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Marbles' IMAX theater to reopen Oct. 16 with 2D movies

Marbles Kids Museum's IMAX theater, which has been closed since March, will reopen to the public on Oct. 16 with new sanitation and safety protocols, including limiting screenings to only 2D movies.

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Sarah Lindenfeld Hall
, Go Ask Mom editor
RALEIGH, N.C.Marbles Kids Museum's IMAX theater, which has been closed since March, will reopen to the public on Oct. 16 with new sanitation and safety protocols, including limiting screenings to only 2D movies.

On opening weekend, the theater in downtown Raleigh will show limited screenings of Christopher Nolan’s "TENET: The IMAX Experience," which is rated PG-13, along with a re-release of "Michael Jordan to the Max," a 46-minute sports documentary from 2000.

After opening weekend, the theater will bring back some of its most popular family-friendly documentaries: Superpower Dogs, Oceans, National Parks Adventure and Pandas, according to a press release.

As part of the reopening, the theater will

  • Limit seating capacity.
  • Require that tickets are purchased in advance for all documentaries and feature films.
  • Limit showtimes to only Fridays through Sundays.
  • Require all guests age 5 and older to wear a CDC-approved face covering.
  • Expand cleaning and sanitation efforts.
  • Offer only 2D screenings, instead of 3D screenings, which require special glasses.

"Marbles is excited to welcome guests back to Raleigh’s only giant screen movie experience,” said Marbles VP of Hospitality Dale Wilson in the press release. “During the closure, we’ve made some great updates to facilitate a safe return to Marbles IMAX, including new cleaning practices and an advance ticketing system that enables pick-your-own-seat technology.”

Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, on the theater's website. The theater is a major source of revenue for the downtown Raleigh museum, which estimated that it's lost $3.5 million between March and August because of the closure during the pandemic.
Marbles in downtown Raleigh reopened to visitors in September.

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