TEG's IMAX page

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IMAX movie theaters project the worlds largest motion pictures. The gigantic images are large enough to fill your entire field of vision giving you an immersive experience that lets you escape into other times and places. NOTE - I am not affiliated with IMAX corp in any way other than being an avid fan. This is an UNOFFICIAL page.

INDEX of this page: IMAX Features IMAX Theaters IMAX Corp
IMAX History IMAX Details IMAX 3D
IMAX Links OmniMax IWERKS

INDEX of this page:	IMAX Features	IMAX Theaters	IMAX Corp
	IMAX History	IMAX Details	IMAX 3D
	IMAX Links	OmniMax	IWERKS

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You should definately check it out.

IMAX film corp of Canada (Toronto area of Ontario) manufactures IMAX cameras and projection equipment. Stock: Toronto-Stock-Exchange:IMX, NASDAQ:IMAX IMAX Technology Center 2525 Speakman Drive ( Sheridan Science/Tech Park ) Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1B1 - CANADA Telephone: (905)403-6500 Fax: (905)403-6450

The creators of the IMAX film system (Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor and Robert Kerr) came together at "EXPO '67" in Montreal/Canada and went on to premiere their system at the Fuji Pavilion of "EXPO '70" in Osaka/Japan. Permanent IMAX theaters started being constructed in the early 1970's (primarily in educational science park settings). The very first permanent theater was installed at the Toronto "Ontario Place Cinesphere". IMAX continues to introduce evolutionary changes (such as 3D and High-Definition versions) at World's Fairs (Expos) over the years. The "Rolling Loop" projector technology which is one key to IMAX systems was originally invented by Ron Jones of Australia. Engineer William Shaw (schoolmate of Ferguson and Kerr) helped resolve some of the problems involved with applying the rolling loop system to such a large film format. IMAX corp has received various awards and recognition for its work. IMAX corp has cameras (including some 3D and steadicam versions) available for rental to filmmakers. IMAX corp collects a royalty (aprox 7%) whenever a feature is shown at an IMAX theater. The IMAX subsidiary "Ridefilm" uses IMAX projection technology in "motion simulator rides" (where the audience seating is physically tilted to follow queues in the movie). Ridefilm attractions often use 48fps 35mm Vistavision projectors. IMAX also creates Simulator Rides which are larger than the "Ridefilm" attractions. The first simulators were installed at Universal Studios (Los Angeles, CA & Orlando, FL), Galaxy Phantasialand (Bruehl, Germany) and Caesars Forum (Las Vegas, Nevada). Currently all IMAX productions could be considered "Family Entertainment" and would likely carry a USA "G" or "PG" rating if they were rated.

Some IMAX Details:

Screen:

Size; Typically around 65 feet (20m) high by 90 feet (27m) wide. Large enough to show a whale "life-size". Material; Perforated Stretched Vinyl. Weight; Can weigh over 800 pounds.

Film:

Weight; Typical edited feature can weigh 200 lbs. 25 or 12 or 6 pounds per roll. Time; 7 or 3.5 or 1.5 minutes worth (per roll) before editing. Size; 70mm x 70mm frames (15-perf 70mm). 3 times larger than regular 70mm, 10 times larger than 35mm. Length; 3 miles ( 4.5Km !) per 45 minute feature ( 100 m / min ). Aspect; Typical 1.44:1 Frame is square, but sprocket holes crop. Splice; Mylar/Plastic welds rather than tape.

Projector:

Bulb; 15,000 watt water-cooled xenon arc lamp (2 bulbs for 3D). Feed; Horizontal "Rolling Loop" spools. Speed; 24 frames per second (48 fps for IMAX-HD), 5.6 feet (66", 1680mm) per second ( 24 * 70mm ), 336 feet (4000", 100 meters) per minute ( 60 * 1680mm ). Pick-up; Vacuum "sucks" film against the lens. Frame; Tape around the projector lens ensures even edges. Shutter; 68 percent light transmission (vs typical 50%) Weight; 7300+ lbs. for 3D (more than an elephant!)

Example Camera:

Type; 65mm, single-lens reflex design. Feed; 15 perforations per frame, horizontal pull-across. Format; 2.07- x 2.77-inch aperture size, 1.34:1 aspect ratio. Shutter; 155 shutter; 1/56 sec exposure time. Motor; 30-volt variable speed dc motor (6 to 36 frames/sec). Size; 11" x 11" x 20" long + lense. Weight; 85 pounds with lense and film.

Sound:

Power; Generally 10,000 to 20,000 watts of amplification. Channels; Most theaters have six-track stereo surround-sound. Bass; Some have a 3,200 watt 3,000lb subwoofer. Medium; Multiple Digital CDs or 35mm magnetic 'dubber' film. Volume; 85db typical PSE-3D; 3D showings with the PSE "visor" can have 2 extra channels.

Building:

Admission; Typical 45 minute IMAX shows cost aproximatly USA$7 to see. Entry; Guests usually enter from one side, and exit from the other. Cost; Some cost US$5,000,000 to construct. Seating; Racked "stadium-like" seating so that everyone can see. Typical theater may have 160-450 seats. OmniMax; Omnimax theaters basically use a "Planetarium" dome shaped (ImaxDome) building (up to 27m/88.5' in diameter) to view IMAX that has been projected through a corrective lense.

Moviegoers IMAX facts. Moviegoers IMAX tech.

