The TI IMAX EXPIRIENCE
By Maribel Alvarez
Are you looking for family entertainment? Well, I strongly suggest the state-of-the art Dallas IMAX Theater and the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science. This place is so special in Dallas. Its history as well as its educational films, will make of your visit an unforgetable experience.
The TI IMAX theater is located at the Fair Park in Dallas, wich is wellknown here in the Dallas-metroplex because it is Dallas' largest cutural center. It has nearly 300 acres of museums. It hosts a wide variety of events including the largest state fair of the nation. The IMAX theater was named after the Texas Instruments foundation, one of the primary donors to the project. The building was donated to the city of Dallas upon completion and it was first open to the public on June, 15 1996. It is a collection of architectural and cinematic spectacle. According to their webpage,"The entrance to the theater is in between two "floting staircases," rising above a black terrazzo rendering of the solar sistem displayed throughout the theater lobby."
The TI IMAX theater is not like any other IMAX theater in the city. This theater is very distinctive because is associated with the science museum of nature. Besides featuring science films, this theater works as a planetarium too. A 79-foot domed screen will completely sorround you. The colors are more bright, so clear they seem real. The sound system is outstanding, it totals twenty-two thousand watts of optimum power. The seats were scientifically disigned to have the finest view of the 79-foot domed overhead. Unlike other IMAX theaters, this one displays educational films only about medecine, nature, phisics, inventions and discoveries. They say, " Our mission is to immerse audiences in films that inspire and educate." Anyone atracted by scientific learning could enjoy a great expirience in this place.
I have visited other IMAX theaters, but my visit to this one was a very memorable experience. Unlike other IMax theaters the screen is not squered, it is a 79-foot round curved roof which makes you feel you actually are in the movie. In other IMAX theaters you need 3D glasses to watch movies. In contrast, TI IMAX theater films are all 3D, you don't need 3D glasses at all. In this theater you can search into outer space, the ocean or the inside of an active volcano. You can even eximine the inside of the human body and have the impression that you are in somebody elses body. When they show views of the city of Dallas, It gives you a flying feeling,suddenly you will find yourself flying over the city of Dallas as if you were on a helicopter viewing the tall buildings and the most popular places the city has.
The first time I visited the theater I invited a friend for his bithday. It was also the first time he was there. We bought what they call the combo ticket which includes the IMAX-movie plus a visit to explore the Museum of Nature and Science. There were a lot of people of all ages, families, couples, some of them were teachers with students on a field trip. That month they were playing a movie called " To the Limit" which was about what happens when a human body is put to the limit. We encountered a trip into the human body, and learned how our internal organs work and react when we are in trouble or when we have to respond quickly to a critical situation. Besides learning about all this, it was so fun to feel as if we were in all the places we were viewing. After the movie we crossed the hall to the Museum of Nature and Science where we learned more about the human body among other scientific exibits. We had a wonderful day which we will never forget.
I can't wait to go back again; now they are featuring Sharks, wow! That would be a great expirience! If you ever come to Dallas don't miss this unique place. You will not only be intertained, but also will be scientifically educated. It will be a great opportunity to see why this place is a great piece of art in the Dallas area.
COMMENTS
Dr. Weasenforth:
1. See my comments for help with developing your ideas.
2. You don't discuss your personal experience much. What film did you see? Why did it impress you, your kids, etc.?
3. Why not include a link to the theatre's home page?
4. Proofread for: p, sp, #, it-omission, wc, sc