Regal Bell Tower Stadium 20

13499 Bell Tower Drive,
Fort Myers, FL 33907

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greenth1ng
greenth1ng on February 17, 2023 at 8:51 pm

Seating capacities at this theater:

1997 Add-Ons:

  • 1 - 284
  • 2 - 207
  • 3 - 178
  • 4 - 257
  • 17 - 245
  • 18 - 177
  • 19 - 203
  • 20 - 292

North 6 Wing:

  • 5 - 115
  • 6 - 203
  • 7 - 252
  • 8 - 204
  • 9 - 187
  • 10 - 106

East 6 Wing:

  • 11 - 130
  • 12 - 289
  • 13 - 181
  • 14 - 173
  • 15 (ScreenX) - 276
  • 16 - 131
50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on October 8, 2022 at 8:44 pm

The Bell Tower West would have its own CinemaTreasures page soon, as this is the original Bell Tower East/Bell Tower North before being bridged together on May 23, 1997. The Bell Tower East opened as the Bell Tower 6 on December 17, 1982, and the Bell Tower North 18 opened on June 25, 1993.

EFCMike
EFCMike on November 26, 2018 at 4:49 am

Does anyone remember the name of the 6 screen Theatre that Eastern Federal Theatres opened in Ft. Myers in the early 1980’s? Is so, what was the name of it and address? Whatever happened to it?

rivest266
rivest266 on October 10, 2016 at 8:47 pm

December 17th, 1982 grand opening also posted online.

rivest266
rivest266 on October 1, 2016 at 3:52 pm

BELL TOWER TIMELINE: * December 1982 First 6 cinemas are opened by Cobb Theatres.

  • December 19th, 1986 The Bell Tower West opened, the other cinemas are renamed Bell Tower East

  • June 25th, 1993 Bell Tower North opens, entire complex is listed as Bell Tower 18

  • May 23rd, 1997 The North and East Bell Tower cinemas are bridged together with 8 new screens to create the Bell Tower 20. All other screens get stadium seating. The Bell Tower West is closed down and demolished

  • 1997 sold to Regal Cinemas

  • May 27, 1999, Teenagers sprayed chemicals from a fire extinguisher on the screen, floor, and some seats and tore out some rear seats causing $8000 in damages.

  • April 2000 “A Piece of Eden” had its world premiere here.

1986,1993 and 1997 grand opening ads in the photo section.

andsome96
andsome96 on February 21, 2015 at 7:04 am

I know the original Cobb Theaters built some of their early multiplexes in pairs (Jupiter, Kissimmee), but I never knew that they had a “triplet” property. From what I understand, they knocked down BT West 6 and put a Saks 5th Avenue store in its place.