My daughter and I found the perfect place to play! We had our monthly mommy daughter date this month at Candytopia in Los Angeles! And you can play too if you live in New York City or San Francisco because Candytopia is coming your way soon! Dates, tickets, and details are at the end of the blog!
We had been planning our visit for months and we were very excited to experience all the candy crushin’ we could handle! This interactive pop-up candy inspired wonderland is curated by Hollywood Candy Queen Jackie Sorkin, realized by master fabricator Zac Hartog, and brought to life by life-long retailer, John Goodman. And can you believe there were over 150,000 visitors over the four month LA installment? I also excited we were one of them!
The magic begins as soon as you enter the building.
She was so excited to see the pretend lifesize lollypops in the front waiting room before we even technically entered the pop up exhibit!
In this area, you can even sign up for the Sugar Rush picture experience where you type in your email into their computer system and then you scan your barcode from room to room to capture exclusive ceiling photos sent directly to your email!
And as soon as you enter the first room you are given candy that literally falls from the ceiling! Talk about every child’s dream!
Each room is so fun, colorful, and different and is equally enjoyed whether you are a child or an adult! And each room has candy samples you can eat in the moment or take with you to eat later!
My favorite room had a giant beach ball and a wall painted in multiple bright colors!
My daughter loved the marshmallow pit where she could swim around in pretend marshmallows!
I also loved that they only let in a limited amount of people so it want so busy and they gave you ample time in the pit to take photos and have fun!!
At the end of your experience there is a colorful and fun gift shop with so many items you have to choose at least one souvenir to take home!
And there is candy galore!! You literally are a kid in a candy store!!
But as a therapist, I have to admit I had a biased favorite item!
My daughter chose a rainbow colored plush pillow and we also grabbed some custom waters on our way out!
Candytopia is no longer in LA but they are headed to New York City on August 15th and coming to San Francisco on September 6th!!! Buy your tickets for NYC now!! And sign up for their newsletter to receive up to date information for when tickets go on sale for San Francisco! For group sales information click here! And to work as an entry level brand ambassador in NYC for $16/hour click here!
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