The RiverQuarium Imagination Theater brings nature to life in a whole new way!

Imagine a movie screen three stories tall and four stories wide. Now add riveting footage shot thousands of feet below the ocean surface or miles above the earth.

The result? Films that are truly larger than life —many in 3-D!

Jump into the middle of nature and adventure like you’ve never seen before, all from the comfy seats in the Imagination Theater.

Every Sunday, all members can purchase one small popcorn and get another free!


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NOW SHOWING



Whales (premiering Saturday, March 1)
Experience breathtaking close-upencounters with the largest mammal that ever lived on earth -- the Blue Whale.
Follow Humpbacks, Orcas, Right Whales and dolphins for a stunning new perspective on these mysterious marine mammoths. "Whales" resonates in an exploding panorama of color and excitement.





The Blue Realm - Shark Business
47 minutes
Shark Business unravels some of the mysteries surrounding sharks with controversial behaviorist Dr. Erich Ritter. You'll witness divers testing the limits of shark-human interaction outside of cages with dangerous sharks such as lemon, bull and even great white sharks! Relive the events that led to the attack that almost killed Dr. Ritter. Witness a feeding frenzy of over 100 reef sharks in the Bahamas, and see a diver literally ride a great white shark in Gansbai, South Africa! This program has shark action like you have never seen before!

Sea Forest
27 minutes
Off the coast of Monterey, California, grows a lush underwater forest of giant kelp plants which attracts a rich and colorful variety of sea life. The kelp undulates in the waves, creating subtle changes in light. Accompanied by a musical score, Sea Forest explores the rhythms of life in this magical place.

Wild Weather - Heat
50 minutes
This program traces the arrival of summer, from extremes of heat in the desert to a perfect summer in the temperate climates of the North. We visit the jungles of Belize, where the sun’s energy is most intense and where the weather is both wet and hot. In 1995 Chicago experienced a heat wave that killed 165 people. Finally, we explore what it is like to be struck by lightening.

Weird Nature - Fantastic Feeding
30 minutes
Animals have strange, built-in equipment to catch their prey. The bolas spider lures a moth with a tantalizing scent, then lassoes it in a silk rope with a glue end that wraps and traps it. A velvet worm has nozzles that fire streams of glue to ensnare prey. Pistol shrimps use their claws as sonic weapons. Mantis shrimps spear their food or smash it with heavily calcified clubs.