participants in groups of up to 25 go through a mission and scavenger hunt through multiple Minecraft biomes and dimensions to rescue villagers. Mobs such as skeletons and creepers can be encountered, ore can be mined, and ingredients can be foraged.<ref name="minecraftexperience.com"/> Guests must cure as many villagers as possible using the ingredients they collect through their 9 room adventure.<ref>Template:Cite</ref> The world is created using displays in tall projection walls and floors which can be interacted with using orbs of interaction and motion detection.<ref name="YT">Template:Ytl on YouTube</ref> Persons will be exploring each room for six minutes, with the exception for the forest which could be up to twelve minutes depending on the attendance level.

Walkthrough

Entrance / registration

The experience begins with employees registering Orbs of Interaction for assigned groups and handing them to guests. Guests are then directed to a video led by Dayo and Tobin, two original characters created specifically for the Minecraft Experience, who explain how to use the Orb of Interaction throughout.

Forest

The first room guests encounter is the Forest, acting as a tutorial area for the use of the Orb of Interaction. Two displays allow guests to chop wood and fight mobs (in addition to Dayo and Tobin). Adjacent to the display areas is an interactive floor containing cherry blossoms and randomly spawned apples for guests to collect. Within the room itself are several life-size mobs that guests are able to take photos with (said mobs being two pigs, an Iron Golem, a Creeper, and a Chicken. Sheeps are also a possibility for your location.)

Crafting

In this room, you will work together and interact with life-sized versions of the crafting table, chest and furnace. You will be crafting tools, weapons and resources (shields, buckets..) that you will be using throughout your adventure.

Village

Guests enter a room containing an interactive table featuring illustrations of 6 different villages, each containing a village within a different biome. Guests must interact with the screens to gather resources and build structures within the village, as Dayo and Tobin do. As night falls, a zombie siege begins, and the villagers become zombified. Dayo and Tobin explain to guests that they must cure the villagers using a splash potion of Weakness and a golden apple. They provide a list of items needed and their respective locations:

• The swamp:
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• The snowy biome:
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• The underground:
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• The Nether:
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'Explore' room

Guests enter a room depicting a swamp / jungle biome. Sugar cane grows along the walls for guests to break, which then spawns several sugar cane items that can be picked up. Brown mushrooms also spawn periodically on the floor. Near the exit to the next room, a Minecraft:Hanging Sign depicts how many of either item have been collected. A panda is also interactable within the room, causing hearts to appear when the orb is used near it. After a set amount of time, the room then shifts to a snowy plains / snowy taiga biome. Similar to the previous room, snow blocks generate along the walls for guests to break, dropping snowballs. Snowballs also spawn on the floor for guests to pick up. Chests on each wall also appear, opening to reveal apples and golden apples that drop on the floor for guests to collect. Similar to the panda in the previous area, snow foxes are within the room, also able to be 'pet' by guests, once again causing hearts to appear. Finally, the room changes once more, this time into an ocean. Chests are present that, when interacted with, drop gold and diamonds. This time, fish spawn periodically on the ground, but do not add to the total on the hanging sign. After dialogue with Tobin, an automatic door opens to reveal the next room.

Mineshaft

Guests enter a room containing two minecarts, a minecart track, and 5 walls where they must mine blocks. If players mine fast enough, they discover a block of TNT, which, when mined, explodes to reveal a further mineshaft that contains Minecraft:zombies, spiders, and skeletons. TNT eventually appears on every wall, breaking all blocks and allowing all guests to see further into the mineshaft. Minecart chests pass by every few seconds, containing a random number of either spider eyes or gunpowder. After a short time, a minecart cinematic plays, and a new mineshaft appears that contains creepers in minecarts. Pigs and TNT in minecarts also appear, both able to be broken. After enough time has passed, creepers fall from above the screen on every side and blow up, marking an end to the room.

Nether Portal

Guests then move to a room depicting a Minecraft:Lush Caves biome where they must use their orbs to combine lava and water to make obsidian and build a Nether portal within 4 minutes. As the portal becomes more completed, the music begins to ramp up in intensity, until the portal is finished by guests or they run out of time. In either case, the portal fully lights up, allowing passage into the next room.

