Cute setup, first glance seemed like a pretty cool place. Popcorn was not even a full bag and stale. I thought it was over priced and wished I would have just gone to an air conditioned movie for less money! Screen had ripples in it. This place could be so cool if they just charged less than a theatre and had more unique and fresh food items.
Went to the late show Saturday night and had a wonderful safe experience here. The staff all wore masks and my family had fun! Will definitely go back.
If you've ever debated about going to a drive-in movie theater, just go to Blue Starlite. We were only planning to watch one movie, but enjoyed the chill, relaxing atmosphere and ended up staying for both.
Great place - good screen, places to sit outside down front when the weather is good (recommended rather than sit in your car during summer). The staff are what makes it though - incredibly friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend
We had fun! You can grab a peice of that nostalgic feeling for a moment. They even play old cool movies. We'll be back.
This place is really dope and I love that it's small time, the whole concept is very good. Only reason I give four stars Is because I don't recommend the forest sitting area. The speaker setup makes it very difficult to hear the movie. As well as Texas humidity during summer does not help. There is a lack of pest control such as mosquito netting, etc. Very very beautiful though. The car drive in experience is fantastic.
I still remember having my first date night here. Most nights there aren't too many other people, so it's quiet and cozy. Bring blankets!
The drive-in isn't exactly a drive in like was popular in the 60s. But, I'm glad, that is part of the charm. This version is more of a boutique drive in and fits the Austin style perfectly. The people who work there are helpful and friendly. The movie line up is like a greatest hits of movies we know and love.
I really wish I could provide a great review. I could have a year ago when this drive-in was still in Austin. I am not sure what really happened, but it looked like the owners may not have been able to stay in Austin with the cost and decided to move this "drive-in theater" to their backyard. Yes this is in someone's backyard, right next to other houses. The new lot is way smaller than the old space.
I am not even sure where to begin. Bought tickets online that included a smores package and some other things. We showed up and a ton of people parked at the entrance (which could have easily been passed by) and walked up. We were told that we did not pay a drive-in fee. Ummmmm then don't call yourself a Drive-In theater, please... We had to then give another $10 to drive our car in to an empty dirt backyard. The screen is just a blow up screen that is not high enough if a large car were to park in front of you. Luckily there were not many people there at all, and they were considerate to not park in front of us to block our view.
Then the movie started 1 hour past the posted start time. We literally watched 1 hour of old consession stand ads. One or two is cute, but an hour???? Come on. Maybe previews, funny clips, something else??
After the movie started we got huge bags of the saltiest popcorn ever. It was chapping my lips and barely could eat it. Then we got a beet and cider at $16. Then we finally went for our smores, which were advertised like you got a single burner. No, it was a fire pit in the back of the lot by the person's house that barely had any fire. Did we mention that we could not hear and barely see our movie while we had to try to roast our marshmallows? So yes, it is $10 for 4 crackers to make 2 sandwiches, 2 marshmallows and two very small chocolate pieces.
You are not a luxury theater. You cannot charge those prices for your backyard movie screen.
Lastly, we were given instructions that we could not make any noise and no barking dogs... The owner of this property had a dog that barked almost the entire movie. We could heard it the while time. Ugh. Oh yes, and a train comes by and honks every once in a while. I have lived by the tracks before, but not during a movie.
We really used to love coming here when it was in Austin and felt like a true drive-in. We cannot pay to come into your backyard. Your poor neighbors. Cannot imagine what they are dealing with.
I would be surprised if this lasts. Maybe with feedback they can improve somehow???
I really hate giving bad reviews, but I would have wanted to know before going.
I had a wonderful movie viewing experience here tonight! The staff was helpful and cheery! Popcorn was yum and the website was helpful!!! I can't wait to come back again!!!
Wish the website was better but all is forgiven when I go see movies there. Just saw a John Waters double feature. Where else is that going to happen!
Super friendly and helpful staff. Awesome place for a date or just to see a late night movie.
Excellent service and once it got dark, it was magical.
Great little drive in! The only issue we had is when we went to see Gold Finger, the movie has issues for a good 20 minutes. With about 2 cars there to watch, they didn't let us know what was going on or how quickly they were trying to get it resolved for us.
Great little getaway for you and your lover and now with the rona there's a lot of classic and cult titles being played
This was cute! My fiancee took me there as a surprise date night
A lot of fun. Had a bit of trouble with the sound (modern cars are designed to run the power with the engine off for two hours), but the team helped us work through it.
Let me start off by saying I've experienced other drive-ins so I had a standard in my mind before we got there. Have passed by this place many times and apparently missed it (totally had no idea it existed, plus it's inconspicuous). I'm all for trying new things but was a bit disappointed appointment how tiny it was. If you got there early and choose the watch the movie from your car method, you were jammed up too close to the projector screen. If you had to park behind the cars in the first row, you run the risk of not seeing the full screen. Either way you would have issues seeing the screen with ease. Cars were jammed too close together which made it RIDICULOUS to have your windows up 75% (Covid rule) when you were an arms length from the neighboring car. The staff was really nice but it was weird seeing them walking around during the movie. Also, could hear people talking. Distracting. I'm all for eclectic but this place looked trailer park trashy...guess that's what "urban" means?! Finally, the Cornucopia popcorn was too, too salty. This experience was overpriced for what you got. The Stars and Stripes drive-in in New Braunfels is spacious, organized and less expensive. Blue Starlite was a decent date night but don't think we will be returning.
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