[Haole boy]

Also the Ocala Drive in is open.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

Wow! People bitched about a super spreader event, OUTSIDE AT THE POLO GROUNDS, a couple of months ago and some of you are wanting to open back up enclosed movie theaters.

What applies to some doesn’t apply to others?

Maybe it's not the same people who "bitched about a super spreader event" as the ones wanting to open the movie theaters.


Some are concerned about spreading the virus, and some are not.

[PugMom]

thx for recommending. i had no idea

[kathyspear]

Originally Posted by BonnieF

Sounds like our life, exactly. We enjoy the theaters in Leesburg and they are less expensive the The Villages. There have been a few movies released and we enjoy the big screen experience also.

Less expensive than TV? We have only been to the theater in Leesburg once but it wasn't cheaper than TV. The snacks were also outrageously expensive compared to here. I like how our theaters sell little snack size bags of popcorn. Not that I can't eat a big bag but sometimes I try to be good.

kathy

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I see some movie theaters are open in Orange and Marion County. Any news about when the Villages' three movie theaters are re-opening?

Last movie I saw here in the Villages was The Call of the Wild. Would like to create some new memories of movie watching in the Villages. Better than getting CoVid though than having to wait just some more.

ANYTHING inside involving people is too dangerous.

[donassaid]

Why should theaters remain closed while airlines continue to fly? I get it that flying might be considered to be an essential industry while movies are just entertainment but airplanes put people closer together than theaters, restaurants or bars. Just saying.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by donassaid

Why should theaters remain closed while airlines continue to fly? I get it that flying might be considered to be an essential industry while movies are just entertainment but airplanes put people closer together than theaters, restaurants or bars. Just saying.

Your problem with flying is more on the ground, in the crowded indoor waiting rooms and lines. The planes themselves turn over their air rapidly and this somehow (?) keeps the spread of disease low. It may be because the high airflow filters out the droplets well.

[waverly51]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

There are virtually no movies released for theaters to show ..... so my guess is, not for a while. The few new ones that are are being released are on streaming services like HBO Now and Netflix. WW85 was decent since I already have HBO but I wouldn't have paid to see it in the theaters. Same for Midnight Sky on Netflix with George Clooney if you like movies of that genre and can figure out weird endings that were obvious if you don't fall asleep.

Not true. If you look on IMDB (Internet movie database) you will see quite a few movies that are out and coming out.

[Taltarzac725]

They were taking a lot of precautions at the Villages' theaters when I was there last. Hand sanitizers readily available, cleaning the seats between showings, spacing of people in seats, limiting number of people, etc. And very few people were going when I was there.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by kathyspear

Less expensive than TV? We have only been to the theater in Leesburg once but it wasn't cheaper than TV. The snacks were also outrageously expensive compared to here. I like how our theaters sell little snack size bags of popcorn. Not that I can't eat a big bag but sometimes I try to be good.

kathy

Pre-pandemic, the Leesburg theater offered $5 movies all day Tuesdays. Do they still offer that? If they do, that is a great deal, especially with those large recliner seats.

[Freeda]

To the person who asked whether the Leesburg AMC still offers $5 Tuesdays, yes, I’m pretty sure they do; check at amctheaters.com. We have A-List subscriptions, so I don’t have to buy individual tickets, and so I don’t keep up with the prices any more, but I think I’ve seen the $5 Tuesdays price on their website.

Also, they have a rewards program that lets you earn free concessions and tickets.

[Ramone]

The 3rd gen of Morse family are most likely waiting to see if Lady Lake allows them to put apartments above all in Spanish Springs.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Ramone

The 3rd gen of Morse family are most likely waiting to see if Lady Lake allows them to put apartments above all in Spanish Springs.

The Morse family doesn't own the movie theatres. I get that the current batch of Morse family developer people are overeager, overzealous, and overdeveloping, and turning what used to be a fun, quaint, lovely place to retire into a sprawling 3-county bustling urban back yard, and I don't like it either.

But it's important to base your feelings about things, on actual things. A connection between movie theatres in the Villages and apartments in the Villages does not exist.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I’m hoping for 4 bustling counties before I pass (82) 20 year resident and love the growth and I’ve moved along with it , Nobody Does It Better Then The Morse Family lol

[FenneyFanatic]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I’m hoping for 4 bustling counties before I pass (82) 20 year resident and love the growth and I’ve moved along with it , Nobody Does It Better Then The Morse Family lol