Crimson Forest

Guests walk into a room surrounded by mirrors or an actual crimson forest (location depended) and lit by blocky lights (very similar to Minecraft:Weeping Vines). After guests have spent a combined 6 minutes in this room and The Nether Portal, Dayo and Tobin explain the next room, The Nether.

Nether

Passing through the Crimson Forest area, guests find themselves in a room depicting Minecraft:the Nether. They must complete a parkour course over lava to make it to the other side, with Minecraft:netherrack appearing periodically to make it simpler. Just before an animated wall of smoke are several barrels containing snowballs (dryer balls) for guests to throw. The smoke then clears, revealing a scene of piglins defending a Nether Fortress. Guests are meant to throw the snowballs at them, knocking them into lava. After some time, Ghasts and Wither Skeletons appear as well, with the former shooting fireballs at guests that can be hit back with snowballs, and the latter being able to be knocked into the lava. Pigstep plays in the background during this initial encounter. After defeating these mobs, the screen then pushes deeper into the fortress, and blazes begin to appear. After some time, a giant blaze appears, which guests must work together to defeat. Around 30 seconds after the giant blaze appears, it will be defeated automatically, and the room completes, with a new Nether portal lighting up next to the guests to enter.

Brewing

In the final room, guests place their orbs in slots surrounding a brewing stand. A cinematic plays, with Dayo and Tobin using the ingredients the guests gathered to brew a Minecraft:potion of Weakness (as a fog machine activates underneath/behind the brewing stand). Once the potions are finished, Dayo and Tobin throw them at the approaching zombie villagers, then throw the golden apples collected in Explore as well, curing all of the villagers. When the cinematic finishes, a total number of villagers saved (determined by the total number of items collected) appears, as well as several achievements with different gilds / naming (depending on how the guests performed). Guests are also invited to enter the trading post, marking the end of their journey.

Trading Post

Just before exiting the Experience, guests walk through the Trading Post, or Minecraft Experience shop. The shop sells regular Minecraft as well as exclusive Minecraft Experience merchandise. Near the Trading Post is a VIP (Very Important Player) area, where guests who payed extra are able to get a few additional gifts.

Adult nights

At the Dallas and Toronto locations, every Wednesday and/or Thursday (Thursdays only at the Chicago location<ref name=chicago/>) after 7 PM was considered an "adult night", allowing only guests aged 18 and older. The event served several Minecraft-themed mocktails and held different "side quests".<ref>Template:Cite Instagram</ref>

Family Fun nights

From May 15 to July 3, 2026, at the Chicago location, every Friday after 7PM was considered a "family fun night", featuring the same side quests as the adult night.<ref name=chicago/>

Orb of interaction

An orb of interaction is a glowing cuboid object provided to participants that allows them to interact with the experience. It vibrates, lights up, and changes color depending on the action performed.

Minecraft Experience Cape

Guests who have completed the experience will receive a code in the email (within 24-48 hours of your visit) which can be redeemed to obtain the Minecraft Experience Cape. The codes must be redeemed no later than 30 days after the event closes in the tour city where they were obtained.<ref name="MC Experience Terms">https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/31114589569805-Experience-Mod-Minecraft-Experience-Promotion-Terms-and-Conditions</ref>

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Cape promotional image

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Times, locations, and pricing

Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

The first event took place between October 18, 2024 and January 20, 2025<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> in Dallas, Texas. Parking was available at 2712 N. Central Expressway in Plano, Texas.

Tickets bought on weekdays costed $32 USD, while tickets for weekends and holidays costed $42 USD. VIP tickets costed $65 USD.

"Friends & Family Multipack" discounts and "Large Group" discounts were also available.

The rooms are 17x17x17 feet. One block in the experience is 2x2 feet.

Dallas

Date	Open times	Price
Mondays	3pm – 9pm	$32 USD
Tuesdays	Closed	N/A
Wednesdays	3pm – 9pm	$32 USD
Thursdays
Fridays	2pm – 10pm
Saturdays	10am – 10pm	$42 USD
Sundays	10am – 9pm

London, Great Britain, U.K.

