Grab Your Crew—It’s Time to Escape Hawkins Lab
PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 18, 2025) — Philly, get ready. The gates to the Upside Down just opened right in our backyard. Sandbox VR — the world leader in mind-blowing virtual reality adventures — has leveled up its partnership with Netflix to launch Stranger Things: Catalyst, and you can book your spot now at Sandbox VR Philadelphia.
This high-voltage new experience comes through LOL Entertainment, the powerhouse behind some of the city’s most exciting immersive destinations, including Museum of Illusions and Time Mission. If you’re hungry for adventure, team bonding, or simply an adrenaline spike, this is your next must-do.
Welcome to Hawkins, Philly. Try Not to Die.
Once you step inside, you’re no longer just a guest — you’re a test subject in Hawkins Lab. Think: eerie hallways, flickering lights, locked doors you’re pretty sure don’t want you to open them.
From the Rainbow Room to the shadowy paths of Mirkwood, and deep into the spine-chilling Upside Down, every iconic Stranger Things setting is reimagined with startling realism. And yes, Matthew Modine returns as Dr. Brenner — guiding you, haunting you, and maybe hunting you.
Your mission?
Use your newfound telekinetic powers — yes, actual Eleven-style abilities — to blast through obstacles and battle creatures lurking in the dark: the Demogorgon, demodogs, and whatever else Hawkins Lab “accidentally” unleashed.
It’s 45 minutes of pure adrenaline, teamwork, and “did-that-just-happen?!” moments.
Bonding, But Make It Epic
This launch also ties into LOL Entertainment’s bigger mission: creating unforgettable experiences that bring Philadelphia together.
Philly is a city of neighborhoods, families, friends, and die-hard communities, and LOL Entertainment knows that. Their portfolio — Sandbox VR, Museum of Illusions, and Time Mission — gives the city spaces to create, connect, solve problems, and share memories that last way longer than the experience itself.
Whether it’s coworkers leveling up their team-building game or groups of friends looking for something new, Stranger Things: Catalyst hits the sweet spot where fun meets connection.
VR, But on Beast Mode
If you’ve never tried Sandbox VR before, imagine stepping inside a video game — but the graphics, sounds, and sensations are completely life-sized.
Up to six players strap into advanced VR headsets and full-body motion sensors that capture every movement. You see your friends as their in-game avatars, move together in real space, and physically dodge, lift, throw, and fight your way out of Brenner’s clutches.
It’s VR, but not the living-room kind.
It’s VR turned all the way up.
Ready to Enter the Upside Down?
Stranger Things fans, thrill-seekers, and Philly adventurers — this is your sign. Grab your crew, channel your inner Eleven, and get ready to fight your way through one of the most immersive experiences ever brought to the city.
Just don’t get too comfortable in Hawkins Lab.
Dr. Brenner is always watching.
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