Hubble Blasts Off From World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX® Theater March 19

Latest IMAX Space Adventure Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio; Weekend Activities for Families Including Glow-in-the-Dark Golf

St. Augustine, Fla. (March 3, 2010) – Beginning Friday, March 19, audiences at the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater can blast off alongside the Atlantis STS-125 crew to witness some of the most challenging spacewalks ever performed and experience Hubble’s awe-inspiring imagery. Opening weekend activities begin Friday with a VIP dinner and movie event and continue through Saturday with family activities, give-aways and more. For film schedules and ticket information, visit www.WorldGolfIMAX.com.

Friday, March 19, guests can experience an “Out-of-this-World VIP Dinner and Movie Package” featuring a dinner buffet at Fairways Café from 6 to 7:15 p.m. The package includes glow-in-the-dark golf at the Hall of Fame’s 18-hole putting course from 7:15 to 8 p.m., authentic meteorites for each guest and chances to win prizes including lunch with an astronaut and a star registry kit.  The feature presentation, Hubble, will be shown at 8:15 p.m. VIP tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for children ages four through 12 and may be purchased by calling (904) 940-4118. General admission tickets for the 8:15 p.m. show are also available for purchase.

The following day, Saturday, March 20, families can enjoy a variety of activities around the new film from noon to 3 p.m. including photo opportunities with a NASA flight suit, NASA items on display, courtesy of Kennedy Space Center, a bounce house, Cold Stone Creamery samples and an assortment of giveaways. Guests also can enjoy the theater’s “Cosmic Combo” which offers $2 off a large popcorn and drink. Hubble will run at noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday.

Recounting the amazing journey of the most important scientific instrument since Galileo’s original telescope, Hubble will immerse moviegoers in the great wonders and astounding beauty of our universe. Through the power of IMAX, Hubble will enable viewers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film will offer an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope’s legacy and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.

Hubble is an IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures production, in cooperation with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The film is recommended for general audiences and has a running time of 43 minutes.

For tickets and show times, call (904) 940-IMAX or visit www.WorldGolfIMAX.com. The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater may also be found on Facebook.

About the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater
The 2D World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX® Theater, located along Interstate 95, exit 323, at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., offers unique movies and entertainment enhanced by state-of-the-art, specially-designed cinematic technology.  The Hall of Fame’s 300-seat IMAX Theater offers the largest IMAX screen in Northeast Florida at 80-feet-wide by six-stories-high and shows a variety of entertaining and educational movies throughout the year.  The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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As sole founding partner of World Golf Hall of Fame, The First Tee and World Golf Village, Shell Oil Company provides financial support and plays the lead role in charitable initiatives aimed at introducing golf to young people, and through the golf experience promotes scholastic achievement, community service and those values intrinsic to the game of golf: honesty, integrity and sportsmanship.

 

Media Contacts:

Peyton Taylor
(904)940-4059, ptaylor@wghof.org

Sara Henika
(904) 940-4043, shenika@wghof.org