Paramount Drive-In Theatre

So where do I begin, this place is exactly what I thought it would be. Pure awesomeness!!! Tickets are 9.50 per person, for two movies. You can bring your own food tho there is a concession stand in between the two screens. I would say most parking spots have a good view of the screen. There is security walking around at random times for those of you concerned for safety. You can sit outside if you bring a chair.
Tip #1 Bring your own radio! (To conserve your car battery if you don’t want to have your windows open)
Tip#2 Show up an hr early for a good spot.
Tip#3 come buzzed… Jk
Tip#4 Don’t drink and drive.

$ 9.50 for 2 movies! Really can’t beat that. And you can bring all the food and snacks you want to save on concession costs. We arrived a little before 7pm to watch The Conjuring 2 and X-​Men: Apocalypse and we were way too early. Doors open at 7pm but it didn’t really start filling up until around 8. There are some outlet stations scattered around in case you need to charge something. The spots are on little hills so you’re at an incline for easy viewing and reclining. Once the weather warms up, definitely bring some lawn chairs and blankets to make it even more fun. Will need to remember to bring comfy neck pillows next time! Only downside is they don’t sell beer! But I’m sure you can sneak it in as long as you’re not trying to get crazy. When I asked, the girl at the counter said they only serve it in the morning??? That was confusing. Also the bathrooms were kind of icky by the second movie so just be prepared! Sometimes it was a little hard to see what was going on because the scene was so dark, but oh well.
This was my first experience at a drive-​in theater and it was great! Such a fun date night activity, and very cheap if you stay for both movies and bring your own food/​snacks!

Brought me back to my childhood. We came here on a whim with my son and his little friend. So not prepared. But I will say the experience was great nevertheless. I will be coming back, fully prepared. Blankets, sweaters, food, and drinks. It gets super cold.

The Paramount is plagued with small screens and they are only about fifteen feet above the ground, meaning they are much too low. so if you are driving an SUV, and most people are, a security guard insist that you park at the back of the theater. Take a look at the photos, bright lights are close behind the screens and are a major distraction from the movie. I love drive-​ins but this one should have been better planned.

Idk if it’s just me but the screen seemed smaller than they were back in the day… even though, still had a fun time!

It’s close to home which is why I came to check it out. There was too long of a line and not enough open ticket booths it took about 20min to get in and I got here 20min before the movie start time. I parked about 4rows behind screen an had to roll my windows up because there were people smoking weed, then this female employee comes an tells me to move my car because I’m suppose to park behind the yellow cones? Seriously? Your gonna make me move my Jeep but not regulate on people smoking weed in a kids movie (jungle book) Kinda killed my experience if I woulda known about the rules of trucks/​suvs I would have brought my car duh. Next time I’m going back to Vineland.

We arrived at 6:30pm and there were already at least 20 cars ahead of us. Reminder: this place opens at 7:30!
The showings were Deadpool and The Revenant. Deadpool was great, but watching The Revenant was painful. The Revenant was filmed under natural lighting, so it was dark. Watching a dark movie in the dark is not easy… Avoid watching any movies filmed with natural lighting, low-​key lighting, or is just dark in general!
We ordered the asada fries. This $ 6 meal came with thick fries, guacamole, sour cream, asada, and melted cheese (possibly que bueno). These fries were really good for a movie theater stand. Would definitely recommend these over popcorn. FYI, food stand closes at 11pm.
Come extra early and get some paletas in the next plaza over at La Michoacana Paleteria Y Neveria!

So I’m not a big movie theater fan, as I would much rather watch a movie in the comfort of my own home but alas sometimes I am forced out. Took my kids to watch Kung Fu Panda 3 and the experience was great. It’s not the most ideal, but it worked out perfect for my autistic son that can’t really sit quiet and still for a 2 hour movie. We ended up spending a ridiculous amount of money at the snack bar but the kids were pleased, everyone had fun. I will be going back with the family for sure

Just make sure your car doesn’t have «Forced Lighting»! Less expensive vehicles often cannot shut off all lights. Better vehicles will allow you to turn off ALL lights. Toyota and Nissan have «DRL OFF». People get annoyed when you are shining lights at them at the drive-​in. If you can’t shut the lights off on your vehicle, bring something to cover them up with.
This is a great drive in. Good rule enforcement, and good food at the snack bar. Bring your kids, they will think you are sooooo Coooool !!

Great place for movie night with family or your love one. At the food counter, they have a good nachos.
The screen is pretty big.
Overall this place is awesome. Will come back for sure.

My first time coming here and it was a pretty nice experience. They are also pet friendly which I love! Perfect for a Friday night movie. We watched The Last Witch Hunter at 10 pm so there was practically no one there except for a few other cars. Massive space for parking. They give you a specific radio station to tune into so you can listen to the sound of the movie you’re watching. Sound was perfectly clear. I would definitely come back here. :)

I love this place.. I want to see all my movies here now… u can bring ur own food and it’s free for kids under 5.

Great theater for a date night!
Leather seats, wide selection of concession foods, clean washrooms and friendly service.
Feel welcome to do some shopping before a movie or eat in the ground floor food court. The only thing this place needs is reclining leather seats!
I will be back here for Star Wars :)

This was my first time coming here. And I will definitely come again! I was very impressed with the staff and how on top of things they were: i.e. People who have a hard time following directions and think they can park their huge cars in front of the orange cones instead of behind them, where they were told to park. They were making them move to the correct area.
We came on opening weekend of hotel Transylvania 2 and arrived at 6:50 (for an 8:00 show). Place doesn’t open until 7 and when we got in we were off to the side of the screen already. So I’d say for new movies, be sure to get there early!
Bring your own food! Not sure about the other things but candy was $ 3-​$ 4 for what looked like the boxes I could get at Walmart or rite aid for $ 1.

