Comments on: Ten Year Absence: Orange Cinedome http://cinelog.org/cinelog/2009/02/23/ten-year-absence-orange-cinedome/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carousel http://cinelog.org/cinelog/2009/02/23/ten-year-absence-orange-cinedome/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Carousel Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:12:05 +0000 http://cinelog.org/cinelog/?p=84#comment-199 You must be an Edwards or AMC person. The Cinedome was an amazing theatre in many ways, not just presentation--although that was its most famous feature. 1) Customer service was comparable to other theatres. In some ways, better. The cafeteria-style snack bar, for example, moved patrons through much, much more quickly then the standard stations-format of other chains. The concessions per capita was double that of other chains. I know, I compared... 2) The Cinedome had greater variety refreshments: FRESH made to order pizza, a full-service cafe with gourmet coffee drinks, bottled drinks, nachos that were made with GRATED cheese rather than the canned sauces others use. 3) Popcorn was popped fresh on site 4) Credit card ticket sales long before others were doing it. 5) Ultra-plush loge seating. Also, the Cinedome didn't just have 70mm capability like you said. Many theatres then had a 70 house. The Cinedome, however, had FOUR 70 houses -- a claim no other complex could make. And it RAN 70 in all 4 houses--sometimes even at the same time (many 70-equipped theatres then never got 70 prints). They should've remodeled rather than demolish that place. It's opening weekend gross for JURASSIC PARK was in the top 3 locations for the entire country. You must be an Edwards or AMC person. The Cinedome was an amazing theatre in many ways, not just presentation–although that was its most famous feature.

1) Customer service was comparable to other theatres. In some ways, better. The cafeteria-style snack bar, for example, moved patrons through much, much more quickly then the standard stations-format of other chains. The concessions per capita was double that of other chains. I know, I compared…
2) The Cinedome had greater variety refreshments: FRESH made to order pizza, a full-service cafe with gourmet coffee drinks, bottled drinks, nachos that were made with GRATED cheese rather than the canned sauces others use.
3) Popcorn was popped fresh on site
4) Credit card ticket sales long before others were doing it.
5) Ultra-plush loge seating.

Also, the Cinedome didn’t just have 70mm capability like you said. Many theatres then had a 70 house. The Cinedome, however, had FOUR 70 houses — a claim no other complex could make. And it RAN 70 in all 4 houses–sometimes even at the same time (many 70-equipped theatres then never got 70 prints).

They should’ve remodeled rather than demolish that place. It’s opening weekend gross for JURASSIC PARK was in the top 3 locations for the entire country.

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