U.D.I.T.O.A. - New Builds and Reopened Drive-Ins


			Please credit UDITOA if quoting any data from any page of this website & provide UDITOA with a copy of the article or a link to the article. UDITOA is happy to assist reporters by providing additional information either via e-mail or interview. ALL INFORMATION BELOW IS COPYRIGHT OF UDITOA. Information compiled by the UDITOA Website and Industry Data Committee. NEW BUILDS & REOPENINGS since the 1990's 42 drive-ins have been built since the 1990s (4 have since closed). 63 drive-ins have reopened since the 1990s (11 have since closed). Listed in order by state then city: Alabama: Athens: CINEMAGIC Drive-In - new build in 1997 Boaz: SAND MOUNTAIN Drive-In - new build in 1996 Centre: 411 DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2001 Cleveland: CHEYENNE Drive-In - new build in 1999 Dothan: CONTINENTAL Drive-In - new build, opened 4/15/05 Gu-Win: BLUE MOON DRIVE-IN - reopened Harpersville: HARPERSVILLE DRIVE-IN - new build, opened 6/20/06 Henagar: HENAGAR Drive-In - new build in 2001 Roanoke: ROANOKE Drive-In - new build in 1996 - now closed Trussville: The Drive-In - new build in 1998 Wellborn: Starlite Drive-In - new build, opened 6/29/05 California: Concord: SOLANO 2 DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2007 Delaware: Felton: DIAMOND STATE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1995 Florida: Ocala: OCALA DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2003 Georgia: Dewey Rose: HIGHWAY 17 Drive-In - new build in 2001 Tiger: TIGER DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2004 Trenton: WILDERNESS OUTDOOR THEATRE - new build, opened 8/5/05 Idaho: Grangeville: SUNSET AUTO VUE - reopened in 1998 Rexburg: TETON VU DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1999, closed in 2007 Wapello: GRAND VIEW DRIVE-IN - new build, opened June 2007 Iowa: Centerville: SUNSHINE MINE Drive-In - new build, opened 8/05 Illinois: Galesburg: BLUE MOON LIGHT DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2005 Galva: GALVA AUTO VIEW - new build, opened 7/4/05 Salem: MAC'S Drive-In - new build, opened 8/1/03 Springfield: ROUTE 66 DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2002 Indiana: Franklin: CANARY CREEK Drive-In - new build in 2004 Versailles: BEL-AIR DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2004 - now closed Kansas: El Dorado: STAR-VUE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2005 after tornado damage Medicine Lodge: PAGEANT DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1995 Kentucky: Greensburg: SKYLINE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2002 Harrodsburg: TWIN HILLS DRIVE-IN - reopened 6/24/05 Stanford: STANFORD DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1996 Massachusetts: Shrewsbury: EDGEMERE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2002 - now closed Minnesota: Litchfield: STARLITE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1997 Luverne: VERNE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2000 Missouri: Carthage: 66 DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1998 Houston: PHOENIX DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2004 Moberly: MOBERLY FIVE & DRIVE - reopened in 1997 St. Joseph: HORSESHOE LAKE Drive-In - new build, opened 6/25/04 Van Buren: 21 DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1997 Mississippi: Amory: HIGHWAY 25 DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2000, closed in 2007 Pontotoc: PONTOTOC DRIVE-IN - reopened - now closed Montana: Laurel: AMUSEMENT PARK Drive-In - new build, opened 6/26/05 Nebraska:* Alliance: SANDHILLS Drive-In - new build in 1994 New Mexico: Carlsbad: FIESTA DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1990 New Jersey:* Vineland: DELSEA DRIVE-IN - reopened 7/23/04 New York:* Avon: VINTAGE DRIVE-IN - new build in 1997 Black River: BLACK RIVER DRIVE-IN - reopened 8/18/06 Broadalbin: OZONER 29 Drive-In - new build, opened 8/15/03 Jamestown: PARK 60 Drive-In - new build in 2001 Jewett: MOUNTAIN DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2003 - now special