New sensory-friendly showtimes at Maumee Theatre
WTVG 13abc Action News | Toledo, OH
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It is one way the historic'}, {'start': '19.920', 'end': '24.080', 'text': 'theater is working to include everyone'}, {'start': '21.520', 'end': '26.400', 'text': 'in the community. For children with'}, {'start': '24.080', 'end': '28.080', 'text': 'autism, those on the spectrum, or anyone'}, {'start': '26.400', 'end': '30.240', 'text': 'affected by bright lights and loud'}, {'start': '28.080', 'end': '32.160', 'text': 'noises, a trip to the movies may not'}, {'start': '30.240', 'end': '34.640', 'text': 'always be enjoyable. Like my son, for'}, {'start': '32.160', 'end': '36.360', 'text': "example, his sensory processing, if it's"}, {'start': '34.640', 'end': '39.360', 'text': 'like abrupt loud'}, {'start': '36.360', 'end': '40.960', 'text': 'noises like like that or um or like loud'}, {'start': '39.360', 'end': '43.360', 'text': 'beeping or anything like that, he tells'}, {'start': '40.960', 'end': '45.600', 'text': 'me it actually causes him physical pain.'}, {'start': '43.360', 'end': '47.440', 'text': "And so he's scar he's been scared of"}, {'start': '45.600', 'end': '49.360', 'text': 'theaters because of that reason. Charles'}, {'start': '47.440', 'end': '51.360', 'text': 'Wetzel is the networking coordinator for'}, {'start': '49.360', 'end': '53.199', 'text': "Film Toledo. That's Northwest Ohio's"}, {'start': '51.360', 'end': '55.520', 'text': 'regional film commission. Charles knows'}, {'start': '53.199', 'end': '57.760', 'text': 'how it can sometimes be tough to sit in'}, {'start': '55.520', 'end': '60.000', 'text': 'a dark, loud theater. His 10-year-old'}, {'start': '57.760', 'end': '61.520', 'text': 'son, Jack, is on the spectrum. Now, the'}, {'start': '60.000', 'end': '63.440', 'text': 'Mommy Indoor Theater at the corner of'}, {'start': '61.520', 'end': '65.199', 'text': 'Conan and the Anthony Wing Trail is'}, {'start': '63.440', 'end': '67.119', 'text': 'taking steps to make movies more'}, {'start': '65.199', 'end': '69.520', 'text': "accessible. They're launching sensory"}, {'start': '67.119', 'end': '71.360', 'text': 'friendly showtimes of firstrun films'}, {'start': '69.520', 'end': '72.880', 'text': 'like a Minecraft movie. The movies that'}, {'start': '71.360', 'end': '74.640', 'text': 'are playing are going to have a lower'}, {'start': '72.880', 'end': '77.200', 'text': "volume and they're going to have the"}, {'start': '74.640', 'end': '78.479', 'text': 'house lights up at about like half so'}, {'start': '77.200', 'end': '81.040', 'text': "that way it's not just complete"}, {'start': '78.479', 'end': '82.479', 'text': 'darkness. Um, that kind of draws in a'}, {'start': '81.040', 'end': '84.159', 'text': 'lot of the people who complain about,'}, {'start': '82.479', 'end': '85.600', 'text': 'you know, movies being too loud, people'}, {'start': '84.159', 'end': '87.360', 'text': 'who have sensory processing'}, {'start': '85.600', 'end': '89.520', 'text': 'disabilities. The select Showtimes will'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '91.520', 'text': 'be indicated with an S in parenthesis,'}, {'start': '89.520', 'end': '93.280', 'text': "letting you know it's designated as"}, {'start': '91.520', 'end': '95.520', 'text': 'sensory friendly. My son has, you know,'}, {'start': '93.280', 'end': '97.759', 'text': "sensory processing and, you know, I'm in"}, {'start': '95.520', 'end': '100.479', 'text': 'movies. I make movies. Like, I love I'}, {'start': '97.759', 'end': '102.400', 'text': 'love movies in general. And so, now that'}, {'start': '100.479', 'end': '104.400', 'text': 'they do some kind of sensory friendly'}, {'start': '102.400', 'end': '106.399', 'text': 'screening, I can actually bring him to'}, {'start': '104.400', 'end': '108.240', 'text': 'the movies and we can come see movies'}, {'start': '106.399', 'end': '111.360', 'text': "together. It's a way this theater, which"}, {'start': '108.240', 'end': '114.759', 'text': 'opened in 1946, is making adjustments to'}, {'start': '111.360', 'end': '116.960', 'text': 'include everyone so we can all enjoy the'}, {'start': '114.759', 'end': '118.479', 'text': 'show. The first sensory friendly'}, {'start': '116.960', 'end': '120.079', 'text': 'screenings with lower volume and the'}, {'start': '118.479', 'end': '121.600', 'text': 'lights at mid level will be for a'}, {'start': '120.079', 'end': '122.880', 'text': 'Minecraft movie. That will be this'}, {'start': '121.600', 'end': '124.479', 'text': 'Sunday evening at 5:00 and next'}, {'start': '122.880', 'end': '126.000', 'text': "Wednesday afternoon at 2. We're going to"}, {'start': '124.479', 'end': '127.680', 'text': 'have a link to the Mommy Indoor, so you'}, {'start': '126.000', 'end': '131.160', 'text': 'can check future showtimes as well on'}, {'start': '127.680', 'end': '131.160', 'text': 'our website, 13abc.com.'}]