Comments about AMC Desert Star 15 in Baraboo, WI

50sSNIPES on July 4, 2024 at 12:38 am

Opened with 10 screens on November 19, 1999.

Trolleyguy on November 12, 2016 at 2:52 pm

Address is off. Should be 1301 Kalahari Drive Baraboo WI 53913. The theatre is visible on Street View at this address.

Paul Fortini on February 14, 2011 at 9:40 pm

The chain should be changed to AMC. AMC even has its logos on the building.

rivest266 on October 3, 2010 at 12:40 am

This is now a AMC

jojo25 on July 8, 2009 at 8:22 pm

I can confirm that Joe McNally (yours truely!) was the architect for this theatre. The designer was Paul Mason. Building Construction, Inc. is no longer in business. Paul and I both work for Dimension IV Madison Design Group in Madison, Wisconsin. We are still doing movie theatre design work. You can contact me at:

I was not involved in the design work for the balance of this facility (lodge and casino)…just the theatre.

I also did the Star Cinemas in Fitchburg, Wisconsin and Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. And a small theatre in Wauseon, Ohio.

Paul Fortini on August 17, 2008 at 1:58 pm

Big Red,

That is surprising because I think that in the Chicagoland Area, Kerasotes seems to be doing well. They bought the Webster Place from AMC and sunk a boatload of money into it. The Webster Place is once again a good theatre to see a show in. Loews and AMC had both run it into the ground.

chuck915 on July 8, 2008 at 5:15 am

A new company took over Star Cinemas. Its now Kerasotes. Kerasotes seems to have had some trouble with management quiting. When I was there recently I had some problems with the cleanliness, and when I approached the management about this he was more than willing to help and explained the situation of how they had to hire a lot of new employees and they are still being trained. So some things are overlooked. I got the feeling that this is like starting a brand new theater. Unfortunately its hard to do that when we have been used to the old theater company. I think over time it will be fine. For now we have to bite the bullet.

Paul Fortini on January 14, 2007 at 5:33 pm

The designer (although I’m not sure he is the architect) was Joe McNally Building Construction of Middleton, WI. Here is a link with some building specifications and a great photo:
http://www.nbs-inc.net/abc_kahlihari.jpg

Here are consturction photos:
http://www.commercialblock.com/lake_delton1.htm

As you can see, it is a very substanital building.

Paul Fortini on February 23, 2006 at 1:34 am

I was in this theatre recently. I was stuck in the Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton area because my Amtrak train to Chicago was almost 5 hours late. This is one of the best multiplexes I have ever been in! The auditorium I was in had terrific sightlines and one of the largest movie screens I have ever seen.

If you have any further information on this theatre, please contribute it!

AMC Desert Star 15

1301 Kalahari Drive, Baraboo, WI 53913

1301 Kalahari Drive,
Baraboo, WI 53913