showings only North Carolina: Albermarle: BADIN ROAD DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1994 Mt. Airy: BRIGHT LEAF DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2006 Ohio: Liberty Center: FIELD OF DREAMS DRIVE-IN - new build, opened July 2007 Russellville: EAST BEND Drive-In - new build in 2001 Wintersville: WINTER DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1997 Oklahoma: Ponca City: AIRLINE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1996 - closed in 2007 Poteau: TOWER DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1995 Weatherford: 66 WEST TWIN DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1999, closed in 2007 Pennsylvania:* Berwick: MOTOR-VU DRIVE-IN - reopened - now closed Brookville: MOONLITE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1997 Columbia: COLUMBIA DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2001 - closed in 2005 Dunbar: ERWIN'S COMET DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1993 Gratz: SKY-VU DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1994 Johnstown: SILVER DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2005 McKees Rocks: TWIN HIWAY DRIVE-IN - reopened 7/3/07 Montgomery: PIKE THEATRE - reopened in 2002 N. Vandergrift: RIVERSIDE DRIVE-IN - (previously Galaxy) reopened in 2005 Transfer: REYNOLDS DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1988 South Carolina: Beaufort: HIGHWAY 21 DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2004 Greenwood: AUTO DRIVE-IN - reopened - now closed Monetta: MONETTA DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1999 South Dakota: Mitchell: STARLITE DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1993 Winner: WINNER DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2002 Tennessee: Camden: BIRDSONG DRIVE-IN, new build, opened 7/3/07 Estill Springs: MONTANA Drive-In - new build, opened 11/04 Harriman: MIDTOWN DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1995 Maryville: PARKWAY DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2002 Sparta: SPARTA DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2002 Watertown: STARDUST Drive-In - new build, opened 8/27/03 Woodbury: HIGGINS MOONLITE DRIVE-IN - new build, opened 9/05 Texas: Abilene: TOWN & COUNTRY DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2000 Amarillo: TASCOSCA DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1999 Clarendon: SANDELL DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2002 Ennis: GALAXY Drive-In - new build, opened 12/17/04 Hockley: SHOWBOAT Drive-In - opened 3/31/06 Killeen: CENTRAL TEXAS Drive-In - new build, opened 7/1/05 Lubbock: STARS & STRIPES Drive-In - new build, opened 8/21/03 Mercedes: WES-MER DRIVE-IN - reopened in 1994 Midland: BIG SKY Drive-In - new build, opened 2005 Porter: STAR TRAK DRIVE-IN - new build, opened 11/4/05, (formerly LITESTAR) Quitaque: MIDWAY DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2000 Rule: TOWER DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2004 San Saba: CORRAL DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2004, closed in 2005 Shiner: CROSSROADS Drive-In - new build in 2001 - closed in 2005 Weslaco: CACTUS DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2004 - now closed Virginia:* Lexington: HULL'S DRIVE-IN - reopened in 2000 Marion: PARK PLACE DRIVE-IN - reopened 5/2000 Richmond: PLAZA DRIVE-IN - reopened - now closed Wisconsin:* Freedom: FIELD OF SCENES Drive-In - new build in 2003 Jefferson: HIGHWAY18 OUTDOOR - reopened in 2000 Shawano: MOONLIGHT OUTDOOR THEATRE - new build in 2000 Wausau: SKY-VUE Drive-In - new build in 1999 - now closed International:* New South Wales, Australia: HEDDON GRETA SKYLINE - reopened Victoria, Australia: LUNAR - reopened in 2002 Canada: DOCKS - new build in 2001 China: BEIJING MOTOR CINEMA - new build in 1999 Russia: MOSCOW Drive-In - new build in 1999 - now closed Moscow, Russia: POD OTKRYTYM NEBOM - new build in 2003 * UDITOA members page last updated 12/3/07 Copyright © United Drive-in Theatre Owners Association. 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