Search results
- Carrie Bell
- Maryland: Bengies Drive-In Theatre. Address. 3417 Eastern Blvd, Middle River, MD 21220, USA. Get directions. Phone +1 410-687-5627. Web Visit website. If you don't want to go big on movie night in Maryland, go home as the 64-year-old Bengies (in Middle River) boasts the biggest movie theater screen in the states.
- Pennsylvania: Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre. Address. 4540 Shankweiler Rd, Orefield, PA 18069, USA. Get directions. Phone +1 610-481-0800. Web Visit website.
- Texas: Coyote Drive-In & Canteen. Address. 223 NE 4th St, Fort Worth, TX 76164-9500, USA. Get directions. Phone +1 817-717-7767. Web Visit website. There's Texas-sized fun to be had at this Fort Worth triple threat, y'all.
- Montana: Silver Bow Drive-In. Address. Butte, MT 59750, USA. Get directions. Phone +1 406-782-8095. Web Visit website. Get ready for star-on-star action. There are the ones gracing the silver screen at the Butte business and the ones that slowly illuminate, filling Montana’s famously big sky with sparkle.
May 1, 2018 · Recently, there has been a renewed interest in drive-ins by the public and therefore a corresponding increase in the number of new drive-in theaters scheduled to be opened. DriveInMovie.com is currently tracking 8-10 new drive-ins which plan to open in 2018 or early 2019.
- A Retro Revival
- The Modern Drive-In
- Drive-Ins, from Coast to Coast
- Backyard Beginnings
That social distancing aspect has certainly helped put drive-ins back on the pop-culture radar as some studios have turned to outdoor theaters as a means of distributing new releases as indoor cinemas shut down. The 2020 rendition of Valley Girl, a new musical adaptation of the 1983 movie, was released in May digitally and to drive-ins. The Wretche...
Throughout the years, drive-ins have undergone many changes. They started out with loudspeakers mounted on top of the screen; then adapted to speaker poles and individual speakers that hung from car windows. Eventually they transitioned to radio frequencies. “To compete with indoor multiplexes, many drive-ins added additional screens starting in th...
There are 305 operating drive-ins and 549 total screens currently in the America, according to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association. Countries like Canada and Australia have embraced the concept too, although drive-ins haven’t taken off globally the way they have in the United States. “No country is married to the cars like America,” says...
The first patented U.S. drive-in was created by Richard Hollingsheadas a means of providing his mother—who was too large to sit comfortably in a movie theater—with a different way to watch films. He experimented with hanging a sheet up between trees and putting a projector on the hood of a car in his driveway before opening a drive-in in Camden, Ne...
People also ask
Are drive-in movie theaters a comeback?
Which drive-in theater is the 'drive-in of the future'?
What is the highest drive-in theater in the United States?
What's in a drive-in at a movie theater?
Last year, hundreds of pop-up drive-in movie theaters were created in the parking lots of shopping centers and restaurants, bringing in revenue when there seemed to be no hope of reopening their doors. Retro locations to visit. There are over three hundred drive in theaters in the US today.
- Alabama. 411 Twin Drive-In. Location: Centre, Alabama. The 411 Drive-In opened in 1953, at the height of the drive-in boom. Though it has gone through some changes over the decades, including a closure, its most recent incarnation is as a totally state-of-the-art, digital drive-in featuring two screens, parking for more than 400 vehicles, and a snack bar that serves up homemade BBQ in addition to the burgers, dogs, popcorn, and candy you'd expect.
- Arizona. West Wind All Digital Drive-In. Location: Glendale, Arizona. West Wind opened its Glendale, Arizona, theater location in 1979, and has been family-owned ever since.
- Arkansas. Kenda Drive-In Theatre. Location: Marshall, Arkansas. Run by husband-and-wife team Todd and Kenda Dearing, the Kenda Drive-In Theatre in Marshall, Arkansas—less than 20 miles from Ozark National Forest—has been offering locals and vacationers an authentic small-town Saturday night experience since it opened in 1966.
- California. North Bay Mobile Drive-In. Location: Novato, California. In the past decade, a group of people have created what’s known as Mov Mob or guerilla drive-ins, in which a “drive-in theater” pops up at different locations throughout a city.
Jul 8, 2023 · HAMILTON, Ohio — New movie releases are not just driving people back to indoor theaters but they're also helping give outdoor theaters a comeback. What You Need To Know Local drive-in theater owners said movie-goers started coming back during the pandemic, and new movie releases are keeping the crowds coming
May 26, 2020 · Drive-in movies, once popular in the 1950s and '60s, are making a comeback due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many are operating at 50% capacity, giving out face masks, and enacting social ...
