Parks Plaza Theater

What a nice little theater! I didn’t expect much of our little theater in town (just moved here) but was so pleasantly surprised! Generally clean, decent snack selection and pricing and the sound and resolution were both great in the theater.
The chairs aren’t super comfortable, but at least they weren’t so springy that my 4 year old could sit without getting folded up– as is the case with so many other theaters.
Really nice and so convenient.

Mellow place with great prices!

I am pleased to have this lovely theater in the community. Every time we have been there we have had a positive experience.
I do not understand the less than stellar reviews. The staff has always been kind and considerate. The seats are comfortable and the refreshments are good. Thank you for being here for this community. It is a blessing to have a movie theater so close. We are viewing what is showing and will be back soon!

Difficult to find a theatre with comfortable seats and great popcorn now a days. Usually enough vacant seats to choose from. Love this theatre, like home.

”Bait and Switch” ???
… on the Parks Plaza website it said ALL Tuesday tickets were $ 6.50 … because it is their ”Fiesta Tuesday” … with ALL movies $ 6.50
… ok cool… my wife wanted to see a flick … im NOT a big .”hey lets go spend $ 20 bucks to see a movie kinda guy… but wife says ”its $ 6.50 ALL Day on tuesdays!!”… so im like ok… still a waste of money in My opinion. but its better than LA prices. right???
… WRONG!!!
… we get there and they say. .”that it is $ 20′‘
I was like … WHAT??? … isnt it $ 6.50 a ticket on Tuesdays???”… and he says.”Oh… its a Sony release”… i said .”well i just was on your website and it didnt mention THAT… how can i know that BEFORE WE COME HERE next time… we live here, and MIGHT come again for your ”Fiesta Tuesday”!”
… he says. ”sorry.there is NO way for you to know”
… Whaaaaaaat???
… so BASICALLY… BEWARE OF THE GOOD OLD .”BAIT & SWITCH”
Bottom Line: That kind of thing just really really … SUCKS! :(

This place smells like it looks s**** cheep tickets but what ever you pay is a waste of money. Watching movie in the garage is much better then this s***** hall and that call this a theater

How horrible that this place does not support the military. The first theatre that I have ever been too that does not offer some sort of military discount. Makes me sick. I will never go here again. Horrible customer service, dingy, and run down

They do not show accurate movie times online. When spoken to about this they said there was nothing they could do: apparently Google lists movie times randomly.
Parks Plaza: When someone comes in 30 minutes after a show has started and wants to purchase a ticket, let them know they are buying a ticket for a show that started half an hour ago, when you’re fully aware that the Internet gives the wrong movie times and that multiple people have made this mistake at your benefit.

Got stuck having car problems and stopped here to kill sometime before it was ready.
Coming from LA, it was cool to see a small town theatre with only 5 screens. Very easy to get to and comfortable seats!
Great place to kill sometime if you’re not feeling the casino!

For size, the Parks Plaza is really good.
For comfort, it’s great (cushy seats and cup holders)
For prices, it’s pretty amazing ($ 6.50)
I love this theater in its every aspect, from its super fresh popcorn and candy to its comfortable chairs and cheap prices. If you’re ever in town, you have to come here!

Small theater. No stadium seating. Decent sound. Dead enough that no one is sitting in front of me for this showing. Clean facilities.

I would have given this place 5 stars, but this theater not only doesn’t post accurate showtimes, but it doesn’t always show the most popular movies.
The theater is small and only had 2 employees when I went to see Flight. I would have seen Lincoln, but they were not showing it. Anyways, the ticket was $ 6.50, and the theater was quirky, but tiny. No stadium seating here, so children and dwarfs beware…
Also, why isn’t this place on Fandango?

Shannon C seems to be a little sore over something because my moviephone app is always accurate on movie times. We are lucky to have a quirky little theather like this one in town. Its a nice place and they keep it clean.
Great little movie theater, good selection, good prices, good people working.

We were so bored in Solvang at night that we decided to go to the movies. This was the nearest theater. It’s super tiny and dated but it was clean and the employee was nice. The theaters were so small but it did the job.

Way too loud. Consistently ear piercingly loud. Please turn the volume level down a titch. I listen to heavy metal so I can handle loudness, but not at a movie.

This movie theater takes me back to my childhood days when theaters were small and the smell of popcorn was running rampant.
It’s nice, simple, and a good place to escape to. Really comfy chairs and I really liked to the popcorn. It’s price max out at somewhere need 7.50 a ticket and Tuesdays are 5 – 6 bucks.
Cons I guess would be it’s small, screens are smaller, and audio is not up to date. Don’t let this fool you though, this is the perfect place for a peaceful date. lift up the center arm bar, get a good cuddle and enjoy the show!

If it’s rated R and you’re 17, you’ll be the oldest one in the theater.
Of course this was when Hangover 2 came out as well (Friday night). As one kid said, the whole high school is here. lol. Although it was loud chaos, all the little squirts remained quiet during the movie. I was surprised.
We didn’t have any popcorn so this review is based off of the cleanliness, price, and overall experience. It’s fine in my book although the theater is small (one center walkway, six seats on each side, ~15 rows) so it’s not like most theaters. Not that it mattered, but it’s to be expected in a small town in which the next one is 20 miles away. It was well maintained and seat were clean as well as the floor.
The best part, only $ 9 for a evening ticket which is even less than most matinees in Los Angeles. We took advantaged and saw Bridemaids the following night.
Would most definitely return upon another trip to Solvang and the surrounding areas.

Tuesday afternoon. The movie turns out to be better than either of us expected. We have the theater to ourselves, so the lack of stadium seating can be enjoyed as an old skool flashback. Nice employees. $ 6 bucks a pop! I wasn’t missing Arclight for a second.

You know you are from the SYV when… you can find everyone you know in the parking lot between Parks Plaza and McDonald’s on a Saturday night.
You know you are from the SYV when… you know or babysat for the kid taking your ticket.
You know you are OLD and from the SYV when… you remember going to a birthday party at the ice cream parlor that used to be attached to Parks Plaza!
You know you are LUCKY and from the SYV when… you can be excited for a $ 6.50 everyday price movie because in the big city you escaped to, movies cost at least ten bucks.

Parks Plaza Theater is the Santa Ynez Valley’s only movie theater. They only have a few screens but they offer lower ticket prices than other theaters and have fantastic matinée price.
All day Tuesday is matinée price!