Henry Ford Museum's IMAX Celebrates 1st Anniversary With the Return of Disney's Fantasia/2000
Henry Ford Museum's IMAX(R) Theatre Celebrates First Anniversary With the Return of Disney's Fantasia/2000
Henry Ford Museum's IMAX Theatre will celebrate its first year anniversary on Sunday, November 19 with the return of Disney's Fantasia/2000 The IMAX Experience. The film will be shown through December 31, 2000. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8.50 for seniors 62 and over and children 12 and under. They are on sale now at Henry Ford Museum by calling 313-271-1570.
Fantasia/2000 The IMAX Experience was first released in January 2000. Henry Ford Museum was one of only 75 theatres across the world and the only theatre in Michigan to show the film.
At the end of the exclusive four-month run, Henry Ford Museum's IMAX Theatre ranked among the top four IMAX theatres in box office sales worldwide behind Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City. Fantasia/2000 is the first feature-length-animated film to be formatted and shown in IMAX Theatres.
"Fantasia/2000 was a big contributor to the success of the first year," said Dave Brown, Director of IMAX Theatre and Visitor Services. "We received so many requests to see the film again, it only made sense to bring the feature back for a return command performance."
The film continues to build upon Walt Disney's dream of combining classical music with animation to create a stirring experience for moviegoers across the world. It contains seven new animated segments and one original, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," starring Mickey Mouse. A new generation of Disney animators and filmmakers bring to life the classical compositions by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Respighi and Stravinsky. To add to the fun, each segment is introduced on-screen by celebrity hosts including Bette Midler, Steve Martin, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller and Quincy Jones.
Henry Ford Museum's IMAX Theatre originally opened November 19, 1999 and has since shown The Magic of Flight, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous in 3D, Wolves, and Cirque Du Soleil(TM) Journey of Man in 3D. CyberWorld 3D is scheduled to open October 6th. Fantasia/2000 The IMAX Experience will join Cyberworld and Cirque Du Soleil(TM) Journey of Man in a daily schedule November 19 - December 31, 2000.
For more information, Metro Detroiters can call 313-271-1570. For those outside the Metro area, please call 800-747-IMAX (4629).
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village was recently named the "Best Managed Nonprofit" by Crain's Detroit Business. The nation's largest indoor/outdoor museum welcomes more than one million visitors annually.
When You Go:
Location: Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village and the IMAX Theatre are located at 20900 Oakwood Boulevard and Village Road in Dearborn, Michigan, just west of the Southfield Freeway (M-39), south of Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12) and three miles north of I-94. The museum is 15 minutes west of downtown Detroit and minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. For more information or combination tickets, call 313-271-1620 or visit us at www.hfmgv.org. Group rates are available. For a special travel package, please call 888-MICH-PKG. Museum & Village Information
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas days. Greenfield Village is closed January 2 - March 31, 2001
Admission to Henry Ford Museum: $7.50 - $12.50 Children under 5 and members admitted free.
Admission to Greenfield Village: $8.50 - $13.00 Children under 5 and members are admitted free.
IMAX Theatre Information
Museum admission is not required to attend IMAX Theatre.
Showing:
- August 2000 - October 5th: "T-Rex"
- August 25, 2000 - Spring 2001: "Cirque Du Soleil (TM) Journey of Man"
- August 25, 2000 - November 18, 2000: "Wolves"
- October 6, 2000 - Spring 2001: "CyberWorld 3D"
- November 19, 2000 - December 31, 2000: "Fantasia/2000"
For IMAX ticket prices and show times, metropolitan Detroit residents should call 313-271-1570 or visit www.hfmgv.org. Others outside metro Detroit, please call 800-747-IMAX (4629).
-- Posted September 11, 2000
Source: Henry Ford Museum Press Release
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