Coming attraction: Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas

WAIKOLOA — Queens’ MarketPlace will light up island nightlife in the spring 2017, when Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas opens.

Guests will enter the upscale, three-screen movie venue, featuring a restaurant and bar and leather seats, through a contemporary lobby. 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 can be purchased prior to the show, or ordered for delivery to a love seat.

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

Dalzell, who has a master’s degree in business administration with experience in consumer marketing, 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.

Dalzell said he 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 his 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 provide about 45 new jobs in the community.

Info: hawaiicinemas.com or email inquiry@hawaiicinemas.com