So I went to my doctor today at S 4th and Telephone Rd and he told me Warren Theater just purchased the property south of Moore Medical Center. He said the purchase was made for future expansion. Could this be for the proposed 20 theater complex originally planned until the economic downturn took place and if so wouldn't they have already aquired that property ?

the bought the bowling alley property?

the bought the bowling alley property?
The big field just west of the bowling alley.

Hmmm....anyone know any more about this?

yes, old news, they had articles and a press release last month, I'll see if I can dig it up.

yes, old news, they had articles and a press release last month, I'll see if I can dig it up.

I remember the post and think it was in the one about Warren coming to northwest OKC. But I can't find it with search or even by just looking through prior posts.

Here is the article link to OKCBIZ: http://www.okc.biz/article/06-17-2010/Warren_Theatre_announces_enhanced_audio_experience .aspx

The excerpt:
Warren said plans are to add on to the theater in Moore in the near future.

“It will be a major addition,” he said, stating that additions will cost millions of dollars. “We have a few surprises that we’ll offer at a later date when we get it all put together and get the design work done. It will be very unusual, and some of it will be groundbreaking in terms of what we’re planning to do in the future in Moore.

“Luckily, the economy has not affected the movie business or the theater business. Actually, last year was the biggest year in the movie business.”

Please let it be a REAL IMAX addition. That would be soooooo cool.

The word unusual jumps out so Im thinking something different than IMAX...Thinking strip club with movies in the background

Thinking strip club with movies in the background

Win. But I was thinking more of something like their OldTown Theatre Grille (http://www.warrenoldtown.com/)?

The word unusual jumps out so Im thinking something different than IMAX...Thinking strip club with movies in the background

How would you watch the movie ? Wouldn't you be a little preoccupied with what was going on in the foreground ? I could just see that you know, when going to the refreshment counter you would say, " I'll have the # 7 combo " which includes a large popcorn, a large drink and a lap dance. Oh and if you wanted to supersize it they would throw Bertha in there for your lap dance. lol.

How would you watch the movie ? Wouldn't you be a little preoccupied with what was going on in the foreground ? I could just see that you know, when going to the refreshment counter you would say, " I'll have the # 7 combo " which includes a large popcorn, a large drink and a lap dance. Oh and if you wanted to supersize it they would throw Bertha in there for your lap dance. lol.

My Lord, it's Idiocracy. Starbucks Latte anyone? How about some Adult Tax Relief?

It won't be a strip club, it's too close to residential.

My Lord, it's Idiocracy. Starbucks Latte anyone? How about some Adult Tax Relief?

It won't be a strip club, it's too close to residential.

Of course you do know I was only joking, right ?

From NewsOK

Wichita IMAX theater could set Moore change

By Bill Wilson Oklahoman Comment on this article 0
Published: November 28, 2010

WICHITA, Kan. — Volunteers wearing white gloves spent Wednesday morning piecing together Bill Warren’s 600-foot IMAX screen at the west theater, 21st and Tyler.
http://photos.newsok.com/2/showimage/1270944/medium
Moore’s Warren Theatre is seen in this file photo. The company recently added an IMAX screen to a Wichita, Kan., site. Few details have been released about expansion plans in Moore. PHOTO BY JACONNA AGUIRRE, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE

Wichita IMAX theater could set Moore change

It’s just one major project on Warren’s plate, including a major expansion in Oklahoma planned for next year.

Dozens of Warren staffers and bystanders assembled the screen pieces that had been laid across the theater’s seating area.

“It went well,” Warren said Wednesday. “You always worry about something happening and we’ve never done an IMAX screen before, but it went very well.”

The IMAX and improvements totaling $7.2 million to the other auditoriums in the theater are scheduled to open Dec. 17 with “Tron: Legacy.”

IMAX is a trademark for a large-format movie and motion-simulation entertainment center, with screens up to 10 times larger than a conventional movie screen.

“It was fun,” Warren said. “We had some employees, some bankers, some lawyers. It was kind of like a barn-raising.”

The existing auditoriums in the west Wichita theater got new carpet, seats, screens and digital projection equipment.

Next up is the expansion of Warren’s Moore theater. Warren said this week he’s signed a contract to buy an acre and a half adjacent to his theater at 1000 Telephone Road.

Warren declined to outline the expansion plans.

“We’re still working on it, but it will be a multimillion-dollar deal,” Warren said.

IMAX?

“Possibly, and a few other surprises down there,” Warren said. “We’ll be under construction within the first six months of the year.”

