W183 at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

W183 is 49.7 x 23.8 m (163 x 78 ft), 1,183 m² (12,733 sq ft), with a 7.9 m (26 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 7.9 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 12 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 49.7 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 79 x 12 (15800 x 2400 px, 7,394 kg, 151.7 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	66 x 18 = 1188	39.6 x 6.1 m	50688 x 7776	5,346 kg / 11,786 lb	105.1 kW, 505 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	79 x 12 = 948	39.5 x 6 m	15800 x 2400	7,394 kg / 16,302 lb	151.7 kW, 729 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	79 x 12 = 948	39.5 x 6 m	10112 x 1536	7,394 kg / 16,302 lb	132.7 kW, 638 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, W183 holds about 2,442 theater seats, 999 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 686 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 42.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at McCormick Place

W375/Skyline146.6 x 63.6 m (481 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100/Grand45.4 x 71.9 m (149 x 236 ft) · 7 m ceiling
E354/Lakeside91.3 x 33.2 m (300 x 109 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
W375e42.2 x 60.1 m (138 x 197 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
E354a54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
E354b54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
S406/Vista45.4 x 47.3 m (149 x 155 ft) · 10.6 m ceiling
W375c27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375d27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375b27.3 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100bc45.5 x 36 m (149 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling
S100a45.1 x 35.9 m (148 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at McCormick Place · Venues in Chicago