Cinesphere Theatre — Attraction in Toronto

I'm giving this a 3 star because of the lack of management and customer service regarding parking. I went on boxing day and drove down. I had the expectation of a long wait time to get into the lot but I did not expect to wait over an hour for parking. The email I got after purchasing the tickets stated that there was no cash parking accepted and to park in the lot closest to the Cinesphere, which is EXACTLY what I planned for. What I didn't plan for was security to not let me into the parking lot and having to drive 2 lots over and beg the parking attendant to let me in because I had no cash. The girl working the parking was nice enough to spot me the $2 to my $3 in nickels and dimes of left over change I had in my car; thankful for her. My friend inside waiting for me asked someone working and they said the movie was starting at 7:30 and I would have had time to find parking and a seat by the time I actually got into one of the lots. At 7:15 I got a message from her saying the movie started. The only available seats were at the front row which makes for a not very enjoyable viewing experience after the movie had started. Had there been better management over the event an e-mail should have gone out to ticket holders warning of the traffic being confused for the winter lights festival and cash only parking. The time for the movie starting should have been clearly stated because on the facebook page it says one time and tickets say another making it difficult to clearly plan for unforseen circumstance. There should have also been a sign at the cinesphere parking lot stating it was for cinesphere customers. Poor management took away from my experience from enjoying an incredible movie and experience. I would go again and now that I know how poorly managed it is I would...

Probably the best place in Ontario to enjoy The IMAX experience. Whether its a Hollywood produced theatrical or a documentary shown your seeing it in the best visual and sound quality. Best quality meaning that the Cinesphere is equipped with both the Rolls Royce (sans TM) 70mm IMAX projector and the newest IMAX Laser projector which is currently 1 of 2 for non private viewing in all of Canada! This also means movies can be shown continuously. Which means a 70mm print can be shown and then switched to show another movie on Laser.

It also seems that the sound systems for 70mm projection has been retained along with the new sound system for IMAX with Laser.

No IMAX digital projector in the booth... Yes! So if the 70mm print fails they can show the Laser version which is superior then just showing the movie on the digital projector.

Trust me, You will want to see Dunkirk on 70mm IMAX film over the IMAX Digital Projection. You will want to see Dunkirk on IMAX with Laser if you can't see it in 70mm IMAX film.

The only thing I don't like are the seats cause I'm so used to the seating at Toronto's Scotiabank Theatre. But to be honest, if you been to an OG IMAX theatre from the 90s it's the same type of non leather, and non reclining seats such as the Omnimax at the OSC.

Please give Cinesphere a shot! Parking is only $5 depending on where you park. Hopefully more new theatrical release are added to the...

IMAX Laser with 12 channels of sound — what’s not to like?

Revisited this theatre multiple times in the fall of 2019. The center dialog channel was echo-y. Evident in screenings of Jaws, Die Hard and other movies. Then I got a refurbished 2017 LG OLED and compared the Cinesphere's presentation of Gremlins with what the LG TV was capable of displaying. The LG won. Better black levels, wide colour gamut -- overall a much better picture. The 80 foot Cinesphere screen couldn't compete with a 55" LG TV. People always tout the "big screen" experience, but what's the point if that big screen isn't capable or the wide colour gamut and deep black levels and clarity that modern OLED TV's are capable of presenting? Canadian movie theatres need to adopt wide colour gamut technologies like Dolby Vision in order to compete with modern televisions. Otherwise, what have they got to offer? Dolby Vision's roll out to theatres in the U.S., Europe and Asia started back in 2015. Seven years later, why do theatres in Canada in 2022 still not have Dolby Vision? Get a TV with Dolby Vision and stay home until Canadian theatres decide to prioritize picture quality over gimmicks like UltraAVX or VIP screenings where you can order a pulled pork sandwich from your seat but the projected image is...