Disney has launched a three-day pop-up in London, U.Okay. to have fun the centenary of “Winnie the Pooh.” The immersive walk-through expertise additionally has a neat Nationwide Geographic tie-in with the inclusion of a display screen taking part in clips from recently-released doc “Secrets and techniques of the Bees.”
Launching on Friday morning on the Westfield White Metropolis mall, the “Winnie the Pooh: The Misplaced Balloon” expertise offers followers an opportunity to take a peek – and a few pictures – of their favourite characters’ rooms whereas trying to find Christopher Robin’s balloon. They’ll additionally full challenges similar to bouncing with Tigger and taking part in “Pooh sticks.”
It will likely be open by way of April 12 with tickets launched day by day at 9am on Disneytickets.co.uk (advance tickets are already bought out).
Louise Thompson on the launch of Winnie the Pooh: The Misplaced Balloon
To have fun the opening, Nat Geo explorer Bertie Gregory made an look on the pop-up, introducing the documentary to an viewers of followers, influencers and celebrities in addition to highlighting the function of bees within the ecosystem and sharing some behind-the-scenes insights from the two-part sequence.
“Secrets and techniques of the Bees,” which is hosted by Gregory, launched on April 1 on Disney+ and Nationwide Geographic. It’s exec produced by “Avatar” creator James Cameron.
Pooh Bear was first immortalized in AA Milne’s 2026 e-book “Winnie the Pooh,” which tells the story of Christopher Robin and his plush mates together with Pooh, Piglet and Rabbit.
Disney shall be marking the tubby little cubby’s a centesimal birthday this yr with quite a lot of occasions, licensing collaboration, publishing releases and merchandise all through the world. Immersive experiences are additionally going down in L.A., Japan, Singapore, Paris and Poland showcasing licensed “Winnie the Pooh” collaborations with manufacturers together with LEGO, Simply Play and Funko.
