Las Vegas Drive-In: The Last Surviving Drive-in Theater in the City

As of October 2011, the West Wind Las Vegas 5 Drive-In Theatre, better known as the Las Vegas Drive-In, is the last surviving drive-in theater operating in the city. It is located in North Las Vegas.

There used to be a handful of this type of theater before. However, with the domination of multiplexes that are mostly situated in malls, hotels, and casinos, drive-in theaters were badly hit and most business establishments already closed down. Some of the most popular ones to the older Vegas folks include the Skyway Drive-in, Desert Drive-In Theater, and Sunset Drive-In.

And so, if traveling to Las Vegas and wanting to have a drive-in movie experience in the Vegas desert, there is this last one still standing in the northern part of the city -- the Las Vegas Drive-In.

About Las Vegas Drive-In and West Wind Drive-Ins

Las Vegas Drive-In is one of the nine West Wind Drive-In locations in the West Coast. West Wind is acknowledged as one of the largest owner-operators of drive-in movie theaters in the United States. Its Las Vegas theater is located at 4150 W. Carey Ave. North Las Vegas, NV 89032. For inquiries, call (702) 646-3565.

There are five West Wind Drive-Ins in California, specifically in San Jose, Oakland, Goleta, Sacramento, and Concord. There are two in Arizona, specifically in Glendale and Scottsdale. Aside from the one in Las Vegas, the other Nevada location is located in Sparks, which is called El Rancho 4 Drive-In and Public Market.

The Local Drive-In Experience

Las Vegas Drive-In boasts of a very large screen at over 65 feet wide. It utilizes Technalight projection for bright and crisp cinematic presentations. It features Dolby stereo sound coming right through people's cars via their FM stereos.

Food Offerings

Whether watching a new or old movie release in this theater, a variety of food offerings are available for guests to also enjoy. Orville Redenbacher's popcorn are sold in buckets with sizes large, regular, and child. Nathan's Hot Dog is also available at the snack bar. Some of the more popular snack options include polish dog, corn dog, nachos, burrito, pizza, hamburger, cheeseburger, pretzel bits, sandwich, churro. Cotton candies and Dreyer's ice cream are also available in varying sizes. Drink options include soda, juice drinks, coffee, hot chocolate, bottled water, and flavored water.

Ticket Rates

The Las Vegas Drive-In is a more affordable movie screening option with general admission rate of $6.25. Any children aging 5 to 11 gets in at $1.00, while any kid below 5-years old gets in for free. Tuesday is considered a family fun night with general admission of $4.25.