Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater — Attraction in Fort Worth

Hands down, the ORIGINAL Omni Theater experience was far superior to this "upgrade" which took so many years and truckloads of dollars to build. The chairs no longer recline! They are stuck at an uncomfortable 90 degree angle. What is the point of going to a theater where the screen is partially on the ceiling if you can't lean back to take in the full view?

Secondly, don't make the mistake I made and expect a full-dome movie experience for a film that was released in traditional theaters. In the old Omni, I went to see Tron and it was perfectly adapted to the dome screen. Not so in this new theater. We went to see The Polar Express and instead of taking up the full dome, they simply added some snowy night visual decor around a regular, rectangular viewing area at the front of the dome. So it was basically the same experience as watching the movie in any other theater. I saw no indication of this during the purchase process, which is downright shameful. Some people drive across Texas and beyond for this experience, and they should know what they're getting in advance. I felt like I let down my guests big time after hyping up the Omni so much and convincing them to come see it for themselves. The employees told me that the made-for-Omni films do take up the entire dome, so I am holding out hope that this is true.

Thirdly, there were multiple technical glitches at the showing I attended which necessitated that staff restarted or rewound the movie from a certain point. I would understand if this were the grand opening or the first showing of a particular film, but it was one they had already shown at least once since reopening, and there should have been plenty of time to iron out any bugs. The worst part was a glitch while Santa was talking to the boy in The Polar Express -- after it glitched, they just skipped to the next part, skipping over dialogue in one of the most important scenes in the movie. I felt terrible for anyone in the theater for whom this was their first time seeing The Polar Express.

I am glad they made the theater ADA accessible, but they should have left the inside of the theater as-is or at least left the ability for the chairs to lean back, warned patrons with big red letters if they were buying tickets for a non-dome film, and ironed out the technical glitches before reopening. Extremely disappointing experience that failed to preserve all that I used to love...

As a handicapped person in a wheel chair I was greatly disappointed with the makeover. Wheelchairs are still in the same area as before the makeover but now they put a wall between the last row of seats and the wheelchair area. That wall is high enough that it takes away the feeling of being surrounded by the screen like the rest of the people in the theatre. I can see why they did it as now the seats in the row in front of the wheelchair area do not come up above the walk area that is between the rows like in the regular seating. Instead the last row of regular seating is below the floor where the wheel chairs are so there is nothing there to prevent a wheelchair from rolling and falling over the people in the last roll. The wall is a safety thing however they could have done a better design. Lower wall or a bar instead of a solid wall perhaps. A short person cannot see right in front of them unlike the people in the regular seating, you have to look up and that takes away the feeling of being surrounded that is what makes the omni so awesome. Also there are seats for guests with the handicapped person but my grandchildren when sitting were completely behind the wall and had to lean forward to see over the wall to see the lower part of the surrounding screen. Another problem in there is not enough room for guest attending. There were two handicapped people that came in and there was not enough seats left for them and their families. One person had to sit alone while her family had to sit a few rows down. Another person only had one child able to sit with him. The rest of the family had to sit elsewhere. As a handicapped person myself I know how it feels to go somewhere and have to sit alone unable to be socially involved with anyone, especially the people you came with. In the past we attended the omni theatre once or twice a month and it was always a place we took out of town guests as most had never experienced anything like our omni theatre. That will no longer be the case because it is no longer enjoyable experience for us. It is very frustrating to sit behind the wall and not be able to experience the feeling of being part of what the surrounding screen provides like the people in the regular...

My old buddy and I went to the Omni Theater in Fort Worth and saw a program in the new 8K domed auditorium. It is beyond fantastic. We got tickets for the only showing of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album experience. The album was played in it's entirety, without interruption, accompanied by some truly amazing computer-generated art. It was truly mesmerizing and we both enjoyed the spectacle of it all. The program ran 44 minutes long and the senior price was $13 each (reg. price $15). We were able to easily park in the Western Heritage parking garage directly across the street, 2 hours parking was $6. You must walk about 350 feet to get from the parking garage and into the Theater, but you can do so without having to use any stairs. If you can't do stairs, like my friend and I, the staff will take you via elevator, to the top of the dome, and seat you in seating for handicapped fellers like us (or they said we could sit anywhere we were able to get to). A very nice lady named Gina, made sure we were taken care of and she took us to our seats before the crowd was let in. The view was awesome in every way possible, a dome overhead, that's actually an 8K display like an extremely giant television, but with an infinitely better picture. Every image is breathtaking and beautiful. It's the same technology as The Sphere in Las Vegas. At the beginning of the program, they showed a short commercial for the Museum and one for the Omni Theater and even those looked amazing. We bought 2 small fountain drinks that only cost $2 each, the snack bar prices are very reasonable. Once the Pink Floyd portion of the show began, it was truly jawdropping in many parts. Everyone was just whispering, "Wow!" over and over. The video couldn't have been more perfect and fit the music well. The sound system is excellent and they cranked it up decently. I believe the dome seats 278 people and I heard the attendance for that show was 190. We had an excellent time and 2 tickets, parking, and 2 sodas came to $36 and it was worth every penny. I could do this once a week if they'd offer it and play different albums. If you have any doubts about going, I suggest looking the Omni Theater up on YouTube, there's...