Other WWW links to see: The Aerospace Education Center IMAX info page James N. Skeen Consulting for theatre development. Discussion Forum for IMAX filmmakers. NASA Space Shuttle IMAX Pictures Destination Cinema IMAX page. Udo-Martin's-German-IMAX-Info James Neihouse 15/70 site Michael Stearns Productions ARC Science Simulation has hi-resolution computerized earth terrain data. IMAX filmmaker site MaxImage film newsletter site nWave Pictures 3D Info (in Spanish)

Reportedly over 50 million people visit IMAX theaters each year. It is estimated that over 500 million people have seen an IMAX film. As of 1998, there are over 150 IMAX theaters in over 20 countries. "The Dream is Alive" IMAX feature has soundtracks available in at least 12 different languages.

Some IMAX movies are filmed and shown in 3D (stereoscopic perspective) using one of these projection techniques: 3D IMAX type 1: You wear Polarized glasses (like polarized SunGlasses, except one lense is rotated 90 degrees so that one eye sees vertically polarized light, the other sees horizontally polarized light). Two projectors project through their own polarizers. The audience looks like Bozo the clown. 3D IMAX type 2: You wear battery powered headset visor with 24hz LCD shutter in front of each eye. Infrared detectors pick up signals in the theater to alternately darken either eye as the appropriate frame is on the screen. This still uses polarizing technology in the LCD itself, but could be considered active rather than passive. The audience looks like VR spacemen. This system generally uses "double rotor" projectors which allow two separate films (left and right eye images) to be run on the same projection mechanism. This is an easier to use system than the old "dual projector" 3D method. The powered shutter headsets are known as E3D ( Electronic Liquid-Crystal shutter 3D). A version with built in headphones is known as the PSE ( Personal Sound Environment) and is made by Sonics Associates, Inc. In my opinion, the powered shutter system is heavier, more uncomfortable to wear (than polarized glasses), requires recharging, can break, etc... The PSE does have the advantage in that it has small speakers that can be adjusted to give individuals private alternate language audio tracks during the movie. The built in speakers can also be used to enhance the surround sound audio experience. The "Solido" 3D LCD shutter system uses a single 48fps projector with alternate left and right eye images fed through the projector (effectivly giving 24fps 3D). The Solido 3D LCD goggles don't have audio. Solido 3D can be projected in IMAX-Dome (Omnimax) theaters. Some new, smaller 3D capable theaters called IMAX 3D SR are being built. With the growth of IMAX technology into smaller cities and suburbs, reduced sized theaters seem invevitable. To keep an IMAX theater running well, some maintenance is required. For instance, the screens need to be cleaned from time to time. Also, as new features come out it helps alot to update the sound system to be able to play the higher quality soundtracks available with improved Dolby or digital tracks. The last time I went to the Caeasar's Palace Imax in Las Vegas I felt the image quality had gone drastically downhill. From what I have heard, they tried to repaint the dome screen (instead of cleaning it) and "goofed" by ruining the special reflective coating, and blocking many of the "perf" holes in the screen. Now you can see the structure of the theater showing through, and the sound is more muffled. If you have a dissapointing IMAX experience, try another theater - they may do a better job running things. Here are some quotes from a March 1998 CNN Interview with Graeme Ferguson: (Graeme was producer of "Into the Deep," and "Mission to Mir" and a founder and former president of IMAX corp) " People and their kids coming to shows, come in the daytime, and 45 minutes in a much more comfortable length than the traditional feature length movie of 90 minutes or more. " Check out the Desires.com 3D IMAX page. For a counterpoint, you check out The-NYC-Insider. OmniMax (ImaxDome) Theaters project IMAX film through an extreme "Fisheye" type lense onto a parabolic (bowl shaped) theater (like a "planetarium"). My personal feeling is that the image warpage and blurring that happens from OmniMax projecting detracts from the viewing experience. I often feel queasy when OmniMax projected films show fast motion. Sony Corp has been very active in promoting IMAX lately. IWERKs makes CineDome Theaters which are similar to OmniMax theaters. Some say IMAX and IWERKs are like "Coca-Cola" and "Pepsi". They both sell different versions of a very similar product. As the developer and the main supplier of the technology, IMAX will always be #1 in my mind, but IWERKs may be around to keep prices down and provide alternate technological enhancements. IWERKs is actively developing the technology for use in amusement park "thrill rides". IWERKs is also starting to build some 3D large format capable theaters. IMAX tends to make "no compromise" solutions. All of their theaters can be considered "high end" enormous theaters. Some of the new IWERKs theaters are being put in places that may not have room for a full IMAX theater. To fit in the smaller theaters, IWERKs may use projectors which could be considered "better than ordinary" but not "as good as IMAX". Alternatives to IMAX use a numeric designation to describe the size of the film used in their systems. Some of the sizes which are trying to rival IMAX are 835, 870, 1070 and 1570. I think these numbers indicate # of perferations (holes) and size per frame. For example 1570 = 15/70 = 15-70 = 15 perf 70mm (which is the same as IMAX) and 835 = 8/35 = 8-35 = 8 perf 35mm (smaller...). Other manufacturers (such as IWERKS and World Odyssey) have been been selling 15/70 (Imax-like) projectors into theaters. IMAX Corp "took issue" with the sale and marketing of some of this equipment, but those problems may have been settled (perhaps in court). ShowMax is a 1570 format theater chain. The name ShowMax was briefly used by ShowScan corp to market 1570 projectors, but now it seems ShowMax is an independent company. ShowScan was in merger talks with IWERKS for a while, but it appears that the merger did not happen. Westrex makes and sells large format (ie: 8/70) projection equipment and can be contracted at (805)520-2500 or Westrx1@aol.com Pier 39 in San Francisco has "San Francisco - The Movie" which is a 55x100 "Cinemax" movie with "SuperSurround" sound, but it isn't IMAX. The city of Castle Rock in Washington state has a "Super 70mm" CineDome theater which often plays the "Eruption of Mount St. Helens" feature. Their number is 360-274-8000. The Hearst Castle Theater (San Simeon, CA) shows an IWERKS (8-70) feature called "Hearst Castle - Building The Dream" (it used to be called "The Enchanted Castle"...) The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis has an IWERKs Cinedome Theater. There are IWERKS 1570 theaters at Orlando Science Centre and Zion Canyon.

