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Title: Have you seen any films in a Cinerama theater?
Post by: HomeTheaterGuy on May 27, 2026, 09:10:27 AM
Having lived in the L.A. area, I've been fortunate to see many films at "The Dome" in Hollywood. Quite the spectacle!
Title: Re: Have you seen any films in a Cinerama theater?
Post by: David Vaughn on May 27, 2026, 10:29:31 AM
i haven't but I bet it looked great. 
Title: Re: Have you seen any films in a Cinerama theater?
Post by: bmoney on May 27, 2026, 12:11:15 PM
nope.  i did see disneys circlevison though lol using 9 projectors
Title: Re: Have you seen any films in a Cinerama theater?
Post by: SRW1000 on May 27, 2026, 07:30:22 PM
I would like to visit a Cinerama someday, but I'd have to go solo.  My wife and I went to a similar venue in the Wisconsin Dells many, many years ago.  It had a 180-degree view, and here were no seats, it was standing room only.  There were waist-high posts scattered about that you could steady yourself with, but the effect was unnerving.  One couldn't help but lean into turns for the short movie, and some people would lose their balance.  My wife couldn't watch for more than a couple of minutes without feeling like she was getting sick, so she'll never return to that kind of experience.

It was pretty remarkable, though.  It would be fun to see an actual movie like that.
Title: Re: Have you seen any films in a Cinerama theater?
Post by: David Vaughn on May 27, 2026, 08:13:17 PM
Now that I think about this, I have seen something similar when Disneyland had an attraction similar to this that closed in 1997. It was a full 360 degrees though and like Scott mentioned, there were railings for people to hold onto during the show. They had 11 different screens that surrounded the room. The movie they played was "A Tour of the West," and it was an attraction that we always visited when at the park. 
Title: Re: Have you seen any films in a Cinerama theater?
Post by: bmoney on May 28, 2026, 06:16:03 AM
Now that I think about this, I have seen something similar when Disneyland had an attraction similar to this that closed in 1997. It was a full 360 degrees though and like Scott mentioned, there were railings for people to hold onto during the show. They had 11 different screens that surrounded the room. The movie they played was "A Tour of the West," and it was an attraction that we always visited when at the park.
I had just mentioned that above. It is actually 9 screens. And they call is circle vision. 
they still have one playing at the China pavilion in EPCOT 
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