Traumpalast Esslingen

The Traumpalast Esslingen holds one of only four Dolby Cinemas in Germany, an auditorium with Dolby Vision projection, whose blacks run far deeper than a normal hall's, paired with Dolby Atmos. The other screens are named after film history, from Buster and Charlie through Metropolis to Illusion and Backstage. The programme is the full Traumpalast range: current blockbusters, original-version screenings, concert and event presentations. Many shows run in Dolby Atmos and some offer D-BOX motion seats. The cinema sits on Kollwitzstraße, a few minutes' walk from Esslingen station.

The 9 halls

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  Dolby Cinema

  238 seats · 15.1 × 6.3 m · 2× 4K Laser · Dolby Atmos · Dolby Cinema

  The largest room in the house, 238 seats to a 15.1-metre screen. Dual 4K laser projection at a contrast ratio above 1,000,000:1, with Dolby Atmos.

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  Metropolis

  186 seats · 12 × 5 m · Dolby Atmos

  The second-largest room, with lit wall panels and 32 Lounge seats you can put your feet up on.

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  Onyx

  110 seats · 9.6 × 4 m · Samsung Cinema LED · Dolby Atmos

  Instead of a screen there is an LED wall, which emits its own light rather than reflecting a projector's. The rake is unusually steep, the back three rows are Lounge rows, and there are recliners and extra ceiling speakers.

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  Illusion

  141 seats · 11.4 × 4.8 m · Dolby Atmos

  Futuristic in design, with lit wall panels.

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  Dick

  159 seats · 10.6 × 4.4 m

  Picks up the character of the old industrial site: lit pictures of the grounds on the walls, warm orange tones.

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  Backstage

  92 seats · 11 × 4.6 m

  Plain elegance, with softly lit wall panelling.

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  Merlin

  91 seats · 9.6 × 4 m

  Plain design and modern fit-out — the wizard it is named after still found a place on the wall.

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  Buster

  40 seats · 3.8 × 1.6 m

  A small 40-seat room, with Buster Keaton on the wall.

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  Charlie

  38 seats · 3.8 × 1.6 m

  The smallest room in the house at 38 seats, named after Chaplin.

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