Imax Features:

Date/Minutes:Title-Description 1995/51:Across the Sea of Time- New York 3D Nostalgia - then and now 1998/40:Africa's Elephant Kingdom - A story of elephant life in Kenya 1994/39:Africa the Serengetti - Sweeping outdoor nature panoramas 1988/42:Alamo*The Price of Freedom-Docudrama;battle of the Alamo 1997/??:Alaska/Spirit of the Wild - northern landscapes and wildlife 1978/26:Alfa 78 - Alfa corp of Mexico annual report 1999/??:Alien Adventure - Computer Animation - Aliens in a theme park. ????/??:Alps Symphony - Visit the residents of Japan's snowy mountains. 1981/25:An American Adventure - Glide/Surf/Bobsled/Snowmobile/Swim 1976/48:American Years - U.S. Bicentennial history vignettes 1994/20:An Ant's Dream of the Seas-Japanese scenery from different scales 1991/38:Antarctica - Explore the scenery and wildlife of Antarctica 1991/90:At the Max - Rolling Stones concert footage (90 mins!) 1980/27:Atmos (Storm) - Storms over the Rockies 1988/30:Beavers - The biggest dam movie you ever saw 2001/84?Beatuy and the Beast - Disney redoes the 1991 movie in IMAX format 1983/40:Behold Hawaii - The history and scenery of Hawaii 2001/??:Birds of Prey - Predators of the sky 1991/??:Black Widow - Life and times of a black widow spider. 1990/42:Blue Planet - Images of earth - much from the Space Shuttle. 1993/??:Breaking Through - Short shown at Expo 93 1973/_8:Capture the Sun - solar eclipse recorded in Africa 1973/22:Catch the Sun - Adventures around Ontario, Canada 1999/??:China: Panda Adventure- Travelling the Yangtze to find Pandas 1985/40:Chronos - Surreal stop-motion: Nature & Civilization 1974/25:Circus World - The Ringling Bros, Barnum/Bailey Big Top 1996/??:Cities of the Wild - ? 1996/40:Cosmic Voyage - Photos and computer simulations of galactic zooms 1974/33:Cosmos - The formation of the Universe 1990/22:Creatures of the Season-Images of seasonal Japanese flora & fauna 2000/??:Cyberworld - A collection of 3D computer generated shorts 1996/??:Dallas:A Unique Place in Time - Short 1984/31:Dance of Life - Indonesian culture, customs & art 1986/40:Dance of the East - Korean scenery and people 1983/47:Darwin on the Galapagos-The story of Charles Darwin's exploration 1989/35:Deepest Garden (The) - "Benthos" Red Sea and Mexico scuba footage 1994/40:Destiny in Space - Space Shuttle footage 1999/??:Dimension Detective - The spirit of Sherlock Holmes in another dimension. 1993/40:Discoverers (The) - Explore the world 1985/37:Dream is Alive (The) - Space Shuttle footage 2000/??:Dolphins - Documentary about dolphins 1990*20:Echoes of the Sun - Energy up the food chain in 3D 1983/25:El Pueblo Del Sol - "People of the Sun" Explore Mexico 1988/35:Emergency - Docu-drama: Urgent trauma/care 1999*??:Encounter in 3D - A fun history of 3D movies 1975/24:Energy - Impressionistic images of power usage 1982/27:Energy! Energy! - History of power generation 1980/21:Eruption of Mount St. Helens (The)-The mountain explodes 1992/25+:Eruption of Mount St. Helens (New)-Updated version 1992/19:Eureka! La Pasion Por Conocer- Short version of Discoverers - expo92 1998/??:Everest - Climbing mount Everest 1998/40:Extreme - Ski/Surf/Climb - extreme adventure 1984/30:Faces of Japan - Japan: People, land and culture 2000/??:Fantasia 2000 - Remake of the Disney classic 1995/35:Fiddle (The) - Growing up in the Ozarks circa 1840 1992/36:Fires of Kuwait - Crews battle oil well flames in the gulf 1990/40:First Emperor of China (The)-Epic visions of early China 1999/??:Flight of Fancy - A time travel adventure story 1992/35:Flight of the Aquanaut- Underwater diving adventure 1990/_9:Flower Planet - Animated flowers grow on an empty planet 1990/15:Flowers in the Sky - "Magic Carpet" Monarch Butterflies 1982/25:Flyers - Story of stunt pilots 1990/20:Flying Raft - Documentary: Amazon blimp journey 1997/40:Four Million Houseguests-A child's eye view of an Inventors house. 1985/23:Freedom to Move (A) - The joys of transportation 1989/30:From a Little World - Personal relationships (Japanese) 1999/??:Galapagos: Enchanted Voyage - 3D footage of the unique islands 1973/11:Garden Isle - First Omnimax dome film - Scenic Hawaii 1979/33:Genesis - Origins of earth geology 1984/36:Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets-Historical;Explore the Grand Canyon 1995/??:Great American West (The)-Stories of American Settlers 1981/45:Great Barrier Reef (The)-Undersea life off the Australian coast 1998/??:Greatest Places - Journey to Greenland/Amazon/Tibet/Namib, etc. 2001/??:Gulliver's Travels - 3D computer generated story 1982/36:Hail Columbia! - The Space Shuttle's first flight 1983/??:Haupango - ? 1991/36:Hawaii, Born in Paradise- Earlier version of "Hidden Hawaii" 1987/37:Heart Land - Beautiful landscapes of Manitoba, Canada 1997*40:Hidden Dimension - see "Four Million Houseguests" description. 1994/??:Hidden Hawaii - Explore the Hawaiian Islands 1990/21:Homeland - Life in Singapore going back to 1890 1983/_2:Horizons - EPCOT short: microscopic computer images 1989/_5:Hydro - Short: Water returns to the sea 1994*24:Imagine - Dreamlike 3D visual effects 1996/_5:Imagine Indiana - Short Subject 1989/_7:Impressions from the Upper Atmosphere- Unique hand painted art film 1991/35:Indonesia Indah III (aka Paradise on the Equator) People of Indonesia 1994*35:Into The Deep - 3D Scuba in Monterrey Coast of California 1987/30:Island Child - Growing up in Indonesia 1998/??:Island of the Sharks - Underwater Shark footage of Cocos Island (Costa Rica) 1989/42:J'Ecris Dans L'Espace - "I write in space" French Revolution communications 1994/40:Journey Inside (The) - Learn as aliens try to slow computer technology 1984/21:Journey of Discovery - Life in Ontario/Canada past and future 1999/??:Journey of Man - Cirque Du Soleil - circus performances 1993/??:Journey to the Planets- ? 1996*34:L5*First City in Space- Computer Animation, Drama on a Space Station. 1990*27:Last Buffalo (The) - 3D Outdoor animal footage and iron art 1991/35:Light & Life - Fantasy - lighting outages around the world 1991/90:Live At the Max - Rolling Stones concert footage (90 mins!) 1979/30:Living Planet - A scenic world tour 1998/??:Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille - Buried sets of 10 Commandments uncovered. 