X Men ‘97 Fans Can Soon Stay In the X Mansion!
14Airbnb unveiled a new line of specialty Icons stays and experiences that will let visitors step foot into the worlds of their favorite films and TV shows such as X-Men 97's mansion.
During Airbnb’s 2024 Summer Release Event, the vacation company revealed that it was able to transform a house that looked exactly like Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in New Castle, New York, into a cartoon-like experience. Thanks to the animated X-Men ‘97, the mutant superteam is enjoying a well-deserved comeback.
To capitalize on their resurgent popularity, Airbnb has converted a Newcastle mansion into a replica of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. The X-Mansion features Professor X’s office, Beast’s lab, and even the X-Men’s War Room, complete with a “working” Cerebro helmet.
It’s all rendered in a 2D-3D hybrid so uncanny that initial images looked AI-generated, but Airbnb’s latest listing is 100% functional and will open its doors to X-fans this June.The X-Mansion experience, hosted by Jubilee on the Airbnb site, costs $97 per person and allows eight guests to sleep in four bedrooms.
An overnight stay includes a student orientation with Jubilee, X-Men training in the War Room with professional stunt coordinators, a crash course in potion creation in Beast’s lab, a session with Cerebro to identify guests’ mutant powers, an official diploma and class photo, and Gambit’s beignets for breakfast.Like previous Icon listings, the X-Mansion is only available for a limited time.
Through May 14, potential guests can request a one-night stay; Airbnb will then randomly select guests to book their visit at Xavier’s school. The experience runs from June 4 through 16.Each of Airbnb’s Icon experiences is essentially a sweepstake, which limits chances to book a stay.
That said, the effort the company is putting into recreating such unique worlds is a delight in itself. It took a lot to bring the X-Mansion’s animated look into the real world; each prop, for example, had to be painted by hand.
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