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Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375CDE at Marriott Marquis Chicago

Published dimensions

Skyline Ballroom at McCormick Place W375CDE is 63.4 x 96.9 m (208 x 318 ft), 6,144 m² (66,128 sq ft), with a 12.2 m (40 ft) ceiling.

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Plan view

63.4 m / 208 ft96.9 m / 318 ft grid 10 m

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 96.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 155 x 20 (31000 x 4000 px, 24,180 kg, 496 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.780.78 mm129 x 30 = 387077.4 x 10.1 m99072 x 1296017,415 kg / 38,393 lb342.5 kW, 1646 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V22.5 mm155 x 20 = 310077.5 x 10 m31000 x 400024,180 kg / 53,307 lb496 kW, 2385 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V23.9 mm155 x 20 = 310077.5 x 10 m19840 x 256024,180 kg / 53,307 lb434 kW, 2087 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 W375CDE holds about 13,465 theater seats, 5,508 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 3,787 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 89.9 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

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Marriott Marquis Chicago · Venues in Chicago

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