Saco Drive-In

I love the drive-​in! LOVE IT! Watching movies outside at night in the summer is one of the most fantastic things. And the Saco Drive-​In Theatre is pretty sweet. It’s cheap ($ 15 for 3 people or $ 20 for 4 or more — that’s for TWO movies!). People are generally courteous. There are snacks. The bathrooms are clean. And even if you don’t have your own car radio, they have little speakers for the sound, as well.
Here is how to drive-​in at the Saco Drive-​In Theatre:
1. Bring snacks. And bug spray.
2. If you are an adult, bring booze. But don’t be a jerk about it and act like a drunken idiot.
3. Bring a blanket. And camp chairs.
4. Bring your dog. Dogs like movies, too. You could also take your kids but I think that dogs are better. So leave your kids at home and take the dogs.
5. Arrive in plenty of time to get a good spot. If the gate is at 7:30, arrive at 7:45. Everyone who came at 7:30 will be through the gate but you’ll still get a good spot.
6. If you drive an SUV, back in to your spot and sit in the back with the door open. This provides you a nice vantage point and protects you from rain. Also you can lay down if you get tired. If you drive a car, camp chairs are handy. Or you can lay on the hood. With your blankets and your dog and your snacks and booze.
7. Turn your ignition to «ACC» to run your radio. Don’t turn it to «ON» unless you want a jump at the end of the night. There is usually someone there who will give you a jump, though.
8. Go to the snack bar after the movie starts but before anything good starts to happen. There is always a crazy stupid line before the first movie. The snack bar closes shortly after the second movie starts.
9. Go to the bathroom before the first movie ends or after the second movie starts. Trust me, DO NOT go to the bathroom between movies.
10. Don’t turn your lights on if the movie is still going. Likewise, do not set off your alarm. Everyone will be justified in their hatred of you.
Bonus — A lot of people leave after the first movie so you can move your car closer if you didn’t get a good spot at the start.

Holy Ghetto REDNECK!
We went this evening to see Fast and Furious 7. Before the movie we went to use that bathroom, I was amazed by the amount of camo that you can jam in to a place like that. It was like all the redneck boys were taking their sisters out for a date. There was a pleather of inbreeding that was going to take place that night after the lights went out. The men’s room… yuck…there is a large pee troth… barf…and the place smelled like straight dirty dick.
The movie was good till about 20 min before the end when the screen went blank, they later restarted it but it was much further ahead than where we left off causing it to be rewound and we already basically saw the end…
Oh well interesting night I guess

My family and I went to the Saco drive in for the first time is past Saturday. We had a great time for the most part. The biggest issue was people with no manners. The people in front of us kept opening the hatch of their car all night and they took up three spots. They didn’t move until someone almost got in a fight with them. We went to see TMNT and Guardians of he Galaxy. I want impressed with either movie and we left about 30 minutes into the second movie. Mostly because we were tired and had a long drive. There are some improvements to be made. The snack bar was sooooo slow. I was told an hour, yes an hour for fried dough!!! I canceled my order because I wanted to actually see the movies I paid to see. They served a limited amount of beer and wine. Very expensive, $ 6.50ish for a small glass of wine. I know that is how they make profit so I was willing to pay. Still a steep price for a glass of wine that costs about the same price as the whole bottle! The biggest issue was that the bounce house they have costs $ 5 for 4 minutes or $ 7 for unlimited time. I thought it would be free. I saw countless people disappoint their kids because they couldn’t afford it, especially people that had multiple children. Overall, we will go back. It’s nice to give our son a chance to experience simple, old school pleasures that don’t require a wi-​if connection.

Bouncy house for kids!
This place is still cool after all these years and they won a new projector last year. The snack bar is still old school and the line can get backed up.
There is ample parking and I love how people pop seats out of cars or bring lawn chairs with them.
This is a very friendly place and good for families. We enjoy being able to take our pups with us too.

