Be transported to exotic lands without ever leaving home, with images of extraordinary clarity and depth that surround the audience using the largest film format in existence. You can journey to the top of Mt. Everest or to the bottom of the ocean through a theater experience that transports you to the center of the action.  

Featuring a giant screen measuring 8,000 square feet, the 310-seat Dr. Phillips CineDome projects films through a fisheye lens, creating an image that surrounds the audience and extends well beyond their peripheral vision. Each screening is an invitation for fun and discovery.

What We Run

Film:

We utilize the largest format film in the world. It is commonly called 15/70. This means 15 perforations (horizontally) on a 70 mm print. This format is 10 times larger than a conventional film theater. IWerks Entertainment in Burbank, California manufactures the projector.  

Planetarium:

Our planetarium projector is a Digistar II. This is a graphics based planetarium. Rather than a typical large and bulky planetarium instrument, ours is about the size of a washing machine. Through a special fish-eye lens digital images are projected onto the dome. We are not restricted to only showing stars. We can projector any wire frame drawing or animation, manipulate it and fly right through it! We are the world’s largest Digistar Planetarium.

Fun Facts

• The 15kW lamp operates at an internal temperature of up 6,000 degrees F, almost as hot as the sun.
• The film is so strong that it could pull a car.
• The film travels 5 ½ feet per second through the projector. 300 feet per minute.
• The projector runs at about 20 mph at full speed.
• The film projector weighs 2,300 lbs and goes 23 feet into the air.
• Large screen film cameras can only shoot for 90 seconds before they run out of film and a fully loaded camera weighs 60 lbs.
• All of our shows are presented in digital audio.
• There are 30 individual speakers located in 7 clusters.

CineDome Trivia

Q: Name another use for a 15kW lamp like the one used in the film projector.
A: To project light on the space shuttle launch pad and landing pad.

Q: How tall is the Dr. Phillips CineDome? (Hint: it’s almost 8 stories)
A: 79 feet.

Q: What is the total audio wattage in the Dr. Phillips CineDome?
A: 28,700 watts.

Q: If the CineDome where turned upside down how many gallons of water could it hold?
A: None, because is perforated with millions of holes.

Q: How many miles of film is a 40-minute film?
A: Approximately 2.5 miles of film.