ZGL Theatres/2024 Zachary & Meredith Bortz's Preparations

The 2024 Zachary & Meredith Bortz's Preparations were events relating to ZGL Theatres, an American movie theater chain based on the animated sitcom Zachary, Grace and Lexia.
This event closed 70 locations and delayed the openings of 2 others.
==Premise==
On December 6, 2023, the chain announced that all locations with the 16 deceased characters (Ava, Courtney, Wilber, Daffodil, Me-Mow, Trish, Eric, Luke, Vrooom, Ralph, Scar, Rocky, Banana Joe, Clay, Kitten and Tulip) on their restrooms, since they were no longer needed, would close in preparation for the opening of the first Zachary & Meredith Bortz's location in fall 2024. The closing dates would not be announced until January 2, 2024, when Ravenpaw's execution happens.
==Closure announcement==
On December 15, 2023, ahead of Ravenpaw's execution on January 2, 2024, the chain announced that the 70 locations with at least one of the 16 deceased characters without any of the set-to-be-executed characters would close on December 26-30, 2023.
Thirty-seven locations would close on Tuesday, December 26:
*Atlanta, Georgia
*Attleboro, Massachusetts
*Augusta, Maine
*Beaver, Utah
*Carson City, Nevada
*Charleston, West Virginia
*Cheyenne, Wyoming
*Colorado Springs, Colorado
*Columbia, South Carolina
*Dallas City, Illinois
*De Smet, South Dakota
*Des Arc, Arkansas
*Des Moines, Iowa
*Dover, Delaware
*Helena, Montana
*Island Park, Idaho
*Lake Ozark, Missouri
*Leesville, Louisiana
*Madison, Tennessee
*Montpelier, Vermont
*Mountain Village, Alaska
*New Bern, North Carolina
*Orlando, Florida
*Pacific Grove, California
*Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
*Plano, Texas
*Providence, Rhode Island
*Richfield, Minnesota
*Richmond, Virginia
*Rockville, Maryland
*Salem, Oregon
*Salina, Kansas
*Silver Creek, Mississippi
*Silver Grove, Kentucky
*Somersworth, New Hampshire
*Valentine, Nebraska
*Waterville, Washington
Nineteen locations would close on Wednesday, December 27:
*Brandon, Florida
*Calico Rock, Alaska
*Cumberland City, Tennessee
*Forsyth, Montana
*Frankfort, Kentucky
*Georgetown, Delaware
*Keene, New Hampshire
*Little Rock, Arkansas
*Macon, Georgia
*North Cleveland, Texas
*San Diego, California
*Shreveport, Louisiana
*Silver Bay, Minnesota
*Springfield, Illinois
*Steamboat Springs, Colorado
*Tabor City, North Carolina
*Trenton, New Jersey
*Tyndall, South Dakota
*West Pelzer, South Carolina
Seven locations would close on Thursday, December 28:
*Denver, Colorado
*Kettle River, Minnesota
*New Roads, Louisiana
*Orangeburg, South Carolina
*Pierre, South Dakota
*Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
*Signal Hill, California
Five locations would close on Friday, December 29:
*Baton Rouge, Louisiana
*Kingstree, South Carolina
*Mission Hill, South Dakota
*Norwalk, California
*Saint Paul, Minnesota
The last two locations would close on Saturday, December 30:
*Newberry, South Carolina
*Rohnert Park, California
==Delaying of 2 location openings==
On February 23, 2024, the chain announced that the Danvers, Massachusetts and Fort Myers, Florida locations would be delayed indefinitely from their original April 26, 2024 opening dates.
==Involvements==
The sixteen characters are involved in the following locations (those with some of the characters listed in the Animal Executions closings are not included) below.
