Mission Bell Square Theatre

12799 North Dale Mabry Highway,
Tampa, FL 33618

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Logan5
Logan5 on June 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm

“The Phantom” was presented at the UA Mission Bell Theatre beginning on Friday June 7, 1996 (the film’s US nationwide release date).

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 21, 2021 at 7:12 am

The Showbiz Pizza Place that was sitting next door operated until September 1986 when it was sold during an absolute auction.

AR235
AR235 on May 21, 2021 at 7:04 am

Remember the soothing light projection on screen through slowly merging globs of oil that would accompany every screening? I’m trying to find a name for that process. There was nothing else like it around.

AR235
AR235 on May 21, 2021 at 6:58 am

I worked as an usher at Mission Bell in 1990 during my Senior year of high school. I remember Orin, the theatre’s manager saying they were getting a film in about “1001 Arabian Nights”. He was referring to Lawrence of Arabia. I saw many, many films at this theatre in the 80s.

mharmon999
mharmon999 on June 20, 2015 at 10:56 am

Show Biz Pizza family entertainment place was right next door to this theatre. Great way to go have dinner, play games, get prizes, enjoy Pizza and then a movie night!

mharmon999
mharmon999 on June 20, 2015 at 10:49 am

I came down from NYC to visit my family in Tampa in December 1982 for the holidays and it was my first time to this theatre and I saw Airplane 2-the Sequel.

Trish1217
Trish1217 on March 28, 2014 at 7:55 pm

Update: last week my son wanted to go to a video game store in Tampa. We live in Spring Hill now but drove down in the pouring rain. Guess where it was? Sight of the old Mission Bell! I wanted to Cry when I saw an Asian joint and video game store where “The Bell” once stood!

SURFACEART
SURFACEART on September 19, 2013 at 7:37 pm

It was a nice theatre, really liked it. I remember watching “the Phantom”, “the Arrival”, and a re-release of “the Empire Strikes BacK”. gOOD TIMES :)

Trish1217
Trish1217 on July 21, 2013 at 2:17 pm

This theater was the “hot spot” back in the day, mid-80’s when I was in high school! It was THE place to see and be seen and everyone cruised around the parking lot over and over. Back when gas was 80 cents a gallon! Ahh! I remember I saw a film here in 1985 and the ac was broken! I was sad when I came back to Tampa and it was torn down!

JKMOVIE
JKMOVIE on August 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm

I loved this theater back in the day and I miss it. I had a lot of fun there.