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Center Pre-function at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

Published dimensions

Center Pre-function is 87.2 x 16.5 m (286 x 54 ft), 1,439 m² (15,487 sq ft), with a 4.6 m (15 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 4.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 5 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 87.2 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 139 x 5 (23352 x 840 px, 6,950 kg, 128.6 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	116 x 8 = 928	69.6 x 2.7 m	37120 x 1440	4,454 kg / 9,820 lb	235.7 kW, 1133 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	139 x 5 = 695	69.5 x 2.5 m	23352 x 840	6,950 kg / 15,322 lb	128.6 kW, 618 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	139 x 5 = 695	69.5 x 2.5 m	17792 x 640	6,603 kg / 14,556 lb	111.2 kW, 535 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, Center Pre-function holds about 3,010 theater seats, 1,231 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 846 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 80.2 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

Longhorn Exhibition Hall73.2 x 228 m (240 x 748 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Texas Ballroom80.8 x 56.4 m (265 x 185 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Longhorn D73.2 x 45.7 m (240 x 150 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Longhorn F73.2 x 45.7 m (240 x 150 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Longhorn E73.2 x 43.6 m (240 x 143 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Grapevine Ballroom53.3 x 56.4 m (175 x 185 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling
Tate Ballroom64.9 x 43.9 m (213 x 144 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Longhorn A73.2 x 37.8 m (240 x 124 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Longhorn Pre-function73.2 x 35.1 m (240 x 115 ft) · 12.2 m ceiling
Tate A/B42.4 x 47.9 m (139 x 157 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Tate B/C42.4 x 47.9 m (139 x 157 ft) · 7.9 m ceiling
Longhorn B73.2 x 27.4 m (240 x 90 ft) · 7.3 m ceiling

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