Fond du Lac 8 Theatres
1131 W. Scott Street,
Fond du Lac,
WI
54935
1131 W. Scott Street,
Fond du Lac,
WI
54935
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Construction photo posted. (Theater is still closed for remodeling)
Grand opening ad posted.
The theater has closed temporarily to complete renovations:
Fond du Lac, WI: Odyssey Cinemas - Fond du Lac Closed Until Summer for Remodeling [Mar 12, 2024]
The Fond du Lac Movie Theater on west Scott Street will be changing ownership. Minneapolis-based Odyssey Entertainment is purchasing the Fond du Lac Theater, with the sale expected to close on or about April 24th. Odyssey President Steve Tripp says they plan to work to upgrade the theater to include “many comforts and amenities” that today’s movie goers have come to expect. Dennis Frank, whose family previously owned the theater says they always ran it as a “family operation” and that they “couldn’t be happier to hand over the keys to a company like Odyssey who will take the theater we built and renovate it to become the area’s premiere cinema for years to come.” Plans are currently underway to upgrade the theater in the next four to five months. One of the upgrades is Luxury recliners that are in the works for all eight auditoriums – those are expected to be installed in the next 60 to 90 days. Odyssey operates theaters in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota and Ohio.
Plans are in the works to expand Fond du Lac Theatre on West Scott Street in light of the closing last week of Forest Mall Cinema. “"The trend now is for mega-screens or a small, plush deluxe theater and the mall just isn’t conducive to that,” said co-owner Dennis Frank who said the work could take place within the next couple of years. Options include adding a mega screen or a plush cozy theater to the existing eight-screen complex. The screen in theater No. 1 on Scott Street is about 40 feet across and nearly classifies as a mega-screen, which is typically 50 to 60 feet across. Frank and his brother Paul Frank also owned (since 1987) the 1973 FOREST MALL Cinema that closed last weekend and the RETLAW, which closed when the FOND DU LAC opened.
Uploaded pics from 2006. Very cool looking theater!