The new Stranger Things: The Experience in L.A. is brimming with special effects—and Demogorgons

The main attraction of Stranger Things: The Experience is the initial 45-minute interactive experience. The premise? Hawkins Lab, the secretive federal complex known for its, ahem, controversial experiments, is inviting you to participate in a new study. Once you volunteer as a test subject, you’ll take center stage in an exclusive Stranger Things storyline. Collaborate with your fellow participants to complete different tasks, unlock your supernatural powers in order to influence your surroundings, and enjoy incredible special effects that put you in the middle of the action.

Throughout it all, you’ll get to interact with in-character actors who will pop up in videos and, thanks to enhanced 3D technology, in some other surprising forms.

Considering most immersive experiences max out at the 45-minute mark, Stranger Things fans will appreciate that the fun is far from over after the Hawkins Lab adventure. Like any good binge, participants can stick around as long as they like thanks to the neon world of Mix-Tape. A radical throwback to the ’80s, this is the place for delicious themed foods and exclusive specialty cocktails inspired by the series. There’s plenty of Stranger Things–branded merchandise to go around, and, of course, plenty of ’80s tunes to keep the party going.

No immersive experience is complete without documenting it, and Stranger Things: The Experience has no shortage of fun, new, one-of-a-kind photo opps. Take pics beneath the iconic alphabet all lit up in Christmas lights in the Byers’ living room, snap selfies in a tubular photo booth, or even get photobombed by (you really should have guessed it…) Vecna.

Just 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles and covering 37,000 square feet in Montebello, the venue for Stranger Things: The Experience is immense, which helps bring the wild world of Stranger Things to life in a brand-new way. Life-size recreations of iconic series locations and show sets—including the Lab and Rainbow Room—allow participants to fully immerse in their interactive experiences. Meanwhile, fan-favorite backdrops such as Palace Arcade, Scoops Ahoy and Surfer Boy Pizza make the Mix-Tape space seem like a time machine straight into the 1980s.

If you’re a fan of Stranger Things—and let’s be honest, who isn’t?!—this is a can’t miss event. Whether you’re flying solo or going with your Stranger Things group of fan friends, you’ll have a blast at this new, unique, immersive experience with everything it has to offer. So, what are you waiting for? Get your tickets now to save Hawkins before the portal closes for good!