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| - The following is a detailed review of the Tropicana Cinemas, a subsidiary of Regency Theaters. My husband and I visited the cinema for the first time for a Saturday 7 p.m. showing of Captain America 2. The theater and our auditorium were busy, with approximately 70 - 80 seeing the show.
We thought the (P)Leather seats were comfortable, clean and well maintained. A repeat customer commented on the fact that there were new seats in the theater (we were in Auditorium #3). I like the pleather seats much better than cloth and the seats rocked back and a nice incline. Seat rows are not too close. There is only one auditorium and no upper and lower levels. The minus with the seats is that the back is high. Since the theater floor does not incline that much, this means that anyone standing up in front of you will block the screen and/or shorter guests (children) might have a hard time seeing the screen. That's probably why I noticed a very large stack of booster seats in the lobby.
There are five auditoriums. When the lobby is busy, you can hear noise from the congestion in that area. Theater has one box office window. At the time of this writing, tickets were $2.00 each ($1.00 on Tuesdays) and $3.50 for 3D showings. Tickets for this theater cannot be purchased online.
Upon purchasing a ticket, you enter the doors on the right. There is one security/ticket taker stand, and a small concessions area. The security person does request to look inside women's purses.
The sign at the Security Stand states: "No Outside Food or Drink - CASH ONLY." Bag Policy: No shopping bags, no trash bags, no luggage bags, and no large bags of any kind. All hand bags, side bags and purses brought into the Tropicana Cinemas are subject to search. Staff and management reserve the right to refuse any and all bags. We cannot hold any items for any reason. You may enter the building 20 minutes prior to the show. Ticket sales are no longer available 20 minutes after start of show. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Not responsible for items left in theaters. These policies apply to everyone. No Exceptions."
The prices at the concession stand are not discounted and most items are comparable to a regular movie theater. I know from my days working at a movie theater that the box office money goes to the movie makers and the concession stand goes to the theater, so see why prices are high. There is one long line for concessions.
Prices at the time of this writing for concessions:
POPCORN:
Large Popcorn (free refill) - $6.26, Medium Popcorn - $5.25, Small Popcorn $4.25. Combo #1 (Family Combo) - $19.75 [two large drinks, one large popcorn, one nachos].
COMBOS:
Combo #2 - $18.00 [2 Icee, 1 Nachos, 1 Pretzel]. Combo #3 - $15.25 [two large drinks, one large popcorn]. Combo #4 - $11.50 [one super nachos, one large drink] / All combos come with your choice of a free Sour Jacks or Muddy Bears Candy.
KIDS COMBOS:
One kids tray of popcorn, one 12 ounce soda and one kid's candy is $5.00 (if purchasing the Kid's combo with an Icee, then it's $5.75).
DRINKS:
Large Drink (free refill) - $4.50, Medium Drink -$4.00, Small Drink - $3.50. Icee - $4.75, Large Water - $4.00, Small Water - $3.00
CANDY: $2.75, $3.50, and $3.75
SNACKS: $1.00 for Hot Dogs (Eisenberg brand); Pretzels
The lobby in general is congested. There is an ATM machine present along with many arcade games. The lobby is the center hub for accessing the five auditoriums as well as the men's and women's restrooms - a lot of activity in a small place. The restrooms were clean (trash not emptied as typical at most movie theaters). Place in general is old but clean and maintained.
On the theater's Weekly Movie Guide, they advertise a "Reward Program." However, when we inquired about this, we were told that the Reward Program does not apply to this location. However, you can sign up for e-mails about future screenings or download the Regency Cinemas phone app for show times. Theater can also be "liked" on Facebook. Group rates and rentals are also available; call (702) 248-7469 for details.
Three previews were shown prior to the show. There were a lot of people talking loudly at the beginning of the movie, but finally stopped after the first five minutes. Also, there was a small line of late arrivers up to 5 minutes after the movie started, and an usher helped seat them. The Manager was visible several times, seen standing in the lobby.
This theater is truly "discounted" if you live in the area and if you don't purchase from the concession stand. However, if you have to drive far or if you purchase from concessions, then there isn't that big of a savings. For us, we missed a general run of a blockbuster movie but still wanted to see it on the big screen. Thank goodness this theater was not "ghetto fab" but just too far for us, as we will return occasionally. Most people would probably enjoy this entertainment option.
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