![]() ![]() On weekends they show three movies, and on weekdays two. I took my youngest daughter, who is 21 and had never been to a drive-in, and she was just as excited as I was. As a teen I lived fairly close to this drive-in and I remember trips with a car load of teens hiding in the back, going in for free. I was blown away when I learned that this drive-in was still in existence as I was under the impression that there were no drive-ins operating. For us, and the rest of the people there, it didn't bother us! The attendants are very good/transparent about this and told us at the "gate" (where you buy tickets) you have the option to turn around if this bothers you. BE aware that if you see a "darkly-lit" film (these tend to be horror films), it can be a little difficult to see them on the screen just due to lighting.It was a perfect time to stake out a spot (we were still, by no means, the first ones there). You can't buy tickets in advance/online, and we were seeing a Friday 8:30pm showing of a new horror movie, so we arrived around 7:30pm. GET to the drive-in around an hour early (although this somewhat depends on the movie/time).Paramount plays their movies' audio through FM radio stations, and if you want to avoid keeping your car on and letting the battery run low, a portable radio is a fantastic option. BRING your own portable radio! I bought a cheap one off Amazon the day before and it was a life saver.The attendants don't check your car so as long as you don't have the food in plain sight, you will be fine! BRING your own food! There's an old-timey restaurant at the drive-in (it's cute and has '80s arcade games in it) but the food is very overpriced and the menu is limited (a most-likely microwaved cheese pizza and popcorn are the main staples).Here are some of my big tips/takeaways from my experience at the drive-in: We saw a wide variety of people - friends, families, couples - and it was very easy to both enter and leave. ![]() The drive-in has "ridges" on the parking spaces so that everyone gets an equally elevated view of the screen. The movie started on-time and it was great to see that the drive-in (which has a huge lot) was nearly completely full on a Friday night. In short, it was amazing! It was so fun and everything was ran very smoothly. I saw that the Paramount Drive-In wasn't terribly far away (and was playing a decent horror movie) so we decided to go on a Friday night. My friend from out-of-state came to visit me in LA for the weekend and one of the things on his "bucket list" was to see a drive-in movie.
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