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Port Ballroom Pre-function at Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center

Published dimensions

Port Ballroom Pre-function is 242 x 4 m (794 x 13 ft), 968 m² (10,419 sq ft), with a 3.7 m (12 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 3 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 242 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 387 x 3 (65016 x 504 px, 11,610 kg, 214.8 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	322 x 5 = 1610	193.2 x 1.7 m	103040 x 900	7,728 kg / 17,037 lb	408.9 kW, 1966 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	387 x 3 = 1161	193.5 x 1.5 m	65016 x 504	11,610 kg / 25,595 lb	214.8 kW, 1033 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	387 x 3 = 1161	193.5 x 1.5 m	49536 x 384	11,030 kg / 24,316 lb	185.8 kW, 893 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, Port Ballroom Pre-function holds about 1,964 theater seats, 803 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 552 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 235 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center

California Ballroom & Exhibit Hall156.4 x 83.2 m (513 x 273 ft) · 10.4 m ceiling
California 183.2 x 55.2 m (273 x 181 ft) · 10.4 m ceiling
Chula Vista Ballroom58.2 x 46.6 m (191 x 153 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Port of San Diego Ballroom58.2 x 46.6 m (191 x 153 ft) · 8.2 m ceiling
California 251.2 x 38.4 m (168 x 126 ft) · 10.4 m ceiling
Port Pre-function 277.1 x 16.5 m (253 x 54 ft) · 4 m ceiling
La Perla Ballroom39.3 x 29.9 m (129 x 98 ft) · 6.3 m ceiling
California 741.5 x 25.6 m (136 x 84 ft) · 10.4 m ceiling
California 841.5 x 25.6 m (136 x 84 ft) · 10.4 m ceiling
California 541.5 x 25.3 m (136 x 83 ft) · 10.4 m ceiling
California 641.5 x 25.3 m (136 x 83 ft) · 10.4 m ceiling
Port Pre-function 1111.3 x 9.1 m (365 x 30 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center