![]() ![]() Pull up chairs or watch it in your car.all equals great times. I know I'm planning on going back at least 3x-5x this summer depending on what's playing. Overall great experience and worth going to check it out. ![]() It's SUMMER TIME.do they not realize how hot it's going to get? Ordered an Icee the other night, since summer just started and it's a bit warm earl, was dissapointed that they only sold ONE SIZE and it was a small.wtf?!?! Ice cream and shaved iced was good value per price but the Icee if they can add a med and LARGE that would've changed my rating to a five star. If you do decide to buy food instead of bringing your own Only downside is that the food isn't the greatest. Concession stand lines can be a bit long but if you bring your own food it's not that big of a deal or even show up earlier to get your orders in. Staff is always really friendly and helpful. Very reasonably priced and you get 2movies!!!! I always park at the front and the quality picture is solid. Even with the long concession lines and ban on alcohol, I had a wonderful time and can't wait to go back!īeen living in Lebanon for 3years, moved from California, and I always wanted to go watch a movie at the drive-in. Note of caution: alcohol is NOT allowed on the premises! A major loss of cool points on the side of Stardust or the town of Watertown!! Not sure who to blame. If people next to us are too noisy, then we can easily tune them out by raising the windows. With two locations in Downtown and East Austins Mueller District. The great thing is the cost of entry! Only $8 per adult for TWO movies!! Makes for a late night of driving in the country, but definitely worth it. The Blue Starlite Drive-in is Austins one of a kind Urban Drive-in Theater experience. The concessions are cheap, however, being vegetarian, popcorn and candy are the only viable options if I don't want to leave with high blood pressure. When we went, we also purchased the food permit which is $6 per vehicle. So pretty much, as soon as you get there, go to the concessions line. Also, if you wish to get concessions, I HIGHLY recommend going to the line at least 45 minutes before the show starts. There are plans for a new one to open in the Coopertown area next year.When my coworker told me about Stardust Drive-In, I was excited to check it out! I mean, drive-in movie? How romantically old school? I highly recommend going an hour before the show starts. "I still enjoy it."Īnother drive-in theater is coming to middle Tennessee. That's what makes it special for us," Floyd said. You can see families together, sharing times together. "One of the neatest things my wife and I will do is after the movie starts, she and I will go strolling between all the rows and you can hear all the kids laughing. It's going to be awesome."ĩ0 years after the opening of the very first drive-in theater, there's still nothing like a night at the movies. We're ending it with the original Friday the 13th, and Stephen King's Christine. ![]() We've got ET and Back to the Future coming up. "We've got Grease and Dirty Dancing coming up. "The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, Shrek, Willy Wonka," Floyd said, listing some of the Retro Wednesday choices. Most nights, he's playing the biggest new releases in the country, but Wednesdays this summer bring the retro films to the screen too. Email inquiries at or call weekdays at 20. "Most drive-ins across the country are run by mom and pop, family owned businesses," he said.įloyd said his Stardust Drive-In is a combination of state-of-the-art equipment and nostalgia. Included with your nightly rate is 2 adult admissions for the movie playing during your stay. The numbers are a lot smaller, but Floyd said that's just made the theaters we have that much more special. The group said there are now a bit more than 300 drive-in theaters across the country, 13 in Tennessee. At that time, there were more than 4,000 drive-in movie theaters across the country.Īccording to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Assocation, there was a big drop in numbers in the 80s when land value increases led to theaters being sold. It was a time people were coming out to see classic monster movies like The Blob. ![]() Tuesday was the 90-year anniversary of the drive-in movie theater.ĭrive-in movie theaters hit their peak in the 1950s. "Jwas the opening of the very first drive-in in Camden, New Jersey," said Barry Floyd, owner of the Stardust Drive-In. The place has been around 20 years, but it was a different anniversary that brought NewsChannel 5 to Watertown on Tuesday. The Stardust Drive-In in Watertown has been up and running since a double feature of Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Caribbean in 2003. There's nothing like a night at the drive-in movies. (WTVF) - If you didn't know, Tuesday marked a big anniversary for an American tradition. ![]()
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