Overview

• Early audiences since the July 18 launch have labelled the show misleading and a “shambles,” with many leaving early and sharing one-star reviews.
• The six-month production hosts multiple daily performances for up to 160 guests and will continue at ExCel London until December 2025.
• Layered Reality says the creative team replaced live holograms with AI-upscaled archive clips by design to offer a fresh perspective on Elvis’s life.
• Standard tickets at £75 and Super VIP packages costing £300 have drawn criticism over perceived low production value and minimal interactivity.
• Critics are comparing the fallout to the troubled 2024 Willy Wonka immersive, questioning the gulf between marketing promises and on-site realities.