1994/40:Living Sea (The) - Various life abounds in the Oceans of the World. 1984/14:Magic Egg - Various computer graphics for ImaxDome 1996/40:Magic of Flight - Naval Jets including Blue Angels training 1974/23:Man Belongs to the Earth-Man attempts to use earths resources 1998/??:Mark Twain's America - 3D images of Mark Twain's hometown (Hannibal, MO) 1999/??:Memories: Best of - Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway Musicals 1996/43:Mexico - people, history and cultures of Mexico 2000/??:Michael Jordan to the Max - The life of the great basketball player 1997/40:Mission to Mir - US Space Shuttles visit the Russian Space Station 1992/20:Momentum - Canadian Scenic Restrospective (first HD 48fps) 1998/??:Most Awesome Places on Earth-Geological Formative Process. 1992/40:Mountain Gorilla - Spend time with Gorilla's in Africa 1981/32:My Strange Uncle - Comedy/Drama: Race across New Zealand 1995/37:Mystery of the Maya - Mayan temple excavation in the jungle :Mysteries of Egypt - The story of ancient Egypt 1993/_5:Neighbors - Short: People and places in the Ozarks 1987/40:Niagara:Miracles, Myths & Magic-Historical;Explore Niagara Falls 1986/_7:Night of the Comet - Halley's comet from Ayers Rock, Australia 1979/20:Nomads of the Deep - Humpback whales at play 1971/18:North of Superior - The Beauty of Ontario's northland 1997*37:Nutcracker - 3D Kirov Ballet 1977/25:Ocean - Creatures of the Pacific 1999/??:Old Man and the Sea - A classic tale done with animated paintings 1999/40:Olympic Glory - 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games 1984/_8:Omninews - Big-screen newsreel 1986/33:On the Wing - The art of flying 1989/17:Only the Earth - Hunt for dinosaurs bones 1976/21:Ontario/Summertide - Tourism in Ontario 1995/50:Ozarks:Legacy and Legend- Now known as "The Fiddle" 1991/35:Paradise on the Equator-The People of Indonesia 1990/_9:Philadelphia Anthem - Historical;Explore the City of Phladelphia 1996/??:Pilialoha - Japanese Film - about Hawaii? 1986/15:Picture Holland - A quick look at Holland 1991/42:Polynesian Odyssey - Canoes, drums, chants and historical heros 1991/??:Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis insects - up close. 1996/??:Prima Terra Vista - Scottish Voyage to North America in 1398 1988/_3:Primiti Too Taa - Short: A visual dadaist peom. 1983/25:Pueblo del Sol (El) - See "El Pueblo" 1998/??:Mysteries of Egypt - 1989/39:Race the Wind - America's cup race, windsurfers, etc. 1993/18:Reach for the Sky - Claymation short about aviation. (Japanese) 1991/38:Ring of Fire - Aerial photographs of volcanoes. 1984/15:River Journey - Take a mythical trip through Canada 1976/24:Rivers of North America-Bicentenniual salute to waterways in US history 1991/90:Rolling Stones at the Max-Rolling Stones concert footage (90 mins!) 1986/_7:Sacred Site - See "Night of the Comet" 1989/17:Sea Fantasy - Explore areas of the Pacific Ocean 1992/38:Search for Great Shark- Great White Sharks 1987/33:Seasons - The many moods of Mother Nature 1993/42:Secret of Life on Earth (THE)-Explore the beginnings of life 1994/??:Sharks - Dangerous Sharks 1999*??:Siegfried and Roy/Magic Box - About the Las Vegas magicians 1977/18:Silent Sky - Soar&glide over California 1985/24:Skyward - Man's interactions with birds 1989/_1:Slitscan logos - Short;IMAX demo zip through a tunnel. 1974/17:Snow Job - Comedy;The perils of Canada in winter ????/??:Solar Max - The effects of solar storms on earth 1985/**:Space Library - Collection of 30 Short subjects for Planetarium use. 1999/??:Space Station 3D - Construction of the international space station 1996/38:Special Effects - Movie Special Effects, behind the scenes 1984/33:Speed - Albert Einstein and the history of speed thrills 1973/22:Standing Up County - Scenic Utah/Arizona/Colorado/New Mexico 2000/??:Star Trek 3D - Continuation of the Star Trek series 1995/35:Stormchasers - Tornado/Hurricane footage ????/??:Story of Winds (The) - Little boys dreams of flight (Japanese) 1997/48:Super Speedway - Indycar racing with Mario; Paul Newman narrates 1995/35:Survival Island - South Georgia Island during Antarctic Summer 1991/35:Switzerland - Explore Switzerland 1999/??:Sydney - The history of Sydney, Australia 1996/_5:Symphony Philadelphia - Wild cab ride through Philadelphia 1997/??:Thrill Ride/Science of Fun - Roller Coasters and Motion Simulators 1970/16:Tiger Child - The first Imax film (story of global humanity) 1988/12:Time Concerto - Filmed in Singapore, explores time. 1992/95:Titanica - View the wreckage and history of the sunken Titanic (long version). 1992/40:Titanica - View the wreckage and history of the sunken Titanic. 1997/23:To Be an Astronaut - NASA training 1976/25:To Fly! - History of manned Flight 1989/35:To The Limit - Athlete's bodies at work. 1982/33:Tomorrow in Space - What we might do in space in 40 years 1986/21:Transitions - (first 3D) Canadian transport & communications 1998*40:T-Rex: Back to Cretaceous - A girl dreams of PreHistoric Saskatchewan. 1992/39:Tropical Rainforest - Plants and Animals in the Rainforest 1999/??:Ursa Major - Extraterrestrial UFO adventure 1975/11:Viva Baja - Explore the Baja Peninsula. 1994/??:Viva la Blanca Paloma - Dentsu Prox Inc 1973/_7:Volcano - Icelandic eruption footage. 1985/40:Water and Man - Story of man's dependence on water. 1985/11:We are Born of Stars - The evolutions of the solar system and life. 1987/12:Weaving Ants - Weaving ants of Africa close up. 1993/12:Welcome to the Max - Liberty Science Center demo;NYC area. 1996/??:Whales - Tales of Whales; lifesize! 1995/40:Wings of Courage - 3D Historical drama of old mail planes in Peru. 1997/??:Wild Australia*The Edge-Wonders of Australias Blue Mountains :Wildfire - A close up look at forest fires 1981/20:World Coaster - Majestric scenes from around the world. 1993/_6:Yampa The Untamed River-Kayak through northwest Colorado. 1994/35:Yellowstone - Historical;Explore Yellowstone National Park 1994/38:Zion Canyon*Treasure of the Gods-Visit Zion Canyon (Utah) & Bryce/Arches/etc.

