Exploring Abandoned Amboy Cinemas Movie Theater Untouched Since 2005

Hey everyone join me as I go back in time and explore this crazy movie theater that has been lost since 2005

[@wendymedina5406]

I used to work there back in 1998 for a few years. This brought back so many memories. I used to run the conssesion stand. The popcorn used to be made upstairs and put in bags. Also, to stock the food, I had to bring the boxes all the way down those stairs. Those were the best days!!!

[@edwardhawley9503]

I worked there as a relief projectionist from 1982-1994. I can't tell you how sad it is to see the projection booth in shambles. I saw my chair I used to use and the ashtray he pulled out. There were a few items in the booth I recognized , cause I used them. I had tried to get permission from the owners to enter the building and retrieve them before it gets destroyed by the elements. Their answer was no, cause of mold. So now, I have to watch others enter it, but no way to get the items.

[@megster]

I'm looking for a way in too. I'm trying to get the Mr. Walther nameplate.

[@cky9301]

Bruh, I drive past this place everyday for work!

[@UrbexAndChill]

A lot do haha

[@katies9622]

Is the one right next to the Driscoll bridge?

[@calvo37]

@@katies9622 yes

[@imqxla67]

Brings back so many memories. I miss going to a movie theater

[@jfiorello68]

I spent many hours there in the 1980s. Before it was built there was a drive-in theater on the site. Good to see some people exploring it 👍🏻

[@chrispetersen1848]

Last movie I saw there was Starwars Episode 3. Sad to see it in this condition. Lots of memories there.

[@andydelle4509]

Those CDs were DTS sound tracks. The reason is DTS was a late digital movie sound standard. Dolby Digital and Sony already took the last of the space on the film where you could put optical digital data. They even had optical data between the sprocket holes. The old analog tracks were also still on the film so it remained standard in any theater.

[@Kyle-on3ck]

At 1:00 the machine you looked at was an old "Automaticket" ticket dispenser

[@embomagic743]

I salvaged one of these ticket machines from an old cinema I used to work at. You don't see them much any more. I hope someone saves this one.

[@96cobraguy]

as one of the last cashiers there, that ticket dispenser wasn't used in the last 10-15 years. i was there from 2000-2005

[@embomagic743]

Yeah the one I salvaged was the same. They tended to seize up if not used and multiplexes preferred computerised ticketing systems and so the old automaticket machines soon got replaced. Was lovely to see this one though. Wish I could save it 😊 (big cinema geek!) I bet it was sad seeing the place you used to work look like that now 😔

[@kennethmanning9984]

Still make wild cherry pepsi and code red mountain dew

[@dorkdessa7083]

So fun watching this! We’ve got a theater that was closed and abandoned last year that’s still untouched, right Nextdoor to an old indoor amusement park called Itz that’s been abandoned for close to 10 years now.

[@UrbexAndChill]

That’s so awesome

[@emmareed1332]

Where at?

[@dorkdessa7083]

@@emmareed1332 Albuquerque

[@satyendrandonibanerjee8682]

Amboy Cinema in Saryville, NJ

[@leonardsalinas2002]

My father and mother had their first date at this movie theatre way back on April 6th 1984 to see Romancing the Stone and went to see countless movies throughout the 80’s and 90’s the last movie they saw at that theatre was Monster in Law in 2005 Lot of great memories for them at this movie theatre

[@angiewanders7272]

Happy New Year!! Great explore. I haven't seen slice pop in a long time.

[@flanigan_a-go-go]

Great explore! Stay safe and keep on recording history🤘🏼🏚 (That projection room was phenomanal)

[@CapturingDecay]

Nice! Always love a good theatre explore. Good thing you came prepped with masks too.

[@UrbanParanormalXplores]

Great video looks massive thanks for sharing Very interesting place of history sad seeing places shut down that hold so many memory’s

[@BigBankz]

Sick theater my guy!

[@UrbexAndChill]

Thanks buddy!!

