Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger
According to an April 21, 2014 Carmike Cinema press release on the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.com, the soon to be constructed Carmike Cinemas in Yulee will have 10 “auditoriums in the leading-edge entertainment complex and [they] will be equipped with stadium seating with comfortable high-back rocking luxury seats, retractable armrests and convenient cup holders. The Coastal Cinema 10 will contain large, wall-to-wall screens, DLP digital projection and digital surround sound in all auditoriums.”
In addition, Carmike is touting a BigD screen that “will measure almost 60 feet wide by about three stories tall.”
According to Robert L. Rinderman, spokesperson for J C I R a marketing firm hired by Carmike, “Construction should begin shortly, with a target opening date in November; hopefully ahead of the holiday cinema going season.”
A number of Amelia Island residents are encouraging Carmike to continue operating its South 14th Street/Fernandina Beach location. (See “Island without a cinema – An opinion) The term “new location” is used in the press release with no mention of future plans for Carmike’s 14th Street cinema.
April 21, 2014 8:59 p.m.