IMAX Theatre in West Yellowstone

Whether you're about to enter Yellowstone or just returning from your tour, a visit to the Yellowstone IMAX will add to your experience of the world's first national park.

Overview
With its six-story-tall movie screen and 12,000-watt surround sound system, the Yellowstone IMAX Theater – located right next to the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park – offers one of the visually beautiful and exciting ways to learn about Yellowstone Country.

The must-see feature attraction, "Yellowstone," written and directed by Academy Award-winner Keith Merrill, offers an eye-popping introduction to the wildlife, geology and one-of-a-kind majesty of the region. From its snow-clad summits to its quietest, most secluded corners – from the roar of waterfalls to the trickle of the hot springs that continue to create the weird and wonderful landscape – "Yellowstone" presents this wild corner of the world as most of us are never likely to experience it.

The film also tells the fascinating history of the world's first national park – from the origins of this geologic hotbed and the ways of it earliest Native American inhabitants, through early explorers such as John Colter and the Washburn Expedition – with displays in the theater lobby offering additional insight into this one-of-a-kind landscape.

Location/Directions
Located at 101 South Canyon Street, next to the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, about 48 miles south of Big Sky on U.S. 191. Call (888) 854-5862.

Hours/Seasons
Open seven days a week through summer; Wednesdays through Sundays in spring and fall; closed in winter months. Screening times vary.

Fees/Costs
$9.00 for adults, $6.50 for children, free for kids under 3

Other Info
The IMAX film format uses state-of-the-art technology and a Yellowstone-sized projection system for reach-out-and-grab-it-clarity and vertigo-inducing realism. Other films at the Yellowstone IMAX reveal the beauty of Alaska and look at the Yellowstone’s most famous resident, the grizzly bear. Visit to the theater's concessions stand and the Yellowstone Trading Post Gift Shop complete your visit.