We went to Meow Wolf Denver, Colorado. The story is we have been spending the Summer in Colorado visiting friends and family. As somewhat of a surprise, my mother planned a day event in Denver to take my nephew to Meow Wolf. So we all drove around two to three hours to go see this mysterious art exhibit.
None of us really knew what Meow Wolf was about. My mother had driven past one in Texas that got her curious, and Stephanie and I had driven by the one in Las Vegas. So we had all seen a Meow Wolf from the outside. Maverick had never heard of Meow Wolf, which was surprising since I think he lives closer to one than any of us, and it seems like an attraction that kids would hear about. Anyway, none of us knew what we were getting ourselves into.
Beginning our Journey with Meow Wolf Denver
From the outside of the building you really can’t tell what to expect. Hence why we had all driven by different Meow Wolf exhibits and still were clueless. As we stood in line to get in, a couple of the staff came out and began giving us our first clues as to what to expect. Basically, they sort of told us that it would be an immersive experience with a storyline and a bunch of rooms to explore. Maverick pretty much just heard “aliens” and he was into it.
Once we entered the building, we pretty much gave Maverick the freedom to explore and experience the exhibit however he liked. He enjoyed some rooms and disliked other rooms. Once again the whole story line of it all pretty much went over his head, but he had a great time nonetheless.
Since we experienced Meow Wolf Denver under Maverick’s terms, I will explain a couple of his highlights. At one point there as an enormous room with an organ. I can’t really explain it but it was obviously not a traditional organ. As he pulled the levers, the sounds came from around this big room. At first, I didn’t even hear the sounds Maverick was making since there were noises coming from everywhere at Meow Wolf. But eventually we all figured it out and Maverick loved making music in this bizarre room.
Another experience Maverick really liked was this big robot. You could climb into the driver’s seat of this robot that looked kind of like it was out of a Transformers movie. Once seated in the robot you could push buttons and pretend to control this giant robot. Of course Maverick was really into this big robot, that is right up his alley.
Final Thoughts on Meow Wolf Denver
I kind of had mixed feelings about Meow Wolf. It is uniquely designed for people of different ages to enjoy. At its most basic, a ten year old can go there and run through all the rooms, push all the buttons, and soak in all the stimulation. There are lots of visual and tactile parts embedded throughout the Meow Wolf exhibit, and frankly my nephew absolutely loved Meow Wolf. He did not pay much attention to the story, aside from the concept of aliens, but again, he did not need it to have a good time.
On the other hand there is a semi-complex story line embedded in the exhibit. There were quite a few social themes to delve into. I think for this reason, we saw several guests that were in their 20’s or 30’s, that were experiencing the exhibit much differently than my nephew (and by consequence, me). These people knew the story well and knew the meaning of each room. The story line seemed quite sociological, so I was interested, but again with a 10-year-old nephew, I was mostly watching him push buttons and play instruments.
