Live action video game experience ‘like real-life Mario Kart’ opening in Manchester

The UK’s first live action video game go-karting experience, combining real-life racing with augmented reality, is coming to Manchester this year.

The all-new attraction throws players into a virtual world, living inside a real-life video game to race-battle their friends, family, rivals and colleagues. 

Engineered by The Ents Inc, Chaos Karts combines the worlds of go-karting and augmented reality and will launch in Manchester and Dubai on September 1st 2023 — offering an unrivalled, fun-fuelled experience for everyone aged nine and above. 

This completely unique and highly innovative experience will have players burning rubber in a digitally projected world, whilst their vehicle interacts with any challenges rival players might ‘launch’ their way. The experience will transport players worlds away from the everyday as they compete against each other to win points and races.

Using unmatched, state-of-the-art technology, the karts will be kitted out with features to produce real life sensations and reactions that will immerse competitors fully into the high-energy thrill ride.

Each race varies in design, complete with pumping music and ground-breaking in-game usable in-kart power-ups with weapons that will allow players to ‘battle’ right up to the finishing line. 

With no physical obstacles on the track and anti-collision technology, helmets and driving suits are not required. In what will be an action packed year for Chaos Karts, 2023 will also see the opening of a first Chaos Karts international franchise site launching in Dubai. 

Partners in Dubai, Rushd Mowjee said: “This futuristic project is set to take the city by storm, offering an exciting and immersive racing experience like no other.” 

Tom Lionetti-Maguire, who was also the Founder of Little Lion Entertainment, creators of The Crystal Maze and Tomb Raider Experiences, said: “We are so excited to be launching this brand-new attraction, and especially to be doing so in Manchester and Dubai this year. 

“Creating a real-life version of a videogame has been an obsession for some time and Chaos Karts is a real game changer. It’s literally like stepping into your favourite racing game and I know the people of both these great cities are going to love it.”

Chaos Karts is set to be one of the biggest attractions in 2023 – pit stop whatever you are doing fast, and book now to avoid disappointment. Tickets for Chaos Karts will start at £15 per person and you can find out more here.

The site is located at Studio 1, Old Granada Studios, Manchester, M3 4FP.