Chaplin's World - By Grévin

What Chaplin's World - By Grévin does

Chaplin's World - By Grévin is a Swiss cultural attraction and the only museum in the world dedicated to Charlie Chaplin. The site is located at Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, where Chaplin lived with his family for the last 25 years of his life, and is operated by By Grévin SA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French leisure conglomerate Compagnie des Alpes. The visitor experience is structured across three zones: Le Manoir (the preserved Chaplin family residence), Le Studio (immersive recreations of film sets from Chaplin's cinematic works), and Le Parc (landscaped grounds with views of Lake Geneva and the Alps), producing an average visit duration of 2h30+.

The business model is anchored in admission ticketing, with multiple price tiers including dated web-exclusive tickets from CHF 24, open-dated tickets at CHF 30, family bundles at CHF 68, and the Smile Pass annual subscription. Supplementary revenue streams include Café The Tramp (on-site food and beverage), a Chaplin-themed retail boutique, guided tours at CHF 180 per guide, children's Parcours Enfant treasure hunt, birthday packages, and private event privatization across six themed spaces. Distribution runs through direct online ticketing, on-site box offices, a B2B Webstore platform shared with the Compagnie des Alpes network, a dedicated sales team for group bookings, and an integrated RailAway partnership with SBB CFF FFS bundling Swiss Federal Railways tickets with admission.

The attraction serves a diversified customer base spanning individual leisure visitors and families, schools and youth organizations, tour operators and travel agencies, and corporate clients hosting private events. Marketing operations span Switzerland, France, and Germany, supported by multilingual digital content, social media presence, email newsletters, and earned-media recognition including the TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2025, Swiss Location Awards 2025, and the European Museum Academy award. Operational technology is content-driven rather than AI-driven, with a multilingual mobile audio guide app on iOS and Android serving as the primary digital experience layer.

Name

Chaplin's World - By Grévin

Legal name

By Grévin SA

Website

https://chaplinsworld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chaplin's World - By Grévin operates the world's only museum dedicated to Charlie Chaplin at Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, under Compagnie des Alpes ownership. It serves individual visitors, families, schools, tour operators, and corporate clients across three immersive zones with ticketing, retail, café, and event revenue streams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Museum / Cultural heritage attraction

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Historical Sites (712120)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC), Museum, Zoo & Attraction Gift Shops (CRALAJAG), Specialty & Historic Venues (Landmarks, Estates) (THAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Museum admission tickets
• Cultural heritage attraction
• Audio guided tours
• Group tourism packages
• Private event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Corsier-sur-Vevey

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue stream from admission tickets to the museum. Multiple ticket types including dated tickets (from CHF 24), open-dated tickets (CHF 30), and family tickets (CHF 68). Tickets provide access to Le Manoir, Le Studio, and Le Parc.
2. Café The Tramp: On-site café service within the museum offering food and beverages during opening hours. Located within the museum premises.
3. Retail/Boutique: Museum gift shop selling Chaplin-related merchandise and souvenirs.
4. Group Bookings and Guided Tours: Revenue from group reservations including school groups, youth organizations, and corporate events. Guided tour services available for CHF 180 per guide. B2B ticketing platform for tour operators and travel agencies.
5. Private Events and Privatization: Corporate event hosting including weddings, seminars, and private celebrations in event spaces such as Hollywood Boulevard, Easy Street & Le Cirque, Le Cinéma, Le Parc, The Tramp, and Les Voûtes.
6. Birthday Packages: Birthday celebration packages for children including venue access and special arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chaplin's World - By Grévin operates the only museum in the world dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, located at the historic Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. The core paid experience is admission to three integrated areas — Le Manoir (the Chaplin family home), Le Studio (immersive film-set recreations), and Le Parc (scenic grounds) — offered through dated and open-dated tickets, family bundles, and the Smile Pass annual subscription. The offering is complemented by on-site café and gift-shop revenue, guided tours, group/educational programs, children's treasure-hunt experiences, themed seasonal events, and private-event privatization of in-house venues.

Product overview

Chaplin's World - By Grévin is a museum complex dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, operated by By Grévin SA under the Compagnie des Alpes group. The experience comprises three core areas: The Manoir (the historic mansion where Chaplin lived his final 25 years), The Studio (immersive film set recreations), and The Parc (landscaped grounds with Alpine views). Supplementary offerings include Café - The Tramp, The Shop, a mobile audio guide app, children's treasure hunt experiences, birthday packages, and diverse group visit programs. Ticketing options include dated tickets, open-dated tickets, family bundles, and annual passes (Smile Pass). Special events feature summer evening openings, cinema nights, and artisanal markets. The museum also operates a B2B Webstore platform for professional group bookings and offers privatization services for private events across multiple themed spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Café The Tramp: On-site café serving visitors during museum hours
• Smile Pass
• Parcours Enfant

