The Village of Round Lake Beach and Thakkar Developers have announced a vacant movie theater in the Rollins Crossing Shopping Center in Lake County, Illinois, will become a family entertainment center with an array of attractions, including seven movie screens, a full-service restaurant, games, axe throwing, and a potential multi-level, indoor, electric Go-Kart track.
The 72,000 square-feet-facility at 550 E. Rollins Road will also feature games, a bar area, and space for meetings and parties, officials said.
The indoor Go-Kart track will be multi-level and use electric vehicles.
Thakkar Developers of Irving, Texas, is expected to submit final plans for the development in summer 2025, with an anticipated grand opening in 2026, officials said.
“We are thrilled with the plans we have already seen from the developer,” said Round Lake Beach Mayor Scott Nickles.
“When this facility opens, it will offer something for everyone and truly be a major draw for Round Lake Beach, attracting not only residents from our village, but visitors from across Lake and McHenry counties.”
The movie theater closed in January 2023 due to Regal Cinemas’ bankruptcy and subsequent closure of 39 locations nationwide.
“This new project will not only create local job opportunities, but it will also position Round Lake Beach as a go-to destination for families throughout Lake County,” said Gil Rivera, Economic Development director for the Village of Round Lake Beach.
“This project, along with the addition of new restaurants currently in development, is a continuation of the Mayor and Board’s vision of enhancing our already vibrant retail and entertainment corridor.”