KP Cinemas
180 Portage Road,
Kalamazoo,
MI
49048
180 Portage Road,
Kalamazoo,
MI
49048
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Reopened in November 2023 as KP Cinemas. (KP means Kalamazoo Portage) https://wwmt.com/news/local/kp-cinemas-downtown-kalamazoo-portage-michigan-movie-theater-street-popcorn-grand-open-opening-projection-screens
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https://www.kpcinemas.com/
Please change the name of this theater to the AMC Portage Street 10.
Seems like AMC has changed the name due to confusion with the Kalamazoo 10, which has sued AMC due to the confusion. If the name change is permanent, seems like the lawsuit is moot.
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/12/theaters.html
it’s now being remolded to become a AMC location and will reopen as the AMC Kalamazoo 10. http://woodtv.com/2017/08/10/new-plans-revealed-for-kzoos-former-alamo-drafthouse/
Opened November 19 2013.
Of course, this theater’s name should be changed to Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo and the number of screens changed from 14 to 10. It is being renovated for a planned grand reopening in October.
The Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo will have 10 screens.
A photo showing the renovation in progress is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395890637189804&set=pb.299016416877227.-2207520000.1374692927.&type=3&theater
The renovated and renamed Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo will open in October 2013. ( http://drafthouse.com/blog/entry/kalamazoo-october2013
This cinema will be reopened by the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas chain. ( http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/02/alamo_drafthouse_taking_over_r.html )
It’s been confirmed by WKZO that Cinemark will NOT take over the soon to close Rave in Kalamazoo. ( http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2012/nov/19/the-rave-may-close-but-something-is-waiting-to-take-its-place/ )
The new owner/operator may well be Cinemark instead of Carmike; it was just announced that Cinemark is acquiring the Rave properties that were not a part of an earlier sale to Carmike. This may explain why the closing date of this theater was changed.
This articleconfirms the earlier closing date. It seems odd that the closing is being made before the arrival of most of the big holiday films though.
According to this article, Rave will operate the theater until January 2013, at which time a new operator will temporarily close it for renovations. Other sources suggest the new operator may be Carmike, which is reportedly looking at other Rave locations that it did not earlier acquire in 2012.
Typical 14 screen plex, in a year and half due to BAD management and some questionable customers, its showing its age.
Seats are torn, stains on carpets, loud people, ringing cell phones, and yet again prices are raised on the concession items. They have gone up 5 times in the year and half they have been open. The box office admission prices change frequently also. They let students in on a bottom line price, give them free concessions, then pass the buck to regular customers who have to make up the difference at the box office and concession stand. Elevator prices, up and up.
The parking ramps are a nightmare, and not very easy to access unless you know how to get out to get to the theatre, but then try to get out of the theatre and find your way back to the car. This is still downtown and there are still questionable peoples around.
All in all, this place is ok, but with pricing like that I wonder how long it will be until they go bankrupt and Celebration Cinema takes it over. Pay to park, pay unknown at box office, then spend next months rent at the concession stand for a Coke and sm. popcorn.
Ill go to another theatre, thank you.