Dreamwalk Park unveils otherworldly Christmas experience 

OREM — One year ago, Dreamwalk Park opened its doors at University Place Mall with one clear mission: to transport guests into a world unlike anything Utah had seen before. This December, that mission takes on a radiant new form as the park unveils its most ambitious transformation yet: a full Christmas experience stretching through more than half a mile of immersive environments.

The moment visitors step inside, it’s clear Dreamwalk is in full holiday mode. Hallways glow with synchronized light displays, music hums through the air like a warm current, but the festive details are only one layer of what makes Dreamwalk’s holiday season extraordinary. The park blends filmmaking, mythology, sci-fi and art into a multi-sensory experience where every room feels handcrafted with cinematic precision.

“We wanted one word that defined who we are,” said Chief Creative Officer and Co-founder Ben McPherson. “And that word is transport. Our whole goal is to move you out of the everyday and into another world.”

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For McPherson, a filmmaker, Dreamwalk is the culmination of a long-held dream, one sparked from years of watching elaborate film sets torn down as soon as production ended.

“We would build these incredible worlds for movies,” he said. “Then the moment we wrapped, everything was gone. I always thought that was such a waste. I wanted to create worlds people could actually step into.”

That idea found momentum. On December 12, Dreamwalk celebrates one year since its grand opening, a milestone marked with an ambitious holiday reimagining.

This year’s Christmas activation introduces several standout features:

• The Light Walk: a glowing, reactive pathway that shifts as guests move through it.
• The Santa Throne in the Cloud Room: a surreal photo moment that appears to float above a sea of luminous mist.
• A Full Park-Wide Holiday Overlay: bringing Christmas touches to every creature, cavern and corridor.
• Christmas Show Mode in the Grotto: a choreographed spectacle of lights, sound and atmosphere inside one of Dreamwalk’s most iconic spaces.

Dreamwalk also launches its first-ever Elf Hunt, a whimsical in-park scavenger quest that sends guests searching for hidden elves tucked inside the most unexpected corners of the universe.

The park’s rise has been accelerated by social media, where videos of its glowing corridors and animatronic creatures routinely rack up views. But the park’s team said the heart of the experience remains in-person. In the gasps, laughs and wide-eyed moments they witness every day.

As Dreamwalk steps into its second year, the team behind it said this holiday season represents everything they hoped the park would become: a place where imagination holds the reins, where artistry and technology meet and where families can share moments that feel larger than life. At least through the holidays, those moments come wrapped in lights, music, mist and a little bit of magic.

Dreamwalk Park is located at 575 E University Pkwy, Suite N-237, Orem, Utah 84097. Visit their website to plan your visit, dreamwalk.com.

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