Mariner Theatre & Pixels Arcade in Marinette, WI
The Mariner Theatre is a locally owned and operated Movie Theatre located in Marinette, Wisconsin. They offer $4 admission for all ages! Check out the coolest Movie Theatre around and relax in luxury high-back seating. There is 5′ of space between each row, so no one will ever kick your seat! There are more than 35 different 1980’s Arcade Games you can play at Pixels Arcade before and after the show.
Tables in between the theatre rows make it easy to enjoy the hot food selections. Dinner Theatre options include Pizza, Hot Dogs, Nachos & Cheese, Jumbo Pretzels, Popcorn, Candy, Snacks, Icees, Soft Drinks (with free refills!), and other concessions are available.
B.Y.O.B. Bring Your Own Bucket Mon/Tues. Bring a clean container and get it filled with Popcorn for only 50¢. There is a 1 fill limit for each bowl per show. Max fill amount is our large size popcorn of 170oz. All bowls brought in must be either filled or returned to your car.
Oh, and did someone say Theatre Rentals for parties and groups? Did you know that you can rent a movie screen for your birthday, graduation, retirement, reunion, corporate presentation, video game session, or any other event? You could even rent a theatre and watch something on the big screen all by yourself!
If you are a business or have something to tell the community, why not advertise on a big screen and reach a diverse audience? A 15 second ad on the big screen before every show is only $50 per month!
The Mariner Theatre offers affordable family fun. Consider Mariner Theatre your home theatre away from home!
Mariner Theatre Originally Opened In 1972 As A Locally Owned Perry’s Cinema. It Opened Dec 18, 1998 As Mariner Theatre. This locally owned, owner-operated small business is a long time staple in the Marinette community. It’s awesome to see them doing all these cool things with their business. Go check it out for yourself!
Project Case Study
Their original website was created using the old Flash based GoDaddy Website Builder. It worked well for them for years. However, when Flash became deprecated, the old Flash based GoDaddy site builder stopped working for thousands of customers across the world. In October 2020, they found me, and I took the project on.
To replace the GoDaddy Site Builder Website, I created a custom WordPress website which allows them to log in and update their own movie listings and other areas of the site with no programming knowledge needed.
They wanted to stick very close to the original color scheme and layout of the website. I managed to stay true to their original website design and feel while updating the functionality quite a bit. The client logged in each week and updated the movies and information, and was happy with the site and functionality.
This first portion of the project took me approximately 40 hours to complete.
Now, flash forward to March 20, 2022. Originally, the focus had been on saving the website information, pictures, etc, before the GoDaddy Site Builder became inaccessible, and updating the functionality in the process.
Now that I had been managing the site for a while and had a bit more of an understanding of the business, I wanted to re-design it from the ground up with my own flare and style. I had already gotten the owner’s approval to start doing so at any time, and had confirmed the color scheme and other details that he knew he wanted his site to have. He sent me a bunch of updated pictures for the website, and I got to work creating a new design and adding new pages.
Previously, the owner had tended to post all of the theatre’s important information on facebook because it was easier to use than his old GoDaddy Site Builder had been. I combed through his facebook page to get all of his pictures, information, and other updates over the past several years and incorporated those things into the design and the copy that I wrote.
In addition to completely re-designing every page of the site from the ground up and adding content, I also told the owner about an idea I had for merchandising his brand. He liked the idea, so I created an official Mariner Theatre Spreadshop. This allows the owner, and the theatre’s supporters, to buy merchandise with his official logo on it. The merchandise can be customized by him, or by the customer. It’s a great way for people to support a small business. It took me about 6 hours to create the shop, integrate it with his website, design the shop to match his website colors, and then customize 130+ products with his official logo on them
Over the next week, I went over the site again and looked for ways I could improve the layout, design, and functionality of the site. I changed the way that the Now Showing and Coming Soon titles are displayed around the site, and added movie trailers into the individual listings for shows. I really tried to see it through the eyes of the customer, and to focus on what they would want to know, see, and click on.
In the course of 4 days, I spent approximately 30 hours working on this re-design and restructuring project. And then over the course of the next week, I spent another 10 hours on making changes, training the client via telephone on how to use the new features, and double checking and tweaking my work on both the desktop and my mobile phone.
The client likes the new design! And so do I. This project is a success!
About a week later, the client called me and asked if I was able to help with a problem that is unrelated to their website. While they have a robust ticketing solution that they love for selling movie tickets online, that solution is not equipped to help them sell “Extras” like their Make and Take your own Stuffed Animal event, or their Make and Take your own Blanket event.
I directed him to my WooCommerce Shopping Cart Add-On for Existing WordPress Website product and explained it to him. He was sold! So on April 9, 2022, we upgraded his website to be Ecommerce enabled. Now, when the theatre has special events and wants to sell add-ons for those events, they can do it via their website!
Before we even announced that the new shopping cart was live, we had our first sale. And judging by the response his site got, this upgrade is already a big hit with not only my client, but with his customers as well.
Green Web Design has provided a variety of services for The Mariner Theatre since October 2020:
Website Development
- New WordPress Website Developed for MarinerTheater.com in October 2020
- 80’s Arcade & Dinner Theatre pages added to site in August 2021
- Website Re-Designed in March 2022
- WooCommerce Shopping Cart added to existing WordPress Website in April 2022
- I provide Website Updates on an “as needed” basis.
Merchandising
- New Spreadshop Store created to sell official brand merchandise for Mariner Theatre in March 2022.
Website Hosting
- Managed Website Hosting
Digital Marketing & SEO
- On-Page Search Engine Optimization
- Digital Marketing, Advertising, & SEO
Social Media Management
- Social Media Management since April 2022
Analytics & Traffic
- Google Analytics & Search Console Management
- Bing+Yahoo Webmaster Tools Management
Maps & Reviews
- Google Business Profile & Google Maps Management
Support & Training
- Training & Walkthroughs
- Technical Support Services
- WordPress Management Services
Writing & Editing
- Copywriting Services
- Copy Editing & Proofreading
- Content Creation
Business to Business
- Website & Ecommerce Consulting Services
- Online Business Consultation
Graphics & Photography
- Stock Photos licensed for use on website
