Chocolate Experience at Cadbury opening in 2027Hobart, Australia

Hobart is about to become the world capital of cacao-induced grins, with the AU$150 million Chocolate Experience at Cadbury opening in 2027. Forget Charlie’s golden ticket, this is Tasmania’s turn to unwrap the world’s ultimate chocoholic playground, but sadly, there won’t be any Oompa Loompas.

Set on the Claremont waterfront, the project will reimagine the century-old Cadbury Factory into a glossy, gooey wonderland of pipes, conveyor belts, and hyperreal chocolate dreams. It’s Willy Wonka meets MONA because the design is being whipped up by Tasmanian architects Cumulus Studio alongside Art Processors (the mischief-makers behind MONA’s mind-bending magic).

Inside, visitors can stroll through Chocolate Central, tinker in the Chocolate Lab, or whip up their very own Tasmanian-flavoured bar in the Premium Studio. There’s also a decadent Chocolate Lounge because of course there is. Nothing says “holiday” like sinking into a plush chair with truffles you don’t have to share (snuck a cheeky little rhyme in there for ya).

To top it all off, the whole thing will be connected to Hobart via two new custom ferries, meaning you can sail down the Derwent in style before docking at your cocoa-coated destination. Move over, wine tours – it’s seemingly all about the choc-cruise now.

The attraction is tipped to draw over half a million visitors each year and pour AU$120 million into Tassie’s economy. Which, let’s be honest, is just icing on the (chocolate) cake. Or, in this case, the ganache.

Hobart, your sweet future awaits.