The first experience of a car theater in the Bay Area, summer night and family eating snacks and watching movies in the car, relaxing and warm~-Eat Goods Team

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Last month, I saw the experience of the small team LA branch rudder sharing the experience of going to the car theater, and I was immediately interested. Car theater? It seems that I have only seen it in a movie with a sense of time. If you think about it carefully, the epidemic is becoming more magical, and you want to take the Bay Area people with the whole family to entertain. The car theater is a good choice.

Car theater first experience

The captain of the team checked the Internet and chatted with the teammate who went to the pro test last weekend. So, there is this article, the first experience of the Bay Area car theater + full strategy~

Before departure

This time I went to the theater in San Jose, South BayWest Wind Drive-in Theatre.

Car cinemaBuy tickets on site,canFirst go to the official website of the theaterTake a look at the movie schedule and introduction. Generally, there are all kinds of movies (dramatic movies, cartoons, thrillers). Just look at the time and go.

The theater we chose is a chain with branches throughout California and Nevada Arizona. Need to look at the date to remember to choose your location. By the way, this is still a market, and you can buy a variety of fresh fruits and snacks when you catch up. Onsite also has arcade game hall, but for safety reasons, we only experienced the car theater part this time.

Image source: Los Angeles Times

Admission

Buying a ticket at the entrance is similar to ordering a drive-thru, swiping down the window and swiping a card to buy a ticket. Fees are charged per person,About $8.5 per personThen, according to the movie of your choice, drive to the designated screen position and find a parking area with a good view.

Source: Mission Tiki car theater, for reference only

FM radio

There are several screens in the car theater, and several movies will be put at the same time in one night. This is the first time that the car theater experienced Xiaobai.Movie soundtrack is not publicInstead, it is broadcasted on different radio frequencies. There will be guidance from the staff on site, and you can use the car's own radio to listen to the radio.

A little tip:the bestBring your own radioIt is really unfriendly to car batteries in two hours.(If there is no such equipment as radio, the team leader Amway will beMobile app: TuneIn, You can use your mobile phone to receive FM FM)

Watching under the night

As for the viewing effect,In fact, many people are experiencing car theaters for the first time and don’t know the lightsMust be manually adjusted to turn off completelyIf it does not turn off, and happens to stop very close to the screen, it actually affects the movie effect. However, in fact, many people are now looking for a rare entertainment,Do not pursue the ultimate movie watching experience(After all, it is incomparable with IMAX).

Image source: Time Out

In fact, many viewers are not satisfied with watching in the car, so there are many very "retro" viewing positions. For example, there is a family of three who drove a big car. When parking, the car was deliberately facing the screen, and then opened the trunk to sit in and watch a movie. It was a very chronological scene.

Picture source Joshua Gunter/The Plain Dealer

There is also a young couple who, like Retro Illustrated, sit on the roof of the car and are very romantic. But soon after the movie opened, it was defeated by the night's cold wind in the Bay Area, and silently drilled back into the car, and then the other rooftops also imitated to hide in the car to avoid the cold...

This experience made us suddenly add a few knowledge points,

So I helped you sum up someNovice Watch Tips :

1.Because it is the epidemic period, wear masks, gloves, disposable hand sanitizer, disinfection spray, etc.;When you buy tickets, you will contact the staff. The staff we went to wear masks, but still remember to sterilize the card after buying the ticket. (Very important!)

2. You can bring snacks and drinks in the car by yourself. Remember to bring trash bags with snacks. Remember to disinfect your hands before eating snacks. (Here is a bit of duck loin and duck wings!)

Image: Hot pot queen Xiaolu sister

3. You can consider bringing a radio; although the hearing effect of the radio that comes with the car is definitely good, but a film of more than 2 hours is still relatively expensive, and it is not particularly good for the car battery. Can also be downloadedMobile app: TuneIn

Image: Xiao Xu

4. Don’t have too high expectations for the movie viewing experience in the car theater, but during the epidemic, when all movie theaters are closed, it can be regarded as a rare entertainment pastime.

5. Suitable for taking children, good place to walk baby in summer, Close the car window, and the children are making trouble, unlike in a movie theater, worrying that children will affect others too loudly.

Theaters in operation in the Bay Area

The traditional car theater that is currently open in the Bay Area is West Wind, with locations in North Bay and South Bay, and one in the Sacramento state capital~ There are also several county fairs with summer limited open-air movies. It is best to call or go before going. The official website confirms.

West Wind Capitol Drive-in Theater

(San Jose)

Address:3630 Hillcap Ave, San Jose, CA 95136

phone:(408) 226-2251

https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/capitol

West Wind Solano Drive-in Theater

(Concord)

Address:1611 Solano Way, Concord, CA 94520

phone:(925) 825-1951

https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/solano

San Mateo County Fair

Address:East Parking Lot, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403

https://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/

Alameda County Fairgrounds

Address:Gate 8 Or Gate 12, Corner Of Valley Ave,Pleasanton, CA

phone:925-426-7600

https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/10432/alameda-county-fair-tickets??performance_id=8590969&country=US&language=en

Every Friday and Saturday there will be open-air movies that last until August 8st.Need to book in advance on the official website(At present, I have sold out this week)

North Bay Mobile Drive-in

Pop-up open-air movie, you can follow his home Facebook

Stay informed about the latest screenings

https://www.facebook.com/NorthBayMobileDriveIn/