McClatchy-Tribune

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Read more: http://newsok.com/wichita-imax-theater-could-set-moore-change/article/3518697#ixzz16Zxt6qbo

IMAX (likely) and a few more surprises?...this is getting good

Ok? They said no more expansion not too long ago. Maybe they meant no expansion into Oklahoma City.

Ok? They said no more expansion not too long ago. Maybe they meant no expansion into Oklahoma City.

They mean expansion of the Moore location. They (Warren) have stated numerous times they wish for the Moore location to be the only location for the OKC Market.

Imax! Imax! Imax!

Imax would be really cool!

They mean expansion of the Moore location. They (Warren) have stated numerous times they wish for the Moore location to be the only location for the OKC Market.

Their theater would no longer be unique if they built them all over the place.

So I went to my doctor today at S 4th and Telephone Rd and he told me Warren Theater just purchased the property south of Moore Medical Center. He said the purchase was made for future expansion. Could this be for the proposed 20 theater complex originally planned until the economic downturn took place and if so wouldn't they have already aquired that property ?

Ok I don't mean to gloat but my doctor had the scoop on this months ago maybe I should ask him some more specific ?'s related to this matter. :)

I was told Warren would be expanding the Moore location with a IMAX screen in the spring. If you go to their website they just added one on one of their old locations. It looks pretty cool, I bet the one in Moore would be bigger and better.
If you go to the Warren website they have pics of the imax building, looks really cool.

http://www.kansas.com/2010/12/16/1635912/warrens-west-side-imax-opens-friday.html

Update***


March 8, 2011

IMAX theater to open this year in Moore
By Andrew Knittle
The Norman Transcript The Norman Transcript Tue Mar 08, 2011, 01:17 AM CST

NORMAN — The Moore City Council approved a sales tax rebate agreement Monday night that’ll pave the way for a 600-seat IMAX theater to be built on the north side of the massive Warren Theatre.

The council voted unanimously to approve the agreement, which will provide up to $2 million in sales tax rebates to Oklahoma Warren Theatres LLC, the operator of the Warren Theatre.

Deidre Ebrey, director of economic development for Moore, said the rebate was essential to turn the prospect of landing an IMAX theater into a reality for the city.

“If we don’t approve this, Warren Theatres cannot afford to do it,” Ebrey said of the rebate agreement.

Ebrey said the new development will include two luxury suites with a combined 76 seats and a “full-service, fine-dining restaurant.”

The restaurant, which she said “won’t replicate what we already have” in the city, already has at least two companies interested.

“They’re lining up,” Ebrey said. “We do have lots of options.”

The restaurant, luxury suites and IMAX theater will open in 2011, she said, adding that no other IMAX theater can be built within a 20-mile radius (an area that includes Norman).

In addition to the IMAX theater, Ebrey said Super Target, Five Guys Burgers, Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon will all open this year. A similar sales tax rebate was used to land Super Target last year, when the retail giant was doing very little expansion due to the economy.

“2011 is going to be a banner year,” Councilman David Roberts said.

City to assist with new playground

The council also approved an agreement with AMBUCS of Oklahoma City to aid in the construction of a “universal access handicap playground” at Buck Thomas Park in Moore.

According to the council discussion, the idea for the park came from members of the 2008 Leadership Class of the Moore Chamber of Commerce, who — in turn — sought the assistance of AMBUCS to gather funding as a nonprofit.

The park will be designed specifically for children with disabilities. A representative from AMBUCS said the original group who fostered the concept will remain involved in the project.

“This is something we’re all excited about,” Mayor Glenn Lewis said. “It should be a great project.”

Andrew Knittle 366-3540 aknittle@normantranscript.com

http://normantranscript.com/local/x10251514/IMAX-theater-to-open-this-year-in-Moore

I think its highly unlikely that it opens in 2011 as suggested in the article, they would have to be breaking ground very soon.

FINALLY! A REAL Imax!

Holy bells good ole Moore is going to continue to see lots'o metro visitors especially during the summer blockbusters

Very nice...can't wait! Refuse to go to any other theatre and this pretty much locks it up totally.

suites?

I think its highly unlikely that it opens in 2011 as suggested in the article, they would have to be breaking ground very soon.

They are planning on opening for the Christmas season and they can pull it off if they get a good contractor.

Holy bells good ole Moore is going to continue to see lots'o metro visitors especially during the summer blockbusters

Yeah. That's about the only time I give Moore my money.

Got to spend more on Southside. I make sure I always pay in cash, so people don't know that they're getting a southsiders money. Moore's only good for two things. Vintage Stock (when they actually have something good in stock), and Warren. Don't need Moore for any other reason. :)

I do wonder though, how often Moore patrons are giving us OKC folk money when they attend Thunder games?

