BEAVERCREEK — Cinemark announced it will reopen its location at The Greene today as part of the company’s plans to reopen select theaters across the country.
News Center 7′ Ronnell Hunt was there at The Greene location’s reopening Friday night.
“This reopening is an expansion of the company’s test-and-learn process, which is instrumental in defining the training, communication and implementation of all cleaning and sanitization protocols and new technology, as it prepares for the comprehensive opening of its U.S. circuit,” Cinemark Holdings, Inc. said in a statement.
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The theater will reopen and screen “Comeback Classic” films and serve traditional concession items. Tickets upon reopening for the “Comeback Classic” screenings will be $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. People can also book a private watch party for up to 20 people with prices starting at $99.
Tickets for the reopening screenings are on sale at Cinemark.com.
The safety and health enhancements at the Greene location will include:
- Mandatory masks for guests within the theater and only can be removed for eating and drinking in auditoriums
- Cinemark is substantially raising the fresh air rate in its building HVAC systems by adding purge cycles and constantly using supply fans to increase total volume of fresh, outside air flowing into our theatres. All theatres utilize MERV filters in its HVAC systems.
- Seat-Buffering Technology will automatically block seats adjacent to a party upon ticket purchase.
- Cinemark vacuums are equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters identified to be effective in trapping at least 99.97 percent of microscopic particles, including COVID-19.
- All public and high-touch spaces, such as concession stands, door handles, drink stations, self-ticketing kiosks, benches and restrooms will be thoroughly sanitized every 30 minutes using products identified by the EPA to be effective in eliminating COVID-19.
- Each auditorium will be disinfected every morning, and all handrails and occupied seats, along with those on either side, will be sanitized between show times.
- For additional assurance, there will be seat wipes and ample hand sanitizer available for customer use.
- Auditoriums will have limited capacities that meet or exceed local ordinances.
- To help reduce potential contact between cash and food-handling areas, cash payments will not be accepted at the concession stand. However, each theater will have a designated area where cash will be accepted, and gift cards will be available.