Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension | |
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Drayton Manor | |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 19 March 2011 |
Replaced | Happy Feet 4-D Experience |
Warner Bros. Movie World | |
Area | Roxy Theatre, Main Street |
Status | Closed |
Opening date | 26 December 1997 |
Closing date | 2 August 2005 |
Replaced | Adventures in the Fourth Dimension |
Replaced by | Shrek 4D Adventure |
Six Flags Great America | |
Area | Pictorium |
Status | Closed |
Opening date | 2006 |
Closing date | May 2008 |
Replaced | NASCAR: The IMAX Experience |
Replaced by | Planet Earth |
Movie Park Germany | |
Area | Roxy Theatre, Hollywood the Main Street |
Status | Closed |
Opening date | 30 June 1996 |
Closing date | 2004 |
Replaced by | SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D |
General statistics | |
Attraction type | 3-D film |
Manufacturer | Iwerks Entertainment |
Theme | Looney Tunes |
Duration | 12 minutes |
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension (also titled Marvin the Martian in 3D and Marvin the Martian in 4D) is a 3-D Looney Tunes film which is currently being shown at Drayton Manor Theme Park. It was formerly an attraction at Warner Bros. Movie World, Movie Park Germany and Six Flags Great America. The movie was the first computer animated movie viewed with 3D glasses to be produced in the world.[1]
History[edit]
On Boxing Day (26 December), 1997, the film opened at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast in Australia. The attraction opened at the Roxy Theatre in Main Street.[1] It mixed the old art of anaglyphic or polarized film (viewed with 3D glasses), and the relatively new art of CGI (the first CGI feature-film (Toy Story) was made only 2 years before).[2][3]
In 1997, it was simultaneously screened at the cinema in the Warner Bros. Store in New York. During scenes when Daffy Duck spoke, the audience was sprinkled with water. A large minted token embossed with Marvin the Martian was given on entrance, and could be redeemed for merchandise.
In 2005, the Roxy Theatre saw Marvin the Martian in 3D ending its run and being replaced with Shrek 4D Adventure which also includes added real world effects to immerse the viewers into the film such as wind, water and smells.
One year later the film began showing at the Pictorium at Six Flags Great America.[4] Though, the much larger screen size of the Pictorium suggests that there may differences from the original film seen in Australia. The version in the Pictorium started showing in 2006 and ceased two years later in May 2008.
In 2011, Drayton Manor announced that they would be replacing Happy Feet 4-D Experience with Marvin the Martian in 4D. Marvin the Martian began showing at the start of the season on 19 March 2011.[5]
Later in 2011 this video was released on the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray. It is not in 3D.
Plot[edit]
The film is based around the two Looney Tunes characters Marvin the Martian and Daffy Duck. "While scanning the universe for signs of hostility, Marvin hears something that sounds like a threat from Earth. Daffy's preparation for his movie role as a dreaded Martian fighter causes the confusion, which results in intergalactic mayhem of comic proportions."[6] The film is accompanied by various special effects including water and wind which would correspond to screen (e.g. Daffy spitting as he spoke).
See also[edit]
- Timeline of CGI in film and television
- Stereoscopy
- Anaglyph image
- Polarized glasses
- 2011 in amusement parks
References[edit]
- ^ a b Our History A Timeline Of Warner Bros. Movie World (Official site)
- ^ Directory of 3-D (Stereo) Motion Pictures 1922 - 2001
- ^ Toy Story at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Unofficial site of Six Flags Great America
- ^ "Drayton Manor to add Marvin the Martian 4D movie for 2011 season". 10 March 2011. Theme Park Tourist. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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External links[edit]
- Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension at the Iwerks Entertainment website
- Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension at the Internet Movie Database
Coordinates: 27°54′25.2″S 153°18′43.17″E / 27.907000°S 153.3119917°E
- Defunct amusement rides
- Amusement rides by name
- Warner Bros. Movie World
- 1997 films
- 1990s 3D films
- Amusement park films
- Animated short films
- Looney Tunes films
- American films
- Six Flags attractions
- Six Flags Great America
- Amusement rides introduced in 1997
- Amusement rides introduced in 2006
- Amusement rides introduced in 2011
- Amusement rides that closed in 2005
- Amusement rides that closed in 2008
- 3D short films
- Space in amusement parks
- 1990s American animated films