Horizon Ranch Flint Hills Immersive Experience Theater

Horizon Ranch Flint Hills Immersive Experience Theater
The Flint Hills Discovery Center has safely reopened its doors to the public. We are operating under reduced hours to allow for additional cleaning and safety measures during this time. Some areas may be limited. Click here to review our Cleaning Protocols and Limitations during this time.

Now Showing | Tallgrass Prairie: Tides of Time


Theater
Experience the Flint Hills through all of your senses in the Horizon Ranch Flint Hills Immersive Experience Theater. Feel the wind rush through your hair, watch smoke from a prairie fire roll across the floor and more! Our multimedia "Tallgrass Prairie: Tides of Time" tells the story of the Flint Hills through sight, sound, and innovative effects, bringing the prairie to life.

This 15 minute presentation plays throughout the day and is included in your admission.
Day of the Week Showtimes
Tuesday-Saturday 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM
Sunday 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM
*Due to some group visits or rentals, on occasion, the films may be subject to run on a special schedule. Please check with Guest Services to verify.

Now Showing | Penguins

Penguins
Narrated by David Attenborough, Penguins celebrates the destiny of a very special King Penguin, who returns to his birthplace in the sub-Antarctic. Known as Penguin City, the island is home to hundreds of albatrosses, fur seals and brawling elephant seals—as well as six million penguins! Somehow our hero must earn his place among the island inhabitants and fulfill his destiny by finding a mate and raising a family. What follows is the story of the most challenging time in a King Penguin’s life, when he is driven to nurture and defend his offspring against harsh weather and fierce predators. This cosmic drama plays
out in one of Earth’s last great wildernesses, amid steep mountain ranges and windblown plains half buried beneath snow and ice. Penguins is an unforgettable tale of one King Penguin’s journey through his species’ central rite of passage.

A nWave Pictures Distribution
A nWave Pictures Distribution Release

Day of the Week  Showtimes 
Tuesday-Saturday  11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM
Sunday  1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM

*Due to some group visits or rentals, on occasion, the films may be subject to run on a special schedule. Please check with Guest Services to verify.

Behind the Name

The Horizon Ranch Flint Hills Immersive Experience Theater is named in recognition of Marty Vanier and Bob Krause. Their love of the tallgrass prairie and a deep appreciation for its role in shaping Kansas values and underpinning a significant sector of our agricultural history led them to want to encourage others to care as well. The couple felt a responsibility to be good stewards of the land and pass that appreciation of the Flint Hills onto future generations. 

Learn more about their generous support.
A man and a woman standing in front of a plains landscape