Roxy Theatre (Warner Bros. Movie World)

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Roxy Theatre
Roxy Theatre - Polar Express 4-D Experience.jpg
The Roxy Theatre at Warner Bros. Movie World during White Christmas where it plays the Polar Express 4-D Experience
Warner Bros. Movie World
AreaMain Street
StatusOperating
Opening date3 June 1991 (1991-06-03)
Movie Park Germany
Area Hollywood Street Set
StatusOperating
Opening dateJune 30, 1996
Ride statistics
Attraction typeMovie theatre
Audience capacity320 per show
Duration15 minutes
Wheelchair symbol.svg Wheelchair accessible

The Roxy Theatre is a movie theatre located within Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. The theatre shows a 4D film during the general operating day of the theme park which is currently Tom & Jerry 4D Experience . A replica exists at Movie Park Germany in Bottrop, Germany.

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History

The first Roxy Theatre was installed at Warner Bros. Movie World ahead of the park's opening on 3 June 1991. A replica was later built at Movie Park Germany (which was known as Warner Bros. Movie World Germany at the time). In 2005, the theatre underwent a major refurbishment which included the installation of 4D motion seats. [1]

Theatre

The Roxy Theatre is located in Main Street at Warner Bros. Movie World. Guests queue outside the theatre and enter a preshow room before they see their film. The preshow room then leads into the main theatre which seats 320 people. [2] The seats which have motion capabilities were designed by FX Illusions. [1]

Films

Preshow room theming for Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Experience preshow theming.jpg
Preshow room theming for Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure
FilmProviderOpenedClosedStatus
Adventures in the Fourth DimensionWarner Bros. Movie World3 June 19911997Defunct
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – The 4D Experience Iwerks Entertainment 23 June 201222 February 2014Defunct [3] [4]
Ice Age Mammoth Christmas 4-D Iwerks Entertainment 9 December 2012—Defunct, formerly seasonal
Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure Iwerks Entertainment 18 September 20103 June 2012Defunct [5] [6] [7]
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 4-D Experience SimEx-Iwerks 22 February 2014September 2014Defunct [8]
Looney Tunes 4D starring Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote SimEx-Iwerks September 20152018Defunct
The LEGO Movie 4D Experience SimEx-Iwerks 20182020Defunct
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension Iwerks Entertainment 26 December 1997
26 June 2021		2 August 2005
21 January 2024		Seasonal [9] [10] [11]
Polar Express 4-D Experience Iwerks Entertainment 3 December 2010— Seasonal, formerly defunct [12] [13]
Rio – The 4-D Experience SimEx-Iwerks 25 October 2014September 2015Defunct [14]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4D SimEx-Iwerks 2018— Seasonal [15]
Scoob! 4D Experience SimEx-Iwerks 20222024Defunct [16]
Shrek 4D Adventure DreamWorks Animation 17 September 200529 August 2010Defunct [17] [18]
Tom & Jerry 4D Experience SimEx-Iwerks 2024—Operating [19]
Yogi Bear 4-D Experience SimEx-Iwerks 20202022Defunct [20]

Premieres

A number of premieres have occurred at Warner Bros. Movie World's Roxy Theatre. These include:

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