![]() ![]() Rilling welcomed the new facilities of – and opportunities for – The Maritime Aquarium, which he cited as an important cultural, economic, educational and conservation asset for the city. Building the new bridge will require removal of the Aquarium’s former IMAX movie theater and would have posed risks to guests (and seals) at the Aquarium’s original indoor-outdoor seal exhibit.įunding for the 4D theater and the fully enclosed seal exhibit came from a $40 million “functional replacement” agreement between the City of Norwalk and State of Connecticut negotiated because of the Walk Bridge project. ![]() The city, state and federal agencies all backed the Aquarium in undertaking the simultaneous projects as a vital response to the coming replacement of the Walk Bridge, a railroad span over the Norwalk River that runs within feet of the historic Aquarium building. We need them coming to the Aquarium. . We need them having that type of experiential learning that helps them get back in the game with their friends, and learning and touching and smelling and feeling and everything that 4D is all about.”īeyond that, the 4D theater – and a new 150,000-gallon seal exhibit that will become the Aquarium’s largest display when it opens in May – also are manifestations of the strong support shown to the Aquarium by the City of Norwalk, State of Connecticut and federal government. We’re going to get these kids back engaged back engaged with each other. ![]() “It’s been a tough year, particularly for the kids particularly for the kids who weren’t able to get out for kids who found that Zoom was not the ideal way to learn,” Lamont said. “We have an extraordinary opportunity right now to make it up to them. Ned Lamont welcomed the educational opportunities now available with the theater. "We now have a state-of-the-art 4D Theater that, beyond offering impactful movies several times each hour, is also a multipurpose asset available for lectures, educational presentations, special events and more – something we’ve sorely needed as we try to tell the full story of our connections to Long Island Sound and the ocean beyond.” “These are milestone changes for this institution,” said Jason Patlis, the Aquarium’s president and CEO. 22 ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the 169-seat theater celebrates much more than a new movie experience for Aquarium guests. The debut also changes how and where guests enter the Aquarium, modernizes the guest experience, and opens up an ocean of new opportunities for how the Aquarium can fulfill its mission. If I wanna go on a rollercoaster, I’ll go to the amusement park.NORWALK, CT – As prowling sharks and even cartoon ice-age animals begin popping off the screen in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s new 4D Theater, new and exciting opportunities similarly are taking form as the Aquarium completes its most significant and broadly supported expansions. Every time the chair started moving, even when it’s subtle, all suspension of disbelief got killed, and I become aware I was watching a kind of bad movie.Īt least the seats were big and comfy, but other than that, I will not pay extra to have my movie ruined for me. Suspension of disbelief is one of the most important pillars of movies, especially for sci-fi and fantasy.ĤDX is the opposite. The whole point of going to the movies is to be engrossed by the silver screen and forget that you are watching a movie. Kudos to the idiot who thought that was a bright idea. Every time they went off they obscured the screen. Worst offender – flashing lights that simulated lightning. But the exact opposite happens, every time the seats stars rocking and the water starts splashing I got yanked right out of the movie. The idea behind 4DX is that by rocking the seat and so on, you will get a richer and more immersive experience. Last night I went to Alien – Covenant, and I figured I’d try to see it in 4DX. and it's the dumbest movie related thing I have ever experienced. ![]()
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