September 16, 2019—D3D Cinema has partnered with Imagination Station on the design and integration of the new KeyBank Discovery Theater, a premium giant screen venue that will offer the first laser-illuminated, large-format immersive cinema experience in the Toledo market. The theater is the anchor attraction in an 8,200-square foot, $10M addition to the science center, incorporating immersive film engagement into the science center’s hands-on lifelong learning mission. The new building and cinema—complete with gift shop and concessions—will open in summer 2020.

April 5, 2019—D3D Cinema, in partnership with Christie®, is proud to announce that the Exploreum Science Center (ESC) in Mobile, Alabama, has selected D3D to install its stunning new second generation (Gen 2) laser-illuminated, ultra high-resolution Laser CineDome projection system into their Giant Dome theater.

March 9, 2019—Building on the success of the acclaimed Laser CineDome platform, D3D Cinema and Christie are pleased to announce the groundbreaking next generation upgrade–Gen2–featuring Christie’s new D4K40-RGB pure laser projectors. The Laser CineDome solution premiered in late 2016 as a premium giant dome projection platform, designed to replace film-based 70mm theater systems in museums and science centers. The Gen2 option will be available in Q2 2019 and will be offered to giant dome theaters at a price point lower than the Gen1 version.

May 8, 2018—D3D Cinema is pleased to announce that 2018 marks its tenth anniversary. A pilot offshoot of large-format film producer/distributor Giant Screen Films in its earliest days, D3D has boldly and dramatically altered the landscape of the museum cinema business over the course of just a decade. The company now boasts over 75 giant screen and museum cinema installations, with an estimated $80 million in market impact, as measured in incremental box office revenues and operational savings.

April 20, 2018—D3D Cinema is pleased to announce the launch of a new immersive 3D theater at Mississippi’s Infinity Science Center in Pearlington, scheduled to open to the public in early May 2018. D3D installed a state-of-the-art laser 3D projection system, accompanied by a powerful 5.1 surround sound audio system, premium projection screen, and full alternative content and accessibility packages. The new Global Observations Theater will feature enriching, mission-related 3D documentaries, immersing viewers with brilliant, crisp and vibrant laser-projection. The D3D-designed system also provides impressive audio-visual capabilities in the theater to enhance presentations, lectures, meetings, and other events.

January 24, 2018—D3D Cinema is proud to announce that Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has selected D3D to upgrade the existing IMAX® 15/70 film-based Lozier Theater to a state-of-the-art Christie Digital 4K 3D projection system, which will be installed in March 2018. Upon reopening, the theater will be called the Lozier Giant Screen Theater. 

September 11, 2017—D3D Cinema is pleased to announce that its pioneering giant dome laser projection technology has been selected for integration at the new Papalote Museo del Niño, Iztapalapa in Mexico City. The museum is presently under construction and on target to premiere in summer 2018. The facilities include a new giant screen cinema dome, the first of its kind to be built in the Western Hemisphere in over two decades. The new dome will feature D3D’s Laser CineDome technology, a revolutionary laser-illuminated projection platform powered by Christie Digital, making Papalote the first giant screen exhibitor in Mexico to announce a laser projection installation.

August 30, 2017—D3D Cinema (D3D) is pleased to announce that it is expanding staff and doubling its Philadelphia-area office footprint in preparation for and response to upcoming Laser CineDome projection upgrades, Cinéfolio’s museum network growth, expansion of D3D Post Services and the accelerating deployment of the new Birdly VR product.

June 2, 2017—D3D Cinema, in partnership with Christie®, is proud to announce that the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI), opened their new laser-illuminated, ultra-high resolution dome projection system to visitors on Memorial Day to great acclaim from both audiences and local media outlets.

 

January 6, 2017—D3D Cinema is pleased to announce that the Fernbank Museum of Natural History (FMNH) has selected D3D to provide FMNH with two new digital cinema systems in early 2017.  Located in central Atlanta, Georgia, FMNH is undertaking significant upgrades to their existing Giant Screen theater as well as a second auditorium space.  Work will begin this month, with both new theaters launching in early February after undergoing comprehensive technology upgrades to provide significantly enhanced viewer experiences, as well as dramatic improvements to functionality.