Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375 at Marriott Marquis Chicago
Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375 is 63.6 x 146.6 m (209 x 481 ft), 9,324 m² (100,360 sq ft), with a 12.2 m (40 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 12.2 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 20 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 146.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 234 x 20 (46800 x 4000 px, 36,504 kg, 748.8 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 195 x 30 = 5850 | 117 x 10.1 m | 149760 x 12960 | 26,325 kg / 58,036 lb | 517.7 kW, 2489 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 234 x 20 = 4680 | 117 x 10 m | 46800 x 4000 | 36,504 kg / 80,477 lb | 748.8 kW, 3600 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 234 x 20 = 4680 | 117 x 10 m | 29952 x 2560 | 36,504 kg / 80,477 lb | 655.2 kW, 3150 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, Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375 holds about 20,532 theater seats, 8,399 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 5,774 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 139.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at Marriott Marquis Chicago
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375CDE63.4 x 96.9 m (208 x 318 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375ABC63.4 x 76.8 m (208 x 252 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375DE60 x 69.5 m (197 x 228 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375CD63.4 x 54.9 m (208 x 180 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375BC63.4 x 54.8 m (208 x 180 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375AB63.4 x 49.4 m (208 x 162 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375E60 x 42.4 m (197 x 139 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375C27.4 x 88.4 m (90 x 290 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Great Lakes Ballroom51.3 x 45.4 m (168 x 149 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
- Grand Horizon Ballroom51.2 x 45.4 m (168 x 149 ft) · 8.8 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375D27.4 x 63.7 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
- Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375B63.4 x 27.4 m (208 x 90 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Marriott Marquis Chicago · Venues in Chicago