I'm hoping today (Sunday after Thanksgiving) is an exception to my earlier happier experiences at Ultra Star.
I took my 10-yo to see the noon showing of the new Muppet film. First problem was that the electric sign at the theater entrance showed it was playing another movie (Thomas & Friends) so there was a bit of confusion. Once we confirmed that it was the right theater and went in to sit down, we were hit by an overwhelming smell of poop. I guess Thomas and James and all of them were way too exciting for some tots.
Plus, it was dirty and Ultra Star in the past has been very, very clean.
I went outside and got an usher to bring in air freshner which thankfully worked very quickly. He apologized to us and explained that the earlier showing was Margin Call "which has a lot of older people in there." Huh? Not Thomas? Is this a weird way of blaming the poopy smell on older folks? That's a new one.
He also assured us that the theater "will be cleaned up after this show." I pointed out that this doesn't help us now, as we are seeing the movie now not later. He agreed.
So, this was a less than satisfying experience. I just hope it doesn't turn back into the trash heap that was the old theater or worse, into another smelly mess like Harkins Camelview.