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OrlandoEastwood · 05-05-2009, 05:06 PM

Anyone still have any of those near them? I personally cannot wait to move back to Ohio in the next two weeks. I grew up in Mansfield and Ontario and there's two Drive Ins in the area; the Springmill and Sunset. Apparently, Springmill just added a second screen so I was like; "Holy Cow!"

xtop · 05-05-2009, 05:08 PM

i might have been to the mansfield one you mention. but yea..the closest to me is about 40 min away

i dated a girl from rochester new york that had one that got voted one of the best in the country every year..its pretty nice.

shame they are so few of them

jbig31 · 05-05-2009, 05:11 PM

We have one about 45 mins away in Muskegon MI. Haven't got a chance to check it out yet. I wonder how good it will look/sound-never been to one.

brettallica · 05-05-2009, 05:14 PM

We used to have one in my town, but they tore it down last year. It's kind of a slummy one anyway, so I wasn't upset about it or anything. Plus it's kind of in a riff-raffy part of town. It was super-old and needed replacing — panels were falling off and stuff.

That said, I did like going to it on very rare occasions.

xtop · 05-05-2009, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbig31

We have one about 45 mins away in Muskegon MI. Haven't got a chance to check it out yet. I wonder how good it will look/sound-never been to one.

not very, either way. but thats beside the point

Fors* · 05-05-2009, 05:17 PM

We have one right here in central PA, about 15 minutes from my house...

OrlandoEastwood · 05-05-2009, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtop

i might have been to the mansfield one you mention. but yea..the closest to me is about 40 min away

i dated a girl from rochester new york that had one that got voted one of the best in the country every year..its pretty nice.

shame they are so few of them

Mansfield has the Jones' Potato Chip factory there. This chips are the best, hands down. I grew up on eating those.

DetroitSportsFan · 05-05-2009, 05:42 PM

The only one left around here is the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In in Detroit. Not the kind of place where you want to sit in a parked car for 3 hours.

Monkey · 05-05-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brettallica

We used to have one in my town, but they tore it down last year. It's kind of a slummy one anyway, so I wasn't upset about it or anything. Plus it's kind of in a riff-raffy part of town. It was super-old and needed replacing — panels were falling off and stuff.

That said, I did like going to it on very rare occasions.

ah, they took that one down as well.. They took all them all down in my area as well. I still remember watching The Fly as a little kid.

toef · 05-05-2009, 06:21 PM

I went to one a few times outside of Buffalo, NY, as a kid.

When driving home from NYC the other day, I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts, and reclined my chair back quite a ways, and thought "wow, this is pretty comfortable". It wasn't completely lying down, but it was leaning back way too far to actually drive in. So I thought it'd be nice to try out at a drive-in, to just relax and watch a movie... but that's not the point of going to a drive-in.

fatediesel · 05-05-2009, 06:48 PM

They tore down the drive-in in my town down about 9 years ago. I really enjoyed going there as a kid, and saw all 4 of the "older" Batman movies there. Batman Returns opened on my 10th birthday so I had my party at the drive-in, which was pretty cheap because kids under 12 were free and you could bring your own food. The drive-in started going downhill in the late 90s, when they started showing movies that were a couple months old instead of showing brand new movies. Finally they tore down the theater and built more unnecessary apartment complexes.

TheZoof · 05-05-2009, 06:50 PM

There are two in my City(Ottawa, Canada) and they are great especially with the mrs!

The quality of them is --- meh --- but I find that about theatre experience too. The fun is to have the privacy, big screen and a bit of ol' time romance.

Love them!

OrlandoEastwood · 05-05-2009, 06:57 PM

Yeah, at both Drive Ins near where I am living, both have stayed the same price for years. It's always been $5.50 for 12 & Up and a $1 for 5 - 12.

CosmoKid · 05-05-2009, 06:58 PM

We used to go to one in college in Poughkeepsie, NY (Hyde Park actually). I saw Alladin/Scent of a Woman double feature there. Who-a!

I think it is still there.

Wiki Active Drive in list as of 7/08

another

Rob71 · 05-05-2009, 07:10 PM

http://www.driveintheater.com/drivlist.htm

You can check here if you're not sure. There's only one near me, and it's been years since I've been to one. Remember seeing Star Wars, Jaws and Piranha at the drive-in when I was a kid.

quest88 · 05-06-2009, 12:22 AM

Two here in San Diego. One is just a 7 minute drive away and the other is about a 30 minute drive away.

Stephie_is_a_dork · 05-06-2009, 06:59 AM

Yup...I was just going to mention the South Bay Drive-In in Imperial Beach, San Diego county. On a Friday or Saturday night you can see a triple feature for $7 each! Double features any other night are still a bargain.

And...you don't have to worry about the swine flu while sitting in your own car.

OrlandoEastwood · 05-06-2009, 08:52 AM

There was the Kingman Drive In that closed down a few years back. I remember seeing Batman Forever there with my aunt.

lutefisk69 · 05-06-2009, 10:43 AM

In Baltimore we have Bengies Drive-In. However, they are fighting with a Royal Farms store regarding the lights at the gas satation interferring with the movies and Bengies Drive-In has talked about closing over it. That would suck.

