Teens-Only Drive-In Comes to Arizona

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This story’s a bit of an edge case, a little weird. The town of Queen Creek AZ, a bit southeast of Phoenix, is holding a drive-in theater on Dec. 20, as reported by the Queen Creek Independent. The venue is the town’s Frontier Family Park, which is so new that it’s a vacant lot on Google Maps.

The free movie is “Elf,” so that’s not the weird part. The event is sponsored by the mayor’s Teen Advisory Committee, and it’s open only to teenagers – folks 13-19 years of age. There’s lawn seating, but there are also a few sports to park and view the movie, so at least it qualifies as a pop-up drive-in. With a strict age limit.

A tiny Joy Drive-In may return to Texas

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The Copperas Cove Leader Press reported that a local Realtors group owner has refurbished the old Joy Drive-In screen, which now faces the Joy RV Park. It looks like they hold Friday and Saturday movie nights for the park residents.

But the article said that owner Jodie Nobles is also planning to add “about 30” spaces for cars so the drive-in can be a true, y’know, drive-in. (That’s more like it!) She hopes to get it all running by January 2026.

Video: Las Vegas drive-in keeps on rolling

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KLAS, Las Vegas’s News Leader, ran a video love letter to the Las Vegas Drive-In Theater, run by West Wind. I wish I could embed that video here, but you’ll have to click a link to see the full story or just the video.

The North Las Vegas opened in 1966, and the video mentions that it’s the oldest around Las Vegas. As far as I know, it’s the only drive-in around Las Vegas; the only other Nevada ozoner is in Sparks near Reno. But for three minutes of great behind-the-scenes video, I’ll forgive KLAS for not making that distinction. Go check it out!