Abandoned Retro IMAX Movie Theater Full of NEON Lights 

Thanks for sharing. It’s So sad that they are letting this go to waste ☹️

Looks to only be abandoned for about a year. Starry (which was rebranded and tweaked Sierra Mist) launched in Jan 2023. That is likely why the theater is still in pretty good condition. I hold close my years of working in megaplexes and small theaters in every position including projectionist. I've also watched them close and all the contents ripped out and the place gutted and it still sends chills down my spine and saddens me that these wonders of our youth are slowly going the way of the old Drive In's.

As an avid movie-goer this is sad to see, but I am so glad that you posted this video. This theatre needs to be brought back to life. Fantastic space!!

This is my childhood theater. I did live 5 minutes away from there. This is crazy to see somewhere i would go all the time abandoned!

Seeing such an abandoned wonder leaves me speechless. This cinema was probably another victim of the covid pandemic.

Came here from tiktok. This is so nostalgic and incredible! I hope someone saves it 😢

Man I miss being a projectionist. I didn't realize how much I would love the job. They hired me off of the street too. (Usually you have to move up from a floor position first). Starting movies for everyone. Not being bothered by hovering managers and supervisors(although they would randomly walk through to check on you). Using walkie talkies to communicate with employees. The isolation from everyone there was peaceful. Now my job is gone due to technology. Concession stands have turned into mini bars. Movies were better back then. It has all changed for the worse.

WHAT A LOCATION MAN!! Pure Gold... The 80s / 90s Look - nothing destroyed.... The Neon Lights :-o Amaziiiing... It's a shame about the cinema :( Thanks for the Video... Greetings from Germany

I can imagine how amazing this theater must’ve been when it was open. I still go to the theater to see movies. I saw The Iron Claw today and the movie is excellent. I like to sit up top to the right when I go see a movie.

This brings me back to the 70's when I went to see Tommy at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. The dome has been closed for several years, but is planning to reopen in 2025. It'd be fantastic if you could get inside to show what it looks like today, before the reopening. 👍😎✌🗽🎄

Looks like you could just start playing a movie, it’s in good shape!

I was a protectionis for Edwards in the early 2000s. The reason why some screens were wider is because of the aspect ratio. Some films were in 1.85:1 or 2.39.:1 and many others. IMAX is 1.43:1 to 1.90:1. Looks like they converted to digital projectors. Film projectors had platters. The platter is a film trasport system were you lay the print on. They had an infrastructure of pulleys, so you can thread the film into the projector. Unfortunately, this theater was not an IMAX one. Great video

Movie theaters are so important to me and how I was raised.. and how so many others grew up and what they experienced. It’s so incredibly disheartening seeing places I and others care so much about just forgotten about. And with this one having all its lights on dust just visible and it being so clean it almost makes it even more sad . Somehow more sad than seeing it destroyed? Its odd. I’ve never been there but I feel every oz of nostalgia

This is a nice movie theater!!!! I really hate that people randomly spray the fire extinguishers all over the place for no reason at all!!!! That’s crazy and literally makes no sense!!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome location with us!!!! It’s really sad that nobody is trying to do anything with it..

I watched Black Hawk Down in one of those types of theaters with the extra speakers, louder sound, and bigger screens. I am a combat vet and had to walk out after 30 minutes just to catch my breath.

I saw Toy Story 3 last month for my nephews birthday party. It was in our small town theater. They charge $5 per person on a regular night. We go often.

I think the switch to digital along with the recent pandemic also played a part in the closure of movie theatres in recent years. It's sad to see a lot of theatres, especially big megaplexes like this one, get left abandoned. Unfortunately, there aren't many movies coming out from Hollywood these days that are worth seeing in the theatre in my opinion. I also miss the days when theatres ran their movies on actual 35mm film rather than those high-tech digital video projectors that you would see in most theatres nowadays. I don't think this theatre had an IMAX, unless it was an IMAX retrofit or a "LieMAX" as some people would call it.