Imax Simulator Ride Features:

Date/Minutes:Title-Description 1994/_4:Asteroid Adventure - shown in Bruehl, Germany (IMAX-HD) 1997/_4:Atlantis - shown at Caesars-Palace Las-Vegas 1991/_4:Back to the Future Ride-shown at Universal Studios (OmniMax?) 1996/_4:Crashendo - Runaway Piano on San Francisco streets 1997/_4:Dolphins - Simulator Ride 1995/_4:Fun House Express - shown at Circus-Circus Las-Vegas (48fps 8/35) 1993/_4:In Search of The Obelisk-shown at Luxor-Hotel Las-Vegas 1998/_4:Reboot - shown at Playdium Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 1998/_4:Reboot into Chaos - Future :Soaring - Future Disneyland California Adventure ride for 2002
See also IMDB (INet Movie DataBase): IMAX or 3D

Imax Theaters:

USA:

State	-	City	TheaterName/WebSite	Telephone
Alabama	@	Birmingham	Discovery Theatre	205-558-2050
Alabama	@	Huntsville	U.S. Space and Rocket Center	205-837-3400
Alabama	@	Mobile	Exploreum Science Museum	Send me info
Arizona		Scottsdale	IMAX Theatre near Fashion Square	602-949-3100
Arizona	~	Sedona	Sedona SuperMax	520-284-3214
Arizona		Phoenix	Arizona Science Center	602-716-2000
Arizona		Tempe	Arizona Mills Imax	602-949-3100
Arizona		Tusayan	Grand Canyon IMAX Theatre	520-638-2203
Arkansas		Little Rock	Aerospace Education Centre at Airpo	501-376-4629
California		Cathedral City	Send me info	760-324-7333
California		Dublin	Regal Imax
California		Fresno	Edwards IMAX	Send me info
California	*	Irvine	Edwards IMAX 3D PSE	714-832-4629
California		Los Angeles	Howard Hughes / Edwards IMAX 3D	Send me info
California		Los Angeles	Universal Studios B2F Simulator Ride	818-508-9600
California		Los Angeles	CA Science CenterHwy 10/110	213-744-2014
California	@	Oakland	Chabot Space and Science Center
California	*	Ontario	Edwards IMAX 3D	714-832-4629
California	*	Sacramento	Esquire IMAX @ 817 14th st.	916-443-4629
California		San Diego	Edwards Gas Lamp Theater IMAX 3D	Send me info
California	@	San Diego	Ruben H. Space & Science Foundation	619-238-1233
California	*	San Francisco	Sony Metreon Complex	Now Open
California	@	San Jose	Tech Museum of Innovation	408-279-7150
California	*	Santa Clara	Great America amusement park	408-988-1776
California		Valencia	Edwards IMAX	Send me info
Colorado		Denver	Denver Museum of Natural History	303-370-6322
Connecticut		Norwalk	The Maritime Center	203-852-0700
D.C.		Washington	Smithsonian National Air/Space Museum	202-357-1675
Florida		Cape Canaveral	Kennedy - Spaceport USA	407-452-2121
Florida		Fort Lauderdale	Museum of Discovery and Science	954-467-6637
Florida		Miami	Miami IMAX	Send me info
Florida		Orlando	Orlando Science Center	407-514-2000
Florida		Orlando	Epcot Center - Walt Disney World	4 screens
Florida		Orlando	Universal Studios B2F Simulator Ride	407-363-8000
Florida		Pensacola	National Museum of Naval Aviation	800-327-5002
Flordia		Ponte Vedra	World Golf Village	904-940-4000
Florida	@	Tampa	Museum of Science & Industry OmniMa	813-987-6313
Georgia		Atlanta	Fernbank Museum of Natural History	404-370-0019
Hawaii/Oahu		Honolulu	Hawaii IMAX Theatre	808-923-4629
Hawaii/Oahu		Laie	Polynesian Cultural Center	808-293-3280
Illinois	*	Addison	Marcus/ 1555 West Lake Street	Tell me
Illinois	@	Chicago	Museum of Science and Industry	312-684-1414
Illinois	*	Chicago	Navy Pier 3D/PSE	312-595-5172
Illinois	*	Gurnee	Six Flags Great America	708-249-1776
Illinois		Lincolnshire	Regal City Park 21	847-279-0500
Indiana	@	Indianapolis	Childrens Museum IWERKS Dome	317-921-4000
Indiana	*	Indianapolis	White River State Park 3D IMAX	317-233-4629
