There was a time when it seemed possible that we could visit a real life licensed Dream Park, based on concepts found in the 1981 Niven and Barnes novel, where roleplaying games would be acted out by guests and staff with a variety of practical effects and virtual reality enhancements. ("The Ultimate Dream Park" by Douglas King, Australian Realms magazine 8, Nov/Dec 1992)
Many of these plans are remarkably specific but were never completed by this Dream Park Corporation which went bankrupt in 1997. Some similar concepts have appeared in the MagiQuest game installations, found at several locations including Great Wolf Resorts. A new company calling itself DreamPark is creating what it calls "the world's first downloadable mixed-reality (XR) theme park platform," with one location active at a Dave & Busters on Hollywood Blvd in LA.
