Open-Captioned Drive-In!!!!!

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For the first time in history, Midway Drive-In Theatre will be presenting a couple open-captioned movies. This will be in Minetto, New York. If you're near the area, check it out. It's happening during the weekend of September 24th to 26th. Check out the link:

http://mysite.verizon.net/nemo089/midway_oc.htm

If you want to see the flyer, click this link:

http://mysite.verizon.net/nemo089/midway_flyer.pdf.pdf

Here's the information as seen on the flyer:
Midway Drive-In Theatre
West River Road (State Route 48)
Minetto, NY (between Fulton & Oswego)

MIDWAY
Drive-In Theatre
Presents

CINEMA UNDER THE
STARS FOR THE
DEAF and HARD-OF-HEARING

*OPEN CAPTIONED DOUBLE FEATURE*
HARRY POTTER 3 & TROY
(2nd feature might change depending on availability)

SEPTEMBER 24TH - 26TH

Drive-In Theatre Opens at 6pm for
"Social Hour" (come on down and
socialize! Bring Frisbees, football,
chairs, and blankets to stay warm!)

First Show Starts at 8pm!

Tickets are $6 for both Movies
Children 11 & Under Admitted Free!

Fully stocked concession! (on back)
Will be open for the "social hour" and
the movies.

Be a part of history in
the making! Midway Drive-In
proudly presents Open
Captioned films first time
Ever to be provided at a
drive-in theatre!

Come on down and share with
others the unique experience
that Midway Drive-In Theatre
has to offer.

For Advance Ticket Sales, Please Contact Either:
Dan Farfaglia at Nemo089@yahoo.com
Manda Sievers at Unicolionguard@yahoo.com

FOR DIRECTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GO TO
WWW.MIDWAYDRIVEIN.COM or call 315-343-0211 (VOICE) (Use Relay Services to call)​
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This is a one-time event. They won't do this again.

However, if this event is successful... they might do it again next year in September!




I'M GOING!
 
I saw this in the Insight Cinema Listings, sounds really cool and I would love to go. My hometown (Unadilla, NY) still has an active Drive In and I remember going to it as a kid. It's a different experience than seeing a movie in a theater.

Unfortunately, Minetto is about 4 hours away, a bit too far to go for a movie. (Also the part of getting home at 5am doesn't appeal) Hope they have a good turnout! The OC movies around here always get < 5 people, often more like 2 or none. One theater chain (Lowes) already scrapped OC for poor attendance, hope this other one (Regal) doesn't too.
 
Some of you could carpool and spend the night at a hotel during the night of Saturday-Sunday. If you do that, it would only cost each of you a few bucks if you can get 5 to 10 people in one hotel room. Heh! :)
 
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This is just another reminder. It's this weekend and coming up fast! Enjoy!
 
If you're looking for directions to this place...
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Thruway Directions.
A) Get off at Exit 39 (690 N). IGNORE The Fulton-Oswego sign at Exit 38.
B) Take 690 North. Eventually it becomes State Route 48. You will keep
going straight.
C) You will enter the city of Fulton and then State Route 48 will also
be West First Street, again you will keep going straight.
D) After you leave the City of Fulton, West First Street again becomes
solely Route 48.
E) The Midway Drive In Theater is located in Minetto, NY. It will be
on the left hand side approximately 4 miles from Fulton City limits.
Total Distance from the Thruway Exit 39 to the theatre is 23 miles.

If you are coming from the Syracuse area you have 2 options:
1) Take 690 West and follow the directions from above.
2) You can take Route 81 to 481 North into the City of Fulton.
A) After you enter Fulton, 481 will be also be 2nd Street. Keep going
straight until you see Wendy's restaurant at Route 3 (Broadway), then
turn left and you will go over the bridge.
B) After you cross the bridge, take your first right which will be West First
Street (Route 48). Now you can use the directions from above.
Distance from Syracuse to Fulton is approximately 30 miles.

If you are coming from the Rochester Region or an area West of
Syracuse, you have 2 options:
1) Take the Thruway and follow the directions from above. If driving
from Rochester, the distance between Exits 45 and 39 is 63 miles.
2) Take State Route 104 East.
A) To get to State Route 104 East, Take 590 N. to Exit 10B. You will
then follow State Route 104 East all the way to Oswego.
B) Once you enter the City of Oswego, State Route 104 will also be
West Bridge Street
C) Stay on West Bridge Street/Route 104 until you get to West First
Street. You will see a Chinese restaurant called Global Buffet. From
590 Exit 10B to West First Street, the distance is 67.7 miles.
D) At West First Street in Oswego, turn right and you will eventually
leave the City of Oswego and West First Street becomes Route 48.
E) The Midway Drive in Theatre will then be on your right hand side in
Minetto, NY 6 miles from the Global Buffet restaurant.
Any further questions please feel free to contact the Midway Drive in
Theatre at john@midwaydrivein.com or nemo089@yahoo.com.
 
Well, this weekend is over!

If any of you went, thanks for going.

If you didn't go, wish you did.

We'll find out if we do it again next year. :thumb:
 
:( I read an article in the paper about this. It was featured in Friday's paper, and I read it on MONDAY. Maybe next year.
 
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Wow, very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
still has an active Drive In and I remember going to it as a kid.
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As a little kid I lived in a neighborhood that had a giant drive in movie theatre. I can vividly remember sitting on the lawn and watching the movies...wow, this was over twenty years ago....man I feel OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Here's a bit of some interesting facts related to drive-in theaters...
  • many years ago, there were over 4,000 drive-in theaters
  • today, there are about 400 drive-in theaters remaining
  • most of the money earned in drive-in theaters through ticket sales go to the company that produced the movie
  • most of the money earned to keep the drive-in theaters alive are done through food sales
 
Is this a new news?

I've seen captioning or more preferably Subtitles on drive-ins.

Especially the one on Overland Trail in Fort Colllins, and Santa Fe & Hampden in Denver.

And this was not recent. It was last year or something.
 
My memories of drive-in movies are marijuana smells reeking in the air and vans bouncing on the parking stalls.

My favorite drive-in "Highway 39 Drive In" was demolished and a Walmart superstore was built in it's place.

Richard
 
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