The second event took place in London from April 4, 2025 to February 1, 2026 at Corner Corner, Canada Water.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> Bicycle parking was available at the Canada Water Underground Station.

Tickets bought for children ages 3-15 costed £20 (~$25 USD), and tickets for guests aged 16 and older were £24 (~$30 USD). "Obsidian Package" tickets were also available for £54 (~$68 USD). Children ages two and younger were allowed to enter for free, and anyone aged 15 or younger must have been accompained by an adult.

London

Date	Open times
Sundays and Mondays	9am – 6pm
Tuesdays and Wednesdays	Closed
Thursdays	2pm – 6:30pm
Fridays and Saturdays	9am – 7pm

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The third event took place in Toronto from June 20 to September 14, 2025 at the Template:W at 199 Rathburn Road West in Mississauga, Ontario.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> Parking was available directly at the venue.

Tickets were available for CA$32 (~$23 USD) on weekdays, except for Fridays and holidays, in which they costed CA$40 (~$29 USD). Tickets on weekends costed CA$45 (~$33 USD). Children ages two and younger were allowed to enter for free, and anyone aged 15 or younger must have been accompained by an adult.

Toronto

Date	Open times	Price
Mondays	10am – 7pm	CA$32
Tuesdays	Closed	N/A
Wednesdays	10am – 7pm	CA$32
Thursdays
Fridays		CA$40
Saturdays	9am – 7:30pm	CA$45
Sundays

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The fourth event took place in Riyadh from November 1, 2025 to February 12, 2026 at Template:W at QJ74+PQQ Hittin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<ref>https://webook.com/en/experiences/minecraft-blvd-city-rs25-tickets/</ref> Parking was available directly at the venue.

Regular tickets for the event costed 50 Saudi riyal (~$13 USD) and "Fast Track" tickets costed 100 Saudi riyal (~$27 USD). Only persons aged eight and older were allowed to enter.

The event ran daily from 4pm to 11:55pm.

Herning, Denmark

The fifth event is currently taking place in Herning from April 1 to August 23, 2026 at the Template:W at Vardevej 1, 7400 in Herning, Denmark.<ref name="Herning">Template:Citation</ref>

Tickets bought for children ages 3-15 cost 225 DKK (~$35 USD), and tickets for guests aged 16 and older are 245 DKK (~$38 USD). "Obsidian Package" tickets are also available for 435 DKK (~$68 USD). Children ages two and younger are allowed to enter for free, and anyone aged 15 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Herning

Date	Open times
Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays	9am – 6pm
Tuesdays	Closed
Wednesdays	9:30am – 6pm

Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico

The sixth event will take place in Mexico City from April 15 to June 29, 2026 at the Template:W at Avenida Mosqueta 259, Buenavista 06350, in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Tickets for the event cost MXN$550 (~$31 USD), with family packages available for MXN$450 (~$25 USD), group packages for MXN$400 (~$23 USD), and plus tickets for MXN$600 (~$34 USD).<ref> https://feverup.com/m/575536</ref>

Cuauhtémoc

Date	Open times
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays	2pm – 9pm
Tuesdays	Closed
Saturdays	9am – 10pm
Sundays	9am – 9pm

Singapore

The seventh event will take place in Singapore from April 24 to September 13, 2026 at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve at 80 Mandai Lake Road.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Parking is available directly at the venue.<ref name=singapore>https://feverup.com/m/533761/</ref>

Tickets bought for children ages 3-12 cost S$44 ($34.50 USD), while general tickets for those 13 and older (referred to as adults) cost S$51 ($40 USD). Group packages and bundles for access to certain areas of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve are also available. Children ages two and younger are allowed to enter for free, and anyone aged 12 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.<ref name=singapore/>

Singapore

Date	Open times
Mondays – Fridays	11am – 7pm
Saturdays, Sundays, and public/school holidays	10am – 8pm

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

The eighth event will take place in Chicago from May 8 to July 5, 2026, at the EXP Rosemont in The Pearl District at 9900 Berwyn Avenue in Rosemont, Illinois. Parking is available directly at the venue.<ref name=chicago>https://feverup.com/m/588851</ref>

