Waikoloa Beach Resort-Queen’s Marketplace-Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas opening December 22, 2017!

I just received confirmation from Mike Trettin, General Manager of the new Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas, that they are planning to open on December 22, 2017 in the Queen’s Marketplace next to the food court area. After the initial press release in August of 2016, construction has been ongoing on this long awaited amenity to the Kohala Coast. The resort communities are somewhat isolated from Kona where the two theaters are located 25-35 miles away from the new cinema in the Waikoloa Beach Resort. Those living along the Kohala Coast will benefit from another activity close to home which is great for last minute plans and those days too windy for the beach for our visitors. We look forward to their success and thank the owners for their investment in our small community.

Press Release:
Coming Attraction: Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas

Aug 10, 2016

WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT, Hawai‘i Island, August 10, 2016—Queens’ MarketPlace will light up island nightlife with the highly-anticipated Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas, an upscale, three-screen movie venue with a full-service restaurant and bar. When the curtain goes up in the spring of 2017, movie lovers will be able to kick back in a cushy leather seat and order a glass of wine to enjoy with a first-run feature.

Guests will enter a spacious, contemporary lobby, with a bar and high-end furnishings, including an actual sample of the theaters’ leather loveseats to “test drive.” A 25-foot passageway of glass doors will lead into a 5,000 square-foot outdoor lanai lounge, available to everyone, movie patron or not.

Three exclusive auditoriums, outfitted with cutting-edge sound and projection equipment, will seat 85-100 people each, the largest offering Real 3-D technology. Food and beverages—from popcorn and sodas to gourmet snacks, pizza and cocktails—may be purchased prior to the show, or ordered for delivery to the loveseat.

“The ‘luxury cinema’ concept has proven to be quite a hit on the mainland,” said Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas owner Tony Dalzell, “so we decided that would be our business model here.”

With an MBA and extensive experience in consumer marketing, Dalzell was also owner-operator of Marina WaterSports, Inc., California’s largest watercraft and parasailing attraction. Assisting Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas is theater consultant Scott Stalcup who has overseen 100 plus projects for AMC Theaters.

Since most of North Hawai‘i gets its movie fix in Kona or Honoka‘a or from Netflix on the sofa, Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas is date night waiting to happen. The Dalzells easily saw the potential success of adding a theater to Waikoloa Beach Resort nightlife.

“It’s no secret that, after dark, one’s entertainment options around here are pretty limited,” said Dalzell, who moved to the island earlier this year with wife Maria after visiting annually for two decades. “Retirement was an option but we both wanted something to do. We’re happy that it ended up being something that’s a contribution to our new community.”

In addition to films, Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas will be available for rentals, concerts and live performances. It will offer a potential boon for neighboring businesses, and will be providing about 45 new jobs in the community. For more information please visit their website at hawaiicinemas.com or email [email protected].

Since it opened in 2007, Queens’ MarketPlace in Waikoloa Beach Resort has earned a reputation among visitors and kama‘āina as “the gathering place of the Kohala Coast,” full of shopping opportunities, services and great food, along with entertainment and arts programs, movies under the stars and large-scale concerts in Waikoloa Bowl at Queens’ Gardens. For more information, visit http://www.QueensMarketPlace.net or call (808) 886-8822.

CONTACT: Margo Mau Bunnell,
Sales & Operations Manager
808-886-8822, [email protected]

From the Hawaii Cinemas website:

Reserve your favorite luxury seat…enjoy a pre-movie cocktail on the lanai…and have a wood-fired pizza and other gourmet food and beverages delivered in theater. Our Luxury Cinema features a Bistro, Bar, and 3 Movie Screens, including one 3D theater!

Written by Rick Oliver on December 22, 2017
Posted in: New Developements | Tags: Kohala Coast, Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas