IMAX FUN FACTS

IMAX® film is the largest commercial film format ever invented.
The IMAX® camera weighs up to 100 pounds.
Average IMAX® screen is 4500 times bigger than an average TV screen.
IMAX film is strong enough to pull a truck.
Film frame used by IMAX® projection system is 10 times the size of a conventional 35mm frame.
IMAX® screens are designed to encompass your peripheral vision.
These screens are painted silver to maximize the amount of light reflected back to the audience.
IMAX® uncompressed digital, wrap-around sound is a patented Proportional Point Source (TM) Loudspeaker system that delivers exacting volume and quality at every seat.

RIVER GORGE EXPLORER

A Chattanooga Riverboat Cruise on the River Gorge Explorer is part thrill ride and part nature tour.

IMAX 3D Movie Theater | Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee

The biggest and best Chattanooga Movie Theater plays new 3D IMAX movies right in Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Just a block away from the Tennessee Aquarium, you can plunge into an amazing underwater adventure or travel to fascinating lands at Chattanooga's premiere movie theatre. Our six-story IMAX screen, the largest in the region, is the only one big enough to show you a life-sized blue whale as big as a school bus. IMAX 3D movie theaters offer one of the most engaging movie experiences in the world.

	BORN TO BE WILD 3D Watch this inspiring story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This film, narrated by Academy-Award® winner Morgan Freeman, documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them. This heartwarming adventure transports moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo and across the rugged Kenyan savannah with celebrated animal experts as they and their teams rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild. buy tickets \| view showtimes \| Born to be Wild 3D \| watch trailer \| official site \| teacher guide

	TORNADO ALLEY 3D Join Storm Chasers' Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, in the most ambitious effort ever made to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes on this heart-pounding science adventure. Armed with an IMAX camera, a fleet of customized vehicles designed to withstand gale force winds, torrential rains and unrelenting hail, along with an arsenal of the most advanced weather measurement instruments ever created the stars of Tornado Alley take audiences on a thrilling quest to experience a tornado’s destructive power at point blank range. buy tickets \| view showtimes \| Tornado Alley \| watch trailer \| official site \| teacher guide

	UNDER THE SEA 3D Watch a strikingly realistic underwater exploration of the amazing sea life of the coral triangle in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Great Barrier Reef. Viewers become divers, immersed in the coral reefs and floating mere inches away from sea life ranging from cuttlefish to venomous sea snakes, nautiluses, sea dragons, and great white sharks. Narrated by Jim Carrey, the film explores everything from how various species use color and pattern changes to communicate to the mating habits of cuttlefish and the symbiotic relationships between sea creatures as varied as the crab and jellyfish. buy tickets \| view showtimes \| Under the Sea 3D \| watch trailer \| official site \|


	The Tennessee Aquarium IMAX® 3D Theater has become one of the first official “Certified Giant Screen” theaters in the world. The new certification program was announced during the Giant Screen Cinema Association’s International Conference. At 89 feet wide and 66 feet tall, the Aquarium’s IMAX® 3D Theater has one whale of a screen that almost doubles the size requirements needed to earn the title as Chattanooga’s only Certified Giant Screen. Read more about the difference between a GIANT screen and projection alternatives.

The Tennessee Aquarium IMAX® 3D Theater has become one of the first official “Certified Giant Screen” theaters in the world. The new certification program was announced during the Giant Screen Cinema Association’s International Conference.

At 89 feet wide and 66 feet tall, the Aquarium’s IMAX® 3D Theater has one whale of a screen that almost doubles the size requirements needed to earn the title as Chattanooga’s only Certified Giant Screen. Read more about the difference between a GIANT screen and projection alternatives.

When scheduling your visit or IMAX film time, remember Chattanooga is in the Eastern Time Zone. All exhibit galleries are fully accessible, and a limited number of wheelchairs are available for a fee. Strollers are permitted in the Aquarium. For your safety, strollers and crocs (or similar soft shoes) are not allowed on escalators; however, elevators are available in all buildings.

Handicap accessible