This theater 🎥 looks 👌🏼

Those lights look awesome

Wow I can't believe it's so clean

I love going to the movies when I'm in the Philippines, they have a app that dims and silences your cell and you can order all kinds of food and they bring it to you, all the chairs are huge and each isle is big enough for a wheelchair to get through.

What a shame it’s abandoned 😢, such pretty neon lights, and such big theater! I really enjoy your videos. Love from the Netherlands 😊

I used to work at a Movie Theater in Osage Beach Missouri. When I was a Freshman, and a Sophomore and summer after Sophomore year. Loved it. Brought back memories.. It started as a three plex. Then changed to 5 plex. But it's closed now. Sad to see!

So sad,this place is huge and is still so nice!

I enjoyed watching it. Place still looks great.

Very cool!! It's a shame it's no longer used.

Love that place they should clean it up make it digital redo some of it and open it back up such a waste for real . Great video it's wild the power is still on . Somebody is paying that huge bill still wow . Really should be reopened for real. I wonder if the movies are still in the projector rooms . Be cool see what's in there .

Watching later great memories though of even older theaters thanks 👍

This looks so clean!😊

Love abandoned movie theaters!! Great explore 😊😊😊

I’m positive that’s the movie theater I went to as a little kid😱😱😱

This is awesome. So 90s

Well BigBankz I didn’t know you were gonna be in my hood. If I had known I would have had you over for a good home cooked meal!! This theater closed a yr ago due to bankruptcy! Their prices were ridiculous as compared to other theaters. For those of you wondering why some of the seats so close those seats were almost double the price. They reclined all the way back. Been here like hundreds of times. Only very recently have they boarded up the front windows. Some idiots and low life’s started dumping garbage, old furniture, tires and other junk all around the building. Thank goodness the local county took quick action and hauled it away, hopefully it wont continue to happen. Yes Bankz they often played IMAX. There are still very active business’s attached to this theatre as well as a small strip mall up front. I read Regal was like 10 Billion $$ in debt.

Great video! Don’t laugh but the last movie I saw with friends & their granddaughters was “Paddington Bear”. It was so stinking cute!

What a place! And in such pristine condition and all lit up. Thanks for bringing us along. Stay safe.

I went December 24th with my family, (it’s our family tradition on Christmas Eve), and we saw Migration. I went back on December 30 alone to watch Anyone but you. I like sitting in the middle of the row somewhere in the middle of the theater.

I currently work part time at a movie theater, I think going to shows and having theater snacks/popcorn is great and also watching movies on the big screen in the audience I hope movie theaters have many more years ahead of them

Great video. All your videos are worth waiting for to watch. Keep them coming. Stay safe and well, God bless you ❤❤

What an amazing place 🤩 thank you 🙏

That was a cool explore, enjoyed the video. Hope you and your family have a Happy Holidays!

Love your videos and glad to see your adventures as well. Thanks for posting this too. Have a nice day now.

Looks like the cinemark theater I go to. Same carpet, same chairs, which are great because they're adjustable and recline and have heaters. ❤

Nice looking place. Reminds me of the good ole days. Only a few years ago!

The Warren Theatre you talked about in the OKC area was modeled after the original Warren Theaters in Wichita, Kansas. They’ve since been sold to Regal Theaters.

Big Bankz thank you loved this video glad your podcasting again love your shows😊

I used to love going to the movies. That’s not the case anymore, but seeing that crazy carpeting made me long for those days. Thanks for bringing us the video. Keep up the good work and have a good new year ahead.

