Drive-ins?

I used to love going to the drive-in but unfortunately there are none left in our area. We were lucky enough to be able to take our kids before the last one closed down and they thought it was the coolest thing they had ever seen. I can't understand why there isn't a bigger market for it.

I love going to the drive-in. But the closest one is an hour drive. So, I don't go often.

WOw, your drive-in has a playground...cool!

We go to the drive-in. We have 2 in our area. I think they could be a great summer place with some planning.

Okay..you can bring your own food..is healthier and cheaper. You are right...you can talk without disturbing the people around you. You don't get disturbed by people climbing over you.

You can bring in chairs and blankets and make yourself comfortable.

The picture quality is not as good as the movies..but it is ok.

You can bring the little ones and they can just go to sleep when they are tired. They can even come in their jammiers.

Let's see what could we do to bring them back...put in a picnic area, with some music. Could grill hot dogs, burgers, corn on the cob etc to sell at a reasonable price a few hours before the movie.

Could even have a flea market/craft fair/farmers market - imagine being able to do a little shopping before the movie. When I was a kid they had fireworks on weekends. Maybe bring in the radio stations to do some promotions.

The 50's were a time of innocence in this country and drive-ins were big then...let's bring back the 50's - drive-ins, sock hops and pink flamingos

Back in the 50's Drive-ins were the only way to see a newly released movie. They were all over the place. When the movie theater came out people prefered to go there.

we have a drive-in about 20min away and we prefer to go to the drive-in to see movies. Like you said it is a double feature and not as expensive as going to the theater. The consession stand is almost as expensive as the theater tho, so we bring our own snacks.

The drive in I used to go to when I was a kid is now a Target.
I remember seeing the Sound of Music there, the station wagon loaded with 5 kids and mom and dad. We had a bag of popcorn that we made, a jug of kool-aid and iced tea, and some candy that was bought from the candy store and not at the concession stand. We usually ate dinner early enough so we didn't want the hotdogs and burgers and stuff they had their.
Our had a small playground with swings and a slide. I don't rememeber what else was there, but do remember getting there early enough so we could go play there and then when the camera started running we would head to the car.
As a teen and into my twenties, I remember some parties there. You legally couldn't get beer or other alcohol in but I do remember a keg being taken in one night, a dusk to dawn of B movies sort of reminiscient of GrindHouse. Most would be PG-13 or R rated and would go until the morning light would start to blur the picture. These were usually over the Memorial Day, Independance Day, and Labor Day weekends.
I even remember a graduation party that almmost packed the place. I am sure they had no problem with a Tuesday night summer party like that.
Usually it was per person but there were nights that you would pay by the carload. I had a van so we would load it and even though usually not first run movies it was a good cheap night of entertainment.
I wish I could load up my car with my kids and their cousins and make a night of it. Pop up a bunch of popcorn, make some drinks or take in some 2 liter bottles of drinks. The kids stay up late enough with a night of dvd watching, but I am sure they would enjoy this so much more.

I have heard of a new way of drive in or back yard movie nights. Using either a portable dvd player or a computer and a projector, invite the friends, or post online and you can get some of the fun of days gone by.

I really wish we had one close by, I remember going to the drive -in when I was little, mom would always pack a dinner and snacks, my sisters and I would get into our PJ's and we were set. I don't remember the movie, just the family time, but after all that was the most important thing about those nights. I went to a couple when I was in high school, too. They were so cool, I'd love to be able to share the experience with my kids.

I used to love going to drive-ins. They don't have any nearby anymore. They're a lot of fun and a good deal. The only things that could be unpleasant were the mosquitoes and/or heat.

In my area there is drive in. It's about 30 mins away so I usually don't go there to often. I don't think a lot of people know it exist. I think if it is marketed right it might get more people. The times I have gone there the place was practically empty.

here in the Philippines, there really isn't any drive in movie places..

it becomes a big deal whenever there is one that's sponsored, usually by a radio station, and it's held in one of the open fields in the metro..

i've joined contests and won and got to watch with my girlfriend, and i agree, it does feel better than being in the movie house. . .

I use to love going to drive in as a kid. My mom and her friend use to go and I would sleep in the back seat. I always thought it was so cool to watch a moive from your car. I just wish they still had them around. I should look online and see where they are still located and next time try and plan my vacation around that! lol. I think it would be kewl to take my kids there now. With all the new technology they have now a days, kids could use a little blast from the pat.