Metropolitan Theatres Announces the Reopening of Camino Real Cinemas and Fiesta 5 Theatres

Source: Metropolitan Theatres

Metropolitan Theatres Corporation has announced the reopening plan of two of their Santa Barbara Area theatres [as of] Friday, October 2nd: 

• Camino Real Cinema located within the Camino Marketplace at 7040 Marketplace Drive, Goleta, CA 93117
• Fiesta 5 Theatre located at 916 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

The Theatres reopenings will feature enhanced safety procedures in accordance with current local guidelines, and will take a three (3) step approach in creating awareness of these measures:

Theatre Experience Safety Procedures: The moviegoer will be alerted to what they can expect and experience when they enter the theatre.

Employee Safety Procedures:  Guests will be advised of the plan to keep both employees and guests safe.

Food/Concessions Safety Procedures:  Details the safety precautions taken for food service at the theatre.

Additionally, Metropolitan Theatres along with over 300 companies nationally has aligned with CinemaSafe.org, created by the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), to voluntarily follow a set of health and safety protocols developed by a team of industry experts based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 

To welcome guests back to the movies, movie-goers will enjoy expanded bargain pricing Sunday through Thursdays, double M Rewards points on concession and ticket purchases, and special pricing on a selection of concession items through October.

Metropolitan Theatres also introduces “Your Private Screening” offering intimate movie screenings of new theatrical releases for up to 20 family and friends starting at $130 with a $5 booking fee.  To add to the exclusive experience, guests can pre-order concessions to be delivered right to their seat.  To schedule a private screening, guests can visit www.MetroTheatres.com.

Films that retuning guests can expect to see on the big screen include Christopher Nolan’s Tenet from Warner Bros., The New Mutants from 20th Century Fox Studios, as well as several new independent features such as Ava, and Save Yourselves!. 

“We are excited to welcome our guests back to the movies.  We have missed the daily contact with them, but have been busy formulating reopening plans with enhanced safety procedures so we may open responsibly,” said David Corwin, President.  “Our guest’s health and safety remain our top priority, and we appreciate their trust and confidence in us as we reopen our theatres.”

The full safety procedures can be found at www.MetroTheatres.com/SafetyProcedures along with our safety procedures video.

THEATRE EXPERIENCE SAFETY PROCEDURES

• Ticket Purchases:  Guests are encouraged to buy tickets online through the website for contactless payment or through our New Metropolitan Theatres mobile app, which is available for download on the App Store and Google Play. 
• Ticket bar codes will be scanned at the theatre for contactless entry.
• Safety Barriers: Safety barriers have been installed at the box offices and concession stands.
• Social Distancing: Decals are placed in high traffic areas (concessions stand, box office, and restrooms) to ensure a 6-ft distance between guests.
• Auditoriums: Reduced capacities in each auditorium with 6-ft separation between each guest/party.  There will be three empty seats between parties and every other row will remain empty.
• Reserved seating: This has been implemented across the theatres.
• Disinfect High-Contact Surfaces: High-contact surfaces will be disinfected frequently.  This includes restrooms (sinks faucets, handles, etc.), auditoriums, entrances/exits, railings, counters, podiums, and kiosks. The box office will be sanitized after every transaction. Seats in the auditoriums will be disinfected between every show (seats, armrests and tray tables).
• Face Coverings: Face masks are required to be worn at all times in the theatre except when eating while seated in the auditoriums. 
• Remain Home if Sick:  Guests are requested to remain home if sick or have been in close contact with anyone experiencing signs of sickness.
• Sanitizer Stations:  For guest well-being, hand sanitizer stations will be placed throughout the theatre.
• Drinking Fountains:  will be closed. 
• Arcade Games:  will be closed.

EMPLOYEE SAFETY PROCEDURES

• Temperature Check: Employee temperatures will be taken at the start of every shift. Any employee with a temperature or COVID symptoms per CDC recommendations will be asked to leave.
• Proper Protective Equipment: All employees will be required to wear Proper Protective Equipment (PPE) which includes masks and gloves, and adhere to all CDC recommended standards of use for the equipment.  Metropolitan Theatres will supply masks and gloves for all employees.
• Hand Washing: All employees will be required to wash their hands at the start of their shift, and regularly, for at least 20 seconds.
• Remain Home if Sick: An employee who is sick or not feeling well will be required to stay home. An employee who has been in close contact with anyone experiencing signs of sickness will remain home.
• Safe Social-Distancing: Employees will practice safe social distancing and avoid personal contact in accordance with the CDC and local government guidelines.

FOOD / CONCESSIONS SAFETY PROCEDURES

• Team members have been trained in proper food-handling protocols in order to reduce person to person contact.
• Safe social distancing decals are placed on the ground to ensure that guests are maintaining a healthy distance of at least 6-ft apart while waiting in lines.
• Self-serve soda machines (where applicable) will be managed by theater staff or closed. Upon purchasing a drink at the concession stand, guests will present their receipt to the employee working the drink station and they will fill the cup.
• M Rewards Member Refills: A new cup or popcorn container will be given for all refills.
• Self-serve condiment stations will be closed. Guests can request condiments at the concession stand.

About Metropolitan Theatres Corporation

Metropolitan Theatres, a fourth-generation family owned theatre circuit launched in 1923, provides a premium movie-going experience with a growing number of plush luxury recliner auditoriums and expanded food and beverage offerings. Metropolitan currently operates a diverse collection of historic properties and state-of-the-art multiplexes among its 16 theatres and 96 screens in California, Colorado, Idaho and Utah. Metropolitan is adding a new luxury dine-in complex to its portfolio with the opening of a ten-plex at Outlets at San Clemente, CA, in in early 2021.  Metropolitan has operated in Loveland, CO, since 1995.  For more information on Metropolitan Theatres, visit www.MetroTheatres.com.