Sunset Drive In

We recently went for my first drive-​in experience in many years and had a great time. The snack bar had reasonable prices (for a movie theater) and clean bathrooms, and the sloped parking was very useful. We had no issues with sound or visuals. We’ll be back for sure!

I love going to the movies, but I hate how expensive they’ve become! You have to pay for a $ 12 ticket, $ 5 popcorn… It’s a nightmare!
The drive in has resurrected the movie date night! $ 9 gets you into two movies! There are four screens which you can move between and plenty of grass to lay a blanket out on and stare up at the stars. Best of all you sneak in all the popcorn and beer you want.
BEWARE; the mosquitos are ruthless around these parts, bring bug spray.

my absolute favorite place to go in the summer. Well worth the 3 hour drive!

Awesome please to watch a movie. Two movies for the price of one!!! Four screens at the same time. The screens are clear even from the back row. Each row is banked for better viewing. Each screen has its own radio frequency and don’t interfere with the other screens. Great place to bring the family for the evening.

Going to this drive-​in has become an annual rite of summer for my family. From the «vintage» playground equipment (translated: it looks like they haven’t replaced the same slide, swings, see-​saw and merry-​go-​round that have likely been there since the 1960’s) to the old-​school concession stand, I always get the sense that I have stepped inside of a time warp when I visit this venue; and that is not a bad thing! Although the movies might not always be tremendous (let’s just say that «Minions» wasn’t exactly one of Universal Studio’s finer offerings) a night at the Sunset Drive-​in is always a fun and relatively inexpensive family night out.

An absolute gem! I can remember my first time being brought her by my parents, piling pillows into the bed of my dads truck, snuggling up under the stars! Love being able to see 2 movies for the price of one! & you can bring whatever food you want. Good selection at the snack bar. Friendly staff. A place I hit up multiple times every summer.

Amazing. Two movies for $ 7.50. The food is expected for a drive in. Greasy but great.

A completely affordable, incredibly fun night out. Two first run movies for $ 8, a well-​stocked and affordable snack bar, and four screens. I’ve had some of the greatest nights there sitting out and watching a movie under the stars. Seriously, get out of your car and experience movies in a heightened level of amazing.

This is something I look forward to every year now. I’m glad he is still around, and I hope he doesn’t leave. This is not only a landmark for Colchester, it’s a treasure for the entire New England area.

The Sunset Drive-​In is the place to be this summer whether youre by yourself, with a date, or with the family (can even bring the dog). Kids get in cheap and besides the price of admission is for two movies. That’s value for your money. Be sure to check out the food stand too

It feels like its right out of the 1950s or 1960s! America’s favorite past time is Baseball… I think it should it should be the drive ins! It’s a blast from the past and I enjoyed going here a few weekends ago.
For starters I have not been to the Drive ins in years. I always seem to forget about this gem here in Vermont and a friend of mine reminded of this place. So myself and her had gone one night and it was awesome!
The idea here is simple. You pay $ 8.00 per adult in the car and you drive up to any of the 4 screens and you just park your car! Then you switch your radio station to the correct channel and sit back and watch the movie. Easy right? It is.
Where the Drive-​ins really shine are the options you get. For one you can bring your own food and snacks. So your not feeling bad about sneaking them in if you have ever done that! (High school? :P) You also get to sit in the comfort of your own space. You can now talk during the movie without annoying anyone near you. Not to mention you get 2 shows for the price of one.
So there must be a down fall here some where right? Well there is and its a minor one. The weather! Yes good olé Mother Nature can come along and ruin the night at the Drive in pretty easy. Here is the simple break down for you! It can rain, be to cold, be to hot, have to much humidity and then we have the bugs! No one likes being in a hot car with the windows rolled up. However, this not an issue with the Drive-​ins directly so we can not fault them. You just have to plan your night carefully and be willing to deal with whatever gets tossed your way! We got lucky and the weather seemed pretty perfect out for the most part. We even saw a few meteor showers that night! Just to many clouds.
Either way the Drive-​ins are a great deal and during the cool summer nights and fall weekends its the best deal going in my opinion. Lets hope we keep our Drive-​ins. Sadly they are becoming something of the past. I happen to enjoy them and support them 100%!

The drive-​in theater is such an iconic relic from the 1950s and 60s that most people from our generation never get to experience anymore. With the rise of real estate and the advent of technologies, you simply don’t see these around, especially not in any large, urban cities. I was quite excited to finally experience one for myself last night. I found a $ 10 special online that included a double feature and two popcorns for two people. Normally, it’s $ 7.50 for a double feature per person, which is still cheaper than watching a movie at a traditional theater.
The Sunset Drive-​In is situated in an obscure area in Colchester, but there’s a Price Chopper nearby so you can stock up on food and snacks. Otherwise, the centrally-​located snack bar also has really cheap food and drinks. The field has four large screens and each viewing area has slopes so you can angle your car upward toward the screen. It was pretty empty on a weekday so you get your choice of location. Two minor inconveniences were the bugs and mosquitos and also the constant fogging of the windshield. It was still a memorable experience to go to my first drive-​in theater.

This was my first drive-​in movie theater, EVER and I absolutely love this place!
For a mere $ 7.50, you get 2 movies. Sweet lord! I usually pay 10 bucks or more for one showing, but here you get double features– I find all of it very amazing.
The area is massive– 4 towering screens situated in different areas on the green. I give the snack bar a 2 thumbs up, simply because they serve fries. I can’t ever get fries at Regal or AMC!
Another plus is that it’s A-​OK to bring your own snacks and drinks. However, there is one downside– the bugs.
I was there in late May, early June and everything was dandy but when July rolled around, it was mosquito central and not too enjoyable.
Nevertheless, definitely a place I’ll check into everytime I’m in VT!

This place is awesome! How old school and romantic to go to the drive in theater. I’ve been here twice and I love it. They have current movies and at 8:00 per person you can’t beat it for 2 movies. It’s a fun night out.
We didn’t have time to stop and get food so we reluctantly ordered from the snack bar. The food was actually pretty good. I’d compare it to a subshop quality. Certainly more than I expected. The price was great too. Granted, I’m used to Boston prices, but chicken fingers, fries and a big bag of m&m for 12.00 is a bargain all day long. The staff at snack bar were also so nice. Very polite and truly took pride in the food, pretty refreshing to see.
I look forward to many more movies here. So fun on a summers night. Ahhhhh bliss :)