A Family Flashback

This past Saturday evening I finally had an evening where all the family was available for a night out. With 2 teenage kids in the house I find that they are always planning or wanting to go somewhere on the weekends. But this past weekend I found us all together on Saturday afternoon and decided to share an experience with them that bring back wonderful childhood memories.

To my surprise, my wife had never been to a drive in movie either. We have one 20 minutes from our house and I hadn't been in 15 years myself. I was concerned that they may not like it but thought it was worth a shot.

What a wonderful experience it was!! The staff was great, the crowd was filled with other families and the demographics were very diverse. For only $8.00 per car you get (2) full length 1st run movies. The snack bar had the great drive in favorites I remembered. We backed in to our spot and raised the hatch on the Envoy, laid the back seats down and Hilly and I streched out with pillows in the back while the girls sat in their lawn chairs at our feet. They now broadcast the movie audio on an FM signal so you can listen through your car stereo in Dolby surround sound. If you like the old school speaker from the pole they have that too. We picked up a couple radio walkmans on the way for the girls and switched up and gave them the back of the Envoy for the second film.

Eight Dollars for 2 movies for a family of 4 is a great deal!! Plus nothing beats the nostalgic atmosphere of the old Drive Inn experience.

If you have a drive inn movie theatre anywhere near you, share it with your kids or grandkids as they are a dying breed. I am happy to know that this one is family owned, been here for over 50 years and the owner told me they aren't going anywhere.... And I can see why - There were over 100 cars there by the second feature, so it looks like they are making a little mint off the place. Plus I'm sure they own the place after 50 years.

If you are ever in the Charlotte, NC area Check out The Belmont Drive in off I-85.

Here is there Website -----> www.belmontdrivein.us

We will be going back as much as possible - THE KIDS LOVED IT!!