 Renowned landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson formed the concept for the Terrace after seeing an illustration of shadows cast by a lunar eclipse.A terrace covering was designed by Charles Morris Anderson as a Landscape Architect, and his design was awarded the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Design award in 2003.

, five shows have premiered in the theater.The first show, "Passport to the Universe", opened with the new theater and features the voice of Tom Hanks as a guide along a voyage from Earth to the edge of the observable universe.