Outside there are automated ticket machines for those that prefer no interaction. To begin with, ticket booths are no longer behind impersonal panes of glass. The goal was to create an all-new state-of-the-art Universal Cinema, debuting just in time for the Oscar season and upcoming 2017 blockbuster summer. Universal CityWalk invited us to take a behind-the-scenes tour of their multi-million dollar renovation of its AMC Theatre. Universal Studios Hollywood and AMC Theaters have partnered to bring this opulent movie palace into the 21st century with stunning, crystal clear projection systems and incredible sound in every single theater. Wait a minute. Buttered popcorn is not acceptable unless it is real butter.

Stadium seating is standard and the simple seats just don’t cut it anymore and the seats had better have cup holders. Today movie going audiences expect to be comfortable. With state-of-the-art theaters, the 19 screen movie palace was a beckon of fantasy and cinematic immersion. Want to see a scary movie? Or really any movie? Universal Studios Hollywood has always been at the forefront of the movie going experience.

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