Eerie bowling alley & cinema left abandoned after devastating blaze engulfed mall and burnt shoppers alive

Years ago, this facility was a vibrant hub, featuring a bowling alley and a cinema. However, it now stands as a solemn symbol of a tragic fire incident.

Within the premises, you can see movie posters leaning against a scorched wall amidst the debris, and charred bowling pins scattered on the floor.

Abandoned bowling alley with several bowling pins on the lane.
Discarded bowling pins sit on a burnt alleyCredit: Dax Ward
Movie posters on the floor of an abandoned cinema.
Film posters have remained propped against a wallCredit: Dax Ward
Abandoned red couch in a dilapidated movie theater.
The cinema closed in 2016 after a fireCredit: Dax Ward
Interior of abandoned Major Hollywood bowling and cinema complex.
The Major Hollywood complex once attracted hundreds of visitorsCredit: Dax Ward
Abandoned bowling alley in Thailand.
The bowling alley has been abandoned for yearsCredit: Dax Ward
Interior of an abandoned bowling alley and cinema complex in Thailand, showing extensive damage to the ceiling and debris on the floor.
Much of the ceiling has fallen inCredit: Dax Ward
Fire at Major Hollywood Suk Sawat shopping mall.
A fire that started in a nearby pub spread to the bowling alley and cinema

The Major Hollywood complex in Bangkok, Thailand, used to draw in crowds of adventure enthusiasts every week for an extended period.

But as the years went on customer numbers dropped.

The final blow came in May 2016 when a fire engulfed the building after breaking out in a nearby pub and spreading.

Two people were killed and harrowing photos show plumes of smoke seeping out of the site.

Since closing its doors nine years ago, the venue has been repeatedly targeted by spineless thieves.

Photographer Dax Ward was given permission to go inside the abandoned building with his friend and paranormal investigator Kang.

He said he was stunned to find thieves had stripped so much out of the building – including cushions off cinema seats.

Dax told The Sun: “I’ve explored a lot of abandoned cinemas and even a 100-year-old bowling alley, but never an entire complex like this.

“Major Hollywood was a rare chance to explore a contemporary space similar to those I’ve actually spent time in while they were still thriving.

“There was this one corner where purple stickers on the windows turned the dark interior into something ethereal.

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“That moment of colour – beauty against the squalor – is exactly what I look for when I explore.”

Dax said it felt more like he’d stepped into a cave or underground tunnel than a former cinema.

“It was pitch black in most areas, the kind of darkness where you can’t see your hand in front of your face,” he said.

“What made this place stand out wasn’t just the decay—it was the familiarity.

“I’ve been to other ‘Major’ locations in Bangkok when they were alive with light, sound, and people.

“Walking through this silent version gave me chills. I didn’t have to imagine what it was like – it was already part of my memory.

“I was shocked by how run-down it had become.

“The fire in 2016, combined with relentless looting, stripped the place of nearly everything—even the cushions from the cinema seats were gone.”

Smoke billowing from a fire near a shopping mall.
Smoke pouring out of the building in 2016
Interior of an abandoned bowling alley and cinema complex in Thailand.
Rubble and debris remains strewn across the groundCredit: Dax Ward
Abandoned movie theater in Thailand with a red couch and debris on the floor.
Thieves have stripped a lot out of the buildingCredit: Dax Ward
Abandoned bowling alley and cinema complex in Thailand.
The exterior of the burnt-out buildingCredit: Dax Ward
Interior of an abandoned movie theater and bowling alley in Thailand, showing debris and a red couch.
Seat cushions have been swiped by thievesCredit: Dax Ward
Ruined interior of a bowling alley and cinema complex.
Some of the roof has completely fallen inCredit: Dax Ward
Abandoned bowling alley and cinema with debris and a tattered couch.
The building has been left untouched by authoritiesCredit: Dax Ward
Interior of an abandoned bowling alley and cinema complex in Thailand.
Dax visited the site with a paranormal investigatorCredit: Dax Ward
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