Select Medical IMAX Theater





Expand your students’ minds and enhance your curriculum with The IMAX Experience.® Select Medical IMAX Theater offers students and teachers the chance to explore the world and its wonders. Our specially designed 200-seat auditorium guarantees that every seat is the best seat in the house. Our state-of-the-art technology will zoom your class into the heart of the film’s action, allowing them
to live the adventure.

Select Medical IMAX Theater showcases both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) large-format films. Many large-format films offer an online teacher’s guide, which includes a synopsis of the film, discussion topics, pre- and post-screening activity ideas and supplementary educational resources. Contact the School Reservations Office at 717-214-4644 for details.



New in Select Medical
IMAX Theater







Roving Mars

(September 4 through November 18)
This large-format film poses the question “Is there life on Mars?” while detailing the journey of “Spirit” and “Opportunity,” two robotic rovers exploring the red planet and sending back images to Earth. By using parts of Antarctica as a double for Mars, the film gives audiences the feeling that they are actually walking on Mars.

Aliens of the Deep 3D
Click here for a complete description.







Grand Canyon Adventure 3D
Opening on World Water Day (March 22, 2008)
A combination of breathtaking visual montages and inspirational music, Grand Canyon Adventure 3D celebrates the power and vitality of Earth’s most precious resource, water, as well as its limitations and vulnerability to man’s growing presence on the planet.
Click here for complete details.


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Library of Films

Whitaker Center is pleased to offer school groups of 50 or more people the opportunity to schedule a special 10:00 am showing of any film in our library on a first-come, first-served basis. The following films are currently in our library, but availability is subject to change.

Australia: Land Beyond Time
Bugs! 3D
Cyberworld 3D
Hurricane on the Bayou
Journey into Amazing Caves
Michael Jordan to the Max
Mystery of the Nile
Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey
Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
Space Station 3D
The Human Body
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun


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WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS
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