Minecraft experience set for Sydney debut at Luna Park

Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue will open at Luna Park Sydney, marking the Australian debut of the immersive production.

The event will run at the Big Top from 18 December 2026 to 25 April 2027. Single tickets start at $49, with family and group options also available. Organisers say the show has already drawn more than 1 million visitors during runs in cities including London, Toronto, Chicago and Singapore.

The hour-long attraction adapts elements of the video game into a walk-through quest, with visitors moving through themed environments, completing puzzles and taking part in a villager rescue mission. Participants use a physical "Orb of Interaction" to mine blocks, build structures and solve tasks across settings including the forest, village and Nether.

Visitors are also asked to work together at a brewing station to create a potion to turn zombie villagers back into villagers. After completing the route, guests exit through a Minecraft Trading Post offering themed merchandise and souvenirs.

The Sydney run adds another stop to a growing slate of live entertainment formats built around major game and film franchises. For Luna Park Sydney, it also brings a globally recognised games brand into the venue's immersive events program.

TEG Experiences is presenting the attraction in Sydney, while Experience MOD produces the global tour in collaboration with Mojang Studios. Jaecoo is the local presenting partner.

Minecraft remains the best-selling video game of all time, with more than 425 million copies sold worldwide, according to the organisers. That broad reach helps explain why live operators are increasingly seeking to turn digital entertainment brands into ticketed physical experiences.

Growing market

Immersive productions linked to established intellectual property have become a larger part of the live entertainment business as operators seek audiences beyond traditional theatre and concertgoers. Family brands with built-in global fan bases are particularly attractive because they can appeal to both dedicated players and visitors with only passing knowledge of the original title.

In Sydney, organisers are positioning the Minecraft attraction as suitable for both long-time fans and newcomers, with no prior knowledge of the game required. That broader target market may prove important during a four-month run spanning school holiday and summer trading periods.

Olivier Goulet, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Supply + Demand and Co-Manager and Investor of Experience MOD, said the Sydney opening marked a notable point in the production's international rollout.

"Bringing the Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue to Australia in such an iconic venue and against Sydney's world-famous harbour waterfront is an exciting milestone in our global tour," Goulet said.

"Together with Mojang, we've created an experience that sits at the intersection of game design, immersive storytelling and advanced multimedia technology, transforming a beloved digital world into a real-life quest," he said.

Cameron Hoy, Chief Executive Officer of TEG, said there was strong local audience potential for the brand.

"We're thrilled to bring Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue to Australia for the first time. Millions of Australians have embraced Minecraft, and Luna Park Sydney is the perfect place to bring that world to life. Whether you play the game, love the film or are discovering Minecraft for the first time, TEG Experiences and Ticketek can't wait to welcome you to Luna Park for a summer adventure," Hoy said.

For Luna Park Sydney, the production also supports its strategy of using the Big Top for large-format immersive entertainment. The venue has increasingly sought shows that can draw audiences beyond its traditional amusement park offer.

"We built the Immersive Big Top to attract the world's best immersive experiences to Sydney's original place for fun. This summer, Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue brings a whole new world, and a whole new crowd of fans, to Luna Park Sydney," said John Hughes, Chief Executive Officer of Luna Park Sydney.