Kansas	@	Hutchinson	Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center	316-662-2305
Kentucky		Louisville	Museum of History and Science	502-561-6103
Louisiana (HD)	*	New Orleans	New Orleans Aquarium of the Americas	504-565-3020
Maryland		Baltimore	Maryland Science Center	410-685-5225
Massachusetts	@	Boston	Museum of Science	617-723-2500
Michigan	@	Detroit	Detroit Science Center	313-577-8400
Minnesota	@	Duluth	Duluth Convention Center Omnimax	218-722-5573
Minnesota	*	Minneapolis	Imation Imax at the Minnesota Zoo	888-433-4629
Minnesota*	?	Shakopee	Valleyfair Family Amusement Park	612-445-7600
Minnesota	@	St. Paul	The Science Museum of Minnesota	612-221-9488
Missouri		Branson	Ozarks Discovery IMAX Theater	417-335-4832
Missouri		Kansas City	Kansas City Zoo 816-871-4629	816-756-3560
Missouri	@	St. Louis	St. Louis Science Center OmniMax	314-289-4444
Missouri		St. Louis	Gateway Arch Odyssey Theater	314-982-1410
Montana		Yellowstone	West Yellowstone Park IMAX Theatre	406-646-4100
Nebraska		Hastings	Hastings Museum	402-461-4629
Nebraska		Omaha	Henry Doorly Zoo	402-733-8401
Nevada	@	Las Vegas	Caesar's Palace OmniMax	702-731-7901
Nevada	*	Las Vegas	Luxor Hotel	702-262-4500
Nevada	~	Reno	Fleischmann Planetarium	702-784-4812
Nevada		Reno	National Bowling Stadium	702-334-2634
New Jersey	@	Jersey City	Liberty Science Center 201-200-10	201-451-0006
New Mexico	@	Alamogordo	The Space Center	505-437-2840
New Mexico	%	Albuquerque	Museum of Natural History and Sciences	505-841-8836
New York		New York	American Museum of Natural History	212-769-5100
New York	*	New York	Sony Lincoln Square 3D/HD	212-336-5000
New York		Nyack	West Nyack IMAX	914-353-5555
New York	@	Syracuse	Museum of Science & Technology	315-425-9068
North Carolina	@	Charlotte	Discovery Place	704-845-6664
Ohio	@	Cincinnati	Museum Center at Cinci Union Terminal	513-287-7000
Ohio	@	Cleveland	Great Lakes Science Center OmniMax	216-694-2000
Ohio	*	Columbus	Marcus/200 Hutchinson Ave.	Tell me
Ohio		Dayton	United States Air Force Museum	513-253-4629
Ohio		Sandusky	Cedar Point Amusement Park	419-627-2388
Oklahoma		Tulsa	Cinemark IMAX	918-307-2629
Oregon	@	Portland	Oregon Science/Industry Museum	503-797-4000
Pennsylvania	@	Philadelphia	Franklin Inst. Science Museum OmniMax	215-448-1200
Pennsylvania	@	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Science Center OmniMax	412-237-3400
Rhode Island		Providence		Send Me Info
South Carolina		Myrtle Beach	Broadway at the Beach	803-444-3333
Tennessee		Memphis	Pink Palace Museum	901-763-4629
Tennessee		Chatanooga	Tennessee Aquarium	800-322-3344
Texas	@	Dallas	The Science Place	214-428-5555
Texas	@	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Museum of Science/History	817-732-1631
Texas	*	Galveston	Moody Gardens	409-744-4673
Texas		Houston	Space Center Houston	713-639-4600
Texas		Houston	Houston Museum of Natural Science	713-639-4600
Texas	@	Lubbock	Science Spectrum	806-745-2525
Texas		San Antonio	Rivercenter/Alamo IMAX	210-225-4629
Utah	~	Zion	Zion National Park	435-772-2400
Virginia		Hampton	Virginia Air/Space Center	804-727-0800
Virginia	@	Richmond	The Science Museum of Virginia	804-367-0000
Virginia	*	VirginaBeach	Virginia Marine Science Museum	757-425-FISH
Washington		Seattle	Pacific Science Center	206-443-4629
Washington	@	Seattle	Pier 59 - Waterfront Park OmniDome	206-622-1868
Washington		Spokane	Riverfront Park	509-625-6600
Wisconsin	@	Milwaukee	Humphrey IMAX Dome at Discovery World	414-319-4629
State	-	City	TheaterName/WebSite	Telephone

