W184 at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

W184 is 36 x 24.2 m (118 x 79 ft), 871 m² (9,378 sq ft), with a 6.1 m (20 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 8 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 36 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 57 x 8 (9576 x 1344 px, 4,560 kg, 84.4 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	48 x 12 = 576	28.8 x 4.1 m	15360 x 2160	2,765 kg / 6,095 lb	146.3 kW, 703 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	57 x 8 = 456	28.5 x 4 m	9576 x 1344	4,560 kg / 10,053 lb	84.4 kW, 406 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	57 x 8 = 456	28.5 x 4 m	7296 x 1024	4,332 kg / 9,550 lb	73 kW, 351 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, W184 holds about 1,749 theater seats, 715 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 492 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 29 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