Thank you for posting , have a safe and blessed New Years stay safe 🙏 😊

Thanks so very much for this video!!!! I absolutely LOVE the neon lights!!!! I am so sad this theater closed!!!! It is absolutely beautiful!!!! The last movie I saw in the theater was The Sopranos and it wasn’t good. I went for my nephew. The chairs were awesome but for some reason the theater wasn’t as loud as it should be. I wouldn’t go back to the theater unless I knew it was an excellent movie!!! The tickets are just an outrageous price!!!! I did LOVE this theater!!! I would pay the high cost for this theater!!! Just beautiful!!!! Thanks again for the video!!!! Take care and Happy New Year!!!! 👍🏻😃☀️🎊🎉

I absolutely LOVE ALL of your videos!!! We watch them on out 65 inch tv lolol. Love the places you go to. I always wondered what happens to abandoned places and sometimes it’s so sad to see people’s belongings just left behind especially family photos.

Wow! Absolutely stunning!🤩 so sad it’s abandoned.

Looks like some special person went into every room and played with the fire extinguisher.

Happy New year Big Bankz and Family... 🥂🥂🎇🎇✨✨🎉🎉💥💥😎😎🔥🔥 Thank you for a great 2023. Can't wait to see what your bring us in 2024.......

Yeah this place is impressive because most places this old and abandoned tend to maybe have half of this stuff working yet there are still some areas of this building that looks clean and most of the lights still work they could easily restore this place to it's former glory not to mention this also shows how cool going to the movies used to be or just going out in general because now everyone has their face stuck to their phones. It's to bad really but i do think that eventually people will get tired of not going out much and they'll get over their phones to do other things again even if it's not to the same extent.

So sad. It's way too beautiful to be abandoned

I usually dont get into these types but this was pretty cool to watch, thank you

The last movie I saw in theaters was the 2022 re-release of Avatar. It was crazy, since the entire theater was next to empty! Probably about as empty as an operating theater could be; it was a skeleton crew and almost no customers showed up. I was literally 1 of 3 people in the actual theater room! Got a good deal for Real-D 3D with a large popcorn and soda included! It was actually a pretty cool experience! Before the pandemic, probably the last movie I saw in theaters was IT Part 2.

Is it common for electric to be left on with commercial properties ? Last movie I saw was the Eras Tour. My childhood theater was empty for a long time but it’s since been purchased by flagship and completely renovated so it’s cool it’s back to life again. Heated reclining couch like seats. Bathrooms are still somewhat retro which is cool. And really good prices compared to bigger theaters like AMC etc.

Wow it looks amazing and so sad to see it abandoned ❤❤

Thankz Bankz! 🙌🏻 Be nice to see the neon get rescued/repurposed elsewhere 😍

This was a very cool episode i bet that was fun going through the okd theatre thank you big bankz

Cool place. It's interesting that there's no vandalized places in there. Besides fire extinguishers being sprayed around the place has been remarkably preserved. I was hoping to see movie projectors but someone did a thorough gutting of the place. Good find

Last movie I saw at a theatre was Lone Survivor or Unbroken , think it was Unbroken . Awesome movie and even better book based on a true story. Lone Survivor was an awesome movie as well.

Wow that was very interesting ty ))Happy New Year

Wow what a Great Theater!!👍🏻👍🏻

THIS IS SO SAD, MAJESTIC THEATERS JUST DYING..😪

Those server racks are huge! Stores the movies in digital format.

I absolutely love seeing movies at the theatre! Doesn't compare to streaming movies at home, and I have a 120" 1080p projector setup.

This was a fun one 💪

that was an awesome video! thanks!

Big Bankz HAPPY NEW YEAR😊

Good stuff! 👍 Look forward to your videos!

This is awesome!❤

Nice video still in good shape. Last movie I saw with my grandson and son was the new godzilla movie. We sit in the back row because that's where I like to sit. Of course my grandson reminded me I saw godzilla in black and white. 😂 Thanks for the video!

Furthest back seats in the middle are my granddaughter and my favorite seats. The last 2 movies I saw saw in the theater was Oppenheimer and Cabrini.