===Ava===
*Mountain Village, Alaska
*Newberry, South Carolina
===Courtney===
*De Smet, South Dakota
*Little Rock, Arkansas
*Signal Hill, California
===Wilber===
*Keene, New Hampshire
*Rockville, Maryland
*Springfield, Illinois
===Daffodil===
*Brandon, Florida
*Dallas City, Illinois
===Me-Mow===
*Norwalk, California
*Orlando, Florida
===Trish===
*Saint Paul, Minnesota
*Montpelier, Vermont
===Eric===
*Madison, Tennessee
===Luke===
*Charleston, West Virginia
*Des Moines, Iowa
*Plano, Texas
===Vrooom===
*Georgetown, Delaware
*Silver Bay, Minnesota
*Silver Creek, Mississippi
*Silver Grove, Kentucky
*Valentine, Nebraska
*Waterville, Washington
*West Pelzer, South Carolina
===Ralph===
*Atlanta, Georgia
*Frankfort, Kentucky
*New Roads, Louisiana
*Tabor City, North Carolina
*Pierre, South Dakota
*Tyndall, South Dakota
===Scar===
*Pacific Grove, California
*San Diego, California
===Rocky===
*Augusta, Maine
*North Cleveland, Texas
*Orangeburg, South Carolina
*Steamboat Springs, Colorado
===Banana Joe===
*Colorado Springs, Colorado
===Clay===
*Attleboro, Massachusetts
*Calico Rock, Alaska
*Cumberland City, Tennessee
*Forsyth, Montana
*Mission Hill, South Dakota
===Kitten===
*Helena, Montana
*Lake Ozark, Missouri
*Providence, Rhode Island
*Richmond, Virginia
*Salem, Oregon
*Salina, Kansas
===Tulip===
*Somersworth, New Hampshire
===Ava and Courtney===
*Beaver, Utah
===Ava, Courtney and Vrooom===
*Leesville, Louisiana
===Ava, Vrooom and Rocky===
*Shreveport, Louisiana
===Ava and Clay===
*Dover, Delaware
===Courtney and Daffodil===
*Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
===Courtney, Eric and Luke===
*Denver, Colorado
===Courtney and Luke===
*Baton Rouge, Louisiana
===Courtney, Vrooom, Rocky and Kitten===
*Richfield, Minnesota
===Courtney and Rocky===
*Rohnert Park, California
===Trish, Vrooom, Ralph and Clay===
*Island Park, Idaho
===Eric, Vrooom and Kitten===
*Danvers, Massachusetts
===Eric and Banana Joe===
*Cheyenne, Wyoming
===Luke and Ralph===
*Carson City, Nevada
===Luke and Tulip===
*Macon, Georgia
===Vrooom and Kitten===
====Closed====
*Des Arc, Arkansas
====Delayed opening====
*Fort Myers, Florida
===Vrooom and Rocky===
*Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
===Vrooom, Rocky and Kitten===
*New Bern, North Carolina
===Vrooom and Clay===
*Trenton, New Jersey
===Scar, Rocky and Kitten===
*Columbia, South Carolina
===Scar and Clay===
*Kingstree, South Carolina
===Rocky and Kitten===
*Kettle River, Minnesota
==States involved==
37 states will be involved in closing or delaying a location.
Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will not see locations close or get delayed.
===Locations closed===
Alaska
*Calico Rock
*Mountain Village
Arkansas
*Des Arc
*Little Rock
California
*Norwalk
*Pacific Grove
*Rohnert Park
*San Diego
*Signal Hill
Colorado
*Colorado Springs
*Denver
*Steamboat Springs
Delaware
*Dover
*Georgetown
*Rehoboth Beach
Florida
*Brandon
*Orlando
Georgia
*Atlanta
*Macon
Idaho
*Island Park
Illinois
*Dallas City
*Springfield
Iowa
*Des Moines
Kansas
*Salina
Kentucky
*Frankfort
*Silver Grove
Louisiana
*Baton Rouge
*Leesville
*New Roads
*Shreveport
Maine
*Augusta
Maryland
*Rockville
Massachusetts
*Attleboro
Minnesota
*Kettle River
*Richfield
*Saint Paul
*Silver Bay
Mississippi
*Silver Creek
Missouri
*Lake Ozark
Montana
*Forsyth
*Helena
Nebraska
*Valentine
Nevada
*Carson City
New Hampshire
*Keene
*Somersworth
New Jersey
*Parsippany-Troy Hills
*Trenton
North Carolina
*New Bern
*Tabor City
Oregon
*Salem
Rhode Island
*Providence
South Carolina
*Columbia
*Kingstree
*Newberry
*Orangeburg
*West Pelzer
South Dakota
*De Smet
*Mission Hill
*Pierre
*Tyndall
Tennessee
*Cumberland City
*Madison
Texas
*North Cleveland
*Plano
Utah
*Beaver
Vermont
*Montpelier
Virginia
*Richmond
Washington
*Waterville
West Virginia
*Charleston
Wyoming
*Cheyenne
===Locations that delayed their opening===
Florida
*Fort Myers
Massachusetts
*Danvers
===Total===
*Alaska: 2 closures
*Arkansas: 2 closures
*California: 5 closures
*Delaware: 3 closures
*Florida: 2 closures + 1 delayed = 3 affected
*Georgia: 2 closures
*Idaho: 1 closure
*Illinois: 2 closures
*Iowa: 1 closure
*Kansas: 1 closure
*Kentucky: 2 closures
*Louisiana: 4 closures
*Maine: 1 closure
*Maryland: 1 closure
*Massachusetts: 1 closure + 1 delayed = 2 affected
*Minnesota: 4 closures
*Mississippi: 1 closure
*Missouri: 1 closure
*Montana: 2 closures
*Nebraska: 1 closure
*Nevada: 1 closure
*New Hampshire: 2 closures
*New Jersey: 2 closures
*North Carolina: 2 closures
*Oregon: 1 closure
*Rhode Island: 1 closure
*South Carolina: 5 closures
*South Dakota: 4 closures
*Tennessee: 2 closures
*Texas: 2 closures
*Utah: 1 closure
*Vermont: 1 closure
*Virginia: 1 closure
*Washington: 1 closure
*West Virginia: 1 closure
*Wyoming: 1 closure
**Total: 70 closures + 2 delayed = 72 affected
Category:Zachary, Grace and Lexia