Vue Cinema Ocean Terminal: This is when film fans can get back to the big screen

The Ocean Terminal Vue cinema will reopen its doors to film fans in August as part of a ‘phased reopening’.

The Leith-based cinema will be ready to welcome customers again from Friday, August 7, with tickets going on sale from today (July 30).

There is yet no news of when the Omni Centre Vue will reopen.

Ian Chester, General Manager at Vue Edinburgh Ocean, said: “We’re really pleased to be preparing to reopen our cinema once again and we look forward to welcoming film fans back soon.

“We’ve been working hard to ensure our site here at Edinburgh Ocean meets safety protocols in line with the latest government guidance.”

Film fans can look forward to enjoying the big screen experience with the reassurance that several safety measures have been put in place.

Vue has focussed on five key areas to ensure customers can enjoy the cinema as safely at possible:

· Online booking is encouraged to make visits as contactless as possible. Tickets can be accessed on smartphones and will be scanned before entering the screen. Booking online allows you to skip the queue and is now the cheapest way to book tickets at Vue Edinburgh Ocean Terminal.

· Enhanced cleaning protocols and Employee PPE are in place. This includes disinfecting every screen between each screening and hand sanitiser stations available throughout venues. Staff will be equipped with PPE to protect themselves and customers.

· Physical distancing meeting government guidelines has been built into the booking system so that customers in one booking are automatically seated apart from others.

· Reduced touch points at venues through foyers and into screens. Entrances and screen doors will also be open to let customers walk through before and after screenings. Contactless payments up to the value of £45 and Apple Pay and Google Pay will be accepted and encouraged at till points.

· Staggered film times will be implemented to maintain physical distancing and reduce the number of people at any one time in foyers and corridors

The specific measures implemented will vary depending on the Vue venue, but they will always be clearly signposted at the entrances and throughout the building, and will be in line with government and public health guidance. All customers will be required to take part in the Test & Trace initiative to help keep themselves and others safe.

Vue’s team will have two full days of extensive training ahead of reopening on these protocols. On hand will be the newly established safety team ready to welcome customers back in, explain the new procedures and answer any questions.

Ian added: “We want film-lovers in Edinburgh and surrounding areas to know that the quality of our viewing experience remains unchanged and we continue to offer the best audio and picture quality in big screen entertainment.

“There’s a lot to look forward to on the big screen this year, including the hotly anticipated releases of Wonder Woman 1984 and The King’s Man, as well as filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster, Tenet. A number of ‘customer favourite’ films will also be back on the big screen where they belong including the Harry Potter series; Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back; and a collection from Nolan’s catalogue including Batman Begins, Inception and Dunkirk.”

Tickets will be available from today, at myvue.com.

For more information on the safety measures being implemented, customers can visit myvue.com/staysafe.

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