Home > Theater 1 > Films > Ellen's The main portion of the show begins with a film that transports Ellen and Bill Nye back billions of years in the past just prior to the creation of the universe. After a brief explanation by Bill Nye as to how the Big Bang created all of the energy in the universe, the audience experiences the Big Bang and the creation of the universe first-hand. A tremendous explosion occurs as stars, planets and galaxies seemingly fly past the audience at remarkable speed. Entering our solar system, the film takes guests on a flyby of our sun, past the moon and finally onto planet earth. Skimming over the surface of the earth, the audience witnesses massive volcanoes and violent earthquakes forming the continents, the filling of the oceans and finally plant life overtaking the landmasses. After this breathtaking sequence, the audience rejoins Ellen and Bill Nye who are now standing in the middle of a lush primordial forest, 220 million years in the Earth's past. It is there that Bill gives Ellen a brief explanation as to how fossil fuels were created. Bill then invites a reluctant Ellen to come along with him for an up close and personal look at the dinosaurs that lived during this time. After much persuasion, Ellen decides to join Bill on his trek deeper into the prehistoric world, and invites the guests in the audience to come along with them. This acts as a prelude to the next segment of the attraction, the primeval diorama. The film is shown on three giant 70mm motion projection screens that together measure 157 feet wide and 32 feet high. The entire "Big Bang" and "Creation of the Universe" sequence was done entirely using state of the art three-dimensional computer graphics. To date, this is the largest computer animated sequence ever created. The live-action jungle scene with Ellen and Bill Nye was filmed on one of the largest soundstages in Hollywood. During the 1996 rehab, two giant subwoofer speakers were installed at the base of the screens in Theater I to enhance the effect of the Big Bang sequence during the film. It was also during this rehab that all three projection lamp housings were replaced on the 70mm projectors. Composer Bruce Broughton composed the underscore for the Theater I film.