Dreamworld Cinema
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The Dreamworld Cinema is a movie theatre located inside the Dreamworld
amusement park
on the Gold Coast
, Australia
.
films. The theatre showcased one film, several times throughout a normal operating day. The park rotated the films in which they display. Films included Australia: Land Beyond Time, India: Kingdom of the Tiger, Space Station
, Super Speedway
and To Fly
(the opening day film).
celebrations, the park closed the IMAX Theatre on 22 November 2010. During the short period it was closed, the park renovated the theatre to turn it into the Dreamworld Cinema. Dreamworld replaced all of the 315 seats and invested in a new high-tech digital projection system capable of showing RealD Cinema films in 3D
on the 21x11 metre (69x36 foot) screen. The Dreamworld Cinema was officially opened on 6 January 2011.
in order to construct the Dreamworld theme park. Although a lot of the initial work was done by himself, Longhurst spared no expense when he employed designers from Disneyland (in Anaheim, California
) and Walt Disney World (in Florida
) to design Main Street. The IMAX Theatre's building is modelled after the Emporium at Disney parks.
. Guests enter the top of the cinema via a foyer area. The cinema seating steps down under ground level. This allows the large 21x11 metre (69x36 foot) screen to be concealed in the relatively smaller building. At opening, the theatre showcased three films. The first, The Curse of Skull Rock, is shown several times throughout a normal operating day and is included in the normal admission. Other films included Tron: Legacy and Megamind which were not included in general admission and were shown after Dreamworld closed.
Dreamworld
Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
amusement park
Amusement park
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on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
History
IMAX Theatre
The IMAX Theatre was a movie theatre which opened with the park in 1981 that showed IMAXIMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
films. The theatre showcased one film, several times throughout a normal operating day. The park rotated the films in which they display. Films included Australia: Land Beyond Time, India: Kingdom of the Tiger, Space Station
Space Station 3D
Space Station 3D is a 2002 documentary film about the International Space Station. It is the first IMAX 3D production filmed in space. It is narrated by Tom Cruise. The "flat" version was titled simply Space Station....
, Super Speedway
Super Speedway
Super Speedway is a 1997 documentary racing film chronicling one man's quest to get his new Champ Car Lola chassis up to speed, and another's goal of rebuilding an old 1964 roadster once driven by the legendary Mario Andretti. The film was directed by renowned IMAX director Stephen Low and...
and To Fly
To Fly!
To Fly! is a documentary film shot in the IMAX format. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions. It was created for performance at the National Air and Space Museum's IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C.It was written...
(the opening day film).
Dreamworld Cinema
In preparation for Dreamworld's 30th BirthdayDreamworld's 30th Birthday
Dreamworld's 30th Birthday will be celebrated throughout 2011 at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast, Australia.-Overview:In August 2010, the owners of Dreamworld, Ardent Leisure, approved a capital expenditure plan in both Dreamworld and WhiteWater World to "strengthen ride inventory...
celebrations, the park closed the IMAX Theatre on 22 November 2010. During the short period it was closed, the park renovated the theatre to turn it into the Dreamworld Cinema. Dreamworld replaced all of the 315 seats and invested in a new high-tech digital projection system capable of showing RealD Cinema films in 3D
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
on the 21x11 metre (69x36 foot) screen. The Dreamworld Cinema was officially opened on 6 January 2011.
Architectural design
In 1974, John Longhurst purchased 85 hectares (210 acre) of land at CoomeraCoomera, Queensland
Coomera is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Coomera had a population of 1,420. The name Coomera comes from the Aboriginal word for fern....
in order to construct the Dreamworld theme park. Although a lot of the initial work was done by himself, Longhurst spared no expense when he employed designers from Disneyland (in Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
) and Walt Disney World (in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
) to design Main Street. The IMAX Theatre's building is modelled after the Emporium at Disney parks.
Cinema
The Dreamworld Cinema building is located on ground level in Main StreetMain Street (Dreamworld)
Main Street is a themed land at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The area acts as the main hub for the park catering as a gateway to many other lands including Gold Rush Country, Rivertown, Nickelodeon Central and Ocean Parade.-History:In 1974, John Longhurst...
. Guests enter the top of the cinema via a foyer area. The cinema seating steps down under ground level. This allows the large 21x11 metre (69x36 foot) screen to be concealed in the relatively smaller building. At opening, the theatre showcased three films. The first, The Curse of Skull Rock, is shown several times throughout a normal operating day and is included in the normal admission. Other films included Tron: Legacy and Megamind which were not included in general admission and were shown after Dreamworld closed.