type private industry motion picture exhibition successor regal entertainment group founded may 1997 bedford indiana united states defunct november 2012 headquarters new albany indiana united states key people anne ragains ceo website www.greatescapetheatres.com great escape theatres was a movie theatre chain that operated movie theatres primarily in the midwestern united states . the chain had its headquarters in new albany indiana located just across the ohio river from louisville kentucky . in november 2012 alliance entertainment parent company of great escape sold its movie theatre portfolio except for the princess 4 in oxford ohio to regal entertainment group . 1 2 contents 1 company history 2 management 3 customer perks 4 theatre locations 5 references company history edit the company was operated by alliance entertainment . the first theatre in the chain opened in bedford indiana in may 1997 . the company thereafter opened locations in indiana kentucky illinois ohio tennessee pennsylvania west virginia nebraska missouri and georgia . a statement on the company s website noted that they focused on mid size market areas consisting of populations between 100 000 and 400 000 people . 3 great escape theatres was sold to regal cinemas for approximately 91m in december 2012 . the company operated 305 screens at 26 locations . 4 thirty eight additional screens were planned for construction in 2009 and 2010 . the chain employed a workforce of over 500 people . the location in fenton missouri won best theater in the st. louis missouri area in the july 2009 issue of st. louis magazine . a location opened in simpsonville south carolina in early 2010 and dickson city pennsylvania in late 2010 . management edit the following individuals composed the operating team for great escape theatres . anne ragains president and ceo chance ragains chief operating officer david poland vp of operations jamie bowles director of information technology billy geltmaker operations administration manager chris aulisio director of operations west frank mack director of operations east richard lintker area manager midwest customer perks edit great escape theatres offered such customer service incentives as online ticket purchase and free concession refills on all large sizes . great escape theatres also offered an incentive program known as the critics choice card . the critics choice card is a loyalty card program that allowed members to earn points towards free concessions and other items . theatre locations edit great escape theatre locations theatre location date opened or acquired bedford 7 bedford indiana may 1997 seymour 8 seymour indiana may 1999 oldham 8 la grange kentucky sept. 1998 closed may 7 2013 madison 6 madison indiana sept. 1998 weston 4 weston west virginia sept. 1998 closed princess 4 oxford ohio may 2000 closed nov 2012 1 wilder 14 wilder kentucky jan. 2001 bowling green 12 bowling green kentucky may 2002 new albany 16 new albany indiana june 2003 clarksville 16 clarksville tennessee oct. 2003 shelbyville 8 shelbyville kentucky nov. 2003 williamsport 12 muncy pennsylvania april 2004 noblesville 10 noblesville indiana oct. 2004 greenwood 10 bowling green kentucky nov. 2004 wilkes barre 4 wilkes barre pa nov. 2004 closed 2008 massilon 12 massillon ohio may 2005 moline 14 moline illinois may 2005 nitro 12 nitro west virginia june 2005 o fallon 14 o fallon missouri sept. 2005 mcdonough 16 mcdonough georgia nov. 2005 lebanon valley 10 lebanon pa july 2006 omaha 16 omaha nebraska oct. 2006 river falls 12 clarksville indiana nov. 2006 harrisburg 14 harrisburg pa nov. 2007 hamilton mill 14 dacula ga july 11 2008 gravois bluffs 12 fenton mo dec. 19 2008 simpsonville 14 imax simpsonville sc april 26 2010 dickson city 14 imax dickson city pa november 4 2010 the bowling green 12 theatre bowling green ky. references edit a b http oxfordtownie.com 2012 11 27 the princess theater has gone dark townies of oxford save our princess http eon.businesswire.com news eon 20121129006377 en great escape theatres great escape theatres v t e major cinema chains in the united states alamo drafthouse cinema amc theatres loews theatres starplex cinemas b & b theatres dickinson theatres bow tie cinemas carmike cinemas cinemark theatres century theatres rave cinemas classic cinemas cobb theatres dipson theatres emagine entertainment goodrich quality theaters harkins theatres kerasotes theatres landmark theatres loeks theatres inc. malco theatres marcus theatres marquee cinemas megaplex theaters national amusements neighborhood cinema group pacific theatres reel theatres regal entertainment group regal cinemas edwards theaters united artists theaters santikos theatres ultrastar cinemas warren theatres wehrenberg theatres retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title great escape theatres & oldid 728799027 categories defunct companies based in indianaeconomy of the midwestern united stateseconomy of the southeastern united 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