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Theater-in-the-round attraction
Circle-Vision 360°
is a
film format
developed by
The Walt Disney Company
that uses projection screens which encircle the audience.
[1]
Circle-Vision 360° developed from the
Circarama
format, which uses eleven 16 mm projectors.
[2]
[3]
The first Circarama film was
A Tour of the West
(1955).
[2]
[4]
For the film
Italia '61
, the number of cameras was reduced to nine, and the 16 mm film was shown using 35 mm projectors.
[2]
[3]
[4]
In 1965, Circle-Vision 360° made its official debut, in a nine-camera, 35 mm format.
[2]
[4]
At least one reason for the renaming from Circarama was objections by the owners of
Cinerama
to the similarity between the two names.
[5]
In both the Circarama and Circle-Vision 360° formats, the screens are arranged in a circle around the audience, with small gaps between the screens. The number of screens (eleven or nine) being odd results in a gap being opposite of each screen in the circle. The projectors are placed in these gaps, above the heads of the viewers. Railings are sometimes provided to steady the audience members while viewing the film. The cameras and projection systems for both Circarama and Circle-Vision 360° were designed by longtime Disney animator and visual effects pioneer
Ub Iwerks
.
[6]
Circle-Vision 360° cameras have been mounted on top of automobiles for travelog scenes. For
The Timekeeper
(1992), static cameras and
CGI effects
were used.
[3]
At one time, every one of the
Disney Resorts
then open had at least one Circle-Vision 360° theater.
[5]
The
Epcot
theme park has the only two still operating as of 2022.
[5]
[a]
Circarama and Circle-Vision 360° films have also been featured at various
world's fairs
.
[4]
[5]
Circarama and Circle-Vision 360° films
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A Tour of the West
and the original 1958 version of
America the Beautiful
were shot in Circarama.
Italia '61
was filmed in 16 mm and billed as a Circarama film, but was shown using nine 35 mm projectors. All other films in the table were shot in Circle-Vision 360°.
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Year of release is sometimes given as 1965.
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Sources:
[2]
[4]
[5]
Circarama and Circle-Vision 360° theaters
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The theaters at Expo 58 and Disneyland were built as Circarama theaters. The latter would be upgraded to the Circle-Vision 360° system. Although the theater at Expo 61 predated the use of the Circle-Vision 360° name, it used nine 35 mm projectors. All other theaters in the tables were built as Circle-Vision 360° theaters.
Disney theme parks
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Years in parentheses after a film title indicate the versions of the movie shown at the theater.
Park
|
Location in park
|
Formal names
|
Opened
|
Closed
|
Films shown
|
Sponsors
|
Replaced by
|
Disneyland
|
Tomorrowland
|
Circarama
Circle-Vision 360°
World Premiere Circle-Vision
|
July 17, 1955
|
September 25, 2000
[A]
|
A Tour of the West
America the Beautiful
(1958, 1967, 1975)
American Journeys
Wonders of China
|
American Motors
AT&T
/
Bell System
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines
|
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
|
Magic Kingdom
|
Tomorrowland
|
Circle-Vision 360°
Metropolis Science Center
|
November 25, 1971
|
February 26, 2006
|
America the Beautiful
(1967, 1975)
Magic Carpet 'Round the World
(1974)
American Journeys
The Timekeeper
|
Monsanto
Black & Decker
|
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
|
Epcot
|
World Showcase
(
Canada Pavilion
)
|
|
October 1, 1982
|
n/a
|
O Canada!
(1982, 2007)
Canada Far and Wide
|
|
n/a
|
World Showcase (
China Pavilion
)
|
|
October 1, 1982
|
n/a
|
Wonders of China
Reflections of China
Wondrous China
[B]
|
|
n/a
|
Tokyo Disneyland
|
Tomorrowland
|
Circle-Vision 360°
Visionarium
|
April 15, 1983
|
September 1, 2002
|
Magic Carpet 'Round the World
(1983)
American Journeys
From Time to Time
|
Fujifilm
|
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
|
Disneyland Paris
|
Discoveryland
|
Le Visionarium
|
April 12, 1992
|
September 6, 2004
|
Le Visionarium
|
Renault
|
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast
|
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From 1997 to 2000, the theater was part of the
Rocket Rods
attraction.
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Upcoming.
Expos
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Expo
|
City
|
Location at Expo
|
Opened
|
Closed
|
Film
|
Sponsor
|
Expo 58
|
Brussels
,
Belgium
|
United States Pavilion
|
April 17, 1958
|
October 19, 1958
|
America the Beautiful
|
Ford
|
Expo 61
|
Turin
,
Italy
|
Fiat Circarama Pavilion
|
May 1, 1961
|
October 31, 1961
|
Italia '61
|
Fiat
|
Expo 64
|
Lausanne
,
Switzerland
|
Transportation Pavilion
|
April 30, 1964
|
October 25, 1964
|
Magic of the Rails
|
Swiss Federal Railways
|
Expo 67
|
Montreal
,
Canada
|
Telephone Pavilion
|
April 28, 1967
|
October 29, 1967
[A]
|
Canada '67
[A]
|
Telephone Association of Canada
|
Expo 86
|
Vancouver
, Canada
|
Telecom Canada Pavilion
|
May 2, 1986
|
October 13, 1986
|
Portraits of Canada
|
Telecom Canada
|
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a
b
America the Beautiful
was shown at the extant theater in 1970.
See also
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Note
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]
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A third theater at Epcot shows
Impressions de France
(1982), which was shot using five cameras, and is projected on screens comprising 200° of a circle.
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[5]
References
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Gennawey, Sam (2014).
The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream
. Keen Communications. pp. 108?109.
ISBN
978-1-62809-012-3
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Sherlock, Daniel J.
"
Wide Screen Movies
Corrections"
(PDF)
. pp. 19?20.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on March 9, 2008
. Retrieved
August 21,
2022
.
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a
b
c
Strodder, Chris (2017).
The Disneyland Encyclopedia
(3rd ed.). Santa Monica Press. pp. 120?122.
ISBN
978-1595800909
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
"Circle-Vision/Circarama"
.
D23
. The Walt Disney Company
. Retrieved
August 21,
2022
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
"Circle-Vision 360°"
.
Skyway to Wonderland
. August 24, 2020
. Retrieved
August 21,
2022
.
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a
b
Iwerks, Don (December 10, 2019).
Walt Disney's ultimate inventor: the genius of Ub Iwerks
(First hardcover ed.). Los Angeles.
ISBN
978-1-4847-4337-9
.
OCLC
1133108493
.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link
)
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"
America the Beautiful
? 1958 Brussels World's Fair"
.
Designing Disney
. Retrieved
August 21,
2022
.
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Official Expo 67 guide book
, page 178. Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Publishing Co. Ltd., 1967.
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BLYTH, JEFF. (2020).
POLISHING THE DRAGONS: making epcot's wonders of china
. [S.l.]: BAMBOO FOREST PUBLISHING.
ISBN
978-0-9910079-9-8
.
OCLC
1198720924
.
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"Reflections of China"
.
Walt Disney World Resort
. Retrieved
August 21,
2022
.
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"Netcot.com - O' Canada! film update in the works"
. Archived from
the original
on November 21, 2008
. Retrieved
February 28,
2010
.
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Murray, Emily (June 27, 2022).
"
Canada Far And Wide In Circle-Vision 360
Overview"
.
DVC Shop
. Retrieved
August 21,
2022
.
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