More than 5,000 attend 3 Rocky Point movie nights

Tim Forsberg

Posted 8/25/15

That’s a wrap!

The Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s (CRICC) “Movies in the Park” series at Rocky Point came to a close last Thursday evening as more than 2,700 people turned out …

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More than 5,000 attend 3 Rocky Point movie nights

GRILLED TO MEET YOU: The cooks of Championship Melt, who claim to be the only wrestling-themed, gourmet grilled cheese food truck in the world, satisfied a huge line of movie-goers throughout the evening.

Warwick Beacon photos by Tim Forsberg

ROCKY POINT RABBIT: While thousands of people turned out at the park, one Mini Rex rabbit named Dobby, seen here with Allie Kauffman, turned quite a few heads. Allie stated that Dobby is quite friendly and was having a fantastic time.

OUT IN FORCE: Members of the Warwick Veterans football team, along with first year coach Rob Pacifico, used the movie night opportunity to sell snacks and raise funds for the upcoming season.

MOVIE MAGIC MAKERS: Without the vision and hard work of the workers, members, and volunteers of the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, movie nights at the park would not have been possible. From left are Breanna Ford (front row) Andrea Stewart, Marisa Albanese, Beverly Levitt-Narciso, Lauren Slocum, Sarah Stoves, Denise Barber and Steve Kitchin.

MOVIE MUNCHKIN: Luciana Antonelli and her mom Jessica have fun in the field ar Rocky Point as they await the start of Finding Nemo.

A panoramic view of last Thursday night’s turnout.

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2015 8:33 am

Tim Forsberg

That’s a wrap!

The Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s (CRICC) “Movies in the Park” series at Rocky Point came to a close last Thursday evening as more than 2,700 people turned out for the movie Finding Nemo. It was the third such event held at the park in as many months.

A fourth movie showing, featuring the film Happy Feet, had been rescheduled for tonight after thunderstorms cancelled the original July 30 showing. With storms in the forecast, however, this week’s event was again cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

“Sadly, the forecast for Tuesday is afternoon showers and thunderstorms with potential for severe thunderstorms,” wrote CRICC president Lauren Slocum in an email. “Therefore, Happy Feet has been cancelled for the safety of our guests, volunteers, vendors and food trucks.”

After nearly two decades of sitting idle after the amusement park there closed, Rocky Point saw movie night event crowds that rivaled the size of those during the park’s heyday.

“The numbers are staggering: over 1,500 the first night (The Lego Movie), over 1,700 for night two (Annie [2014]) and the count is coming in at over 2,700 for our third movie, Finding Nemo. Simply more than we ever dreamed of,” wrote Slocum. “This has been a tremendous opportunity for the community and the Chamber.”

The Chamber partnered with National Grid, Wave Federal Credit Union, WPRI, Warwick Tourism, Slocum Realty/Insurance, Health Care Services, Ridley Lowell Business & Technical Institute, and the Rocky Point Foundation to run the events. Movie screens and the associated movies were shown by Entertainment Under the Stars.

“We thank you for a fabulous summer movie series and look forward to seeing you all again in 2016 for Movies in the Park at Rocky Point,” said Slocum.