Old School Lives on in the Triangle Via the Raleigh Road Drive-In

In the days of 3-D, IMAX, and everything being bigger!  Better!  Faster!  More!  It's nice to sit back and do it old-school sometimes. 

My fiance wanted to spend Saturday night taking his kids to their first-ever drive-in movie.  The Raleigh Road Drive-In, in Henderson, seems far away but really isn't.  It's CHEAP compared to today's movie prices.  And it gives you an experience you normally wouldn't have.  It harkens back to the days of Grease (yes, I thought about Danny and Sandy singing to each other, mentioned it to my 11 year old step daughter...and she told me she's never seen Grease.  But THAT is a blog for another day.)   But, truthfully, I know it sounds cliche--but there's nothing like seeing a movie at the drive-in. 

As you can see in the pic above, the drive-in was packed on Saturday night for their showing of Man of Steel and Fast and Furious 6.  Yes, you get TWO movies.  A double feature!  For the four of us, it was just $22.  For TWO MOVIES.  Old school movie theater, old school prices for sure.  Popcorn and two sodas?  Just $8 total.  Beforehand, kids ran around  and played on the swings or the playset they've installed to the left of the screen.  And, Raleigh Road Drive-In went all out for Saturday night: they brought Superman.

Yes, it's grainy.  It's better from far away, trust me.

Kids could meet Superman, get their picture with him, run around and play and just generally be kids.  When it got very dark, around 9:30, that's when the movie started.  So, it is a late start, but it's completely worth it.  There's no Dolby sound, not even really stereo (unless you count what's coming out of your radio) and there's certainly no 3-D or IMAX involved, but the Raleigh Road Drive-In in Henderson is an experience that no regular theater can match--it's great family time, a great date if you want to try to impress someone with your old-school-ness, and it's not at all far away.  So, why are you seeing a movie indoors?  Get a lawn chair, make a comfy bed in the back of your hatchback.  The definition of an awesome movie experience is right here in the Triangle, and you can't beat it.


Alli


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