“What’s this? What’s this? There’s color everywhere.”
The opening lyric of the signature song in Tim Burton’s cult classic The Nightmare Before Christmas might perfectly describe the experience of the immersive viewing of the film happening at AREA15 for the next couple weeks.
AREA15 isn’t the only spot showing holiday films or, for that matter, celebrating Nightmare. You can catch many of your favorite flicks at ice rinks on the Strip and Jack Skellington fans can hit up the Chinatown speakeasy Mas Por Favor for a Nightmare Before Xmas pop-up—one of the many holiday events in Las Vegas.
But none of those events is quite like the one at AREA15. The holiday classic will screen inside the Portal at the trippy complex through January 2. The film will be shown in a 360-degree, projection-mapped space enhanced with choreographed lights and sound elements synced to the movie.
It’s an all ages experience with tickets running $40 for adults (includes one specialty cocktail or nonalcoholic beverage) and $20 for children (13 years old or under).