Liked this spot, but didn’t love it. Of all the drive-​ins I’ve had the good fortune of visiting this ranks lowest, but hey, it’s an operating drive-​in so there’s that.
The cash register girl gave me the wrong change twice when I bought the special which was a couple of hot dogs and a drink, service and price otherwise good.
If I were young and single I might go here more frequently as seeing a double feature by myself as a married man I got some cat calls. What?! Really!?! So there’s that too —
All this said, when I’m back in the Saco area I will definitely go back!

This place is awesome! They charge by the carload. Even with only 2 people its still cheaper than all the drive-​ins in my area, nevermind the prices regal charges. The screen is big and the picture is great. And they reserve the first three rows for cars only, so everyone can see! Make sure you support this place so they are around for a long time. Drive-​ins are a tough business these days. Buy some food or a drink or pick up a t-​shirt. That’s they only way they can make some money.

We went to the Saco drive in during our recent vacation to Old Orchard Beach. It’s only $ 15 a car and you get two movies! It’s a cute little place, and I heard you can even bring your well behaved dog! If you have daytime running lights on your car (like we do) a nice little trick to know is: put your emergency break on before starting your car. This will override the lights and they won’t come on while you are enjoying the movie :). I wish we had known this in the past!

Awesome experience. I haven’t been to a drive-​in in years and forgot just how great it was. Prices were reasonable. Picture quality and audio quality were also very good. Only thing I would change would b wanting fresh popcorn. You could tell the popcorn we had was sitting out a while but I guess that’s par for the course for every theater these days. If in the area, definitely check out the drive-​in!!!

Love this place. We bring our dog. It is so inexpensive especially if you bring your own snacks.

The three college juniors that ran the place this year did a poor job compared to the people who ran it before them. The grass was not cut and the shrubs were grown up onto the screen & got in the way of the picture. Also, the washrooms were dirty & smelly. The times I went, there were no paper towels. Also the snack bar only had a few selections. Not very good. They served buttered popcorn in a brown paper bag. I got butter on my clothes because it was not in a regular movie theater cup.
These guys strike me a being greedy & cheap. The films I saw looked defective or something, so I talked to the camera man there, who was very nice. He said the bulb in the projector was old and they weren’t getting a new one. One of the movies I saw was R rated and had nudity in it, but they still let cars come in that had young kids, which was very inappropriate!
I would not go back until there are better people running it.

I went for the first time this weekend, and it was a fun experience.
I wasn’t totally prepared for the drive-​in, so we didn’t bring chairs or anything like many others did, so we sat in the car. We did bring our own snacks.
They were showing 2 kid’s movies, maybe because of the holiday weekend?
If you’ve never been, go for the experience of it.

I grew up with one of my 1^st movie experience at the drive-​in. The «Duncan yoyo» experts came to the movie theatre, and root beer floats were at A&W, with outdoor delivery. In high school, we would smuggle in a friend in the trunk, because we had no money. There was a great adventure to walk to the snack bar in the dark, and count the change to see how you could maximize your food. It was a social event where you made new friends, and checked out the girls. We never left with the same people in the car. The grandparent and parents today are re-​introducing the kids to the drive-​in experience because 3 young college students want to keep this great tradition going, and perhaps make it better. My money is that they will if those of us who loved the experience, start going again with our families and tell the kids our stories… Well. not all of them. Johnny Mathias ring a bell.
Support these guys. I just met them. hard workers in the Maine tradition. If you are unable, send them a note. I know you had good times and may have met you spouses there.
Enjoy
Ron Campbell

Absolutely one of the coolest Drive-in’s ever! The snack bar is super clean, too!!!
Best part is you can bring your little dog! They also sell these great T-​shirts that my husband wears all the time. people love it!
I can’t wait for this Season. I wish they showed some great horror flicks at this drive-in…now that would be amazing!!!

AWESOME!!!
I remember going to the drive-​in when I was a child and remembered loving it throughout high school and again in college. Since I moved to the city-​there are no drive ins and I sadly miss them.
Three adults saw Kung Fo Panda and Indiana Jones for $ 17 and we were able to smuggle in any refreshments that we wanted to bring with us-​did I mention that we brought our baby with us? Where else can you bring a baby and not have people ask you to pay for it for a movie?
Great for all ages!