Universal City, California –Universal CityWalk raises the bar for the movie-going experience in a top-to-bottom re-engineering of its 18-screen movie complex with technologically advanced floor to-ceiling screens, a sophisticated, state-of-the-art sound system and the widest, stadium style seating available in any U.S theater, all opening May 2007 at Universal Studios Hollywood, Entertainment Capital of L.A.
The sweeping changes, designed by The Jerde Partnership renowned architects and principal visionaries of CityWalk, will impact both interior designs as well as the exterior façade of the Universal CityWalk Cinemas as part of this comprehensive renovation.
The new CityWalk Cinemas will feature custom-made, ergonomically-designed stadium-style “rocker” seats, measuring 26” and representing the widest stadium seats available outside of a film studio’s private screening room. Additional amenities include spacious leg room of nearly four feet and wider cushioned cup-holder armrests for maximum elbow room.
The addition of new curved, wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling movie screens, representing a significant 25-percent increase, will result in precise picture quality and superior clarity. The new cinemas will also introduce a sophisticated, perfectly balanced digital surround-sound system that will contribute to L.A.’s best movie going experience.
Dramatic and eye-catching whimsy will be the hallmark of the exterior design of the CityWalk Cinema, which will capture the essence of the movie-going experience through renderings of giant popcorn kernels bursting along the building’s facade. The interior design will have a strong pop art influence and will feature dazzling hues of yellow, orange, blue and purple reminiscent of a soothing California sunset.
At the heart of the elaborate 19-cinema complex, sits Southern California’s largest IMAX 3-D theatre. CityWalk’s IMAX boasts a six-story, 59’ x 81’ screen, a twin 15,000 bulb projector and a six channel high fidelity sound system in a spacious theatre that accommodates 420 guests in optimal stadium seats.
Living up to its billing as The Entertainment Capital of L.A., Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates summer 2007 with the “New CityWalk,” featuring a lively mix of new dining choices, a collection of contemporary retail favorites, an exciting range of entertainment choices including mechanical bull-riding, virtual NASCAR racing, salsa dancing and the revitalized 19-screen movie theatre.
Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour, the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme park features such groundbreaking attractions as “Revenge of the Mummy – The Ride,”
“Shrek 4-D™,” “Jurassic Park – The Ride®” and the world-renowned Studio Tour, which takes guests behind-the-scenes of such landmark TV and movie locations and sets as Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds.” Universal CityWalk features 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops and dynamic entertainment options. Universal CityWalk Cinemas, offering the best movie-going experience in Los Angeles, features 19 screens including one of Southern California’s largest IMAX® venues and newly renovated stadium-style seating.
Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Universal Studios, a part of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May of 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi.