{"id":30014,"date":"2018-10-27T12:30:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30014"},"modified":"2019-05-31T11:06:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T15:06:52","slug":"cookie-room-and-candy-cafe-announced-for-canadian-premiere-of-pop-up-phenomenon-happy-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30014","title":{"rendered":"Cookie Room and Candy Caf\u00e9 announced for Canadian premiere of pop-up phenomenon, HAPPY PLACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Cookie Room and canoe mural have just been announced as a few of the never-before-seen, made-for-Canada rooms added to the roster of HAPPY\u00a0PLACE, an interactive, immersive exhibit with larger-than-life installations and multi-sensory themed rooms. Initially launched in Los Angeles, the mission of the exhibit is to spread happiness across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Making its first international stop in Toronto, ON, happiness comes in the form of the world&#8217;s largest indoor confetti dome with half a million pieces of confetti, a 20-foot-tall double rainbow that encourages visitors to jump into a pot of happiness, 7-foot stilettos made of a million candies and a superbloom room with over 15,000 immersive flowers.\u00a0HAPPY PLACE\u00a0features 20,000\u00a0sq. ft. of whimsical spaces and\u00a0happy\u00a0moments.<\/p>\n<p>With more than 10 fun-filled, extravagantly styled rooms in which to capture your happy, HAPPY PLACE is a great setting for the family holiday photo or your new Instagram profile pic.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02\/images\/e4d017ab-0f45-4bd0-a0e0-4215d739b4cb.jpg?resize=367%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"367\" height=\"367\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02\/images\/c993a04b-f715-4413-91a0-debbd052fb93.jpg?resize=373%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"373\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An all-new fully immersive <strong>Cookie Room<\/strong>, wrapped from floor to ceiling in chocolate chip cookie print and a six-foot-tall cookie ideal for snapping photos, bound to make your tummy rumble and delight all your senses<\/li>\n<li>Interactive <strong>canoe installation<\/strong> paying tribute to the great white north&#8217;s love of cottage country by local Toronto artist <a href=\"https:\/\/holmespr.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02&amp;id=b5c40c1f0e&amp;e=262a4b0779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jasmin Pannu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Candy Room<\/strong> featuring 63 gumball machines filled with 22,500 white and yellow gumballs and an all-new pink and yellow <strong>Candy Caf\u00e9<\/strong>, set the tone for the perfect sugary wonderland<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>X&amp;O&#8217;s Room<\/strong> with thousands of lit up mirrors, featuring a lip-shaped couch and a heart shaped frame<\/li>\n<li>The new whimsical<strong>\u00a0Happy Hallway <\/strong>where guests will interact with some HAPPY PLACE fan-favourite installations as well as new ones including\u00a0a maple leaf-themed custom mural designed by\u00a0Toronto artist <a href=\"https:\/\/holmespr.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02&amp;id=7c5ff19842&amp;e=262a4b0779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jasmin Pannu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The HAPPY PLACE signature <strong>Yellow Bathtub Cubby<\/strong>, filled with rubber ducks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dancing on the Ceiling<\/strong>, an upside-down room where you can rock out like Lionel Ritchie<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confetti Angels Room<\/strong>, where you can shake off the winter blues by making\u00a0happy confetti angels<\/li>\n<li>A<strong> lemonade stand <\/strong>with all of the proceeds going to a local charity (charity TBA)<\/li>\n<li>A snack bar featuring yummy treats like HAPPY PLACE staple Rainbow Grilled Cheese, &#8220;Fun&#8221;nel Cake and Happy Hot Chocolate by <a href=\"https:\/\/holmespr.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02&amp;id=7f8fa147aa&amp;e=262a4b0779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@foodstudioTO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02\/images\/52e7b943-ec91-4cd6-ba4c-afb101a1cbe7.jpg?w=564&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>HAPPY\u00a0PLACE is the ultimate playground for the senses, featuring installations curated to bring people together to celebrate moments of happiness in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n<p>HAPPY PLACE opens its bright yellow doors from November 1, 2018 through January 1, 2019 at Toronto&#8217;s Harbourfront Centre. General admission tickets are available at\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/holmespr.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02&amp;id=c9bba337cf&amp;e=262a4b0779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HappyPlace.me\/tickets<\/a><\/u>. Based on quick sellouts for sessions in recent cities, HAPPY PLACE advises people to book in advance. HAPPY\u00a0PLACE\u00a0is produced by <u><a href=\"https:\/\/holmespr.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02&amp;id=a7d37d991b&amp;e=262a4b0779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty Productions<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/holmespr.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=254da49fb5c0ec1756acf6c02&amp;id=4e45154726&amp;e=262a4b0779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HappyPlace.me<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A Cookie Room and canoe mural have just been announced as a few of the never-before-seen, made-for-Canada rooms added to the roster of HAPPY\u00a0PLACE, an <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30014\" title=\"Cookie Room and Candy Caf\u00e9 announced for Canadian premiere of pop-up phenomenon, HAPPY PLACE\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[3,36],"tags":[7760,7761,3450],"class_list":["post-30014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-toronto","tag-happy-place","tag-harbourfront-centre","tag-pop-up"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/22528082_1120844934718372_4585061967246950316_n.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-7O6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30071,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30071","url_meta":{"origin":30014,"position":0},"title":"AGO launches crowdfunding campaign for a permanent Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Room","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The AGO has launched a crowdfunding campaign to acquire Canada\u2019s first Infinity Mirror Room artwork by internationally acclaimed artist Yayoi Kusama. 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