Products and services

• Chaplin's World Museum Admission Single paid admission covers access to three integrated areas of the museum: The Manoir de Ban (the Chaplin family's historic home where Charlie Chaplin lived his final 25 years), The Studio (immersive recreations of film sets from Chaplin's movies), and The Parc (landscaped grounds with centuries-old trees, Lake Geneva and Alpine views). Average visit duration exceeds 2h30.
• Smile Pass Annual Subscription Annual pass giving unlimited access to Chaplin's World with additional benefits and privileges for repeat visitors.
• Guided Tours 90-minute guided tours of Le Manoir and Le Studio led by professional guides, revealing exclusive anecdotes about Charlie Chaplin's family life at Manoir de Ban and the secrets behind his filmmaking. Maximum 25 participants per guide, CHF 180 per guide. Available in multiple languages with reservation required 15 days in advance.
• School Group Educational Visits Educational group visits for school classes (preschool through high school) with specialized pricing for groups of 10+ students, free teacher per 5 paid students, guided tours in French/English/German, and explanatory panels aligned with curriculum. Reservation required 5 days in advance.
• Youth Organization Group Visits Group visits for summer camps, holiday passes, leisure centres, and after-school programs. Pricing from CHF 12 per child (ages 3-15) with a minimum 10 paying children per booking and 80% children composition required. One free adult per 10 children. Reservation required 5 days in advance.
• Private Event Privatization Private event hosting across six themed museum spaces — Hollywood Boulevard, Easy Street & Le Cirque, Le Cinéma, Le Parc, The Tramp, and Les Voûtes. Available for corporate events, weddings, seminars, and private celebrations. Quotation-based pricing handled by the dedicated sales team.
• Birthday Packages Themed celebration packages for hosting children's birthday events at Chaplin's World, including venue access and special arrangements.
• B2B Group Booking Webstore Platform Dedicated B2B online ordering platform hosted at platform.compagniedesalpes.fr allowing tour operators, travel agencies, schools, youth organizations, and corporate group organizers to purchase and allocate tickets to end customers online. Provides special rates for groups of 15+ paying guests.
• Café - The Tramp On-site café and restaurant serving food and beverages to museum visitors during opening hours.
• The Shop Museum gift shop offering Chaplin-themed merchandise, souvenirs, and memorabilia.
• Parcours Enfant (Children's Treasure Hunt) Investigation-style treasure hunt game designed for children to enjoy an adventure experience while exploring the museum with their family.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2h30 average visit duration
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Walensee-Bühne (Chaplin - The Musical)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Cultural partnership for the open-air musical 'CHAPLIN – THE MUSICAL' running from June 10 to July 25, 2026. Chaplin's World ticket holders receive 20% discount on show seats. The musical reveals the life and art of Charlie Chaplin with music, film scenes, and dance performances.
• Nestlé SwitzerlandflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNestlé Switzerland supported the Manoir de Ban project from its inception as a major sponsor. The project was launched at the Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Chaplin's last home. Nestlé's support helped position Vevey as a destination comparable to Hollywood. The partnership represents a flagship regional development initiative.
• Groupe EcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual partner of Chaplin's World. Regional Swiss energy company supporting the museum's marketing and operations.
• PommerycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual partner of Chaplin's World. Champagne house providing sponsorship support.
• MVT Montreux-Vevey-TourismecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual partner of Chaplin's World. Regional tourism board supporting the museum as part of the Montreux Riviera destination.
• Suisse Tourisme (Swiss Tourism)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual partner of Chaplin's World. National tourism organization promoting the museum as a Swiss destination.
• SBB CFF FFS (Swiss Federal Railways)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCombined train + admission offers through RailAway. SBB offers reduced-price combined packages including train journey and Chaplin's World ticket for day trips and group travel.
• Compagnie des AlpesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of By Grévin SA (exploiting company of Chaplin's World). A French leisure park operator managing multiple theme parks including Futuroscope, Parc Astérix, Grévin Paris, Walibi Belgium, Walibi Holland, and others. Joint data controller with By Grévin SA.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Futuroscope: Major French theme park operated by Compagnie des Alpes. Comparable as a sibling attraction under the same parent group, sharing back-office, ticketing infrastructure, and B2B distribution channels.
• Parc Astérix: French IP-themed theme park operated by Compagnie des Alpes. Comparable as another sibling attraction monetizing a single cultural IP (Astérix) through themed experiences, sharing the same corporate parent and distribution platform.
• Studio Tour Universal (Universal Studios Hollywood): Major theme park and film studio tour operated by NBCUniversal. Comparable as a large-scale film-themed immersive attraction combining studio tours with themed experiences, though at vastly greater scale and global footprint.

Direct peers

• Grévin Paris: Sister wax museum under the same Compagnie des Alpes parent. Grévin Paris operates a celebrity figure attraction in Paris and shares the "By Grévin" branding with Chaplin's World. It is the most directly comparable peer given shared ownership, similar celebrity-figure format, and overlapping operational model.
• Madame Tussauds: Global celebrity wax museum chain (Merlin Entertainments) offering immersive encounters with lifelike figures of famous personalities. Directly comparable business model — single-figure attractions monetizing celebrity IP through ticketed, experiential visits — at a much larger multi-site scale.
• Musée des Miniatures et Cinéma: Lyon-based museum combining film set miniatures with cinema memorabilia. Directly comparable niche cinema-themed attraction in France, targeting similar tourist audiences with movie-set experiences and film artifacts.
• Cinémathèque française: Paris-based film museum and archive operated by the French Cinematheque. Comparable as a dedicated cinema-heritage institution offering exhibitions, screenings, and educational programming around film history.

Regional players

• Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon): Historic lakeside castle and museum on Lake Geneva, Switzerland's most-visited historical monument. Comparable as a ticketed cultural/heritage attraction competing for tourist visits in the same Swiss geography and visitor base.
• Olympic Museum Lausanne: Swiss museum in Lausanne (also Lake Geneva region) dedicated to Olympic heritage. Comparable as a high-quality themed cultural attraction competing for the same tourist wallet share in the same Swiss geography.

Emerging players

• Warner Bros. Studio Tour London — The Making of Harry Potter: Behind-the-scenes film studio experience at the original Harry Potter sets. Comparable as an immersive, single-IP-themed attraction monetizing film production heritage, though operating at significantly larger scale and global recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/chaplinsworld
• Instagraminstagram.com/chaplins.world
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chaplin's-world

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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