OmniMax Theatre at Caesars Palace

There were a few IMAX feature films that ran over the years at the OmniMax at Caesar’s. The only one I saw was Wings of Courage. I think. I don’t remember exactly.

Hey Ed, Just wanted to confirm that you are correct. When you would exit the Omnimax you would be able to see the projection area where the print would rewind. It was cool to watch that big 15/70 print start rewinding.

I programmed the lighting controller for outside of the Casesar’s Palace Omnimax theater when I was in college. I wrote the assembler language back in 1979! I was so sad to hear that the theater was torn down, as I never was able to personally visit the working project! I am interested if anyone can share online any pictures or videos of this project so I can add it to my portfolio! My website is www.newtechniques.com and email is

The OmniMax in Boston at the museum of Science has been there for years and is still going strong. It plays nothing but Imax educational films. Has never played a commercial film tyo my knowledge where the Imax at the aquarium did play commercial films at one time but no longer.

1980’s photo added. Copy courtesy of the Nevada Armored Transport, Inc. 1946-1984 Facebook page.

When the Omnimax Theater at Caesars Palace opened in 1979 it was a transport into sight and sound. Located on the north side of the property it almost looked like a huge golf ball. The Omnimax featured laid back seating with surround sound and an overhead screen encompassing the entire range of vision. Plagued from the beginning with leaks in the screen it still lasted nearly 21 years closing in 2000. Pictured in 1980 from the Caesars Palace Collection and shared via UNLV Libraries Digital Collections.