International

Region	-	City	TheaterName/WebSite	Telephone
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AUSTRALIA:			AUSTRALIA:
	*	Adelaide	3 Cinema Place / Vaughan	61-08 8227 0075
		Brisbane	167-175 Grey St.	61-07 3844 4222
Queensland,		Coomera	Dreamworld	61-07 5588 1111
Queensland,	@	Townsville	Great Barrier Reef Wonderland	61- 7 721 1481
		Sydney	Panasonic Darling Harbour Imax	61-02 9281 3300
		Melbourne	Museum of Victoria / Major City Park	61-03 9663 5454
WesternAustralia	@	Perth	Omni Theatre City West	61-09-481-6481
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AUSTRIA:			AUSTRIA:
		Vienna	IMAX Filmtheater	43- 222-984-0101
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BELGIUM:			BELGIUM:
		Brussels	Kinepolis IMAX	32- 2-478-0450
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CANADA:			CANADA:
Alberta,		Calgary	IMAX Theatre at Eau Claire Market	403-974-4629
Alberta,		Edmonton	Edmonton Space and Science Centre	403-451-7722
British Columbia	*	Vancouver	CN IMAX Theatre HD 800-582-4629	604-682-4629
British Columbia	@	Vancouver	ScienceWorld Omnimax British Columbia	604-268-6363
Manitoba,		Winnipeg	IMAX Theatre at Portage Place	204-956-4629
Nova Scotia,	*	Halifax	Bayers Lake Park Edwards Empire 12	902-876-4800
Ontario,		London	Western Fair Grounds 800-619-4629	519-438-7203
Ontario,		Niagara Falls	Niagra Falls IMAX Theatre	905-358-3611
Ontario,		Sudbury	Science North IMAX	705-523-4629
Ontario,		Toronto	Ontario Place Cinesphere IMAX HD	416-314-9900
Ontario,	@	Toronto	Ontario Science Center OmniMax	416-696-3127
Quebec,	@	Hull/Ottawa	Canadian Museum of Civilization HD	819-776-7000
Quebec,	*	Montreal	Le Vieux-Port de Montreal 800-359IMAX	514-496-4629
Quebec,	*	Quebec City	Theatre Les Galeries de la Capitale	418-627-4629
Saskatchewan,		Regina	Kramer/Science Centre 800-667-6300	306-522-4629
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DENMARK:			DENMARK:
	@	Copenhagen	Tycho Brahe Planetarium	45- 3-312-1224
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FRANCE:			FRANCE:
	*	Montpellier	Les Cinemas Gaumont	33- 14-643-2483
	@	Paris	Dome IMAX Theatre at La Defense	33- 14-692-4545
	@	Paris	La Geode / Sciences et l'Industri	33- 14-005-7904
	*	Poitiers	Futuroscope IMAX Solido	33- 4-949-3010
	*	Poitiers	Futuroscope IMAX Magic Carpet	33- 4-949-3010
	*	Poitiers	Futuroscope Kinemax Theater	33- 4-949-3010
	@	Poitiers	Futuroscope OmniMax	33- 4-949-3010
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GERMANY:			GERMANY:
		Aachen	IMAX Filmtheatre	Send me info
	*	Berlin	IMAX Berlin	49- 0304/4316131
		Bochum	IMAX Filmtheatre	49- 0234/5072221
		Bruehl	Phantasialand HD SimulatorRide	49- 2232/36140
	*	D�sseldorf	IMAX Filmtheatre	49- 0211/1771721
		Frankfurt	IMAX Filmtheatre	49- 6911/3384821
		Freiburg	IMAX Filmtheatre	Send me info
		Leipzig	IMAX Filmtheatre	Send me info
	*	Munich	Deutsches Museum	49- 8921/125180
	*	Sinsheim	Museum Auto & Technik	49- 7261/929950
	*	Speyer	Technik Museum Speyer	49- 6232/67080
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GREAT BRITAIN:			GREAT BRITAIN:
West Yorkshire,		Bradford	National Museum of Photo, Film & TV	44- 27- 472-7488
		London	Science Museum	Send me info
	*	London	bfi Imax (Waterloo)	44- 020-7902-1234
	*	London	Pepsi Trocadero Imax (Piccadilly)	44- 171- 497-3320
	?	Bournemouth	Sheridan Imax Cinema (Pier Approach)	44- 00 1202 200000
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HONG KONG:			HONG KONG:
	@	Kowloon	Hong Kong Space Museum	852- 734-2747
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INDONESIA:			INDONESIA:
		Jakarta	Keong-Emas/Golden-Snail in Taman Mini	21-840-1021
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IRELAND:			IRELAND:
		Dublin	Sheridan IMAX Theatre	3531 872-7333
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ISRAEL:			ISRAEL:
	@	Rishon Le Zion	OMNIMAX at the Downtown Centre	Send me info
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JAPAN:			JAPAN:
	*	Chiba	Fujitsu Dome Solido Theatre	81- 43-299-3215