[@movieace8784]

Spent most of my childhood there and 6yrs of my teens working there. I started there when minimum wage was $5.25hr No wonder I never made overtime LOL

[@jetblaze]

Good way to start the new year.. with urbex and chill 😎

[@megster]

The nameplate that says Mr. Walther belonged to my boyfriend. Those are his cigarettes in the ashtray as well.

[@tundraportal]

I never knew you could get the sound from a cd, most film reels either used the analog sound or there was a small line to the end of the strip for the Dolby digital sound

[@shannabrowneyes]

Very very awesome!

[@mikefitchNYC1971]

Awesome job on this exploration!

[@hiattgrey9161]

I saw Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in theaters. Not this particular movie theatre, a different one.

[@jdexploresfan3628]

Awesome explore!! Happy New Year guys. Looking forward to watching all the 2021 explores. 😃🎈

[@UrbexAndChill]

Thanks man!

[@daveroe8612]

Great explore, sad though to see our past slipping away. Some kids today have never been to a theater like that, they only stream movies at home.

[@johnbussell8279]

When theaters were designed to watch a movies and grab some snacks. Regal has twisted it with dinner at your seats, dining areas, electronic sign ins/seating. I’m 23 so I’m pretty cool with the modern vibe in some instances but theaters and malls should always have that retro experience

[@massive611]

I went to this theater so many times in my late teens/early 20s. I miss it so much. Memories.

[@michaelrobins1866]

Any idea when it opened/ closed? Where is it?

[@massive611]

@@michaelrobins1866 Not sure when it opened, but it closed around 2005. From what I recall, the theater was found to have been built on unstable land. It's located on the south banks of the Raritan River, south of Perth Amboy, north of Sayreville NJ. Right in between the fork of Route 9 and Route 35.

[@michaelrobins1866]

@@massive611 Okay. Thanks!

[@FrankFrankly711]

Dang, Slice! Old school pop

[@cindyjofaithful4469]

# 106👍 Happy New Year U & C🥂

[@ellenkahley3582]

The Little Mermaid was my 1st movie there in 1990. House of wax is the last movie I saw there. The seats were so uncomfortable! One of my best friends worked there, so I would go there to see her. The building is sinking as well.

[@CahloCano]

If anyone ever wants to know, what life was like 05-06, this is the place/video for them. Stuck in time, litteraly.

[@stevewilcoxson7173]

I guess you couldn't put in "Let's All go to the Lobby" on this one.

[@UrbexAndChill]

Nah haha

[@thomaskaminski7691]

Awesome video urbex and chill 👌 question though. I noticed the theater after the concession stand has a hallway in it, 5 I believe? Was wondering where it lead to? I noticed 5 and 6 have just a door instead like theater 3 rather then the two doors in the center that lead to the isles like 7-14. Also theater 2 looks sick! Never knew that the roof deteriorated that bad in there. I wonder how often they had to patch the roof up during the years it was open if it was prone to that much rust. Also the ceilings are trashed probably from people trying to salvage copper to bring to the junk yard down the road. Also any idea if the lobby has a basement under it? I remember someone mentioning that there was a crawl space under the front lobby area, curious if the floor warped into that crawl space or into the regular ground.

[@nixwerld3831]

A typical Showcase/Multiplex Cinemas location built by Redstone Management (National Amusements) predating the stadium megaplexes of the late 90s. One of the smaller, narrow auditoriums looks like it was once a bigger theatre but later split into two centre-aisle theatres, and looks like it would've shown films in mono sound. The large rocker seats would've been quite comfortable for their time, they would still be if it wasn't for the mold and dust that was covering them. Notice the lack of cupholders in the armrests or behind the seats, which many newer multiplexes that were built in the late 80s and early 90s would've had.

