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Joe Davis, Managing Director Gloria:

“Gloria is an entertainment adventure and the most state-of-the-

art movie theater in the Caribbean”

just sit and have a coffee.
Truly, Gloria has something
for everyone. “This is the
most state-of-the-art movie
theater in the Caribbean.”

Downstairs
IMAX is a brand, Gloria
agreed to a franchise
where they purchased the
proprietary equipment and
thus offering to show mov-
EAGLE BACH — Aruba now your perfect night out with ies in that format. Davis:
offers the most entertaining the family,” says Joe Davis, “A larger screen, dynamic
movie-going experience Managing Director Gloria. sound, amazing image that
with heart-pounding au- is IMAX.” Upon entering the comes into the auditorium near the hotels
dio, awe-inspiring images Davis manages not only in complex you encounter and takes your order to • VIP experience
and an immersive experi- Aruba but also in Curacao. a food court offering P.F. serve you there. If you do • IMAX super cinema ex-
ence. IMAX is the name. “Gloria is an entertainment Chang’s (Asian food), Ital- not want to watch a movie perience
But, there is way more. destination. We try to cre- ian Mangiamo and the and just enjoy your steak • 6 comfort class theaters
Grande Dame Gloria is ate a place for people sports bar Sizzle. Starbucks, and seafood we offer a • Food Court
the newest entertainment not only to watch movies Lettuce Eat and Cold Fu- very nice lounge to sit and • Mingle with the locals
complex and has 10 cin- but also have a night out sion are welcoming you eat, your choice. Seats are • Fun for your teens and
ema theaters: an IMAX, 6 whether that is eating din- and for the children there’s state of the art, brand-new small children (Stay &
comfort class theaters and ner, enjoying drinks, watch- Play & Stay play court. and super comfortable Play)
3 VIP theaters. In total of- ing a sport event in one of with built-in tray tables, illu- • Something different
fering a capacity of 1132 the bars downstairs or to do VIP minated menus and a call- than your standard res-
seats. Gloria invites you something with your family If you want an upscale ex- button for service,” Davis taurant night
to dine at any of its three like see a movie and after- perience, use the separate says. Eventually they will of-
restaurants. If you prefer, wards go to Stay & Play.” entrance to the VIP the- fer valet parking as well. The company behind Glo-
grab something quick at You can get pampered in atres. “Here you relax in a ria
Lettuce Eat, Cold Fusion or the VIP sections which have full recliner with a particu- Upstairs Eddie de Veer is the owner
the ubiquitous Starbucks. a different entrance from lar headrest, your waiter The escalator brings you to of MetaCorp, a 100% Aru-
“If you vacation here, this is the rest of the complex or
the first floor with IMAX and ban company existing for
6 comfort class theaters. 100 years and owner of
“Ease in very comfortable Gloria. “Gloria was the first
leather rockers and enjoy cinema theater we started
the large and wide screens on Aruba, now we do it
plus perfect sound. IMAX again and we make the
offers wide huge chairs and circle round. This is spec-
a screen of 22 meters wide tacular.” If you visit Gloria,
(71 feet) and 13 meters tall take a look at the short
with a 10.1 Dolby Surround wall video showing the his-
Sound System, amazing.” tory of MetaCorp and their
Gloria takes you inside the significance to the Aruban
movie, you are living it! community. De Veer: “In
difficult times like these we
Covid-19 safety in place do invest in our local econ-
Because of the current omy showing confidence
pandemic Gloria has the and giving hope.” q
required Covid-19 safety
protocol in place. Social
distancing is required, seats
are separated and com-
plete sanitizing is done af-
ter each movie.

Unique points
• Parking with 310 spots,