Tickets for the event cost $39.50 USD, with "Flex" tickets available for $49.50 USD and multi-pack tickets available for $36 USD. Children ages two and younger are allowed to enter for free, and anyone aged 15 or younger must be accompanied by an adult.<ref name=chicago/>

Chicago

Date	Open times
Mondays and Wednesdays	12pm – 8pm
Tuesdays	Closed
Thursdays	12pm – 10pm
Fridays	10am – 10pm
Saturdays	10am – 9:30pm
Sundays	10am – 8pm

Trivia

• Officially, this was the last thing announced for the 15th anniversary event. However, the following day the Minecraft Animated Series was announced, using similar branding.
• While Dallas is the first official stop of the Minecraft Experience world tour, a beta of the event was held in Montreal on June 17, 2024.<ref>"Nous sommes à la recherche de volontaires pour tester une partie de cette expérience interactive." – Supply & Demand Studio on LinkedIn, June 12, 2024</ref>
• Guests were originally supposed to go to Minecraft:the End, but the experience was considered too long and had to be shortened.<ref name="Rays Works">Template:Ytl</ref>
• During the development of the experience, the producers mistakenly placed a silverfish in the underwater area, confusing it for an aquatic creature due to its name. It was later removed after Craig Leigh spotted the mistake.<ref name="Rays Works"/>
• The Minecraft Experience Cape's design was inspired by Template:W, a villain appearing in Template:Wikipedia comics.<ref name="Rays Works"/>
• Circonflex, the music agency responsible for the sound design of the experience, had to manipulate, remix, and re-harmonize the Minecraft soundtrack to suit the venue experience. To be able to do so, Mojang Studios provided them a 50 page internal document on the game's music.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Gallery

Official artwork

• Larger logo variant used until September 2024
  Larger logo variant used until September 2024
• Logo with producer information
  Logo with producer information
• Event poster
  Event poster
• London artwork.
  London artwork.
• The Orb of Interaction being held in the dark
  The Orb of Interaction being held in the dark

Promotional images

• A promotional image with two characters and chests.
  A promotional image with two characters and chests.
• Promotional image with a bee, a cow, and a pig.
  Promotional image with a bee, a cow, and a pig.
• Promotional artwork of two zombies.
  Promotional artwork of two zombies.
• Three people in the experience.
  Three people in the experience.
• Ditto, but without text.
  Ditto, but without text.
• An iron golem watching a Minecraft:pig.
  An iron golem watching a Minecraft:pig.
• A pig excited for the Minecraft Experience.
  A pig excited for the Minecraft Experience.
• A closeup of the pig statue.
  A closeup of the pig statue.
• Attendees completing a quest in a "one week out" teaser.
  Attendees completing a quest in a "one week out" teaser.
• A promotional image from the newsletter.
  A promotional image from the newsletter.
• Several players on grass and taking a selfie beside a creeper.
  Several players on grass and taking a selfie beside a creeper.
• Attendees grabbing their orbs of interaction.
  Attendees grabbing their orbs of interaction.
• A chicken statue.
  A chicken statue.
• An attendee performing a quest.
  An attendee performing a quest.
• An attendee fighting.
  An attendee fighting.
• An attendee escaping.
  An attendee escaping.
• Attendees hanging out.
  Attendees hanging out.
• Attendees taking aim.
  Attendees taking aim.
• Attendees celebrating.
  Attendees celebrating.
• A Minecraft Live 2024 teaser.
  A Minecraft Live 2024 teaser.
• An attendee fighting.
  An attendee fighting.
• Attendees collecting resources.
  Attendees collecting resources.
• A crimson forest.
  A crimson forest.
• A cave and a mineshaft.
  A cave and a mineshaft.
• Attendees walking through a nether portal.
  Attendees walking through a nether portal.
• A nether portal.
  A nether portal.
• An iron golem.
  An iron golem.
• An orb of interaction.
  An orb of interaction.
• Orbs of interaction.
  Orbs of interaction.

Other

• The orb of interaction turning green.
  The orb of interaction turning green.
• The orb of interaction turning red.
  The orb of interaction turning red.
• The orb of interaction turning yellow.
  The orb of interaction turning yellow.
• The orb of interaction turning blue.
  The orb of interaction turning blue.

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