LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 31, 2026--
Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR ) announced today that The Wizard of Oz at Sphere will debut a series of new and expanded 4D effects beginning Friday, September 25 th, 2026. In addition, tickets for The Wizard of Oz at Sphere are now on sale through the beginning of 2027 at thesphere.com.
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Since opening in August 2025, Sphere has brought the beloved classic, The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, to life at an unprecedented scale by using advanced proprietary technologies. The Experience has been transporting guests through an iconic tornado scene that drops Dorothy and her friends on the yellow brick road where apples fall from the sky and Winged Monkeys take flight.
The new and expanded 4D effects debuting in The Wizard of Oz at Sphere include: animatronic Winged Monkeys; themed scents; “Glinda Glitter;” pyrotechnic fireworks; and scented apples.
Jennifer Koester, Sphere President and Chief Operating Officer, stated: “At Sphere, we’re constantly exploring new ways to push the boundaries of immersive storytelling and create new experiences for our audiences. The upcoming enhancements to The Wizard of Oz at Sphere take some of the most memorable moments from the experience to the next level to immerse and transport audiences deeper into the world of Oz.”
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere is presented by Sphere Studios in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery, Google and Magnopus. The Wizard of Oz at Sphere has multiple showtimes daily, with tickets now on sale through the beginning of 2027 at thesphere.com.
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About Sphere Entertainment Co.
Sphere Entertainment Co. is a leader in immersive experiences, technology and media. The Company includes Sphere, an experiential medium powered by advanced technologies. The first Sphere opened in Las Vegas, with plans also announced for Sphere venues in Abu Dhabi and National Harbor. In addition, the Company includes MSG Networks, which operates two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as a direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming product, MSG+, delivering a wide range of live sports content and other programming. More information is available at www.sphereentertainmentco.com.
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Unveils New & Expanded 4D Effects
The price of oil rose and stocks fell on Wall Street Monday after the U.S. launched its first military action in a month against Iran.
The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 331 points, or 0.6%, as of 3:01 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq fell 0.4%.
The indexes are on pace to close out August with a gain for the month after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each lost ground in July and June.
Monday's losses were broad, with nearly every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 in the red. Energy stocks, though, gained ground. Exxon Mobil rose 2.1% and Chevron rose 1.5%.
On the losing side, Edison International slumped 23.4% and PG&E fell 19.5% for two of the steepest declines. That followed reports about potential California wildfire legislation that would allow insurers to sue utilities over related claims.
Amazon fell 2.9% after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Trade Commission and more than 20 states are preparing to sue Amazon.com over claims the online retail giant manipulated prices on its platform.
The U.S. war with Iran remained a key focus for Wall Street. U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters on Monday.
The aggressive actions follow a lull in activity in the U.S. war with Iran, which has lasted more than six months.
The war has curtailed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for about 20% of the world’s oil shipments. Oil prices remain high after an initial surge earlier in the war and that has made everything from gasoline to shipped goods more expensive.
The price of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.7% to settle at $90.49 per barrel on Monday. The price swung between $72 and $102 last month amid rising and falling hopes for a deal to end the war.
The national average for gasoline in August has been above $4 per gallon every day of the month for the first time ever, according to the AAA. It has been the most expensive August at the pump on record, outpacing even the enormous supply chain crunch during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.
Higher energy prices because of the war have fueled already stubbornly high inflation. That has been weighing on household spending and consumer confidence. It has also given the Federal Reserve a more complicated path ahead for its interest rate policy.
The rate of inflation remains well above 3%, which is far beyond the Fed’s 2% target. Wall Street expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least once before the year ends in an effort to cool inflation. On Friday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said that inflation is still too high and suggested a rate hike might be necessary in the coming months.
The Fed gets its next inflation update on Sept. 11, just days ahead of its next meeting to determine interest rate policy. Wall Street is forecasting a 66% chance that the Fed will raise its benchmark rate at that meeting, according to CME FedWatch.
“While a September hike is not a foregone conclusion, we expect the Fed to have limited tolerance for meaningful upside inflation surprises," wrote Brock Weimer, investment strategy analyst at Edward Jones, in a research note.
The yield on the two-year Treasury, which closely tracks expectations about Fed moves, rose to 4.35% from 4.34% late Friday. That’s up significantly from about 3.50% at the beginning of 2026.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.76% from 4.73% late Friday. That's back up around the level seen two weeks ago when the Trump administration took the unusual step of announcing it would intervene in the bond market.
The job market remains resilient, but is showing signs of weakening. Any increase to interest rates that could cool inflation also risks hurting the jobs market.
Later this week, the U.S. reports August jobs data. In July, the U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly as employers cut 23,000 jobs. Labor Department revisions slashed another 103,000 jobs from May and June payrolls.
Company updates helped move several stocks Monday. GameStop rose 2.5% after the video game retailer provided a preliminary second-quarter earnings outlook above its year-ago results. Shares of Aon slid 8.6% as the company announced that it was buying insurance broker USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR in a deal valued at $17 billion, including debt.
Markets were mixed in Europe and Asia.
AP Business Writers Elaine Kurtenbach and Michelle Chapman contributed to this report.
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