Movie Magic: Auckland's SkyCity Adventure

Unlock a fantastical film effects adventure at Weta Workshop Unleashed. Join an extraordinary guided journey into the world of Academy Award-winning creativity.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Weta Workshop Unleashed - Dive into the creation of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy on this unique guided tour. Within Unleashed, fantastical worlds come alive with resident creatures, a hyper-realistic giant, and a galactic robot!
What's Included
  • Play, touch and marvel with tonnes of mind-bending practical effects
  • Explore 3 movie projects imagined by our crew and discover how we bring big screen concepts to life
  • Journey through our favourite genres—fantasy, sci-fi and horror
  • Meet out-of-this-world creatures, robots and dinosaurs
  • Step into our creative world and discover our workshop process as if mid-production
Additional Information

The Ultimate Movie Adventure

Embark on an extraordinary journey at Auckland’s SkyCity and experience movie magic like never before. This is your exclusive ticket to a realm where creativity knows no bounds.
Visit our venue, where imagination and creativity take center stage. With our engaging hosts leading the way, embark on an adventure beyond our…

Location
Weta Cave
Federal Street
88 Federal Street, Auckland CBD Take the entry-level spaceship, or elevator, up to Level 5 We recommend arriving 15 minutes before your booked time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Burm_bill
May 8, 2026
Enjoyed the glimpse behind movie effects - Kat the Canadian was a great guide. Fun and informative. The creativity of the displays is so interesting. I enjoy what talented, capable, passionate people are capable of. Some parts may be a little too scary for kids.
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Faraway66401779746
May 7, 2026
Weta workshop - Wonderful and entertaining! The tour guide Mac was lively and very knowledgeable! Worthwhile and recommended!
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Crazymomg5
Apr 26, 2026
So much to see and do! - I loved the interactive aspect of this tour. Not only did we learn interesting facts from our tour guide, we were able to have a hands on experience. So much to see and do! I would highly recommend this tour!
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Happiness21679166633
Apr 23, 2026
Interesting and fun! - Great experience. Look behind the scenes of movie making. Knowledgeable guide. Lots of things that you never thought about!
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Passport12020132979
Apr 22, 2026
So worth it - Absolutely great experience with Mac!! Super fun, super exciting, and we got to see SO much for the price. I do wish there were more LOTR related things but over all very cool. We were able to touch everything and take photos which is so rare for tours
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Soffih46
Apr 17, 2026
Great for families with older children - Interactive and informative while being extremely enjoyable. There were opportunities to have a play and being creative. There was an optional horror segment which could be scary for children.
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Belliesd
Apr 15, 2026
Movie and its magic - Enjoyed my self and yes it is a touriste thing and clever way to generate money but the length and the way it is presented is perfect. If you would like to know a bit more about making movies it is a nice experience. I enjoyed it just like the one in Wellington. It is always amazing to see some real mastership of all the different creators. It is something we are losing a lot of nowadays with all the computers and ai ( allthough you could consider that also an art in its own right) but to see people creating something from just an idea to something that looks real and with such great detail is an honor.
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M1513tosarahr
Apr 14, 2026
Well worth the $$$ - Thomas (not the tank engine) was fantastic! engaging, dark humor, we all loved it. And of course the work and effort in each of the areas was amazing and the fact you could get hands on was great for the kid. Well done!
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Jackie_c
Apr 7, 2026
Great stuff!! - Amazing energy from the staff and the props were crazy!! You have to see this for yourself for sure. Well worth the time and money.
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Mary_t
Apr 9, 2026
It’s interesting but groups are way too large - The group was way too big. We couldn’t enjoy ourselves because there were people pushing everywhere. You are in confined areas with the large group for long periods of time and a few folks smelled quite bad.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).