AMC Center Valley 16
2805 Center Valley Parkway,
Center Valley,
PA
18034
2805 Center Valley Parkway,
Center Valley,
PA
18034
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With the closure of the Classic Allentown 16 this is technically the last remaining of the Carmike theaters AMC aquired that has remained open. Being a 18 year old theater as of 2024 and on it’s 3rd circuit Rave> Carmike > AMC. I guess the fact that it wasn’t built by Carmike saved the location.
Update: Theatre reopened at a later time today, currently showing tonight’s shows according to the AMC and Fandango website
As of July 13th, 2022. amctheatres and fandango websites has shown that this theatre is temporarily closed.
Michael R. Rambo Jr. from the Lobby Auditoriums 1-4 are on the Left 2 is the Dolby Cinema and 4 is the IMAX Auditorium. Except for 1 2-4 are 2 floor Auditoriums and the elevator in the Hallway acts as the ADA path to the top level wheelchair spots and the 2nd level of seats. 5-16 are on the right. the Fathom Events equipped auditoriums are on that side.
Which theatres are on the left side of Center Valley 16, and which are on the right side?
As of today, the arcade is reopened
In 2019, some employees were saying about the Dolby Cinema coming which it did, also adding a MacGuffins bar but not yet happened. I assume it was a rumor something I have no idea.
Auditorium 2 due to it getting gutted fully for it’s Dolby conversion is also the only Auditorium to no longer have the wall sconces that were installed by Rave with there R logo on them. The interior was redone to the Dolby Cinema spec and has all Black versions of the AMC wall sconces and recliners with touchscreen style controls instead of the pull handle used by the Red model.
The Rave Motion Picture’s Promenade 16 opened on December 15th, 2006. This theater was a huge success as an upper class movie experience. On April 29th, 2011, one of it’s auditoriums have been converted into an IMAX Theater. Sometime in 2012/2013, the theater was purchased by Carmike Cinemas, which operated the Carmike Allentown 16, The Theater was renamed to Carmike Promenade 16. In 2016, the theater was bought by AMC Theaters. In 2017 the theater was renamed to the AMC Center Valley 16. In November of 2020, Theater 2 was closed and converted into Dolby Cinema at AMC which brought the premium of Dolby with recliners.
Currently, the theater is cleaned hard and comfortable. The DOD Matrix is off and Dobey Cinema has white carpet, recliners, neon blue lighting all around, big screen and speakers all around. Nothing much has changed since closure except Dolby Cinema opening.
Dolby Cinema opened the last week of November with AMCs Signature Recliners only in that theater.
the external parts of the Dolby are finished but the theater is apparently not done with work delayed by covid-19. they only put the Dolby video tunnel on the 1st floor entrance based on the apperence. the 2nd level doors are unchanged but the work did mess up the dod matrex signs and the auditorium entrance signage from the rave era was removed from the 1st floor entrance its now set up like a normal AMC auditorium entrance. no word if this means that the rest of the doors will be getting the Video display signs and have the rave overhangs ripped out for AMC side door markers.
The construction is for a Dolby Cinema. Added a photo of the stand announcing the project.
Was there today, and theatre #2 was closed and walled off with construction signs. Not sure if this is the beginning of a renovation of the whole complex, or if they are converting this theater to something like AMC Prime.
AMC tends to take those down and just put an AMC sign up in over the door.
AMC finally got the door stickers updated on the entrance doors and above the poster frames. still waiting for a new sign. I do hope that like carmike the keep that neon backer and put the AMC logo on that.
This opened on December 15th, 2006. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Found on Newspapers.com
It’s converted on paper now the location still has Carmike logos everywhere but the policy and POS systems say AMC.
Theater will be closed on Monday March 6th to convert their computer systems. Will probably then reopen the next day as AMC Center Valley 16.
AMC Has recently Merged with Carmike but this location has not been converted over to the AMC Branding yet.
One of 16 theaters Rave Cinemas operated on behalf of its former parent company Rave Reviews Cinemas, and was included in the sale to Carmike.
The IMAX screen has opened: View link.
This article about the theater’s getting a digital IMAX screen includes a picture of the theater’s entrance: View link.