Overview

A large cinema in the heart of the city centre with good wheelchair access. We enjoyed our day at the cinema before heading for some dinner in the city centre too. It's surrounded by lots of shops, cafes, restaurants etc so the location is pretty ideal.

Transport & Parking

We parked in the nearby multistorey carpark which was only a few minutes walk away. As the cinema is located in the busy city centre, it may be difficult to find a parking space on the street nearby, but you may be lucky and find one. There is also Buchanan Bus Station across from the cinema and the shopping centre (Buchanan Galleries) has parking too.

Access

There is a wheelchair accessible door at the main entrance (it's just to the right of the revolving door). There are lifts which will take you to whichever level your movie is screening. I believe there are 6 levels in this cinema. Our movie was on level 3. The food and drink counters aren't very wheelchair accessible as there aren't any lowered sections, but I'm sure the staff would be happy to help if needed. The screen we were in had the wheelchair accessible spaces at the front, which can be a little annoying and too close to the actual movie screen. I could feel my neck straining as I was watching the movie and I believe some other wheelchair users could struggle with this especially if they have limited movement in their neck/back. It would be great if the wheelchair spaces were positioned a little further back or at the back of the room like in other cinemas. Otherwise, access is very good at this cinema and I didn't have any problems moving around in my wheelchair.

Toilets

I believe there are accessible toilets on each level. The accessible toilet on our level was quite small. Once inside the loo and the door was closed, it was a struggle for my companion to lift me safely due to the lack of space between my wheelchair and the toilet. There wasn't any space for turning either. There was an emergency cord and it was hanging all the way to the floor. It would be nice to see a changing places toilet in this cinemas especially as it's such a large cinema.

Staff

The staff we encountered were all helpful and friendly.

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