By Bekah Landers and Claire DeFrancisci

While walking through a movie theater it is expected to see posters for new and upcoming moveis, but lately it hasn’t been an unusual sight to see an older movie being re-released in 3D. Movies that people of all ages have grown up with are all becoming digitally enhanced and remastered in 3D. After the re-release of  “The Lion King” that raked in a whopping $94 million, Disney 3D decided to remake four more movies, one being “Beauty and the Beast”. Viewers have mixed opinions on whether or not they like the remakes of the childhood classics

“I don’t like the 3D aspect of it but I do like that they are re-releasing them because it gives younger kids a chance to them on the big screen,” said senior Claire Gapsis.

Others like the fact that the movies are able to be remastered.

“I like having the movies remade because it gives you a chance to see a classic in a new light,” said Great Escape Theaters employee junior Katelyn Rowe.

The 3D effects could go both ways with viewers but one staff member has the real reason as to why the movies are being re-released in the first place.

“They’re re-releasing them as a way to make money. 3D is like any other consumer product. They’re in business to make money so the best way to do that is not make a new movie, but take the old stuff and convert it into 3D,” said radio/TV teacher Tim Dench.

Using 3D does not expedite the process of making movies.

“It takes the same amount of time to convert it [a movie] into 3D as it does to make the movie,” said Dench.

Movies that are in the process of being re-released in 3D include “The Little Mermaid,” “Finding Nemo,” and “Titanic.”