Wild Explorer: Virtual Reality Experiences

Gorilla Trek: A 360° Virtual Reality Experience

Venture into the jungle of Rwanda and observe gorillas in the wild – without ever leaving your seat at the Zoo!

Gorilla Trek: A 360° Ride Film is a virtual reality experience presented in partnership with Immotion. Housed with a message of sustainability inside a giant repurposed shipping container, Gorilla Trek is a VR Theater featuring 12 cinema motion seats on a motion platform. VR goggles and moving seats provide the experience of being delivered via helicopter into Rwanda. A virtual trek 10,000 feet up into the jungle introduces a live-action adventure as users have the opportunity to observe a family group of elusive and endangered mountain gorillas up-close in their natural habitat. Gorilla Trek is presented in partnership with Immotion and narrated by Tara Stoinski, PhD, President and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer of The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, Zoo Atlanta’s longtime partner in gorilla conservation.

The Great Migration: A 360° Virtual Reality Experience

Join Emmy award-winning documentary filmmakers as they take you on an incredible journey through Africa’s Great Migration.

The Great Migration: A 360° Ride Film is a virtual reality experience presented in partnership with Immotion. Housed with a message of sustainability inside a giant repurposed shipping container, our VR Theater features 12 cinema motion seats on a motion platform. VR goggles and moving seats allow visitors to witness how millions of free-roaming animals such as wildebeests, zebras and antelopes make their way through the peaks and perils of Africa’s savanna terrain, from the Maasai Mara River in Kenya to the majestic landscape of Tanzania’s Serengeti, in search for a better life across the animal kingdom.

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Things to know:

• Participants must be 40 inches or taller. Maximum individual passenger weight is 472 pounds.
• This experience can be enjoyed by guests in wheelchairs.
• This immersive virtual reality experience involves loud sounds, visual effects, flashing lights, and multi-directional motion-enabled seating.
• Wild Explorer is not recommended for pregnant women; elderly guests; persons who have recently experienced surgery or illness; persons with neck, back or bone conditions; persons with sight difficulties; persons with a history of mental illness; persons with health conditions such as heart disease or epilepsy; or persons with other conditions which could be aggravated by the aspects of this experience.
• Persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not permitted on Wild Explorer.