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Sphere’s 4D Wizard of Oz Experience Unveils Final Details Ahead of Aug. 28 Opening

Ethical AI has converted the 1939 film into a 75-minute 16K×16K dome spectacle enriched by immersive multi-sensory effects.

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Still from CBS Sunday Morning showing The Wizard of Oz
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Overview

  • Tickets for the Aug. 28 opening at the Las Vegas Sphere are on sale for $104, marking the venue’s first classic film presentation.
  • Final rehearsals are underway to align tornado simulations, seat-based haptics, pyro sequences and drone-steered helium props with the screening.
  • A two-year, multimillion-dollar initiative enlisted over 2,000 filmmakers, technicians and AI creatives to reimagine the Oz experience.
  • Ethical AI outpainting widened the original 4:3 footage to fill the wraparound 16K×16K dome and reduced the runtime from 102 to 75 minutes.
  • Sphere Entertainment collaborated with Warner Bros. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to access original archives and props for authentic visuals.