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14 LIVING @ SCCL July 2018
Community Connect
New Movie Palace is Nearby and Great
Yipppeee! The New Redstone Theater Complex,
5.5 miles up 521, across from Lowe’s, is now
open. They are owned and operated by Stone Theaters, headquartered in Charlotte, and they have six locations throughout the Carolinas with eighty-four screens. There are some distinct differences between this complex and surrounding AMC Theaters and Regal Theaters. To begin with, Redstone Theaters doesn’t offer pre-selected seats. You can purchase your ticket at a kiosk (credit card only) or from a person at the booth, and then pick out your seat once you’re in the theater. At the kiosk you can also pick up your online purchased ticket.
The new fourteen screen, 2,800 stadium seat theater is a welcome addition to our
Tina Conklin, manager at Redstone Theaters, pointed out their primary objective is customer service. Not all patrons like the pre-assigned seating and buying your tickets from a kiosk. She also pointed out that when AMC and Regal converted to recliner seats, they cut
the seat numbers in each theater almost in half. So, preassigned seats were almost mandatory. Redstone has comfortable rocking chairs, but not recliners, allowing more seats per theater. And the theaters are also bigger, so getting a good seat once you enter the theater still works, unless it’s opening night of a blockbuster. In
that case, just go early. Company President and CEO Herman Stone said, “Stone Theaters is extremely excited to bring this much needed and state-of-the-art facility to Indian Land and the surrounding communities.”
The fourteen screen complex features aproximately 2,800 stadium seats, extra large wall-to-wall screens, digital sound systems, rear window captioning (RWC) for the deaf and hearing impaired, and descriptive video service (DVS) for the blind and visually impaired.
Concessions include pizza by Pizzeria Uno, gourmet pretzels, hot dogs, nachos, all the usual movie snack and beverage fare, and a snappy lobby with lots of chairs
and tables if you want to hang out there. They also have FLASHBACK CINEMA every Sunday and Wednesday, where they show classic movies. Regular admission policies apply. Here is a break down on the prices. All prices include tax.
Super Bargain $6.50 (all shows before 1:30 pm- 3D/PDX extra, which applies to all below prices) Matinee (until 6 pm) $8.00
Adult (Sun – Thurs) $10.50
Adult (Fri & Sat) $10.75
Child (ages 3-12) $7.75
Student (with ID) $9.50
Seniors (60+): $7.75 I suppose that’s most of us. Military (with ID) $8.00
Discount Tuesdays $5.00 before 6 pm. $6.00 after 6 pm.This is the best deal of all. There is a $5.00 small drink & popcorn combo available.
Add-On Experiences 3-D: $3.00, 2-D PDX: $4.00, 3-D PDX: $5.00
One feature they offer that really impressed me is SENSORY FRIENDLY SCREENINGS. Once a month, they offer a screening of a
film for folks with special needs,
like autism. Viewers are free to
move around, dance, make noises, and be themselves. The lights are brought up slightly and the sound is lowered. Open to the public. Reservations are not required. Admission: $5.00. $1 drinks and $1 popcorn.
The SUMMER MOVIE MAGIC Program is great for families and groups. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10:00 am, they offer a collection of family and children’s films for the summer. Child Admission: $1.00. Group leaders and adults are free. And there are $1.00 kid’s drinks and $1.00 kid’s popcorn.
There are two types of Bulk Discount tickets, but these can only be purchased from the home office, not at
the theaters. You buy them in packs of 50. Premium discount tickets are $7.50 apiece and reel discount tickets are $6.50 apiece. Add-on experiences are extra. A variety of restrictions apply.