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[tim2462]

I don't know why Malco hasn't tried to build one there...they're sure building enough of them in NWA!

[mcheiss]

tim2462, on Jan 1 2006, 10:38 PM, said:

I don't know why Malco hasn't tried to build one there...they're sure building enough of them in NWA!

Yeah, Plans for 2 more Stadium Seating 12 Digital Screen Theatres. Which would make 36 Malco Screens in Rogers!!

[tim2462]

Not to mention the one in Fayetteville...I think it is going to be 16 screens?

[mcheiss]

tim2462, on Jan 1 2006, 10:44 PM, said:

Not to mention the one in Fayetteville...I think it is going to be 16 screens?

I've heard 12 up here. It was suppose to 16, but I think they downsized it a bit.

Plus, we have the Sugarcreek 10 in Bella Vista, the Fiesta Square 16 in Fayetteville, Razorback 6 in Fayetteville, and Malco Twin in Fayetteville.

[tim2462]

You guys are overserved and Conway is underserved.  Conway has 2- 6 screen theaters...I think one is going to be a dollar theater.

[mcheiss]

tim2462, on Jan 1 2006, 10:50 PM, said:

You guys are overserved and Conway is underserved.  Conway has 2- 6 screen theaters...I think one is going to be a dollar theater.

The Theatres are packed up here, as we pull customers from all over Benton County Washington, Carroll, Madison, McDonald County MO, and Eastern Oklahoma. Especially the Rogers Malco, which is the only current stadium seating theatre in NWA, which is packed every night.

[Aporkalypse]

tim2462, on Jan 1 2006, 10:21 PM, said:

A nice big movie theater is just what Conway needs.  It's great Conway is getting all of the new restaurants and retail...but they need to start concentrating on getting some entertainment type development.

In retrospect, when Tinseltown became the first stadium-seating theater in Arkansas I would've thought Conway would be a better location.  A 12-14 screen theater similar to the one at Breckenridge would do well, I think, the existing ones there needs to go the way of the dodo.  Even when I was in college in the mid 90s we wouldn't go to see movies in Conway, we'd just as well drive down to LR.

As for the draw of Conway - mcheiss don't forget that a lot of the areas west and north of Conway depend on them.  People drive from Morrilton, Clinton, Russelville, Perry County, etc to shop and do things in Conway because it saves them an extra 30 minutes and the hassle of Little Rock traffic when the options are available there, which in many cases they aren't.

Edited by Aporkalypse, 01 January 2006 - 11:51 PM.

[tim2462]

Aporkalypse, on Jan 1 2006, 11:49 PM, said:

In retrospect, when Tinseltown became the first stadium-seating theater in Arkansas I would've thought Conway would be a better location.  A 12-14 screen theater similar to the one at Breckenridge would do well, I think, the existing ones there needs to go the way of the dodo.  Even when I was in college in the mid 90s we wouldn't go to see movies in Conway, we'd just as well drive down to LR.

As for the draw of Conway - mcheiss don't forget that a lot of the areas west and north of Conway depend on them.  People drive from Morrilton, Clinton, Russelville, Perry County, etc to shop and do things in Conway because it saves them an extra 30 minutes and the hassle of Little Rock traffic when the options are available there, which in many cases they aren't.

Exactly. It serves as the "Little Rock" for those other counties. It could almost serve as a metro of its on.
Only 30% of people from Faulkner County commute to LR to work...I'm sure a lot of people in the counties surrounding Conway Commute to Faulkner County to work.

[tim2462]

The special census is now complete in Conway and a preliminary figure will be released  in the next few weeks.

[mcheiss]

Do they have an estimates?

I would guess around 52,000-56,000.

[tim2462]

The 2000 census was 43,167.  The 2004 census bureau estimate is 50,358...but the city utilities and city leaders say that number is way low. There isn't a more current estimate.
It'll be interesting to see what the 2005 official count is.

Edited by tim2462, 04 January 2006 - 03:52 PM.

[skirby]

The census count is in . Conway now has a population of 52,262. This is almost double the 1990 census.

Edited by skirby, 12 January 2006 - 01:39 PM.

[mcheiss]

skirby, on Jan 12 2006, 01:38 PM, said:

The census count is in . Conway now has a population of 52,262. This is almost double the 1990 census.

Yeah, it practically doubled because the 1990 Conway's population was 26,841.

[Mith242]

At least it didn't pass up Fayetteville's 2000 figure.  I'd hate to be back down to 5th.  

[mcheiss]

Mith242, on Jan 12 2006, 07:03 PM, said:

At least it didn't pass up Fayetteville's 2000 figure.  I'd hate to be back down to 5th.  

Yeah, you guys are currently 4th because of Springdale right now.

I'm sure it won't be long until you're back up to nu. 3.

[Mith242]

mcheiss, on Jan 12 2006, 07:26 PM, said:

Yeah, you guys are currently 4th because of Springdale right now.

I'm sure it won't be long until you're back up to nu. 3.

Yeah Springdale got their special census done before we did.  Ours will be sometime next year, although I'm not sure when exactly.

[mcheiss]

Mith242, on Jan 12 2006, 07:32 PM, said:

Yeah Springdale got their special census done before we did.  Ours will be sometime next year, although I'm not sure when exactly.

Ours will be this year. I think Bentonville's will also be this year.

[Mith242]

mcheiss, on Jan 12 2006, 07:44 PM, said:

Ours will be this year. I think Bentonville's will also be this year.

Oops I meant 2006.  It's sad I still sometimes forget it's 2006 now.  

[GSCullum]

Finally, we've passed the 50k mark.  Maybe now we'll get that bigger dot on the map.

[Mith242]

GSCullum, on Jan 12 2006, 07:56 PM, said:

Finally, we've passed the 50k mark.  Maybe now we'll get that bigger dot on the map.

Yeah the 50k mark is a big one.  I think it will help get Conway noticed more.