Reserved seating/advance ticket theatres!

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We went to a movie today ("BIg Hero 6" - fun, but I think a little too overstimulating) and discovered you can buy tickets in advance and choose your seats online. If you've ever had a disappointed kid because the show was sold out, you'll know why I'm so happy. And you can go to the bathroom and get your snacks without worrying about the seats filling up. Awesome new use of technology.

I knew you could reserve seats at some cinemas, but I didn't know you could actually pick where you wanted to sit. Our local theatre runs "autism friendly" screenings about once a month. They have the volume lower and it's not as dark, etc.

This theatre is actually entirely reserved seating now -- they show you a chart when you buy your tickets, if you don't buy them in advance.

I don't think anyone ever did autism friendly screenings here, despite a fairly large autistic population. It was a happy day when my son became able to sit through an entire movie! We do have a trampoline place nearby that has one special needs day per month.

Did you like the movie? My kids want to go and I am not sure if I should take them or talk my husband into doing it for me

I just took my just turned 5 yr and he really enjoyed it, but he has no sensory issues. It could be a lot for a kiddo that does. It is loud and very colorful at times. A sensory sensitive or theme sensitive kid might not want to go. I would say that is geared for 8-12 yrs, though there were more adults than families when we went to the weekday 2:15 showing.


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Also the themes were a bit more mature, the kids were orphans and a main character dies. That part didn't upset him nor did the bad guy chase scenes. Later on it looks like the robot dies and that did upset my guy, but it is resolved rather quickly.

I liked it, though not as much as Wreck-It Ralph. I don't think the pacing is as good. My son seemed upset in a couple of places, and he is not super sensitive and hasn't been upset by a movie in several years. There are many really frenetic parts, and quite a few sad parts.

There's a character who might be on the spectrum or possibly OCD. He's very much a rule-follower and likes everything in its place. I didn't find it an offensive portrayal, though a little exaggerated, as cartoons are.

I didn't realize there were many theaters left that didn't require seat reservations. In LA most theaters do.

I've never heard of reserve seating in my area of the country, and I'm in a major metro area. That would be awesome, though.

where i live (rural part of the netherlands), seat reservation is usually available, but it's a payed option (about one euro extra).
i myself rarely use it, since i go to less busy screenings anyway (non-3d during either late night or business hours), so it's free choice anyway (even though tickets are seat-assigned, you are always allow to choose a different seat, assuming your chosen one isn't taken by someone else)

I haven't been in a theater in so long that it didn't really cross my mind. At $8 to $12 a head, plus popcorn and drinks, for six people, they're one of those modern wonders that we just don't use (especially when it's the same movie on DVD on a little screen and we can watch it from the comfort of our own couch)...

...but by and large it sounds like a pretty good idea.