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Read a brief synopsis on the film of your choice in our educational Library. Any of these films can be booked for a group over 50.

These films are also available to the general public only when booked on our current schedule. Visit our Tickets & Showtimes page and use the "Search" option to review showtimes and purchase tickets.

 

ADVENTURES IN WILD CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURES IN WILD CALIFORNIA, in IMAX, a virtual expedition and celebration of California's wild nature. A call to preserve and protect its wild places for future generations of adventurers. Swim with the sea otter pups at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and learn how their program rescues and rehabilitates the orphaned pups back into the wild.
Curriculum: Geography, Social Studies, Science, Math, English, Environ. Studies
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DEEP SEA 3D
A new and enthralling undersea experience from the makers of Into the Deep, will offer audiences astonishing up-close encounters with some of the most strange and exotic creatures on the planet, from the bizarre rainbow nudibranch to the giant Pacific octopus. Every animal here is dependent on another for survival, so the cooperation that exists between these ocean dwellers is the key to a flourishing neighborhood.

Curriculum: Science, Oceanography, Biology, Social Studies
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DINOSAURS 3D
Dinosaurs fascinate us so much, that many people wish they were amongst us. Fortunately, the large format Dinosaurs 3D will be the closest thing to actually being in the presence of the extraordinary creatures without looking into our own extinction at the same time.

Curriculum: Geology, History, Natural Sciences
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EVEREST
EVEREST is a story of amazing adventure - taking you along on an inspirational and spellbinding ascent with an international team of climbers who find hope, beauty and triumph in the wake of tragedy. Over creaking ice falls, across quaking chasms, up dangerous, towering cliffs, through a harrowing rescue of fellow mountaineers, and into the mystical danger zone of oxygen-thin altitude, the IMAX film crew captures the spirit of determination, optimism, and camaraderie that leads to miraculous accomplishment. Everest, featuring music by George Harrison, carries you to the top of the world, and to the peak of human achievement, on a journey that you will never forget. (45 min.) 
Curriculum: Lifestyle Studies, Geography, Science and Physical Education
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GRAND CANYON 3D: RIVER AT RISK
Set against the immense backdrop of the majestic Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Adventure will take IMAX Theatre audiences on an exhilarating river-rafting adventure down the Colorado River in the company of a team of explorers who are committed to bringing awareness to global water issues. One of the world’s mightiest rivers, the Colorado no longer reaches the sea. Every drop of river water is allocated to agriculture and populations along the way, many of whom don’t even realize their connection to the river.

Curriculum: Science, Geography, Biology, Environmental Studies
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LIONS 3D
An epic drama unfolds in this award-winning giant-screen film from National Geographic and Tim Liversedge Productions, newly transformed into 3D for IMAX. This is the powerful story of a lion king who must wage the battle of his life against a young nomadic lion determined to oust him from his throne. At stake is a valuable waterhole deep in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, a precious pool of water in a stark and thirsty land. Here the lion king reigns with two lionesses and his litter of cubs, all of whose fate lies in the outcome of this titanic struggle between two Kalahari giants.  
Curriculum: Geography, Science, Animal Sciences
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MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION: WALKING ON THE MOON 3D
The IMAX® space legacy continues with MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION: WALKING ON THE MOON 3D, which will take audiences to the surface of the Moon to walk alongside the extraordinary Apollo astronauts who have stepped upon its surface. With never before seen photographs, CGI renditions of the lunar landscape and previously unreleased NASA footage, audiences will be immersed in the life-changing experiences of these astronauts by showcasing what they saw, heard, felt, thought and did while on the lunar surface.
Curriculum: History, civilization studies, social studies
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MYSTERY OF THE NILE

On Christmas day of 2003, Pasquale Scaturro and a team of explorers set out on an epic quest to become the first to complete a full descent of the world's greatest river, the Blue Nile and the Nile, from source to sea. Four months later, on April 28 at 7:01am, Pasquale and his expedition partner Gordon Brown, reached the mouth of the Nile at the Mediterranean Sea, becoming the first in history to complete this 3,250-mile journey.

Their amazing journey is the basis for the film for IMAX® theaters, Mystery of the Nile.

Curriculum: History, geography, civilization studies, social studies
Teacher's Guide
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MYSTERIES OF EGYPT
MYSTERIES OF EGYPT takes you on a journey back 5,000 years into the secret afterworld of the Egyptian Pyramids. Buried beneath 2.3 million tonnes of stone, untouchable for centuries, their fabulous treasures and mysterious ways are unveiled. Discover who built the mammoth pyramids, and why; meet the ancient Gizas, Tutankhamen, Rames III and Cheops.
Curriculum: History, geography, civilization studies, social studies
SEA MONSTERS 3D
Stunning photo-realistic computer-generated animation transports audiences back to the Late Cretaceous, when a great inland sea divided North America in two. The film follows a curious and adventurous dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ –as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.
Curriculum:Oceanography, Marine Life, Biology
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SPACE STATION 3D
Transport your students two hundred miles above the Earth to the International Space Station in the first ever IMAX 3D space film. Space Station 3D takes students to the heart of the action as the daring astronaut construction crews put together the largest and most complex structure ever assembled in space. Inside, you will float alongside the first people to inhabit the new station while they set up house, add new modules and perform scientific experiments, all while experiencing the thrill of life in zero-gravity.
Curriculum: Science, Geography, Geology, Math
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