Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs
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Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs

When
Opens Tuesday 8 December
Until 6 Jan 2027
Price
£20
Preview tickets from £20; standard tickets from £25. Concessions are available, including Aviva £10 tickets for eligible low-income visitors on a first-come, first-served basis; a £1.50 booking fee applies. Prices may vary by entry slot. At capture, 2 of the 188 grid entries were marked currently unavailable; check booking for current availability. The 13 December, 9–10am dog-friendly slot lists standard tickets from £25; a human ticket is required, dogs go free, and dogs must stay on a lead and not roam.
Where
Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester, M3 4JQ

About

An immersive 360° journey through the age of dinosaurs, with life-sized CGI scenes and an original orchestral score.

This Lightroom experience brings together scenes from Apple TV’s Prehistoric Planet, bespoke illustrations and extended CGI sequences in a 360° projection environment. Damian Lewis narrates, with an original score by Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman and Kara Talve for Bleeding Fingers Music. Entry slots are published every 30 minutes; the experience loops continuously and the 50-minute running time is not an individual slot end. Under-14s must be with an adult aged 18+, and children aged 2 and under are free without a ticket. A dog-friendly slot is listed for 13 December, 9–10am; dogs must stay on a lead and not roam, and each dog must have a human ticket-holder (dogs go free).

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£20Preview tickets from £20; standard tickets from £25. Concessions are available, including Aviva £10 tickets for eligible low-income visitors on a first-come, first-served basis; a £1.50 booking fee applies. Prices may vary by entry slot. At capture, 2 of the 188 grid entries were marked currently unavailable; check booking for current availability. The 13 December, 9–10am dog-friendly slot lists standard tickets from £25; a human ticket is required, dogs go free, and dogs must stay on a lead and not roam.
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