I wonder how many people care. I doubt that very many people even think about spending their money in this town or that town. I'm sure they just shot close to home and don't care when they spend a few dollars elsewhere for a night on the town.

Let the city take care of its finances and spend your money where you will.

Yeah. That's about the only time I give Moore my money.

Got to spend more on Southside. I make sure I always pay in cash, so people don't know that they're getting a southsiders money. Moore's only good for two things. Vintage Stock (when they actually have something good in stock), and Warren. Don't need Moore for any other reason. :)

I do wonder though, how often Moore patrons are giving us OKC folk money when they attend Thunder games?

Surprised you don't go to the crossroads theater

When I have a convenient choice, I spend my money inside of OKC city limits so OKC gets the tax benefit. For example, I frequently drive past the 7/11 on 119th and Penn, and on 4th and Telephone Road on the same trek. If it's not critical, I will stop at the one inside OKC to spend my money. It doesn't cost me any different as I will drive by both of them regardless, but I get the most benefit (indirectly by sending my sales tax to the city which I live in, and drive on the most) by stopping at the one in OKC. Now if it comes down to going out of my way to spend money inside OKC, I won't do that. If I'm going to jack in the box, the closest one is in Moore and I'm going to go there. Not drive across town. If it doesn't add time or money to my trip to spend my money in OKC, and I have a convenient choice of doing it -- I will always pick OKC.

Same here, i try to keep my spending money in moore where i live, its a lot easier now doing that since almost everything in need and want is now in moore, i couldnt say that 10 years ago..

Does anyone know if the IMAX screen is going to be larger than the one in Wichita? I think the Wichita IMAX is one of the largest in the world.

Probably will be the same size.

I'm going out on a limb and guessing it's true IMAX with the dome and everything and not faux AMC IMAX?

I'm going out on a limb and guessing it's true IMAX with the dome and everything and not faux AMC IMAX?

I doubt a dome.. The domes are used more for documentaries and nature films. It's probably just going to be a GIANT curved screen.

I'm going out on a limb and guessing it's true IMAX with the dome and everything and not faux AMC IMAX?

The dome is as 'faux' as it gets with the IMAX... it WILL NOT be a dome. I have been to the one in Wichita and it was, without a doubt, the best IMAX theater I've ever been to... If you are a true lover of the movie experience, it's worth the drive to wichita just to check it out... it's amazing, and I'm very excited that Bill Warren has decided to put one here.

I do wonder though, how often Moore patrons are giving us OKC folk money when they attend Thunder games?

You realize that one has 580,000 people and the other has like 60,000 people, right? The real question is how many times a day people living in Moore go to OKC.

If you think provincially in terms of the far south side, then Moore will continue to be the "kingpin" of Cleveland County. If you think in terms of strip malls and fast food drive-thrus (think "Taco Bell Ate My Town") then Moore will continue to rule the roost of the south metro. If you think holistically of the south side, starting at the south edge of downtown, and try and incorporate ways to revitalize the inner south side, then there are unique opportunities. Moore is already doing so good at attracting strip mall development, and that is not really a "unique opportunity," so ergo, that will continue to be what happens in Moore. You have to develop the unique opportunity.

From their IMAX website:

http://www.warrenimax.com/wp-content/gallery/imax-photos/imx_vip_020.jpg

This is what we can expect! Exciting!

One of largest IMAX screens in the country coming to Moore
By Brianna Bailey
Journal Record
Oklahoma City reporter - Contact 405-278-2847
Posted: 11:29 AM Tuesday, April 26, 2011

MOORE – Warren Theaters plans to break ground on a new $10-million theater here that will feature one of largest IMAX screens in North America.

“We anticipate this will be the No. 1 grossing IMAX theater in North America,” Warren Theaters CEO Bill Warren at a news conference Tuesday.

The new 600-seat IMAX theater will be 250 percent larger than the Oklahoma City metro area’s only other IMAX venue at the AMC Quail Springs Mall theater.

Construction on the new IMAX addition on the north side of Moore’s Warren Theater complex in Moore off of Interstate 35 will begin in the next few weeks.

The theater has a targeted open date in December, with “Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol” in IMAX 3D slated as the opening feature.
The IMAX screen at the new theater will be two stories higher and 20 feet wider than the existing main screen at the Moore Warren Theater, which is the largest in the state.

The new Moore theater will be a sister to the IMAX theater Warren opened in December 2010 in Wichita, Kan. The Wichita IMAX is the largest screen in North America.

