Sky Cinemas permanently closes in Dripping Springs

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas - Sky Cinemas is closing for good.

The movie theater announced the news in a letter, saying that due to COVID-19, they were unable to pay their rent and their lease was terminated.

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The theater closed temporarily on March 18 when Hays County issued an order prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 people in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. 

"We had eagerly looked forward to the day when we could safely re-open Sky Cinemas," the theater said in the letter. "Sadly, that day will not come."

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The theater says they attempted to reach an arrangement with their landlord but failed to do so. The landlord is now looking for a replacement cinema operator.

"We hope that the new operator will build upon what we started and will continue to deliver to Dripping Springs the level of cinema experience it deserves," the theater said.

In the letter, the theater thanked their team members for their hard work and passion and thanked the Dripping Springs community for their support.

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"We love Dripping Springs and are proud of what we built with this community. We set out to develop the finest family cinema ever created," the theater said. "We sought to establish a place where Dripping Springs’ families would come together as a community. Our cinema became what we hoped it would."

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READ THE FULL LETTER BELOW:

We regret to announce that Sky Cinemas has closed permanently.

We closed our business temporarily on March 18, 2020, the day a Hays County court issued an order prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 persons. We supported that order as we support all efforts to manage this public health crisis.

We had eagerly looked forward to the day when we could safely re-open Sky Cinemas. Sadly, that day will not come. With our business closed due to COVID and no revenue coming in, we were unable to pay our rent. We attempted to reach an arrangement with our landlord that would allow us to stay, but we failed to do so, and our lease was terminated.

We love Dripping Springs, and are proud of what we built with this community. We set out to develop the finest family cinema ever created. We sought to establish a place where Dripping Springs’ families would come together as a community. Our cinema
became what we hoped it would.

The landlord is now looking for a replacement cinema operator. We hope that the new operator will build upon what we started and will continue to deliver to Dripping Springs the level of cinema experience it deserves.

And last but not least, we are grateful to our Sky Cinemas team members. These wonderful people are passionate about this community and worked hard every day to deliver the finest cinema experience to everyone who walked through our doors.

Thank you for your support, Dripping Springs. We will miss you. We are proud to have been your cinema.

Stay safe Dripping Springs,
Sky Cinemas

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