The Ohio Sci-Fi and Horror Marathons

I wasn't sure what to think when I heard that the marathon was going to be at a different theater this year. The Grandview theater was so old school and perfect for a horror marathon comprised of mostly older films.

However, I gotta say I vastly preferred the new theater.

-The seats were much bigger and comfier, plus there seemed to be more room between you and the seat in front of you, making people going in and out much easier. Plus cup holders (which are partially workable if you fudge it right)

-The rest rooms were great, with 5 toilets (granted, one was out of order in the mens room). Never during the whole thing was there a sizable line going into the room. Plus they were very clean.

-The seats out front are a nice touch if you want to go out and cool off (and put up with the cloud of tobacco in between films).

- The radio cafe is great. Eating the wrong kind of food before staying up all night sucks, but something light and not greasy, like the sandwiches they had, is perfect.

The only real thing I liked about the old theater more was that it went farther back, as I'm someone who doesn't like to be too close to the screen.

I definitely prefer the Drexel East over the Grandview.
The Radio Cafe is the main reason.
I was disappointed when it was announced that it would close at 2:30, since it stayed open all through the 24 hour scifi marathon, if I remember correctly. Having soup and a sandwich around 4AM was very welcome (especially after all those evil "alcoholic drinks").

I still like the Grandview because we don't have to share. Not as big a deal with horror as with SciFi, which is 24 hours.

However, the cafe is great and the seats are better. Also, I have mentioned elsewhere I agree the bathrooms are much better as well.

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Yeah, I miss the single-screen aspects to the Grandview. But then, we lived through that easily enough at the Gateway and the Arena Grand for the Sci-Fi 'thons, and we'll adjust to it here too. (And it really didn't matter for the Horror, since by the time we started the other theatres were mostly empty).

But the bathrooms are much nicer than that at the Grandview. And the Radio Cafe alone makes almost anything else bearable. I also like the fact that there is WiFi at the Drexel.