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OT - Do You Still Have a Drive-In Theater Near You?

Fred19Flintstone
Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
in Off Topic
The Meth Gator thread (OT: And if you thought a sharknado was bad) almost got me to comment "Coming to a drive-in theater near you."  But I thought a drive-in theater thread might be entertaining to some.  They had all the great & cheesy monster movies there.  When I was a boy, my folks would put blankets on the roof of the station wagon and us kids would watch the show.  We didn't weigh much and cars used to be tough being made of steel and not tin foil.  Here in Flint, we still have a local drive-in theater and we enjoy it a couple of times a season.  We saw Toy Story 4 & Aladdin a week or so ago.  I gotta admit I slept through most of Aladdin.  Do you have a drive-in and do you go from time to time?


Flint, Michigan
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,646
    Do not have one. Have never been to one.

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  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,346
    We have a pretty big one out here in west Texas.  It has 3 or 4 screens if I am not mistaken.  The wife and I used to go, but haven't been in a while.  The second movie starts so late.  (I must be getting old)
    Midland, TX XLBGE
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Yep. About 3-4 miles out of town. 
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    We still have one in my home town of Henderson N.C. I remember back in the late 70's my grandmother and her entire DAR group badgered them until they quit showing late night porno's. It was hilarious. They do a pretty good weekend business now.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
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  • lentsboy007
    lentsboy007 Posts: 416
    A couple within an hour from home 

    1 Large Egg, Blackstone griddle

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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
    I know what you mean.  The second show this time of year starts after 11:30.  Sunset isn’t until 9:15 or so.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,540
    We have a couple within 30 min where I live
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,252
    The one I had close by has just closed after 45 years of continuous operation. Too bad. I have great memories of going as a child and would have liked to have done that with my kids. 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,024
    We have one left in operation. About 40 minutes from me. It's been a few years since we've last visited. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    No idea. Haven't been to one since the 60's.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
    There is one about 45 min from where I live. Have not been.....but use to love the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the drive in back in the day. Great thread.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • CornfedMA
    CornfedMA Posts: 491
    There’s one the next town over from our beach house that’s apparently been there since the 50’s, but the movies aren’t great. Usually a kids movie and whatever crap movie is currently in theaters. A lot of people want to see some throwback flicks like Jaws or Caddyshack but hasn’t happened yet. 
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,319
    Being old there were three within 20 miles in my youth that were definitely appreciated.  Now there is one about 16 miles away that opened within the last year although I have not been. 
    Nice throw-back topic @Fred19Flintstone. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    We have one about 30 minutes away. A few years ago there was a huge drive for them to get the digital projectors. Pretty cool place, except for the South Carolina mosquitoes and humidity....
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • CanadianAnvil
    CanadianAnvil Posts: 226
    We took the kids this past Sunday  to the one by us. (7,6,3yrs) 
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  • smokingal
    smokingal Posts: 1,025
    It's on the other side of town, but yes.  $9 ticket for adults and that gets you two movies.  I should go check that out.
    It's "Smokin Gal", not "Smoking Al".
    Egging in the Atlanta GA region
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,653
    I haven’t been to one in 30+ years.  In my misspent youth, we used to put a keg and a few pledges in the trunk and caravan into one in Atlanta- I think it was off I85 somewhere inside the perimeter. 

    We do still have one in Memphis.  I haven’t been there, but was tempted a while back when they had a 80’s movie marathon- Ferris Beuller, Risky Business and the like. 
    Memphis, TN 

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  • FlyOverCountry
    FlyOverCountry Posts: 665
    Yep Starlite Drive In here in Wichita.  It not much but we make it do.



    That last one is the wife.  She turned on me after I asked for a hummer.  I said jus put the tail up nobody will see!
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,677
    Sadly, we still have a Coyote drive-in in our area. They have been here for a few years. They closed down for the winter, and I presumed they would never re-open.
    Much to my dismay, they re-opened when summer arrived.


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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    Got to 2nd base for the first time in the back of my GF's brother's station wagon.  Don't ask me what was playing.
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,989
    I have never been. Not because I have not wanted to. I might try it sometime, when I can find a movie I like.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,344
    The last one in my town turned into condos and offices about thirty years ago.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • SandyHookEgger
    SandyHookEgger Posts: 449
    We have one in Goochland County Virginia established around 2009 or 2010. Sells out. Cars backed up to get in.
     The owner lives in my subdivision. I thought he was crazy when he came up with that idea. Now he is going to add a 2nd screen.
     He does it right. Family friendly, but not Butt Blast family friendly.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,734
    still have them, theres 3 within 45 minutes from the camp. have not been in a long time but my brother still goes, screen windows for the truck

    Image result for screen windows fishlessman

    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Webass
    Webass Posts: 259
    edited July 2019
    Parkway Drive-in, Maryville, TN

    http://www.parkwaydrivein.com/ 

    The drive-in was a regular Saturday night out when I was growing up in high school.  We even went as far as bringing in extras in the trunk.  The drive-in we most frequented was in Winter Park, FL.  When it was built they put in speakers in the yards of the homes across the street.  Those folks could sit out in their lawn chairs and take in free movies.  I lived in Miami for a while and several of the drive-ins there had air conditioning hoses on the speakers that would fit and you could roll your windows up and stay cool.

    Lenoir City, TN -  Bama fan in Tenn Vol's backyard. 

    LBGE, Weber Spirit 

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  • Yno
    Yno Posts: 529
    Since the subject of in car activities was broached, I have a question. For the younger crowd, how many were conceived in a drive in theater?   :o

    XL BGE in San Jose, CA. Also a Pit Barrel Cooker, a Cal Flame P4 gasser, and lots of toys including the first ever Flame Boss 300 in the wild. And a new Flame Boss 500.
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,357
    Not anymore but used to have an X rated one here  :open_mouth:
    Never went.
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Brisket_Fanatic
    Brisket_Fanatic Posts: 2,884
    Had one in college, used to put an old mattress in the bed of the pickup. Woke up after the second show one time and was the only vehicle left in the lot. Take the grill and tailgate before sundown, good times!

    NW IA

    2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe

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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
    Cherry Bowl Drive In Theater in Honor, Michigan.

    http://www.cherrybowldrivein.com/


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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,887
    Surely I'm not the only dude in his teenage years who snuck into the drive in driving in the OUT lane with my lights turned off! We would then quickly find a spot near the back. Then when we saw we had not been caught to find a nice spot nearer the screen!
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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