Comments on: Ten Year Absence: Orange Cinedome http://cinelog.org/cinelog/2009/02/23/ten-year-absence-orange-cinedome/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:01:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Big Rivers http://cinelog.org/cinelog/2009/02/23/ten-year-absence-orange-cinedome/comment-page-1/#comment-5107 Big Rivers Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:15:33 +0000 http://cinelog.org/cinelog/?p=84#comment-5107 I remember working at the dome goodtimes the main manager Ray L. and his wife ran the show he also ran the katella drive inn that place was cool. Today the theaters are about money i remeber paying to see a movie at the cinedome and paying like 4.00 and saw all the movies at the dome 2.00 bucks for a hot dog 1.75 for popconr crazey and remered that was high. Today they want 7.00 buck just a hotdog 15.00 bucks for soda and pocorn whats up with that noncent...i grew up the i mean literally grew up their my mom & dad worked 2 shifts and well droped me at flixs before they opened and pick me up when they closed. That was cool did that for years then when I was old enough got a job their. i loved that place alot of history for me as a kid what stood out the most for me was working the door people coming in taking their tickets telling them where to go sit.That was awesome for me i enjoyed it because i loved to talk and well i became an attraction you can say when people walked by they would stand to the side to hear tell them where there movie was. Well let say i talked very fast and well they enjoyed the I talked... also when Mr. Syufy had employee appreciation night good times we would close at the end of the night and we would have a special premiier night for just the employess. Watch like 2 blockbuster movies before they came out cater food for us (pizza) wow i missed this place now its gone just like me i no longer live in So Cal. and i also miss home as well but thats life just the dome was not making rhe money that it use to and became to expensive to run. Everyone was going to newer theater that they thought was nicer just because it was new to me just because it was new did not mean it waas better oh well at least i still have my memories. I remember working at the dome goodtimes the main manager Ray L. and his wife ran the show he also ran the katella drive inn that place was cool. Today the theaters are about money i remeber paying to see a movie at the cinedome and paying like 4.00 and saw all the movies at the dome 2.00 bucks for a hot dog 1.75 for popconr crazey and remered that was high. Today they want 7.00 buck just a hotdog 15.00 bucks for soda and pocorn whats up with that noncent…i grew up the i mean literally grew up their my mom & dad worked 2 shifts and well droped me at flixs before they opened and pick me up when they closed. That was cool did that for years then when I was old enough got a job their. i loved that place alot of history for me as a kid what stood out the most for me was working the door people coming in taking their tickets telling them where to go sit.That was awesome for me i enjoyed it because i loved to talk and well i became an attraction you can say when people walked by they would stand to the side to hear tell them where there movie was. Well let say i talked very fast and well they enjoyed the I talked… also when Mr. Syufy had employee appreciation night good times we would close at the end of the night and we would have a special premiier night for just the employess. Watch like 2 blockbuster movies before they came out cater food for us (pizza) wow i missed this place now its gone just like me i no longer live in So Cal. and i also miss home as well but thats life just the dome was not making rhe money that it use to and became to expensive to run. Everyone was going to newer theater that they thought was nicer just because it was new to me just because it was new did not mean it waas better oh well at least i still have my memories.

]]> By: SpectroMan http://cinelog.org/cinelog/2009/02/23/ten-year-absence-orange-cinedome/comment-page-1/#comment-1935 SpectroMan Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:16:21 +0000 http://cinelog.org/cinelog/?p=84#comment-1935 Was just at Denny's across the street last weekend missing the Cinedome. Loved that place. The complex adjacent to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose has the exact same look and is still operating - anybody know the history? Was just at Denny’s across the street last weekend missing the Cinedome. Loved that place. The complex adjacent to the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose has the exact same look and is still operating – anybody know the history?

]]> 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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