FREE PARKING FOR FOUR HOURS WHEN YOU SEE A MOVIE
Have seen a couple of movies now in Celebration's Studio Park, located smack in the middle of downtown GR. Fortunately there's a connected parking ramp, and the theatre validates you for four hours for free when you purchase a movie ticket. Concessions don't feel much different from their other locations, and the food is fine enough. I had their chicken and waffles sandwich. Felt a little small given the enormity of the popcorn, the pop, and everything you expect when going to the movies. And the flavor wasn't anything I'd develop late night cravings for, but the sandwich tasted good. I do dig their French fries, though. If your entree comes with a side, choose the fries.
Popcorn pro tip: Pay the extra $0.50 and get the REAL butter topping. So much better than the salty-oil stuff you pump yourself. (This is actually my perennial admonition for any Celebration Cinema: Get the real butter.)
My main hangup with the Studio Park location is that the lobbies and concourses feel narrow and crowded. The ticket queue area feels really small, and the hallways are also skinny. Groups of people often gather in the middle and choke off the hallways. It was really tough tonight to squeeze around to fill up drinks, use the restroom, etc. Gah! Choose a non-peak time to avoid the crowd clogs.
That said, the auditorium experience was great. Recliner seats that feature heat and swing-out food trays. Staffers deliver your entree to your seat. Projection and sound were perfect. I see Studio Park appealing most to the already-downtown foot traffic or Uber/public transit users. Nothing here would lure me from driving out to one of their other locations. Personally, I prefer the more spacious layouts and parking lots of their suburban locations and I'd skip downtown to visit one (e.g., Celebration North, Celebration RiverTown) if *all* I'm doing is catching a movie. But if you're already downtown, saddle up and settle into Celebration Studio Park! --Jayson read more