DonRSD · 05-18-2009, 04:17 PM

Fort Lauderdale 'Swap Shop'

05-05-2009, 05:06 PM	#1
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Drive In Theaters. Anyone still have any of those near them? I personally cannot wait to move back to Ohio in the next two weeks. I grew up in Mansfield and Ontario and there's two Drive Ins in the area; the Springmill and Sunset. Apparently, Springmill just added a second screen so I was like; "Holy Cow!"

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05-05-2009, 05:08 PM	#2
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	i might have been to the mansfield one you mention. but yea..the closest to me is about 40 min away i dated a girl from rochester new york that had one that got voted one of the best in the country every year..its pretty nice. shame they are so few of them

05-05-2009, 05:11 PM	#3
jbig31 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Grandville MI 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1	We have one about 45 mins away in Muskegon MI. Haven't got a chance to check it out yet. I wonder how good it will look/sound-never been to one.

05-05-2009, 05:14 PM	#4
brettallica Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Santa Cruz, California Home Theater Gallery:51 Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:6	We used to have one in my town, but they tore it down last year. It's kind of a slummy one anyway, so I wasn't upset about it or anything. Plus it's kind of in a riff-raffy part of town. It was super-old and needed replacing — panels were falling off and stuff. That said, I did like going to it on very rare occasions.

05-05-2009, 05:17 PM	#6
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	We have one right here in central PA, about 15 minutes from my house...

05-05-2009, 05:42 PM	#8
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	The only one left around here is the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In in Detroit. Not the kind of place where you want to sit in a parked car for 3 hours.

05-05-2009, 06:21 PM	#10
toef Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2008 Location:Isla Nublar 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:545 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I went to one a few times outside of Buffalo, NY, as a kid. When driving home from NYC the other day, I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts, and reclined my chair back quite a ways, and thought "wow, this is pretty comfortable". It wasn't completely lying down, but it was leaning back way too far to actually drive in. So I thought it'd be nice to try out at a drive-in, to just relax and watch a movie... but that's not the point of going to a drive-in.

05-05-2009, 06:48 PM	#11
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	They tore down the drive-in in my town down about 9 years ago. I really enjoyed going there as a kid, and saw all 4 of the "older" Batman movies there. Batman Returns opened on my 10th birthday so I had my party at the drive-in, which was pretty cheap because kids under 12 were free and you could bring your own food. The drive-in started going downhill in the late 90s, when they started showing movies that were a couple months old instead of showing brand new movies. Finally they tore down the theater and built more unnecessary apartment complexes.

05-05-2009, 06:50 PM	#12
TheZoof Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Ottawa,Canada Home Theater Gallery:27 4K collection:850 Blu-ray collection:1636 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:2	There are two in my City(Ottawa, Canada) and they are great especially with the mrs! The quality of them is --- meh --- but I find that about theatre experience too. The fun is to have the privacy, big screen and a bit of ol' time romance. Love them!

05-05-2009, 06:57 PM	#13
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Yeah, at both Drive Ins near where I am living, both have stayed the same price for years. It's always been $5.50 for 12 & Up and a $1 for 5 - 12.

05-05-2009, 06:58 PM	#14
CosmoKid Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Nutley, NJ Blu-ray collection:82 Trading Score:1	We used to go to one in college in Poughkeepsie, NY (Hyde Park actually). I saw Alladin/Scent of a Woman double feature there. Who-a! I think it is still there. Wiki Active Drive in list as of 7/08 another

05-05-2009, 07:10 PM	#15
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	http://www.driveintheater.com/drivlist.htm You can check here if you're not sure. There's only one near me, and it's been years since I've been to one. Remember seeing Star Wars, Jaws and Piranha at the drive-in when I was a kid.

05-06-2009, 12:22 AM	#16
quest88 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:San Diego CA Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:537	Two here in San Diego. One is just a 7 minute drive away and the other is about a 30 minute drive away.

05-06-2009, 06:59 AM	#17
Stephie_is_a_dork Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:So Cal Trading Score:2	Yup...I was just going to mention the South Bay Drive-In in Imperial Beach, San Diego county. On a Friday or Saturday night you can see a triple feature for $7 each! Double features any other night are still a bargain. And...you don't have to worry about the swine flu while sitting in your own car.

05-06-2009, 08:52 AM	#18
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	There was the Kingman Drive In that closed down a few years back. I remember seeing Batman Forever there with my aunt.

05-06-2009, 10:43 AM	#19
lutefisk69 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Westminster, MD Blu-ray collection:427 DVD collection:1	In Baltimore we have Bengies Drive-In. However, they are fighting with a Royal Farms store regarding the lights at the gas satation interferring with the movies and Bengies Drive-In has talked about closing over it. That would suck.

05-18-2009, 04:17 PM	#20
DonRSD Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:South Florida Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:254 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:129	Fort Lauderdale 'Swap Shop'

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