West Campus – A new vision and possible growth in business was discussed regarding the Enzian theater expansion.
Henry Maldonado who is the current president of the Enzian board. had dropped by Valencia College on Dec.3 and shared inside stories about the project and its costs.
“The Enzian will be building two additional theaters and both of the theaters will have full size screens.” said Henry. Enzian at this point makes it’s revenue solely through the food stand and the bar. Without the bar and kitchen, Henry said “ The theater would close.”
The construction may face some problem Henry said due to “uneven dirt slopes,” but the everything should be resolved once the company begins the construction because the theaters are scheduled to open before the Florida Film Festival.
Orlando Sentinel says and quotes Mr. Maldonado “ an expansion will let the theater provide more diverse offerings.
“The original theater itself will have a new entrance and the seating for the two additional theaters will be small compared to the original theater.” Maldonado says that since the large theater is sometimes sold out, there is no coordination for corporate events. So the new theaters will resolve the problem by having less seatings but more screening can be done at a time.
The new theaters are expected to have a total of 140 seats. 60 seats in the first theater and 80 seats in the second theater.
This project however cannot begin at the moment because the board has not yet submitted the paperwork to the City Council as of yet. Maldonado did mention that they are working on it.
If the paperwork is finished on time and the board gets a thumbs up from the City Council of Orlando, than this is going to be one of the biggest projects for the Enzian. Despite the budget being about 6 million dollars, there can be more people on the premises. Enzian can only have about 210 people but with the additional theater, it can hold about 360 people says Maldonado. More people more money.
Assistant manager Carl Turner of the Cobb Web Plaza Theater said “ If Enzian gets the okay for the project, this will drastically affect our business greatly. We will lose customers because our prices are expensive. Carl further denotes “ Since the theater will most likely have the same prices, than we have a stiff competition.”
