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Marriott Grand Ballroom Section 8 at Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Published dimensions

Marriott Grand Ballroom Section 8 is 15.7 x 22.9 m (52 x 75 ft), 360 m² (3,870 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 22.9 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 36 x 12 (7200 x 2400 px, 3,370 kg, 69.1 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	30 x 18 = 540	18 x 6.1 m	23040 x 7776	2,430 kg / 5,357 lb	47.8 kW, 230 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	36 x 12 = 432	18 x 6 m	7200 x 2400	3,370 kg / 7,429 lb	69.1 kW, 332 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	36 x 12 = 432	18 x 6 m	4608 x 1536	3,370 kg / 7,429 lb	60.5 kW, 291 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, Marriott Grand Ballroom Section 8 holds about 612 theater seats, 250 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 172 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 15.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Marriott Grand Ballroom73.2 x 45.7 m (240 x 150 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Pacific Ballroom73.2 x 45.7 m (240 x 150 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Marriott Grand Ballroom Sections 5-941.5 x 45.7 m (136 x 150 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Pacific Ballroom Sections 18-2241.5 x 45.7 m (136 x 150 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Marriott Grand Ballroom Sections 1-740.5 x 45.7 m (133 x 150 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Marriott Grand Ballroom Sections 7-1340.5 x 45.7 m (133 x 150 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Pacific Ballroom Sections 14-2040.5 x 45.7 m (133 x 150 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Pacific Ballroom Sections 20-2640.5 x 45.7 m (133 x 150 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Marriott Grand Ballroom Sections 1-631.4 x 45.7 m (103 x 150 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Marriott Grand Ballroom Sections 8-1331.4 x 45.7 m (103 x 150 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Pacific Ballroom Sections 14-1931.4 x 45.7 m (103 x 150 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Pacific Ballroom Sections 21-2631.4 x 45.7 m (103 x 150 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling

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