Draft:Regal Cinemas: Difference between revisions

*'''1998-2002:''' The design of the car's interior, the sky background, the popcorn bags, and the second tunnel's exit have been changed. The Nestlé candies are replaced with [[Wikipedia:Hershey bar|Hershey]] candies ([[Wikipedia:Milk Duds|Milk Duds]], [[Wikipedia:Reese's Peanut Butter Cups|Reese's]] cups, and [[Wikipedia:Twizzlers|Twizzlers]]) and [[Wikipedia:Pepsi|Pepsi]]'s "Project Blue" logo replaces the 1991 version (white background, stripe with [[Wikipedia:Pepsi|Pepsi]] logo). The Regal Cinemas logo at the end (now in a {{color|gold}} color and on a space background) faces the screen directly and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" fades in below it in {{color|blue}}.

*'''July-September 16, 2010:''' This version serves as a placeholder for the 8th opening. The candies' order of appearance is changed to [[Wikipedia:Chocolate-covered raisin|Raisinets]] and [[Wikipedia:M&M's|M&M's]] during the filmreel drop, and [[Wikipedia:Sour Patch Kids|Sour Patch Kids]] and [[Wikipedia:Cookie Dough Bites (candy)|Cookie Dough Bites]] afterwards, and the Coca-Cola cups display updated designs along with the Regal popcorn bags.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A futuristic rock-like orchestration which is kind of fast-paced to match the opening's roller coaster theme. Before the first drop, a female voice says: "Welcome to Regal Cinemas. Refreshments are available in the lobby. And please, keep our theatre clean by disposing of trash in the specified containers. And remember: gift certificates are available for any special occasion. Enjoy the show." At one point, there's a loud popcorn pop sound. A small finish is heard at the end of the logo along with synth-bells. The original version was released in Dolby Stereo, before being remixed in Dolby Digital in 1998 (the popcorn pop sound was louder and the synth-bells at the end were removed on screens equipped with Dolby Digital in the 1998 version).

'''Opening:''' Same as the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nldGbiLwumM Wallace Theater Corporation opening] from 1999, with references to Wallace and Coca-Cola replaced with Regal Cinemas and Pepsi.

'''Opening:''' On a {{color|lightgreen|light green}} background is "please silence your cell phones" in the top right and a silhouetted person using their cell phone on the left. In a {{color|blue}} environment with screens and [[Wikipedia:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] cups (as seen during late 2000s ''Regal FirstLook'' installments), the camera moves towards a screen displaying [[Wikipedia:Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] bottles and a cut-off REG logo. Packs of [[Wikipedia:M&M's|M&M's]], [[Wikipedia:Cookie Dough Bites (candy)|Cookie Dough Bites]], [[Wikipedia:Sour Patch Kids|Sour Patch Kids]], [[Wikipedia:Chocolate-covered raisin|Raisinets]] and [[Wikipedia:Twizzlers|Twizzlers]] move to the bottom of the screen behind a {{color|purple}} gradient background. "NO SMOKING" appears in the top right corner of a {{color|green}} background with rays of light. A silhouetted person drops a cigarette into a trash bin, and the background turns {{color|blue}} with a flash; a Regal gift card moves to the right. "NO SMOKING" fades out and "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY PROCEED TO THE NEAREST EXIT" fades in. The Regal Entertainment Group logo appears and slowly moves away from the screen towards a {{color|red}} curtain background. Particles unveil smaller Regal Cinemas, Edwards Theatres, and United Artists Theatres logos below the REG logo. The curtain is lifted up, revealing an assortment of {{color|blue}}/{{color|purple}}/{{color|red}}/{{color|orange}} bars and a large shine in the center.

The screens in the redesigned opening tunnel display "No Recording Devices or Cameras Allowed", "No Smoking" and "Hearing Impaired Devices/Available Upon Request". The rollercoaster's track is now light-blue, still shaped like a filmstrip but with embedded circuitry (presumably because of the switchover to digital film). Before going through the filmreel, there are screens advertising private screenings and birthday rooms with balloons to the right. After that, the concessions from the 2004-2005 opening plus M&M's are seen, with Sour Patch Kids taking Twizzlers' previous place. The area where bare girders were before now have a billboard for [[Wikipedia:Sprint Corporation|Sprint]], and redesigned Regal popcorn bags appear afterwards. The redesigned futuristic exit is decorated with various beat boxes and moving speakers. The rollercoaster car itself now resembles more of a monorail/maglev style vehicle, and the Regal logo is far shinier, with "FEATURE PRESENTATION" now in smaller text and separated from the logo by a large line.