It must be the location and area that killed it. There are IMAX's where I live and they've been going strong for DECADES now. I even think they built a couple of new ones in the past few years. Did you say where this is located? I don't remember. I've never been to one, but I hear they are amazing for watching nature films, space films, and underwater films. You feel like you are there, so I've been told. They must have plans for it, if they keep the lights and ac on.

Thanks Bankz great video 😊

Thanks for sharing, loved the 90s neon lights. It's sad the fate of theaters, streaming is great, but nothing replaces the feel of sharing a theater and comfy seats , smell of popcorn...maybe someone will do something with it.

I can't remember the last time I went to the movies. I know it was before DVD came out. Once Redbox came out, it was cheaper to rent movies than to go out to the movies. We don't even rent movies anymore. We don't watch much TV at all anymore. We watch more RU-vid than anything else. I'm surprised there wasn't more damage inside that movie house. People usually tear things up in abandoned places.

Thanks for sharing and I have not seen a show since mama mea sat in the middle where the railing is to put my feet up 😊😊.

So cool you should make it go again.

Definitely vandalism. This makes me so very sad. My Dad used to fix the old projectors bitd. I miss those times. Always so fun to go with friends. It makes my heart hurt that movies have gone home. 😢😢💔💔

Nice! It hasn’t been totally vandalized… yet. This will be the sad future of many a movie theater soon 😢

Last movie in a theatre i saw was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Real nice, its in great condition. Too bad the stupid kids had to spray the fire extinguishers. We are very glad you are back Bankz. Happy new year to you and your family. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

It's crazy that the lights and AC are still running! Curious if you turned it on ?

Last night I went with my niece to see Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom. Very good. Also you ought to take your girlfriend and the little one and go to Ft Worth to the Ft Worth Museum of Science and History. While there visit the Omni Theater they have. That is a very unique experience. Sit somewhere in the middle to get the true experience. I went the 1st time when I was 8. I still love it even though I'm quickly approaching 50. Great video. Loved seeing the behind the scenes. Can't wait for the next one.

Happy New Year

Last time I went to the movies was in 2004 went to see van helsing movie its been awhile I hope you have safe happy new year eve.

Love it tkz doll

Oh yes when I did watch movies at a theater sat in the middle row of chairs in the theater and in the middle of the row. Best picture and multichannel sound.

Love theater video 😊

Im so freaking happy are little theatre made it through and is still running in are little town

Ayyyyeeeeee love a good Warren shout-out! If that room at 17:04 is the biggest theater you've been in, then you need to go to an IMAX movie at Moore Warren. So based on the style of fabric in each auditorium in the video, the style of neon, Pepsi products, and the overall architecture, I'm guessing this was a Regal, I absolutely love the look of the late 90s ones. Since you're familiar with the OKC area, the AMC Crossroads 16 at I-35/I-240 was built less than a year earlier and was originally a Regal, and looks very very similar on the inside to this one, right down to the crazy neon and lobby. That location just closed permanently two weeks ago, so if you're from the area you should check it out (maybe give it a few months so that it's more abandoned lol).

Love ya bigs❤

Happy new year 🎉🎉

I like to set in the middle. This is so cool

This is so sadi wished it was still around

Very nice theater. It is a shame that these areas can't be repurposed. If costs so much to go out to movies any more. It was so much fun to be able to go in a group. It is a shame that so much creeps you out. You need to stop watching horror movies. Your letting it get into your real life. 😁 I think all of this is sad and yet facinating to be here. Thanks for the adventure. Blessings and stay healthy and safe. 😁✨

The Cornell Theater I grew up with in the 60-70's was in Burbank 1400 Seats one screen beauty

That theater room, if it was a private theater, would be great for the viewing of a brewers game, the surround sound would have been awesome to listen to the narrative of a baseball game. I would have a field day with that sound system lol.

I went to the location of the abandoned movie theater in Dayton after big bankz explored it cause I live right by it, and he wasn’t lying it is torn down now.