Theaters
F&W has developed expertise in the configuration of specialty theaters. We have designed many theaters with motion and interactive components, such as the Terminator II facility at Universal Studios which was constructed in 1999. The entire building was constructed on the top of an existing eight story parking structure. Several strengthening techniques were used to support the significant column loads imposed on the existing parking structure. In addition, a comprehensive seismic analysis that captured the interactive behavior between the new theater and existing parking structure was performed to simulate earthquake shaking.

Terminator II
Constructing a motion based, interactive
theater
on an existing parking structure
was one of
the more challenging aspects
of the
Terminator II facility.
  TERMINATOR II THEATER | Universal Studios
Hollywood, California | Three story, 700 seat interactive theater including retail, restaurant, and support facilities. The impact load of the instantaneous seat drop was tuned to interact appropriately with the parking structure below.
 
 

I-MAX THEATER | The Tech Center of Innovation
San Jose, California | Dome screen theater with raked seating. Three-dimensional steel fabrication software was required to assemble this complicated network of steel.

 
  SHIRAHAMA ENERGYLAND | Motion Based Theater
Japan | Interactive theater with special effects. Metric and stringent Japanese seismic loading were considered for this project.

Water World
Canopy and grandstand at the Water World
Live Action Stunt Show at Universal Studios.
  FLINTSTONES THEATER | Universal Studios | Hollywood, California | Live action show with several long, span tapered steel girders.
 
  WATER WORLD LIVE ACTION SHOW
Universal Studios | Hollywood, California
Multi-use water attraction and grandstands consisting of several cable tensioned canopies and steel structures. Durable, outdoor construction.
 
  TOON LAGOON THEATER | Islands of Adventure
Orlando, Florida | Covered amphitheater with several long span, structural steel trusses.
 
  SPACE SHUTTLE MOTION BASED THEATER
Six Flags | Chicago, Illinois | Single story motion based theater with space shuttle theme.


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