With all that’s going on in the world, from a virus pandemic to violent social discourse – and an overall disconnect from anything not having to do with our phones and other mobile devices – it seems like we could all use a moment to slow down and perhaps indulge in some “old-fashioned” fun at a drive-in theaters. Wouldn’t it be great if we could hop in a time machine and be transported to a place where life wasn’t so complicated or overrun with high-tech gadgetry? Aren’t you itching to leave what can only be described as a semi-out-of-control world behind…at least for a couple of hours?
While we can’t pack you into Doc Brown’s DeLorean and send you back a couple of decades, we think we found the next-best thing, evidenced by this Drive-In Theaters Near Woodland Hills roundup. All the rage in the ‘50s and finding mass popularity even through the early ‘90s, the drive-in theater is about as American and old-fashioned as it gets, so if you’re looking for something different to do with the family during these most uncertain of times, consider visiting one of the following spots.
Electric Dusk Drive-In, located at 2930 Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Road in Los Angeles, promises “great movies, great music, 
great food and great times” with BBQ items, snacks, beverages, candy and gourmet baked goods available for purchase at The Snack Shack. Advanced ticket pricing for upcoming fall 2020 exhibitions is $12 for lawn seating (per person, no parking), $15 for car tickets (per person) and $65 for VIP car pass (up to four people). At the door, lawn pricing is $14 (per person, no parking) and $18 for car tickets (per person).
Paramount Drive-In Theatres, located at 7770 Rosecrans Avenue in Paramount, boasts two screens on which the latest blockbusters and classic throwbacks are shown – currently the theater is exhibiting The Rental and The Goonies, two examples of this rich mix of types – and is adhering to all state and county requirements with regard to COVID-19. You can be sure you and your family will be safe while having fun at Paramount Drive-In Theatres.
Vineland Drive-In, located at 443 Vineland Avenue in City of Industry, has reopened in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, offering four screens for your safe viewing pleasure. Currently, the theater is showing Amulet, Relic, The Rental and Palm Springs, with all films broadcast in FM Dolby Stereo sound. General admission (nine years old and up) is $10, children (ages five through eight) are $4 and children under the age of five are free; on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, the first feature is repeated after the second feature is over.
Rooftop Cinema Club, with locations all throughout the country and two amazing theaters in the heart of L.A. (downtown and Hollywood), is poised to take the drive-in concept to dizzying new heights. These locations drop you in the center of the city’s most immersive skylines, transforming nights at the cinema into events like no other, complete with sunsets, starlit evenings, awesome drinks, delicious food and great motion pictures on the big screen. Driven by the owners’ love of film, these rooftop experiences promise a handpicked curation of cults, classics and new releases, coupled with out-of-the-ordinary approaches like personal headphones, deck chairs with cozy blankets and more. While the Rooftop Cinema Club dynamic currently focuses on outdoor viewing, plans for drive-ins are in the works.
Some say COVID-19 created the “accidental summer of drive-ins,” but, truthfully, these theaters have not been quite as close to extinction as assumed or advertised, even before the virus hit. If you haven’t experienced “cinema al-fresco,” so to speak, this is as good a time as any to gather up the family and make some new memories.
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