It’s okay. they only have 2 screens. no biggie. Bring your own snacks. the snack bar is pretty reasonable, however you will miss half of your movie for mediocre food. It took 20 mins for nachos and popcorn.
The movie sound was great, however if you plan on taking a truck or van and open the hatch… BIG no​.no. the workers were going aroud tying the hatches down and telling families that the kids could not sit on top of the cars for liability reasons. Of course this takes the fun out for them.
I recommend going to Vineland Drive in, less restrictions, but i recommend this one if you don’t take children.

I hadn’t been to a drive-​in theater since I was just a youngin’. Not much has changed from what I can remember except that you no longer need to hang a speaker box in your car from your window. Ha! You are given a radio station that will connect you to the Dolby surround sound for your movie in the comfort of your vehicle. The sound is great, BTW! You are then instructed to park in between two white lines and all the spaces are at an incline so that your vehicle faces slightly up and toward the huge screen.
There is a concession stand which offers your typical movie snacks: nachos, popcorn, candy, dibs, Icee, sodas, and this place even has carne asada fries. What! The restrooms are well maintained also which really surprised me. Seat covers and toilet paper fully stocked and on fleek!
Some tips I have for you: bring folding chairs for an option to set up by your vehicle, blankets, dress comfy and warm because these summer nights seem to be cold! They allow outside food, just no alcohol or weed. GEEZ guys, this is a public place so keep the weed at home please! Make sure to be considerate to your neighbors: turn off headlights and be mindful of your car horns. Allow ample time to arrive on time for your movie and so that you can find a good spot to park.
The grand finale is that you pay for the price of 1 movie but you are welcome to stay for the next movie! We watched Minions and Jurassic World all for the price of $ 30! Affordable and such an awesome experience to share with the family.

Absolute horrible experience. I recommend bringing foldable chair to sit in front of car. I wish I could upload videos to Unilocal.There is a jackass with his car turned on with his hag in the passenger seat. Leaving the car running is very harmful to the people around because of the fumes. Plus, we can’t hear the film very well. Hopefully both of these scum get a weeks worth of diarrhea for their impudence.
Just to clarify, this is happening RIGHT NOW.
Not an employee in sight! Paramount drive in please get a telephone number that works!

Love the idea and experience of a drive-​in since watching grease and telling myself wow, where is this? Well years later and on a nervous night of meeting girls I experienced what would be the beginning of a lifetime of experiences.
I remember coming to this drive-​in (Fiesta I think it was called) once before it was taken out for whatever reason, well this past Friday I found myself here and thinking, wow, these screens look small compared to Vineland (City of Commerce).
What I don’t appreciate is how people here don’t give a damn if you have a low vehicle and their monster work truck needs to be in front of you. I just think even being told to park in the back and I have a explorer (mid suv) I found higher and larger trucks trying to squeeze in to park closer to the screen.
Manners need to be taught here by security, as for security staff they do wonder around trying to control and push the rules that this drive-​in tells you upon entering.
They have many food selections at the concession stand but give it time, even though staff is present at the concession stand it is extremely slow.
Can’t beat the price of $ 9 per person on a double feature.
Will I come here again, sure why not, it is what it is even though the large truck with the short man wants to block your view.

This was my first time at a drive in and my wife hadn’t been here in close to 20 years. I tried to keep it a surprise, but wen she knew we were going to Paramount she realized this had to be the only thing.
There is a driveway off of Paramount Blvd. but the main one and easiest is off Rosecrans. You enter where the actual movie theater is and drive straight to the back. We showed up about 45 min early and it was already ¹⁄₃ full. Yea it’s a Saturday for San Andreas.
$ 9 per adult and they take cash or card with ID. Parking was easy. Spaces are somewhat close to each other and if you have an SUV like me or truck you have to park in the back half behind the line of cones. Despite being handed a list of rules/​instructions and the ticket person telling people with big vehicles to park behind cones we still saw about a dozen people with SUVs try to get front row parking. They only had 1 guy walking up and down with the orange wand policing these people who don’t pay attention. 1 guy tried to argue and didn’t move his SUV so a manger arrived in a golf cart to sort it out.
Movie began right on time at 8:20 as the sun went down. They give you a FM radio station to tune into and it plays music until the movie comes on. Very clear and good sound. I was a tad nervous about my car battery with having my radio/​nav screen on for 2 hours. So I might have liked the old school way of the portable boxes. I couldn’t believe how great the viewing was. We were half way back in the parking lot and felt like we in the front row. It was a great experience and worth it. It’s a bit of a commute for us but look forward to taking our kids back soon.
For the most part everyone followed the rules, 2 – 3 alarms went off during the movie and in the last few minutes of the movie people were leaving early and turning their head lights on. We brought our own theater candy and soda. People brought folding chairs to sit next to their car and most SUVs were parked backwards with the trunk open.
Only –1 star for the organization when the movie ended and getting people out. Only one exit and like 6+ rows of cars atleast 15 – 20 deep trying to get out. No one seemed focused on getting traffic moving out the gates. We spent a good 10 – 15 minutes just trying to get from our spot out to the main street.
Best tips for first timers:
Enter off Rosecrans where the actual theater is and go to the back, bring your own food and drinks, and on weekends get there at least 45 min early for good spots. Bring a blanket and read the rules when they give you them.

Wanted to take the kids to experience their first Drive in movie. This place was awesome! I was having flashbacks of highway 39. Nostalgic.
It was a little unorganized but otherwise very clean. Bathrooms are well maintained.
Popcorn got an A++ in my husbands book. Picture and station were clear and crisp. No static.
We will definitely be returning! The kids loved it!