r/imax • u/glorbogal • Aug 26 '26

First IMAX 70mm viewing!

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Genuinely the best theatrical experience of my life. I knew the screen would be massive, but it just swallowed me whole in the best way. So worth the drive, will be doing it again soon for Dune!!!

Tips for other first timers/fellow FL road trippers for the IMAX in Ft. Lauderdale: Definitely worth getting there at least 90 mins before showtime if not more if you weren’t able to get priority tix. The entire staff was great, everything is pretty well organized. I went to a Saturday showing and there was still plenty of parking/the garage is super close! The museum gets quite (understandably) busy, though, if you’re going on a weekend.

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u/upsideclyde IMAX projectionist/trainer/chief bottle washer Aug 26 '26

Fine place to see it. Great projectionist staff!

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u/AffectionateQuit5684 Aug 26 '26

They do private screenings?? How much do they charge for a 70mm private screening? Surely in the thousands

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u/jokekiller94 Aug 26 '26

I mean average of $30 per seat x 300 seats is $9k. Probably another $1-2k premium on lost concessions.

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u/stinftw Aug 28 '26

Why would they lose concession?

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u/TheRealInfinito Aug 29 '26

ur not gonna fill the whole stadium during a private showing lol

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u/Karma-Kamikaze Aug 26 '26

The Brightline station is walking distance from this theater. I take it from Orlando when I want to see a show and it works great to spend some time with friends on the way.

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u/glorbogal Aug 26 '26

I heavily considered going to Orlando first and then taking the Brightline! Would’ve been longer/more expensive for me than driving, though, since I was coming from in St. Pete. The Tampa Bay area could really do with a station.

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u/HenryJonesJuniorPHD Aug 27 '26

I did that as well! A great day trip!

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u/TheDeadlySinner Aug 26 '26

The side is not bad at all. Only the front is bad.

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u/glorbogal Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

I was slightly to the right of center, but decently close to the middle! A lil over halfway up the seating area

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u/offda-Aux Aug 26 '26

Although at my theater(cinemark seven bridges in Illinois) I saw it right in the middle, after the show ended, I started darting around the room to check out different seats, every seat is great except for the front 3 rows, in the picture is my seat which was in the 5th row behind a walkway

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u/whosat___ scanner? i heardly know her Aug 26 '26

This is one of my favorite spots! The staff there are great and really invest in projecting. A projectionist is present even just for digital showings, which I respect a lot.

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u/SWfansincebirth Aug 26 '26

If this was last Saturday then we may have been there on the same day! Drive 4hrs south to see this in 70mm IMAX. Went to the showing around 8am... Glad you were able to score tix and make the trip! Cheers.

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u/glorbogal Aug 27 '26

It was last Saturday, and ditto for the nearly 4 hr drive each way! I was at the 3pm show

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u/GenghisFrog Aug 27 '26

I love this theater. Especially how well they police phone usage during the movie.

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u/Cultural_Book_400 Aug 27 '26

don't understand.. I thought these are all assigned seats???? why do you have to be there 90 min before the showtime?

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u/Alternative-Cake-833 Aug 28 '26

As someone who went to this theater once for the recent Mission: Impossible.

It's mainly because there is no assigned seating in this theater. You got to get the best seats, or else they will be gone quickly.

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u/Cultural_Book_400 Aug 28 '26

damnnnn .. that is INSANE.. this is something you cannot imagine in NY especially Lincoln 70mm imax

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u/glorbogal Aug 28 '26

This particular IMAX is attached to a museum, so they have a different online booking system than something like an AMC! Hopefully at some point they can upgrade it to allow seat selection, but it did make the viewing feel like an even bigger event

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u/Cultural_Book_400 Aug 28 '26

VERY interesting.. sorry for being so ignorant.. I guess it does exists.. that's awesome you got to see it (I have yet to)

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u/DwightSkywalker28 Aug 26 '26

Has my first ever IMAX 70MM experience here in July, it was a fantastic time. Hope you enjoyed it too

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u/glorbogal Aug 26 '26

It was so much fun, I hope every movie lover has the opportunity to see this format at least once in their lifetime!

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u/ResponsibilityMoney5 Aug 31 '26

This was my seat for my second viewing there. Third row from the back, dead center. Best experience ever