The Friends Experience

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The Friends Experience
New York City
Opening dateMarch 17, 2021[1]
Las Vegas
Opening dateJuly 23, 2025[2]

The Friends Experience is an exhibit about the American television series Friends.

Description and history

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In NYC (2025)

Described as "immersive" and "interactive", the exhibit by Original X Productions[3] features costumes, props, and sets from the show. It began as a pop-up in New York City, before finding a permanent location and being replicated as a touring exhibit.[4] The Friends Experience has been described as a pop-up museum.[5] The exhibit also has a gift shop with souvenirs.[6]

Locations

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The Friends Experience has both permanent locations and temporary pop-up locations. Locations names follow the same naming convention as Friends episodes.

The One in New York City

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Warner Bros. Entertainment and Superfly opened a pop-up location in New York City in 2019 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the premier of Friends. The pop-up location operated from September 7 to October 6, 2019.[7]

Following the pop-up location, a new, permanent location was opened on March 17, 2021. In addition to replicas of sets from the show, this new location included a working Central Perk Cafe.[8]

The One in Vegas

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A permanent location was opened in Las Vegas on July 23, 2025 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.[9]

Pop-up Locations

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The Friends Experience in Toronto, Canada (2022) List of Pop-up Locations
Name Location Operating Dates
The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano, Texas November 4, 2021 to January 15, 2022[10]
The One in Toronto Toronto 2022
San Francisco October 13, 2022 to December 4, 2022.[11]
The One in Seattle Pacific Place (Seattle) December 9, 2022 to April 30, 2023.[12][13][14]
The One Near Philidelphia King of Prussia 2023. Closed May 29th, 2023. [4]
The One in London London August 2024 to January 4, 2025[15]
The One in Manila Manila October 8, 2025 to November 30, 2025[16]

References

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  1. ^ Weaver, Shaye (2021-03-11). "The immersive Friends experience is coming back to NYC!". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  2. ^ Chan, Tim (2025-06-17). "The One in Vegas: 'Friends' Arrives on Las Vegas Strip With New Interactive Fan Experience". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  3. ^ "The Friends Experience comes to Seattle". king5.com. January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  4. ^ a b Swartz, Laura (2023-02-14). "Inside the New Interactive Friends Experience in King of Prussia". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. ^ "The FRIENDS Experience Inside The Pop-Up Museum". 93.3 WMMR. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  6. ^ "The "Friends" Experience opens Feb. 10 in the KOP Mall". CBS News. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. ^ Cleason, Will (2019-07-29). "An immersive Friends-themed pop-up is opening in Soho this fall". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  8. ^ Weaver, Shaye (2021-03-11). "The immersive Friends experience is coming back to NYC!". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  9. ^ Chan, Tim (2025-06-17). "The One in Vegas: 'Friends' Arrives on Las Vegas Strip With New Interactive Fan Experience". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  10. ^ "The 'Friends' Experience". Dallas News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  11. ^ "'The Friends Experience' Brings Iconic Sitcom Back to Life in San Francisco". NBC Bay Area. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  12. ^ "The Friends Experience Seattle Starts February 2023 at Pacific Place". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  13. ^ "'Friends' experience coming to Seattle". The Seattle Times. 2022-12-02. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  14. ^ "The One Where Our Writer Doesn't Get the Jokes: A 'Friends' newbie checks out the immersive experience". The Seattle Times. 2023-02-07. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  15. ^ Brencher, Holly (2025-11-08). "Friends Experience: The One in London to close in 2026". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  16. ^ The Lifestyle Asia Team (2025-09-09). "The Friends™ Experience Is Coming To Manila". Lifestyle Asia. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
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