Erica E.
Yelp
I adore this movie theater!
Ever since moving to East Atlanta, I've become an AMC girly. With AMC being king here in ATL as far as quality and number of locations available, how could I not? And Madison Yards is a great location to be live my best movie-lover life.
Let me first plug the AMC A-List program. I'm a 3rd generation movie lover. And not just movies at home, I love the movie theater experience. So a subscription to the movies is one of the best things to have ever happened to me, lol. For under $30, I can see up to 3 movies a week and I earn points from other purchases like food and extra tickets which results in AMC credits I can use for more items. It really pays for itself in 1 movie visit for me so I pretty much live at the movies when I have the time lol.
Located in the Madison Yards plaza, this AMC offers minimal lot parking outside of the theater but there are dozens of spots available at the adjoining garage that offers covered and uncovered rooftop parking. The area itself is lovely, with a number of other businesses in the plaza including restaurants if you'd like to have a meal before or after your big screen fun.
This AMC isn't incredibly huge but it definitely has some space. Upon entry, you can purchase your tickets at one of their kiosks or with the ticket agent at the front. It's a super easy check-in at the front despite only being 1 or 2 team members checking guests in on slower days. I always have my ticket ready on my phone so that once I flash it, I can be on my merry way. There's way more casual seating at this theater than I think I've ever seen at movie theaters now that I think about it, lol. Perhaps it's to encourage folks to sit and enjoy the bar a bit more, or to wait for others, but it is a lovely seating area!
There are a few lines available for the concession stand but I feel as though it never gets too long. The team members behind the snack bar are usually younger teens and they're always super friendly and accommodating. (Especially when I ask for like, 5 cups of jalapenos for my nachos lol) The bar does what it needs to do and you can usually expect the same 2 great bartenders there throughout the week. No, food and drink prices at the movies aren't reasonable, but these are things we know lol. I love that with AMC, you can order your food in advance on the app! At Madison Yards, you cannot get it delivered to your seat like you can at Phipps, but it can be ready for pickup at the time you prefer - love that for me.
The theaters, bathrooms and hallways are always incredibly clean as well! No sticky floors, popcorn in the crevices of the seats or anything of the sort - they are always on point. Another aspect that I love about this theater and AMC as a whole, are the comfy reclining chairs. I love to get comfy for a movie vs. having to sit up bone straight for 2.5 hours in an uncomfortable chair. I get so relaxed in those chairs, it's tempting to fall asleep! I also love that some rows allow us to pull up the middle console so that I can be all in my partners' personal space as we watch the movie, lol.
Overall, my favorite AMC theater!