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Discovery Place Science operates The Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater, also referred to as an OMNIMAX theater. It is the largest IMAX Dome Theater in the Carolinas. [1] The museum opened in 1981 and was renovated in 2010. The IMAX Dome was opened in 1991. [2] The theater-naming rights were secured by The Charlotte Observer.
OMNIMAX 3D / IMAX HD: January 15, 1998 2005 March 14, 2004 2016 The Phantasialand version was demolished and replaced by the flying launched coaster F.L.Y. and the area Rookburgh Soarin' Disney California Adventure Park Epcot Shanghai Disneyland Park: OMNIMAX/ IMAX HD: February 8, 2001: Utilizes a variation of OMNIMAX and IMAX HD 48fps projection.
The theater shows films of educational and scientific interest such as: Bears, Beavers, Amazing Caves, Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure as well as select IMAX feature film releases in 1.43:1 aspect ratio. [5] [6] Leonard Nimoy was a host of the opening of the theater.
The theater opened in 1973 as the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center showing two features, Voyage to the Outer Planets ( a combined planetarium show and OMNIMAX film produced by Graphic Films) and the OMNIMAX film Garden Isle (by Roger Tilton Films) on a double bill. [citation needed] Interactive tornado exhibit in the museum.
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating, with the 1.43:1 ratio format being available only in few selected locations.
The theatre was originally opened with a seating capacity of 276 and was the first dedicated IMAX Dome/OMNIMAX theatre, and the first overall IMAX installation, in Southeast Asia. A refurbishment in 2015 saw the theatre's seating capacity reduced to 221, and the original IMAX Dome analogue film system was replaced with a new Evans & Sutherland ...
The OMNIMAX cinema has been part of the cultural center since the complex first opened in 1982. In October of that year, it premiered the film El pueblo del sol, which was made especially for the cinema's opening. The film presents images from the most representative regions of Mexico, and got very good reviews.
The entrance to the train concourse was renovated into the Omnimax theater, and the men's lounge became Amtrak's waiting room and ticket counter. [ 9 ] In 1986, the Union Terminal Association (UTA) was created to facilitate long-term preservation of the terminal.