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The AMC movie theater at Cupertino Square opened today with a noon ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Cupertino Mayor Kris Wang. 

Automated movie ticket pods are available in the lobby next to the escalator and you can also purchase tickets at the traditional AMC ticket booth or online.  (This is just a convenience link, I have no association with MovieTickets.com.)

The redesign of the former Vallco Mall is progressing steadily with the new facade built out for the theater along Wolfe Road and updated branding throughout the mall.

Apr.27.2007 [ Filed under: Cupertino Square ] 2 Comments »

I confirmed that, beginning Monday next week, Cupertino Square will be holding several charity events (not open to the public) leading up to the ribbon cutting at the AMC Cupertino Square 16 movie theater on Friday, April 27.

The Cupertino Chamber of Commerce is offering previews on Wednesday during its mixer from 5:30-7:00pm, with movies at 7:10.  Tickets are $5 and they're advertising free popcorn.

Apr.20.2007 [ Filed under: Cupertino Square, Silicon Valley News ] 1 Comment »

[The AMC Cupertino Square 16 movie theater is now open.]

Going up?  Cupertino Square pulled the wraps off the construction they’re doing on the AMC theater set to open in April. 

Stairway to heaven?  Normally an escalator wouldn’t be that interesting, but in this case it’s the visual centerpiece of the Vallco revitalization.

The entire area had previously been cloistered away behind thick plastic wraps to keep the construction hidden and the corridor free from dust. 

While the Strike bowling alley is still several months away, the automated ticketing kiosks and the ticket booths are already up and new tiles leading to the theater are being installed.

People who usually find themselves going to other theaters near Cupertino like the Century San Jose 25 at Westgate Mall, AMC Saratoga 14, or the Century San Jose triplets will find these newer facilities more convenient.

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Apr.05.2007 [ Filed under: Activities, Cupertino Square ] Comment Here »

Mike Rohde, general manager of Cupertino Square (formerly the Vallco Fashion Park) reports that the AMC movie theater is set to open April 27.

Mar.28.2007 [ Filed under: Cupertino Square ] Comment Here »

According to the Cupertino Courier, the former Vallco (which is going to be renovated and renamed Cupertino Square) is getting a brand new high-end bowling alley, to be named "Strike." Mall general manager Mike Rohde uses the words "progressive" and "modern-looking" to describe the 38000 sqaure foot addition.  The renovation's centerpiece the new AMC movie theater which Rohde says will be open in April.

Feb.18.2007 [ Filed under: Cupertino, Cupertino Square, Silicon Valley News ] Comment Here »

The 80's neon-and-hair relic Vallco Fashion Park in Cupertino lost its battle with Westfield's Valley Fair Mall long ago and was pushed further into complete obscurity by Santana Row. 

It's hard to call Santana Row a shopping mall given its balance of city living and planned but not completely contrived urban experiences, but it was even harder to call Vallco competition against the shopping juggernaut that those two adjacent shopping "districts" formed not more than a few miles away.

Vallco (like the mall, its website is under construction) is determined to be more than just the building that houses Todai, the obscenely large sushi buffet.

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Feb.08.2007 [ Filed under: Activities, Bay Area Info, Cupertino, Cupertino Square, Silicon Valley News ] 1 Comment »