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THE GIANT SCREEN EXPERIENCE

• A five-story domed screen covering 6,532 sq. ft. of projection surface
• Stadium seating
• A 2D IMAX projection system that uses the largest frame in the motion picture industry. Each frame is ten times the size of standard 35mm film!
• A custom-designed 15,000 watt digital surround sound system

For more information, call the OMNIMAX 24-hour hotline 503.797.4640

Also, discounted group rates are available for parties of 12 or more, with 14-day advance reservation. More information here.

Special Evening Price:
$6 AFTER 6:00!

Any Movie from 6:00 PM until close is $6.00
($5.00 Youth  (3-13) and Senior (63+) )

Member discount of $1 still applies.

 

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Roving Mars

Tue.-Thu.: 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.
Fri.: 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
Sat.: 1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
Sun.: 1:00 p.m.

Watch the thrilling story of the Mars rovers unfold on the giant screen in this remarkable journey to the surface of the Red Planet. Roving Mars chronicles the design, launch, and successful landings of NASA's robotic Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Offering unprecedented visuals and amazing computer-animated depictions of the rovers’ arrival on the Martian surface, the film dramatically portrays the considerable obstacles NASA faced in launching and landing the rovers on time and within budget. Viewers witness first hand the highly skilled engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as they address each challenge and possible contingency, the tension escalating as touchdown draws near.

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Deep Sea

Tue.-Thu.: 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. 
Fri.-Sat.: 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Sun.: 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.

Dive beneath the ocean's surface to witness some of the most unique, dangerous and colorful creatures on the planet.  Narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, Deep Sea is an immersive, underwater OMNIMAX adventure featuring never-before-seen, up-close encounters with a wide range of exotic undersea life, from the unusual Wolf Eel, to the ominous Giant Pacific Octopus, to the bizarre Rainbow Nudibranch.

Audiences will be introduced to a colorful cast of characters and observe at arm's length these creatures living out their lives in a variety of unique and often humorous relationships... some predatory, some symbiotic, yet all ultimately dependent upon one another for survival.  From the Mantis Shrimp—who engages in a one-on-one , matador-like challenge with a threatening octopus—to the Green Sea Turtle—who allows schools of fish aestheticians to clean its shell of unwanted algae—Deep Sea focuses on the remarkable and often surprising alliances struck between some of the world's most unusual creatures.

 

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Dinosaurs Alive!

Tue.-Fri.: 2:00 p.m.
Sat.-Sun.: 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.

Dinosaurs Alive is a global adventure of science and discovery featuring the earliest dinosaurs of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Creataceous Period "reincarnated" life-sized for the giant screen.  Narrated by Michael Douglas, the film uses state-of-the-art CGI to bring dinosaurs, their behaviors and their ancient environments to life. Viewers witness dinosaurs locked in mortal combat, nesting in colonies, protecting their young, and facing catastrophic forces of nature.

Interwoven throughout the film is a real-life scientific adventure that looks at the field of paleontology and the finds that have revolutionized our understanding of these creatures that once dominated the earth. Audiences watch as the work of recent expeditions to Mongolia's fossil-rich Gobi Desert is juxtaposed against fascinating 1920s archival footage of paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews -- a larger-than-life adventurer believed to be the inspiration for the Indiana Jones character.  Also highlighted are the breakthrough discoveries taking place under the towering red sandstone buttes and rock chimneys of northern New Mexico's Ghost Ranch. Here, erosion has revealed rock layers containing remains that stretch back some 220 million years. For young paleontologists, Dinosaurs Alive is sure to spark imaginings of what mysteries still lie buried beneath our feet.

 

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Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure

 

Wed.-Sun.: Noon
 

 
Ever seen a 40-foot tall praying mantis? Experience the insect kingdom from a bug's eye view when more than forty different insects are magnified up to 250,000 times their normal size in Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure.

This fascinating film follows the dramatic and savage lives of a butterfly and praying mantis from birth to their fateful encounter in the jungles of Borneo. Along the way, we meet an assortment of amazing creatures, from thorn bugs and leafcutter ants to tarantulas and dueling rhinoceros beetles.

Narrated by Judi Dench, Bugs! combines incredible footage with cutting-edge technology to deliver an entertaining and enlightening feature about the little guys in life.

After the film, check out OMSI's own cool collection of real insects and assorted animals in our Life Science Hall (museum admission required).

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk

Experience the electrifying thrills of risk taking on the giant screen in Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk. From the soaring and breathtaking cliffs of Norway to the calm and inspiring immensity of the Mojave Desert, from a child’s daunting first day of school to the exciting world of skydiving and base jumping, Adrenaline Rush explores the psychological and physiological forces behind risk taking and the physics involved in high-risk activities.Adrenaline Rush examines why the human mind and body craves danger as viewers experience breathtaking views of skydiving over the Florida Keys and a 4,265-foot jump from a legendary Norwegian cliff. The film also follows skydivers as they prepare to undertake a unique scientific experiment: trying to fly the parachute imagined in 1485 by Leonardo da Vinci, the first parachute design ever recorded.