Cineworld Edinburgh Celebrates 25 Years

·         CINEWORLD EDINBURGH MARKS ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY THIS NOVEMBER, ALONGSIDE CELEBRATIONS OF NEW BLOCKBUSTER WICKED

·         A DAY OF CELEBRATIONS WILL BE HELD AT FOUNTAIN PARK CINEMA ON SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER

·         MOVIEGOERS CAN ALSO WATCH A RANGE OF CLASSIC BLOCKBUSTERS FOR £5* A TICKET

Cineworld, the UK’s leading cinema chain, will host an exciting day of celebrations on Saturday 23rd November at Fountain Park Cinema in Edinburgh to mark the cinema’s milestone 25th birthday. It comes as highly-anticipated blockbuster, Wicked, arrives in cinemas that same weekend and Cineworld will go all out to celebrate. 

Fans can catch the dazzling spectacle, featuring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and adapted from the hit musical, in IMAX, 4DX and ScreenX at Cineworld Edinburgh. Cinema-goers will have the chance to win Wickedmerchandise throughout the day including sweatshirts, notebooks, tumblers and t-shirts so they too can dance through life!  

For those who book to see Wickedin 4DX or ScreenX during opening week, they’ll receive one free regular ICEE to match the iconic Wicked colours: Elphaba’s Emerald Green (Sour Apple) or Glinda’s Perfect Pink (Strawberry). While stocks last, guests will be able to purchase Cineworld-exclusive Wickedpopcorn buckets, cups and toppers as well as a Witch-hat drink container to enjoy their treats in style – the items are sure to be popular

As Cineworld Edinburgh prepares for the arrival of Wicked, they’ll be looking back at past blockbusters and an incredible 25 year’s worth of highlights including: 

  • Launching Cineworld’s first IMAX screen in 2011
  • Supporting EIFF as a major partner for 18 years
  • Hosting the Toy Story 3 premiere in 2012 with Sir Sean Connery in attendance
  • Launching our popular 4DX screen in 2017
  • Hosting the T2 World Premier in 2017 and completing our multi-million pound refurbishment in 2019 which included Scotland’s first Screen X!

Cineworld Edinburgh will also be celebrating the milestone birthday with a selection of popular films from 1999 available to book for the following week such as The Mummy, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, James Bond: The World Is Not Enough and Sixth Sense – all available for £5* per ticket.

Jamie Wiles, General Manager at Cineworld Edinburgh, said: “We are delighted to have reached this milestone, especially in such a competitive market place, and are really happy to be able to celebrate with our valued partners, customers and employees.

“The past 25 years have been a hugely successful time for us; During this time, we have operated as Virgin Cinemas, UGC Cinemas and Cineworld Cinemas with our loyal customer base watching us grow and invest in the customer experience.

“We’re delighted to have become a part of the local community and have had the pleasure of striving to be the best place to watch a movie for our Edinburgh customers.”  

Terms & Conditions

*95p online booking fee applies.

Wicked ICEE Promotion Terms & Conditions available HERE.

Fountain Park Casino Robbery: Man Jailed

A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Around 1am on Monday, 9 August, 2021, police were informed an armed robbery had taken place at a casino in Dundee Street, Edinburgh

Hassan Fallah was seen loitering in the underground car park of the premises at Fountainpark before he approached a member of staff and threatened them with a knife. He then forced them to take him into the casino. Once inside Fallah threatened a further two staff members at the cash desk before making off with a five-figure sum of money.

Image of Hassan Fallah

Following enquiries, Fallah was arrested by officers on 12 August 2021.

He pleaded guilty yesterday and has been sentenced to more than four years imprisonment.

Detective Inspector Keith Taylor said: “It’s right that Fallah is behind bars for this disturbing and violent robbery.

“I know his actions impacted directly on several members of staff who may not have been physically injured but were left extremely distressed by what had happened. Despite this, they greatly assisted our investigation and I would like to thank them for their help as I know this was challenging for them. I hope that knowing Fallah is behind bars will offer them some satisfaction as they move forward in their lives” 

Cineworld Edinburgh unveils fully refurbished cinema

Cineworld Edinburgh has announced an exclusive £3 ticket offer to celebrate its completed refurbishment which will be available only for 2D screenings on Friday 15th November to Thursday 21st November.

The full set of film listings will be available to purchase online at www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/edinburgh from today. Continue reading Cineworld Edinburgh unveils fully refurbished cinema