Omnimax Theater

Background
Omnimax Theaters was a branch of IMAX theaters from Illinois.

(1991)


Nicknames: "Omnimax Wormhole of Doom"

Logo: It starts off with a wormhole (similar to the IMAX logo but differently animated). When it reaches the end of the wormhole, we see a flash of light. After the flash, we see the words zooming out saying "OMNIMAX" above and "THEATER" below. There's a large crescent surrounding the O. Above it is some text, which is unidentified (as the only known capture of it has been cropped and recorded 45 degrees sideways).

FX/SFX: The tunnel, the zooming words.

Music/Sounds: Whooshing sounds, and the ascending loud chord, sounding similar to THX's "Deep Note". Availability: Extinct. Was known to play during IMAX screenings at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. A camrip of the logo was partially found online, only with the 15 last seconds (or so) of it.

Legacy: The darkness and wormhole animation, combined with the loud ascending chord, can frighten some young viewers.