Went to the Wicked Sing Along yesterday (theater 25) and halfway into the movie, my neck started being itchy. I didn't think much of it but it continued to itch through the evening and I finally checked this morning to see a bunch of bites in my neck and upper back area (the only areas that were somewhat exposed) that are characteristic of bed bugs. The seats are still the old red fabric ones. I was row J. Be careful guys!
Edit: I just saw a tweet saying mad people got bed bugs from Wicked Sing Along and Nosferatu. Seems like it's everywhere.
Edit 2 (12/31): I just emailed the NYC councilman for District 3 and the NYS senator for that part of the city. If anyone has direct AMC sources, please DM me.
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Thinking about seeing The Batman at the 34th Street Dolby Theater, but I am a little concerned considering this location has had bed bugs in the past. Has anyone been recently that can provide a first hand account?
I’ve heard “claims” about pretty much every NYC theater but they all seem like bogus internet rumors. Thousands of people a day are in each one, if a place actually had such a problem you’d think by now it would be a huge issue. A rando finds a mark on their body and posts on Yelp that “it must be a bed bug, omg!!!” like there is no other explanation.
See most my Dolby movies here, never had a critter issue.
saw a bunch of posts from people saying they’ve spotted all sorts of creatures lurking about. any update from AMC reps / management on the issue? I reached out to them on twitter but haven’t heard back
and secondly are there any theaters i can safely visit without having to worry about getting bedbugs?? and rats/mice 😭 im scared to use my a list and am considering canceling, dont know if that’s an overreaction 😭