Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D Opening Night Experience
Get ready for the ultimate wave riding adventure without even stepping into the water! Be amongst the first to see Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D in style on the world’s third largest screen at the Opening Night Experience. The opening night package includes entry to the movie, an exclusive Quiksilver Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D T-shirt, movie munchies, drink on arrival and a chance to test your wave riding skills on our surf simulator. Starring nine-time world champion surfer, Kelly Slater and his big wave companion, Raimana Van Bastolaer, Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D is the first ever extreme surfing IMAX 3D movie, primarily shot in the Tahitian big wave environment known to watermen around the world as Teahupoo.
Date: 19 February, 2010. 8pm arrival for a 9pm screening
Tickets: $39.00 general admission. MV members $35.00 (must present members card on arrival)
Package includes Quiksilver Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D T-shirt, drink on arrival (beer, wine or soft drink), choc top, popcorn and a chance to ride on the surf simulator.
Alice in Wonderland: An IMAX 3D Experience
From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes the epic 3D fantasy adventure Alice in Wonderland: An IMAX 3D Experience, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19 year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, re-uniting with her childhood friends -the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat and of course the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Crispin Glover.
Release Date: 4 March, 2010
Tickets: $22.50 adults, $18.50 concession, $16.50 child, $68.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)
How to Train Your Dragon: An IMAX 3D Experience
Enter the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons in How to Train Your Dragon: An IMAX 3D Experience. Based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup’s world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges he and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.
Release Date: 25 March, 2010
Tickets: $22.50 adults, $18.50 concession, $16.50 child, $68.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)
Hubble 3D
Experience the gripping story – full of hope, crushing disappointment, dazzling ingenuity, bravery, and triumph – in Hubble 3D, the seventh awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team. Through the power of IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D will take you on a journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history.
Release Date: May 2010
Tickets: $17.50 Adult, $14.00 Concession, $12.50 Child, $50.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)
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