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Atlantic Ballroom at Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center

Published dimensions

Atlantic Ballroom is 112.2 x 53.9 m (368 x 177 ft), 6,048 m² (65,096 sq ft), with a 8.8 m (29 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 8.8 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 14 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 112.2 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 179 x 14 (35800 x 2800 px, 19,547 kg, 401 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	149 x 20 = 2980	89.4 x 6.8 m	114432 x 8640	13,410 kg / 29,564 lb	263.7 kW, 1268 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	179 x 14 = 2506	89.5 x 7 m	35800 x 2800	19,547 kg / 43,093 lb	401 kW, 1928 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	179 x 14 = 2506	89.5 x 7 m	22912 x 1792	19,547 kg / 43,093 lb	350.8 kW, 1687 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, Atlantic Ballroom holds about 13,252 theater seats, 5,421 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 3,727 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 105.2 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center

Exhibit Hall C129.5 x 85.3 m (425 x 280 ft) · 10.7 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall B129.5 x 82.9 m (425 x 272 ft) · 10.7 m ceiling
Exhibit Hall A129.5 x 82 m (425 x 269 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom39.6 x 74.7 m (130 x 245 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Floridian Ballroom57.9 x 34.1 m (190 x 112 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Sandpiper Ballroom38.7 x 35.4 m (127 x 116 ft) · 7 m ceiling
Grand East PreFunction31.4 x 31.4 m (103 x 103 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Floridian Prefunction29.9 x 29.9 m (98 x 98 ft) · 6.1 m ceiling
Palm Ballroom AB42.7 x 20.4 m (140 x 67 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Grand South Prefunction29.4 x 29.4 m (96 x 96 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Palm Prefunction25 x 25 m (82 x 82 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
202/205 Prefunction22.9 x 22.9 m (75 x 75 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center · Venues in Fort Lauderdale