Warren Theatres operates theaters across Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Moore’s Warren Theatre is is the top grossing megaplex in a four-state area and one of the top ten grossing theaters in the country.

Does anyone know if the IMAX screen is going to be larger than the one in Wichita? I think the Wichita IMAX is one of the largest in the world.
Yes it will be larger than the one in Wichita, which will make it the largest Digital IMAX in the world.

Well, in order for Oklahoman's to embrace this, the popcorn buckets also need to be the largest in the world.

In all seriousness though, this is a great add for Moore and I will be excited to see it in person when it is complete.

Maybe that big purple curtain has an Okie size popcorn bucket behind it

The Dark Knight Rises is going to be incredible on this.

So I guess the new imax to be built is on the back burner, i thought they it was going to be ready by christmas time? there has not even been any ground breaking for this thing yet? Does anybody know if it is canceled or delayed

I have watched now 3 Warren projects go up... and one thing that is universally true is that the timetables are ALWAYS on his time... lol. The east Wichita location was announced and ended up being done about 8 years later.

I saw a Key construction truck the other day parked on that side of the building. That means were two years away from ground breaking. LOL How long were the Key construction signs up before construction actually started on the theater? It was over a year I believe.

Good news! The construction office trailer was delivered today. Construction should begin at anytime.

Ground breaking Monday July 11th 10 am. Just got an email to go watch it from Warren Theatres.

http://www.mooreimax.com/
If my math is correct, looks like they'll be opening next February - the 22nd I think.

Is it just one screen or are there more than one?

Its one IMAX.



If my math is correct, looks like they'll be opening next February - the 22nd I think.


The 17th would make more sense. Its a Friday and Friday is when things happen at movie theatres. Its also what this site (http://www.convertunits.com/dates/daysfromnow/223) says.

Moore IMAX opening pushed back to February
By Brianna Bailey
Journal Record
Oklahoma City reporter - Contact 405-278-2847

MOORE – The opening date for the massive new IMAX theater in Moore has been pushed back to February because of the expense and scale of the project, said Warren Theatre developer Bill Warren at the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday.

The six-story IMAX screen will be the largest of its kind in North America, Warren confirmed during the event.

The theater had been targeted to open in December, with Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol in IMAX 3-D slated as the opening feature.

“It’s too big, too complicated, too expensive to do it in that amount of time and we want to get it right,” Warren said.
Warren also hinted at future development plans for the Moore theater site, which he said he plans to announce within the next 60 to 90 days.

“We have some more things in store for this location,” he said.

The massive IMAX screen will have to be trucked in from Canada in pieces and will take a team of about 60 people to assemble.
Warren estimates the new theater on the north side of Moore’s Warren Theatre complex off of Interstate 35 will cost $10 million to $12 million to build.

The new 600-seat IMAX theater will have a screen that is 250 percent larger than the Oklahoma City metro area’s only other IMAX screen at the AMC Quail Springs Mall theater. It will also be about two stories higher and 20 feet wider than the existing main screen at the Moore Warren Theatre, which is currently the largest movie screen in the state.

In March, the Moore City Council approved a $2 million sales tax rebate agreement with Warren Theatres to help bring the Warren IMAX screen to the city.

The incentive package was important to make the numbers work for the project, Warren said.

Warren Theaters anticipates the Moore IMAX will become the top-grossing IMAX screen in North America. The sales tax revenue that the city will see from out-of-town moviegoers who will also shop and eat in Moore makes the sales tax rebate deal worthwhile, said Deidre Ebrey, director of economic development for the city of Moore.

“It’s hard to quantify that, but we do know that it will give us a significant boost,” Ebrey said.

Excited!

December always did seem too ambitious.

Very very nice. He is at least a guy that does it right and I have not seen any other movie theater that can compare.

Would assume the next announcement will be the expansion of the existing theater with more grand auditoriums (with balcony seating) and additional features. Wonder how much longer until they'll actually need a parking garage there.

Wow sums it up nicely...That thing will be a zoo when it opens

The six-story IMAX screen will be the largest of its kind in North America, Warren confirmed during the event.So we went from having no Imax screens in OKC afew years ago to now having two with one being the largest in North America!Thats pretty big stuff!

Very very nice. He is at least a guy that does it right and I have not seen any other movie theater that can compare.

Would assume the next announcement will be the expansion of the existing theater with more grand auditoriums (with balcony seating) and additional features. Wonder how much longer until they'll actually need a parking garage there.

next announcement will be the future of the pad sights in front of the theater