Gator Cinemas
6741 West Newberry Road,
Gainesville,
FL
32605
6741 West Newberry Road,
Gainesville,
FL
32605
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Drove by this place as of late and saw that there was a for lease sign right out front. I’m hoping this’ll lead to someone taking this place over and making it as good as it once was.
I currently work for Royal Park 16 and went by to see this classic last month. Obviously it’s still closed. Took some pics and will share.
Anyone know if this facility is still standing and what the status is? I just moved back to the area from a 10-year departure to Massachusetts and am trying to regain my familiarity.
So, it has been three years now and aside from a brief soft reopening in 2017 that sadly went nowhere, Gator Cinemas is still closed. And really, this theater just feels like it’s cursed at this point. It reopened and then got reclosed just days later, it’s unclear whether or not it received needed repairs, it along with the rest of the plaza it’s in is apparently now in foreclosure, all of their social media pages are still deathly silent…basically, those are just a few of the things that Gator Cinemas unfortunately still has going against it. And call me crazy if you must, but me along with a small handful of people still hope that this theater can somehow manage a little comeback for itself. Here’s hoping that it happens much sooner than soon.
There’s a couple of things I should’ve added sometime ago. One, when I said that this theater got shut down, I should’ve also mentioned that it was in December of 2015. And two, someone on Reddit said that according to this theater’s landlord, another theater would most likely move in if this one doesn’t get its act together. Do whatever you will with that info.
Our club, the University Science Fiction Society, did a lobby display here for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989.
Chris, I can only tell you the following…they’re still closed, their GoFundMe page recently went offline, and they now have a little under two months to get things fixed. Definitely not looking good for these guys, sadly.
Anyone have an update of the status of this Cinema? You get a recording when you call the phone number. It says simply that the theatre is closed for renovations.
Should’ve posted this earlier, but the general manager of Gator Cinemas made a GoFundMe page to raise money for necessary repairs and whatnot, it can be found here…https://www.gofundme.com/wpg5qrv2
Don’t know if anyone here already knew, but because of some badly needed repairs, this theater is currently shut down. They apparently have until late March to get things back in shape.
You can use fandango to see what is playing and but tickets.
According to an old issue of The Gainesville Sun, this theater’s last day as the AMC Oaks 4 was September 4th of 2000 with The Cell as its final movie. Also, there are still some AMC logos that can be found at this location, mainly on some of the theater seats and on the outside listings.
AMC opened this theatre on January 31, 1986.
P.S., they do have the capacity to show 3D films, too.
}}} Nearby Theaters Oaks 6 Cinema
Nope. It’s gone, too. AMC abandoned Gainesville completely.
Yes, for those of you interested, they ARE open and hosting second-run movies. As scottneff notes above, the only place at this point to find out what is playing, other than to go by, is to use the facebook page he links to.
Movies are $2 and on Tuesdays $1. Popcorn and drinks start at about $3-4 each — so ca. $8 for soda and popcorn, but the sodas do have free refills.
It’s a good deal for those movies that are worth seeing on the big screen but not ones you wanted to pay like $10 bucks or more to see…
They seem to be using their Facebook page for showtimes etc.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gator-Cinemas/152195818153195
Is this theater closed? is there a website?
Thanks CWalszak.
This theater is being refurbished by its new management: View link
Great photos Lost Memory.
I am a Bulldawg fan this in the one theatre of all the theatres on CT you wouldn’t see me in. Yeah, we take football serious here in the South.
Opened by AMC as Oaks Mall 4 in 1986 and closed in 2000. It reopened in 2001.