Australian Open Drive-in Theatres

All you want to know about Australian Open Drive-in Theatres

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Drive-in theatres (also known as Drive-In Cinemas or Drive-ins) were once very popular in Australia. There were once over 330 drive-in theatres open, but since the early 1980s, most drive-ins closed following the introduction of video cassette recorders and changing consumer tastes, leading to alternative land uses.

However, a handful of drive-in theatres still survive and some have in fact prospered. In the 1990s, the Coburg Drive-in Theatre in Melbourne, was expanded to 3 screens, as was the Dromana Drive-in Theatre which now also has 3 screens. In more recent times the former Dandenong Panoramic Drive-in, in Victoria, has been reopened as the Lunar Drive-in Theatre and now boasts 3 screens. The Wonga Drive-in Theatre in Queensland has also expanded and now has 3 screens also. The Rodeo Drive In at Mareeba, near Cairns has new owners and is attracting good crowds.

Mainline Drive-in Theatre Gepps Cross South Australia 16 April 2006
Lunar Drive-in Theatre Dandenong Victoria Australia
Bass Hill Drive-In Cinema

Along with a few metropolitan operations, there are a number of Drive-ins serving remote communities such as Jericho in Queensland.

The remaining drive-ins provide a glimpse of what was a very popular pastime in the 1950s and 1960s. The following is a listing of Australia's remaining open drive-in theatres. It also includes portable operations in which patrons can either drive or sit down to see a movie outdoors.

Contents

Victoria

New South Wales

  • Blacktown: Greater Union Blacktown Skyline (2 Screens)
  • Heddon Greta Skyline
  • Lightning Ridge
  • Tibooburra

Queensland

  • Ayr Stardust Drive In
  • Yatala Twin Drive-In Theatre (2 screens)
  • Charters Towers Tors
  • Jericho
  • Mareeba Rodeo Drive In
  • Wonga Triple Drive In Theatre

Western Australia

  • Busselton
  • Dongara
  • Galaxy Drive-in Theatre, Kingsley (Perth)
  • Kununurra Picture Gardens (scroll down the page for details)
  • Leinster
  • Margaret River
  • Mt Tom Price Open Air Drive In Theatre
  • Paraburdoo
  • Wyndham Picture Gardens

South Australia

  • Coober Pedy: Desert Drive-in Theatre (1 screen)
  • Gepps Cross: Wallis Mainline Drive-in Theatre (1 screen)

Northern Territory

  • None still open, although Darwin's Deckchair Cinema provides seats in an outdoor setting.

Tasmania

  • None still open

Australian Capital Territory

  • None still open

Portable Drive-in Theatres

  • Galaxy Travelling Outdoor Cinema
  • Moonlight Cinema

References

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Open_Drive-in_Theatres"

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