*'''2013:''' The Twizzlers concession was replaced with a "Find us on [[Wikipedia:Facebook|Facebook]]/Join the Conversation on [[Wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]" ad, the Cookie Dough Bites were replaced with more Sour Patch Kids, and the M&M's have been replaced with Buncha Crunch.

*'''2014-2015:''' The Regal Crown Club ad at the beginning has been changed, and a [[Wikipedia:GEICO|GEICO]] logo (changed to a Regal icon in Spring 2014) now appears in place of the Sprint logo.

'''Opening:''' In a futuristic-looking tunnel with a high-tech rollercoaster, a "No Smoking" sign and Regal logos around the right wall and the door, we see a blue electronic grid saying "Welcome to Regal". On the left wall, a message appears saying "Dispose of Trash". The entrance opens to reveal a space-like background above the clouds, with a "Regal Crown Club" sign visible in the distance. Two rocket propellers bring up messages saying:

The camera then speeds up, and we ride down to reveal a skyline. Billboards start to reveal concession covers (Sour Patch Kids, Nestlé's Buncha Crunch, Nestlé's Raisinets, Sour Patch). Right above the Sour Patch billboard, a Geico ad appears. We pan up to see the Regal Crown Club logo, with "Get Free Rewards!" below it. Suddenly, the environment becomes a Grand Canyon-like area. The rollercoaster grid writes "Gift Cards Available", and we pan down to see two Coca-Cola containers, the left one containing the Coca-Cola "Smiley Face" logo, and the right one containing the Regal logo. We then go through a tunnel, causing the environment to change to what looks like a purple alien planet. Suddenly, a piece of popcorn pops, causing other invisible popcorn kernels to pop and fill the screen. We go through the popcorn and stop at the cinema in a first-person view, with the track being in the middle and the seats being on the sides. Curtains unveil, and the Regal logo forms. It pans to the left to let the company name and the text "Please Enjoy These Coming Attractions" appear. The logo shines.

*'''2016-2018:''' The candies after the first Sour Patch Kids are changed to SweeTarts and Skittles, and M&Ms.

*'''October 2018-March 16, 2020:''' The Regal Crown Club sign has been changed, and the M&Ms and SweeTarts Ropes have switched positions. The camera pans towards the screen slower in this variant, as to accommodate for the new Regal logo's longer animation.

*'''August 21, 2020-present:''' The candies after Sour Patch Kids and M&Ms are changed to Buncha Crunch and AirHeads Gummies. The Coca-Cola containers are replaced by Pepsi ones due to a new deal placed between Regal and Pepsi earlier that year.

'''Opening:''' A curtain with the REG crown logo on it unveils a black-and white pastiche of the classic "Let's All Go To the Lobby" animation, with the REG logo above. The screen zooms out to reveal this animation playing out on a CGI tablet on a theater screen. The candy notices the situation they're in and punches the tablet screen, causing a pack of M&Ms to pop out of the tablet. The M&Ms fly out of the theater screen and through a film projector, with a Regal logo inside. The M&Ms come out of a flatscreen TV displaying peanut M&Ms, with another TV advertising Twix to the left. Below the TVs, the M&Ms floats down to a Regal concession bar, where it rests alongside a drink, a popcorn bag, and other candies.

'''Variant:''' The M&Ms were changed to Mike & Ike in 2014.

'''Logo:''' We see an orange camera aperture, with lots of orange crystals coming out of it. Those crystals start forming a crown. Once the crown is formed, it moves to the center of the screen, and rotates to a bird's-eye view. A light in the crown forms an "R", creating the current Regal logo. the word "REGAL" wipes in underneath the logo, underneath which, the text "''the '''best''' place to watch a movie''" wipes in. the logo becomes 2D. and fades out.

'''Trivia:''' The new logo’s orange color pays homage to Knoxville, the home of the Tennessee Volunteers, where Regal are based in. The logo itself represents the aperture of a camera, as well as a downward view of the signature Regal crown.