[@tylerslovesblu-raydiscplay7209]

Movie theater places building is on fire Closed down in 2005

[@Jamiemainchannel5]

as of Aug 2023 this theater is now DEMOLISHED

[@genevalong8383]

They still make wild cherry but not slice love this video

[@nikxxxee7565]

Last time I seen a movie here I couldn’t believe how run down it was the rug was holy and ripped up and the place looked dirty. And I seen freaky Friday with Lindsay Lohan august 2003 with my little sister.

[@JohnPedimore]

The first machine you went to Is an old ticket dispenser, what you would do is press the button for how many tickets one needed and they would pop out and then he would take it over to the ticket taker and they would rip the ticket for you. Nothing like today that has the theater number. Typically they only had one or two theaters. This theater is an old refit. Panic button was to shut the projector down in a film wrap. The brain on the carousel would often misread the platter and you would get a wrap around the brain. Often you would have to do a refund on tickets if you could not fix it fast. The patrons would appeared to be a film burn. And yes it would burn but only about a foot or two of film would be lost. If this issue happened often and allot of film was destroyed you would have missing scenes in the movie.

[@edwardhawley9503]

While I was projectionist there, there was never a panic to shut down the projectors. Eventually the film would break with a wrap event around the brain. Could have been installed after 1994, I guess. I take it you worked in the booth maybe?

[@Apocalypticthoughts]

These weren't in use in my theatre by like 1997. We had normal late 90s pcs by then. :)

[@Apocalypticthoughts]

My theatre had an alarm that would go off in the lobby when something like that happened, Regal didn't like the alarms and disabled them.

[@allvideosareprivate1048]

Wow this is in Sayreville my home town!

[@robdavis4777]

I’m from the year 2045 and all the movie theaters look like this now.

[@genevalong8383]

Who the president

[@sarathomas543]

There will be more movie houses to explore after this pandemic is over sadly!

[@UrbexAndChill]

You might be right

[@thundermite1241]

You can get mountain dew code red at most and wild cherry at speedway

[@UrbexAndChill]

Yeah I’ve seen that it’s making a come back

[@TonyVerrazano]

Used to go there all the time.

[@rock5732]

I’m thinking about going here soon with a few of my friends, how did you get inside?

[@enriqueshockwave8869]

The theater in my town just closed :( going to be more like this in the future.

[@tylerslovesblu-raydiscplay7209]

House of wax on blu ray was released in October 2006

[@RailPreserver2K]

What's the name of the music track you used for the opening because it is fantastic

[@Huds4Real]

I also want to know!

[@SpaceClick]

Silent Spring by Mahlert. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i16vc3iihL6eZq8

[@marcomacias3960]

some of the theaters are small and narrow. how could one see the action on the screen.

[@WinkDaMan07]

13:54 What exactly was causing that fart noise? 😆😆😆

[@joeking4389]

the dead pig story was the best

[@tylerslovesblu-raydiscplay7209]

Look liked from south Texas 2005

[@curthandomalthandestan4138]

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[@tylerslovesblu-raydiscplay7209]

Year built : 2005 From Texas

[@stumptown6911]

Going to the movies sucks! Overpriced place where you'll be surrounded by idiots making noise and being disturbing.

[@thomasjames5384]

Amboy cinemas in sayerville nj i worked here

[@larrygregoire842]

I closed because the floor was sinking . Roof started collapsing after it closed

[@thirstymutant]

Did you find the blood splatter from where that cop killed himself a few years back?

[@edwardhawley9503]

That was outside the building, on the rt 9 entrance.

[@bobschlapowitz2359]

Is this place still standing?

[@redbeard5703]

Yes.

[@tylerslovesblu-raydiscplay7209]

Year built: 1965

[@Wesley_C]

Oh gosh, this movie theather retired already?

[@pinklilac7]

retired back in 2005. was built 1979. Kind of hard to believe it didnt' even last 30 years.

[@dementednun1175]

2005 ain't old

[@genevalong8383]

When you say star wars era your not talking about the first 3 your talking about the bad prequels right?