I Miss Them
By Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (51598)
United States
February 25, 2025 10:35am CST
How many of you remember drive in theaters ? We went all of the time when I was a child and in my teens. Little by little they started shutting down. I have heard that a few still exist. I think that I was in my early 20’s the last time that I went to one. I always wanted my son to get to experience one. Sometimes they would even show double and triple features and don’t forget the cartoon before the movie.
If you ever got to go do you miss them ? Did you enjoy them ?
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@Tampa_girl7 (51598)
• United States
21h
I think that more than a kiss was stolen. 
Oddly I never had a date at a drive in theater. I had a blind date at a regular theater. It was a double date. I was 16. I ended up moving seats over by my friend who was with us. My blind date was a real creep.
Oddly I never had a date at a drive in theater. I had a blind date at a regular theater. It was a double date. I was 16. I ended up moving seats over by my friend who was with us. My blind date was a real creep.2 people like this
@TheHorse (223581)
• Walnut Creek, California
19h
@Tampa_girl7 I am glad you were able to escape. Yes, I was being...a gentleman...in my question. 
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@snowy22315 (185575)
• United States
22h
Y eah they were fun. There is one near here. It is fairly new. Its expensive to go to though.
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@Tampa_girl7 (51598)
• United States
21h
That is cool. I guess they are making a comeback.
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@snowy22315 (185575)
• United States
21h
@Tampa_girl7 In some areas where the real estate isn;t super expensive.
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@Dreamerby (6728)
• Calcutta, India
56m
So is it always crowded? How are they doing business wise?
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@RebeccasFarm (92377)
• United States
15h
There was one in Cinderalla City here but closed..
There is still one in Commerce City here called 88 Drive In.
I haven't been to that one but years ago did go to the Cinderalla City one.
And of course all the driveins as a kid in St Louis MO.
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@RebeccasFarm (92377)
• United States
1h
@Tampa_girl7 Oh yes Marie we had a ball there. Dad used to take us all.
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@Juliaacv (52216)
• Canada
14h
They were already starting to close them down by the time that I was able to go out to them.
My parents didn't take us when we were younger, they preferred the indoor shows.
I might have gone to the drive in 3 or 4 times at the most, so I do not really miss it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (51598)
• United States
14h
We went a good bit . My parents had their first date at a drive in theater.
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@RasmaSandra (82679)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15h
I was born and raised in NYC so drive-ins did not mean much for me but when I spent summers in the Catskill Mountains some parents brought us kids to drive in and I loved that.
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@lilacskies (5782)
• United States
21h
My parents went to drive in theaters for dates back in the day. I've never been to one. I've never even seen one around. They are coming back in style though.
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@much2say (57250)
• Los Angeles, California
12h
In my childhood, they built one just a couple blocks from our house . . . we could faintly hear a movie if we listened closely . We didn't go a lot, but it was pretty exciting to go watch a movie at the drive-in . . . my mom would pack a car picnic for us. It went out of business eventually - maybe it was in my teens. Yah, that'd be cool to be able to experience that again.
. We didn't go a lot, but it was pretty exciting to go watch a movie at the drive-in . . . my mom would pack a car picnic for us. It went out of business eventually - maybe it was in my teens. Yah, that'd be cool to be able to experience that again.
@LeaPea2417 (37542)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17h
I remember going to one with my family when I was young. I remember a playground that my sister and I played on before the movie started.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14783)
• Torrington, Connecticut
11m
I wish I could of had experienced a drive thru theatre
@JudyEv (346973)
• Rockingham, Australia
10h
I remember them well and we used to go a lot. A lot of courting was done at the drive-ins in my era. There are still a couple in West Australia.
@Dreamerby (6728)
• Calcutta, India
58m
Yeah a lot many things have changed. Well, I am 22 but I remember the time when we didn't have smartphones and a quality time would mean my girlies hanging out at either of our houses with dolls, legos and delicious food ofcourse. Nowadays, children have started behaving distant too.
@celticeagle (171730)
• Boise, Idaho
20h
Oh.yes. I was about 20 also the last time. We had one still open in a nearby town. I doubt it still is since that was 10 or more years back I heard they were still open. Too many don't even know about them anymore. They were such fun and didn't cost much.
@rebelann (113258)
• El Paso, Texas
21h
I remember them. Dad always took us, it was inexpensive back then and our family didn't have a lot of money. He'd even get us cokes & pizza or hotdogs sometimes.
@DaddyEvil (142087)
• United States
21h
There is still one in our little city. I haven't been to it since Pretty was a teenager, though. She always reads off the movies that will be showing the next weekend when we drive past the theater but never tells me she wants to go.
Yes, I enjoyed it and would probably enjoy it if we went and watched something now.
I remember taking blankets and parking the car backwards so we could get into the hatchback and watch the movie that way.
@wolfgirl569 (111983)
• Marion, Ohio
16h
I do miss them. Not sure if the one outside of Kenton is still there. It was a few years ago
@MarieCoyle (41190)
•
15h
There are still a few, and they are very popular. One about 20 miles from me, in the summers it is almost always full of cars every evening.