	@	Hamaoka	Hamaoka Nuclear Exhibition Cente	81- 53-786-3481
	@	Ichikawa	Chiba Museum of Science and Industry	473-792-2000
	@	Kagoshima	Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall	81- 99-250-8511
		Kitakyushu	Space World	81- 93-672-3520
	@	Matsuyama	Matsuyama Community Centre	81- 89-943-8228
		Nagano	Azumino Art Hills - Hotaka	81- 26-383-4800
	@	Nagashima	Nagashima Spaland	81- 59-445-1111
		Nagoya	Nagoya Port Aquarium	81- 52-654-7080
	@	Omiya	Omiya Information Media Culture	81- 48-647-0011
	*	Osaka	Suntory Museum	81- 6-577-0004
		Osaka	Tennoji Park	81- 6-771-1323
	@	Osaka	The Science Museum	81- 6-444-5656
	*	Sapporo	Sapporo IMAX Theatre	81- 11-207-5255
	@	Sasebo	Kujukushima Marine Resort	81- 95-628-4187
		Shima	Shima Spain Village	81- 59-957-3337
		Tokorozawa	Tokorozawa Aviation Museum	81- 42-996-2225
	@	Tokyo	Adachi Children Museum	81- 35-242-8161
	*	Tokyo	Takashimaya/Shinjuku Cinequest IMAX	81- 5-361-1111
	@	Yokohama	Yokohama Science Center	81- 45-832-1166
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MEXICO:			MEXICO:
		Leon	Museo de Ciencia y Parque Ecologico	52- 4-711-6711
California Norte	@	Tijuana	Centro Cultural Tijuana	52- 6-684-1111
Mexico City DF,		Mexico City	Papalote Museo del Nino	52- 5-273-3061
Nueve Leon,	@	Monterrey	Centro Cultural Alfa	52- 8-356-5225
Puebla,	@	Puebla	Planetario Puebla	52- 92-235-2099
Tabasco,	@	Villahermosa	Planetario Tabasco 2000	52- 9-313-3841
Veracruz,		Xalapa	Museo de Ciencia y Tecnologia	52- 2-812-5110
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NETHERLANDS:			NETHERLANDS:
		Rotterdam	IMAX Waterstad Theater	31- 10-404-8844
	@	The Hague	Den Haag Omniversum	31- 70-354-5454
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NORWAY:			NORWAY:
	*	Oslo	IMAX Aker Brygge / Eiendom 3D+RideFilm	2- 231-8500
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PORTUGAL:			PORTUGAL:
		Lisbon	Vilafranca Centro de Xira	351- 1-957-3422
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SINGAPORE:			SINGAPORE:
	@	Singapore	Singapore Science Center OmniMax	65- -560-3316
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SOUTH AFRICA:			SOUTH AFRICA:
		Cape Town	BMW Pavilion	27- 21-419-7364
		Johannesburg	East Rand Galleria	* send me info *
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SOUTH KOREA:			SOUTH KOREA:
		Seoul	63 IMAX Theatre	82- 2-789-5505
	*	Taejon	EXPO Science Park IMAX3D	82- 42-866-6400
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SPAIN:			SPAIN:
	*	Barcelona	Port Vell IMAX 3D/HD/Dome Theatre	34- 3-225-1111
		Madrid	Calle Meneses IMAX Madrid	914- 68-1774
		Seville	Sociedad Estatal Gestion	34- 5-448-1992
	@	Seville	Cine Espacial OmniMax	34- 5-490-4510
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SWEDEN:			SWEDEN:
	@	Stockholm	Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet OmniMax	46- 8-666-5101
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SWITZERLAND:			SWITZERLAND:
		Lucern	Swiss Transport Museum	41- 370-4444
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TAIWAN:			TAIWAN:
	@	Taichung	National Museum of Natural Science	886- 4-322-6940
		Taipei	Children's Recreational Centre	886- 2-593-2211
		Taipei	Taipei Observatory	Send me info
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NEW ZEALAND:			NEW ZEALAND:
	*	Auckland	Edge Force Entertainment Centre	0-9-303-3345

NOTES: '*' = 3D Capable theater. '%' = "IWERKS 8/70". '~'="IWERKs Cinemax Theater". '@' = OmniMax/IMAX-Dome circular theater. Many theaters try to get phone lines ending in -4629 which is "IMAX" on a touch tone telephone. See also LNeihouse list
and Dean Fick's IMAX theater list.

Please be aware that IMAX, IMAX-DOME, IMAX-3D, IMAX-HD, IMAX-PSE and IMAX-Ridefilm are trademarks of Imax Corporation, Toronto, Canada. The name ShowMax may be trademarked by ShowScan &/or ShowMax Corporation. I am not affiliated with IMAX, Iwerks, ShowScan, or ShowMax in any way other than being an avid fan.

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