COVID-19 and the Motor Vu Theater
Tooele County is at the Yellow Risk Level of State Response

We are practicing social distancing at the Motor Vu Theater this summer!
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 all of our customer are required to follow the following rules at the theater:

General

• Guests are strongly encouraged to bring and use their own masks for their personal use
  • Masks are not required, but strongly recommend for use in the Snack Bar, Restrooms, and any place 6 feet of distance cannot be maintained
• In all areas where lines can form, markings have been placed on the ground 6 feet apart to encourage social distancing
• Congregating in groups outside of those that came in the car with you is not allowed
  • ​Congregating outside the entrances of the snack bar and restrooms is not allowed at any time
• Guests are encouraged to come as family groups, not mixed household groups if possible to limit potential contact
  • ie. Your family living at home with you, not big group dates
• Receipts will not be given unless absolutely necessary
• Other rules may be necessary to comply with changing public health guidelines
• This list is not exhaustive
• Guests are required, as always, to follow and comply with the instructions of theater personnel as described in our theater rules and policies

Parking

• When parked you must maintain 6 feet of space between your group and the groups around you​
• Parking capacity is limited to 250 cars based off compliance with this plan
• Based on compliance, we will be slowly increasing our capacity over the next few weeks
• Sitting outside your vehicle is allowed, if you maintain 6 feet of distance between your group and those around you
• Exceptions to this are allowed for groups within your immediate household
  
  • i.e. if you bring 2 cars for your family you can park and sit less than 6 feet apart
    

Moving About

• When moving about the theater you must maintain 6 feet of space between you and other patrons
• Only those that absolutely must leave the vehicle to visit the snack bar or restroom should leave the vehicle
• Our snack bar menu is now online to help you make decisions on what to order before heading inside
  
• Walking around, running, playing football, etc before the movie may be restricted depending on how busy the theater is on a given night

Restrooms

• Restrooms are accessible from the projection booth side only, no access will be possible to or from the snack bar area
• Hand sanitizer is available outside the restrooms for customers use
• Restrooms are open throughout both features
• We've added 4 portable restrooms, including 1 handicap accessible, to aid in social distancing efforts
  

Snack Bar Access

• Please do not enter the snack bar unless the orange (it was green), ready to order light is on outside the East Entrance
• The snack bar is one way only
• The snack bar entrance is on the East side (screen side) of the building, and exit only on the west side (Highway 36 side) of the building​
• We are unable to offer refills on any items, including the Bring-back buckets, at this time to comply with current health department regulations ​
  • Current Bring-back buckets may be presented for a $1.50 discount on any size popcorn
  • Limit 1 discount per bucket presented
• Orders are taken at a single window and filled by our other employees to comply with current health department regulations

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COVID-19 and the Ritz Theater

Effective at midnight 3/31/2020 the Tooele County Health Department issued a shutdown order that forced us to close our doors temporarily. While we had the option to reopen the theater after May 1, 2020, conditions in the market and regulations in place at the time prevented us from doing that.

​We are considering reopening the theater in Fall 2020. This decision will be based on market conditions, regulations in place at the time, and the state of Covid-19 response efforts.

This is the first time that we know of in the history of our theater's operation that we've been closed for an extended period. Since at least 1939, the theater has never closed for more than a day or two at a time and we feel your pain looking for something to do. To help out we are working with our partners at Sony Pictures. They have provided a variety of content for you and your little ones in this unprecedented time. It is available on our Extra Fun page for download or as a link to the content.
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Thanks for your support.

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