Roxy Theatre (Warner Bros. Movie World)

Roxy Theatre
The Roxy Theatre at Warner Bros. Movie World during White Christmas where it plays the Polar Express 4-D Experience
Warner Bros. Movie World
Area	Main Street
Status	Operating
Opening date	3 June 1991 (1991-06-03)
Movie Park Germany
Area	Hollywood Street Set
Status	Operating
Opening date	30 June 1996
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Movie theatre
Audience capacity	320 per show
Duration	15 minutes
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.

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

Film	Provider	Opened	Closed	Status
Adventures in the Fourth Dimension	Warner Bros. Movie World	3 June 1991	1997	Defunct
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – The 4D Experience	Iwerks Entertainment	23 June 2012	22 February 2014	Defunct	[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 2010	3 June 2012	Defunct	[5] [6] [7]
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 4-D Experience	SimEx-Iwerks	22 February 2014	September 2014	Defunct	[8]
Looney Tunes 4D starring Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote	SimEx-Iwerks	September 2015	2018	Defunct
The LEGO Movie 4D Experience	SimEx-Iwerks	2018	2020	Defunct
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 2014	September 2015	Defunct	[14]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4D	SimEx-Iwerks	2018	—	Seasonal	[15]
Scoob! 4D Experience	SimEx-Iwerks	2022	2024	Defunct	[16]
Shrek 4D Adventure	DreamWorks Animation	17 September 2005	29 August 2010	Defunct	[17] [18]
Tom & Jerry 4D Experience	SimEx-Iwerks	2024	—	Operating	[16]
Yogi Bear 4-D Experience	SimEx-Iwerks	2020	2022	Defunct	[16]
The Wizard of Oz 4-D Experience	SimEx-Iwerks	20 December 2024	—	Operating

Premieres

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

• Fool's Gold ^[19]
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Get Smart ^[20]
• Nim's Island ^[21]
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
• The Fast and the Furious
• I Love You Too
• Speed Racer
• San Andreas

References

1. "4D Motion Seats". Photo Gallery. FX Illusions. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
2. "City's bid to reel in premiere". Gold Coast Bulletin. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
3. "Film Library – ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS The 4-D Experience". SimEx-Iwerks. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
4. Warner Bros. Movie World. "Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs – The 4D Experience | Movie World". MyFun. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
5. "Film Library – Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D". SimEx-Iwerks. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
6. "Journey to the Center of the Earth 4-D Adventure (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
7. "Journey to the Center of the Earth 4D Adventure". Movie World. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
8. "Review – Journey to the Mysterious Island 4D | the Theme Park Place". Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
9. "Film Library – Marvin the Martian". SimEx-Iwerks. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
10. "Marvin the Martian in 3D (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
11. "Marvin the Martian in the 3RD Dimension – Hooray for Hollywood". Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
12. "Film Library – The Polar Express™ 4-D Experience". SimEx-Iwerks. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
13. "Christmas treat for battling Coasters". Gold Coast Bulletin. 3 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
15. "Archived copy". whitechristmas.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
16. "Roxy 4D Cinema Experience at Warner Bros. Movie World". Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
17. "Shrek 4D (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
18. Swinburn, Amanda (21 September 2005). "Theme parks' $65m blitz". B&T. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
19. "Fool's Gold gets thumbs up". Gold Coast Bulletin. 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
20. "Get Smart stars slink into town". Gold Coast Bulletin. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
21. "Jodie's coming back for film premiere". Gold Coast Bulletin. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.