Japanese Theme Park Gets Escape Room Experience in Which Participants Wear a ‘Bomb Collar’ That Gives a Real Electric Shock
Alice in Borderland: Immersive Death Game is set to debut at Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki, Japan, offering visitors an intensely immersive escape room experience inspired by the Netflix series of the same name. The attraction will feature participants wearing a “bomb collar” device that delivers real electric shocks, aiming to replicate the high-stakes, deadly games featured in the popular thriller series.
The experience represents a collaboration between the theme park and Netflix, drawing from the three-season thriller which is based on the manga by Haro Aso. The series follows protagonist Arisu, an obsessed gamer, navigating a dystopian version of Tokyo where he and his friends must survive dangerous battle royale-style games. This immersive attraction translates that fictional premise into a real-world experience, challenging guests to escape while managing the added element of the shock collar.
The attraction exemplifies the growing trend of entertainment properties expanding beyond their original mediums through experiential events, allowing fans to step directly into the worlds of their favorite stories. The addition of the electric shock element aims to heighten the sense of danger and urgency, creating an adrenaline-fueled experience that closely mirrors the desperation felt by characters in the series.