CELEBRATION, Fla. – A retro movie theater in Celebration is frozen in time, but locals are hoping it makes a comeback.


What You Need To Know

  • A Celebration group is hoping to bring new life to a retro movie theater

  • The movie theater in downtown Celebration went dark about a decade ago

  • Residents have formed Front Porch Theater in hopes of revitalizing it

​The retro movie theater, which is leased by the AMC Theatres chain, went dark about a decade ago.

A group of Celebration residents have formed Front Porch Theater, a social purpose corporation created in hopes of revitalizing it. They are looking for investors/sponsors, loans and even donations to make this project come to life.

“Front Porch Theater would do movies, comedy shows, the school plays, concerts and bands and all kinds of stuff that would be a lot of fun,” said Casey Graebner, who is behind Front Porch Theater.

The two-screen theater has 527 seats and is owned by Lexin Capital.

“We would love to have an active, sustainable and successful business utilizing this iconic and beautiful Art Moderne-inspired Cesar Pelli-designed building,” the company said.

AMC’s lease with Lexin is up in October. Spectrum News 13 tried reaching out to AMC multiple times but has not heard back.