AMC Downtown Disney 24
1500 Buena Vista Drive,
Lake Buena Vista,
FL
32830
1500 Buena Vista Drive,
Lake Buena Vista,
FL
32830
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Located at Pleasure Island in Downtown Disney the AMC Theatre Complex in Disney, is a spectacular multiplex.
The auditoriums are designed in an old Art Deco style theme, and although completely modern, have sort of a feel of old style theaters. It has stadium seating with almost like couches, where you can pull up the handles and stretch out if the theater is not full. It has awesome THX Surround Sound and Sony Dynamic Digital Sound and it’s one of the most comfortable theaters to sit in.
It’s a great place to take in a movie when you get stuck with a rainy day while in Orlando.
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Ok, would someone please tell what ETX means?
ETX: ‘Enhanced Theatre Experience’
It stands for “Enhanced Theater Experience,” a trade name that AMC uses for for its large format, non-IMAX screens.
it’s AMC’s answer to IMAX, Regal’s RPX and Cinemark’s XD systems where the auditorium is upgraded to feature the largest screen possible – 4K digial projection w/ 3D and custom sound where a multitude of speakers are placed in, around and behind the screen
Since January 1, this theatre is now named “AMC Downtown Disney 24 Theatres”
I guess because Pleasure Island doesn’t really exist anymore. Used to be a fun place….
The theater predates “Downtown Disney” – it’s original 10-screen configuration was an entertainment anchor of Pleasure Island, along with Planet Hollywood (both were off Pleasure Island proper, ie: allowing access to those 21 and under after 6PM without an adult). The theatre expanded to 24 screens with the opening of Downtown Disney West Side and got a second box office and entrance adjacent to the now defunct Virgin Megastore.
The theater is also getting a Fork & Screen “upgrade” (my guess is the original concession stand adjacent to Hyperon Wharf (a re-envisioning of Pleasure Island and open in 2013) will become McGuffins and the 5 right side theaters will become the Fork & Screen auditoriums). Perhaps other upgrades (as suggested by cgimovieman) will occur in the transition as AMC has opened a “Concession Stand of the future” (http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID513430.asp) – which sounds similar but more extensive version of what Drive-Ins have and the “express” concession General Cinema tried and abandoned in their newer plexes a few years before AMC bought them. AMC is doing weird stuff lately.
Here’s some pics – View link – It looks like there are at least two bars – one on the first floor next to the “new” concession stand by Theaters 1 and 2 and one on the mezzine level for Theaters 1 & 2 (where they had a short lived cafe I believe for a few years). The Concession Stand of the Future looks like it has an impressive selection including flavored popcorn (the large is $9.75!) and includes the new Coke Freestyle machines.
According to the AMC website the name should be
AMC Downtown Disney 24 as per the comment by MikeRe
Six screening rooms (on the Planet Hollywood) at this megaplex have been converted to AMC’s dine-and-view concept: View link.