Disney's Fantasia/2000 IMAX Theatre Los Angeles Set To Open on Jan. 1, 2000 in Howard Hughes Center; 622-Seat Theater in Los Angeles Is Custom Built for Fantasia/2000 Engagement.Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 28, 1999 Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Pictures will usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. the new century and its new film "Fantasia/2000" with the Jan. 1, 2000, opening of a custom-built 622-seat, state-of-the-art IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard Theatre -- Disney's "Fantasia/2000" IMAX Theatre Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- it was announced today by Richard Cook
Richard David Cook (7 February 1957 – 25 August 2007) was a British jazz writer, magazine editor and former record company executive. , chairman of The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. The theater, which was built from the ground up exclusively for the film's four-month engagement, will be the only venue showing "Fantasia/2000" in the city of Los Angeles
The theater features a spectacular eight-story high screen, an incredible six-channel digital sound system plus a one-of-a-kind exhibit in the lobby that showcases the film's art, music and technology. Disney's "Fantasia/2000" IMAX Theatre Los Angeles is located at the 405 Freeway at Howard Hughes Parkway in Arden Realty's Howard Hughes Center and is the future site of the Edwards 21 Cinemas. For this special engagement, guests will take the 405 Freeway and exit at Howard Hughes Parkway from the north or south. Signs posted at the exit will direct guests to convenient on-site valet parking valet parking n. Parking arrangements provided by a commercial establishment, such as a restaurant, whereby patrons leave their cars at the entrance and attendants park and retrieve them. Noun 1. . Commenting on the announcement, Cook said: "Los Angeles is one of the most important moviegoing markets in the country and we felt it was essential to have an IMAX showcase within the city limits. Working with our friends and partners at IMAX, we were able to create a spectacular theater exclusively for this premiere engagement of Disney's 'Fantasia/2000' The IMAX Experience. "We think audiences are going to love seeing this wonderful film in our custom-built state-of-the-art IMAX theatre." As part of the added amenities, while visiting Disney's "Fantasia/2000" IMAX Theatre Los Angeles, guests will have the opportunity to purchase Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme is a chain of doughnut stores. Its parent company is Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD), based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Doughnuts and Starbucks Coffee with or without buying a ticket to see "Fantasia/2000." As their only Westside location in the Los Angeles area, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will be serving their trademark fresh glazed doughnuts along with other favorites. "Fantasia/2000" is the first full-length animated feature to ever be formatted for the giant screen. The film will play exclusively at IMAX theater locations from Jan. 1 to April 30, 2000. To order tickets, group rate tickets or for more information regarding Disney's "Fantasia/2000" IMAX Theatre Los Angeles, call 800/DISNEY6. "Fantasia/2000" will also play in four other Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, IMAX theaters: Edwards IMAX Theatres at the Ontario Palace, Valencia Town Center, the Irvine Spectrum and the Desert IMAX Theatre in Cathedral City. To order tickets or for more information at Edwards IMAX Theatres call 888/332-IMAX and for the Desert IMAX Theatre call 760/324-7333. Walt Disney Pictures' "Fantasia/2000" offers an exciting showcase for the talents of a new generation of Disney animators and filmmakers as they visually interpret classical compositions by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Respighi, Saint-Saens, Elgar and Stravinsky. "Fantasia fantasia (făntā`zhə) [Ital.,=fancy], musical composition not restricted to a formal design, but constructed freely in the manner of an improvisation. In the 16th and 17th cent. " was conceived as a "repertoire program" with changing musical selections and "Fantasia/2000" celebrates that same creative spirit for the millennium with seven new selections and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" from the 1940 classic. World-renowned conductor James Levine takes up the baton this time out as he leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas, who conducted it until his death in 1905. Orchestra Hall was built for it in 1904 with funds raised by public subscription; the hall is now part of Symphony Center, which was completed in 1997. . Like its pioneering predecessor, this continuation of "Fantasia" embraces all the latest technological tools and innovations to tell its stories and create breathtaking imagery. This production is under the personal supervision of vice chairman of the Walt Disney Co., Roy Edward Disney, who also serves as the film's executive producer. Don Ernst served as producer and Hendel Butoy was the supervising animation director. Segment directions include Butoy, Francis Glebas, Eric Goldberg, Paul and Gaetan Brizzi and Pixote Hunt. |
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