Remember the good ole days at the drive-ins?

I remember paying 2.00 a carload, so we would load up the kids and lawn chairs, buy a takeout dinner and head for the theater. We'd back into the spot, set up the chairs in the bed of the truck, eat, drink and visit with the people around us until the show started. If the kids got restless, they could move around or talk quietly and not disturb anyone else. Two movies, a cartoon and the first movie would replay for those who came in late. And always someone would leave early and forget to leave the speaker, or turn on their headlights. All in good fun, others would blow their horns and laugh.

Just asked about drive ins a few weeks ago! Many don't have them near them now, I hope your responders tell me otherwise. I love them, our we pay 6 bucks each though Adam our youngest is free for now, for two movies and the food is good and fairly cheap. I can get Iced Tea!! Don't think they charge by the car load now. Was great then!! We go as often as we can and have a good time. We don't get privacy with the kids with us lol, those people who can park in the back by the corn field.

We still have a drive-in theatre in our area. We bring our own goodies, but even so, my hubby will ask if I want something from the snack bar. The cost has risen quite a bit. There was a time when you could pay by the carload, now it is for each individual and you don't get much of a break even on the kiddies. I do love that you get 2 movies for the price of one. But, we usually are too tired to stay for the second feature and head for home after the first is over. I do miss the good ol' days when you could let your kids go down alone to the play area where they could swing, slide or play in the sand boxes. You could send them to the bathrooms or the snack bar alone too. Amazing how much our society has changed in just a few years.

Depending on where you lived you could have been as young as 12 until you mentioned The $1.50. That has been a while. Your right though. I'm glad the small old theater in town has reopened. Its nothin like those mediaplexes. Thats where I take my family. Its also a little cheaper.

I'm only 19 so I don't remember the drive ins you're talking about, but there is a drive-in movie theater where I live that is basically just like that. For $7 per person you can see two movies, and there are concessions there as well. I've only been there once, but it was really cool. My husband and I went to see Pirates 2 and The Guardian. I was always jealous of you guys who got to go to the old drive ins, and now I can say I've finally been to one! :) The privacy is awesome, and I love being able to snuggle up under a blanket and get cozy while watching a movie! :)

I remember going to the drive in with my parents as a kid. My brother and I would always fall asleep in the backseat after the first movie. We still have a drive in in northern Michigan. I took my little sister there a couple of years ago because she'd never been. My mom really got into it... she'd start honking the horn and yelling out the window every time someone's headlights shined on the screen. I was sort of embarrassed, but she said that's what they always used to do... lol I drunk lady got out of the car next to ours and went to the concession stand. When she came back she must've gotten confused. She opened the door on my car and sat right down on my mom's lap. It was hysterical! Those are my drive in memories.

This is why I never go to the movie theathers these days. In our old neighborhood, there was a drive in movie me and my family went to all the time. Now in our new community, you don't see one at all.

i do remember! We now only have one drive in left. we used to have 3. its rare that we even go to the regular theatre. too expensive. and the movies come out so soon to rent-its just easier that way. But you cant beat the theatre popcorn!!!

We had one in the town in which I grew up. My parents used to take me and I remember it appearing so big! I loved getting out of hte car and going in to get popcorn! It was so neat to walk by all those cars and see the various people. Sadly, it closed when I was about 10 years old. I haven't seen or been to one since! I've told my children about them and they are in awe at the idea. Interestingly, they say that they'd frequent one if it were available!

The drive-ins were great. On long weekends they used to do an allnighter. 4 movies in one night. We'd sneak in people, booze, food, all kinds of stuff. We were lucky enough to be able to take our kids before the last of them in our area closed. They just thought it was the most amazing thing going.

I have many fond memories of the drive in. Mom and dad would dress us in our pajamas, make a lot of popcorn and put air mattresses in the bed of the pick-up. Dad would park the truck backwards, and we'd all lay in the back to wathch the movie. Some of the movies I saw at the drive-in: Grease, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Cheech & Chong Up in Smoke, Corvette Summer.

There is one drive in theatre locally, but I've only been a couple of times. It's only open during the summer months and the screen/picture quality is pretty lousy and they never changed the little speakers that you put into the car window, most of them are pretty staticy and don't sound very good.

I didn't remember until now. I started going to the Drive-in when I was in the 5th grade with my brother. Our Mom worked there and we would get there early before anybody else. We always went next door to the store and bought candy to last through the movies. After about the first show, our Mom would bring a trash bag half full of popcorn out to snack on. I saw a new show about every week for 3 years.

The good old drive-in days are now gone and I think we just need to accept this is part of a cultural development, nowadays you have so much more options on how to spend your free time that I don't think drive-ins are that much missed at all in general.

Yes I remember those days is was really fun. It would always be a car full. My husband and I go to the dollar show. every once in a while.

I do remember those days and wish that we still had drive in theaters. They were cheaper and it was more enjoyable sitting our cars watching the movies and it was more comfortable than sitting in a movie theatre. You had more privacy if you had a special someone to watch the movie with. The movie theaters now are too costly in price of tickets and food and people are so rude and inconsiderate.

I cant beleive you have drive through cinema's in america we have to go inside and sit in a theartre. It costs £5.50 per movie but i just watch them on the net or sky now as i would not pay that, do they never check the trunk of the car to make sure there is no one else there.?

oh man we still go to the drive in, now it cost use like 15 bucks for the 3 of us, but it is so well worth it because we take in pizza and all our snacks and drinks, and we get to see 2 movies, all at that price. I just love the drive in, i put my son in his PJ's and that way when we get home i can just put him to bed.

We still have drive-in's in Australia - infact there is one 5 minutes away from me. I think for a carload to see a family movie it costs $20..

We still have a drive-in where I live. It only runs durring the late spring and all through summer, but it is still very popular. I think ours runs at about $2 per person which is definatly not bad considering the $8.50 per person cost at the only other movie theater in town. Maybe drive-ins should make a major come back.