Roxy Theatre (Warner Bros. Movie World)

Roxy Theatre

The Roxy Theatre at Warner Bros. Movie World during White Christmas where it plays the Polar Express 4-D Experience
Warner Bros. Movie World
AreaMain Street
StatusOperating
Opening date3 June 1991
General statistics
Attraction type Movie theatre
Audience capacity 320 per show
Duration 15 minutes
Wheelchair accessible

The Roxy Theatre is a movie theatre located within Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. The theatre shows a 4D film during the general operating day of the theme park which is currently Rio: The 4D Experience. A replica exists at Movie Park Germany in Bottrop, Germany.

History

The first Roxy Theatre was installed at Warner Bros. Movie World ahead of the park's opening on 3 June 1991. A replica was later built at Movie Park Germany (which was known as Warner Bros. Movie World Germany at the time). In 2005, the theatre underwent a major refurbishment which included the installation of 4D motion seats.[1]

Theatre

The Roxy Theatre is located in Main Street at Warner Bros. Movie World. Guests queue outside the theatre and enter a preshow room before they see their film. The preshow room then leads into the main theatre which seats 320 people.[2] The seats which have motion capabilities were designed by FX Illusions.[1]

Films

Preshow room theming for Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure
Film Provider Opened Closed Status
Adventures in the Fourth Dimension Warner Bros. Movie World 3 June 1991 1997 Defunct
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – The 4D Experience Iwerks Entertainment 23 June 2012 N/A Operating [3][4]
Ice Age Mammoth Christmas 4-D Iwerks Entertainment 9 December 2012 N/A Seasonal
Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure Iwerks Entertainment 18 September 2010 3 June 2012 Defunct [5][6][7]
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension Iwerks Entertainment 26 December 1997 2 August 2005 Defunct [8][9]
Polar Express 4-D Experience Iwerks Entertainment 3 December 2010 18 December 2011 Defunct, formerly seasonal [10][11]
Shrek 4D Adventure DreamWorks Animation 17 September 2005 29 August 2010 Defunct [12][13]

Premieres

A number of premieres have occurred at Warner Bros. Movie World's Roxy Theatre. These include:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "4D Motion Seats". Photo Gallery. FX Illusions. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "City's bid to reel in premiere". Gold Coast Bulletin. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Film Library – ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS The 4-D Experience". SimEx-Iwerks. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Warner Bros. Movie World. "Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs – The 4D Experience | Movie World". MyFun. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Film Library – Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D". SimEx-Iwerks. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Journey to the Center of the Earth 4D Adventure". Movie World. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Film Library – Marvin the Martian". SimEx-Iwerks. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Marvin the Martian in 3D (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Film Library – The Polar Express™ 4-D Experience". SimEx-Iwerks. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Christmas treat for battling Coasters". Gold Coast Bulletin. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Shrek 4D (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  13. ↑ Swinburn, Amanda (21 September 2005). "Theme parks' $65m blitz". B&T. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Fool's Gold gets thumbs up". Gold Coast Bulletin. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  15. ↑ "Get Smart stars slink into town". Gold Coast Bulletin. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Jodie's coming back for film premiere". Gold Coast Bulletin. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

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