Larry H. Miller Megaplex opens this week in Vineyard
By Genelle Pugmire
Daily Herald, 7 March 2015
Summary:
Megaplex Theatres:
- ground broken May 2014
- grand opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. on 13 March 2015
- 18th theatre complex for Megaplex Theatres
- "an integral part of an ongoing revitalization of the former Geneva Steel Site property"
- 13 auditoriums
- 3,000 guests
- reserved stadium seating
- D-Box motion seats
- luxury lounge and premium seating
- VIP lounge with free drinks and popcorn prior to the show
- Quiet Rooms in select auditoriums, reserved for parents or caregivers to tend to infants
- High Frame Rate projection systems
- first digital IMAX auditorium in Utah County
- Dolby Atmos - "moves audio around the theatre, even overhead, with amazing richness and depth"
- large screen video gaming tournaments and parties
- premiere movie parties and special corporate events
- full-service food court, take dinner into auditorium
- Coca-Cola Freestyle®, touchscreen-operated beverage dispenser that offers more than 100 brands from a single unit
- Pizza Hut Express
- drive up and in-lobby ticketing kiosks
- adaptive services for guests with special needs
- open and closed captioning for the hearing impaired
- descriptive video services for the visually impaired
- accommodations for guests with mobility challenges
- wheelchair accessible D-Box motion seats
"We were approached by the @geneva developers. We'd been looking for a way to get into central and south Utah county and we decided that this would be a great location. It puts us next to three I-15 interchanges." (Blake Andersen, president of Megaplex Theatres)