Ritz Cinemas
West Valley City, Utah
Carmike Cinemas opened the Ritz Cinemas and Hollywood Connection Family Entertainment Center on 20 November 1998. The 165,000-square-foot complex was part of an “entertainment mecca” which included the Hale Centre Theatre and the West Valley City E Center (now the Maverick Center.) In addition to 15 movie screens, the Hollywood Connection included a carousel, roller coaster, bumper cars, miniature golf, skating, arcade, restaurant, ice cream parlor, and laser tag. Carmike's goal was to have enough entertainment under one roof so families wouldn't have to go around town.
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Broadway coming to Wasatch Front
Deseret News, 13 June 2004, page E10
Article Summary:
West Jordan city park bowery:
- used for performances by West Jordan Theater Arts
- more than 230 seats
- scenery and props had to be guarded 24 hours a day
- demolished and replaced by a new city fire station
Sugar Factory Playhouse:
- new venue for the West Jordan Theater Arts
- built in a section of the old West Jordan sugar factory
- First production: “Footloose: The Musical”
- 230 seats
- scenery and props can be locked up every night
