West Wind Scottsdale 6 Drive In

I am so sad that this place is closed :(
Wonderful location, great times.

I was really upset when they close this drive-​in theatre, I would go there almost every weekend with my husband. This is not good, we need to have this theatre back. It is not too far away from home for me either. Now I have to drive all the way to Glendale.
I must say there is one thing about this drive in I didn’t like — the cafeteria! the pop corn tasted very stale the first time I bought it, and the atmosphere is not that great, food is very gross. But that didn’t keep me from going, I altered that by walking with my own food and drinks.
Let the negotiations proceed please so they can reopened the theatre, and please if you do, enchanced your cafeteria and upgrade with some nicer snacks and food. for example some fried chicken funnel cake, health snacks etc. mmmm!!! would be nice.
Thank you
Consumer!

This place was the best and now it is closed, so sad. My first visit here was while on vacation in 2009 and then once I moved here a year later this was a regular spot for my husband Andre E. and I. We don’t want to drive all the way to Glendale for our double feature fix. This location was perfect, with a .99 Cent Store (for candy and snacks) and Sonic (for food and cold drinks) down the road what more could you ask for. It would be so wonderful if the Pima Native American Tribe allowed this location to re-​open on their reservation land. For now we will miss you West Wind Scottsdale 6 Drive In.

This is not good. We need to have this theater back. We prefer the drive in to any theater. I, as a paying customer am really upset about the closing of this theater! Please let the negotiations proceed to a positive outcome of the theater re-​opening.
Thanks
The Consumer!

I LOVE the drive-​in. 2 movies for $ 6.50 and I can bring my infant without worrying about him getting fussy and disturbing others during the movie makes me a happy girl. The building is a bit outdated, and the bathrooms are a little dirty, but my first time here I was super relieved that I didn’t have to pop a squat or use a porta potty (ew). I also love the fact that I can enjoy my own drinks and snacks without having to resort to hiding everything in my purse… but we occasionally buy a drink or popcorn when the man over the radio executes a guilt trip by reminding us that the cheap prices are due to the support of the concession stand.
Oh and a few tips: when you pull in and you happen to be facing another car, please TURN OFF your lights! Blinding people is not nice. Don’t smoke if you are parked next to others… not everyone enjoys the smell of cigarettes or weed. And lastly, although we are outside, no one likes it when their movie is disturbed, so teach your children the importance of being quiet during movies or go for a walk away from the crowd if they can’t settle down.

It had been probably 30 years since I have been to a drive in movie. When I pulled in to the entrance I was a little worried that this was going to be a wast of time. Due to the condition of the entrance road? I am sure it was paved at sometime. They only use the right hand lane, even though there are plenty of ticket booths around. The girl at the booth was very friendly and spoke clearly. Accurately telling us how to get to the correct screen and the radio channel for our movie. Well it was starting to look better. I recommend to get there a hour early. so you can get a good spot.
After we got to the screen, we found a place and backed in. We set up some chairs, fixed a blanket and pillows in the back for the kids. I went to the concession stand for popcorn and drinks. What a trip that was. the popcorn is good and plenty of butter if you ask to have it layered. This place kinda looks like it was abandon and then taken over by some 20 something year olds. Possibly college students?
Every one who worked there was friendly and courteous! With every movie a double feature, it is great for a family outing. As ti turned out it was a great time. We have been back several times since then. The movie quality and sound are great. The lot could use re-​humping. The last time I went it looked like they could be doing some work on one of the lots.
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For Those Who Have Never Been To A Drive In! Please read.
Turn your lights OFF, if you do not know how to use the lights on YOUR Vehicle. Pleas read the owner’s manual before you go. Practice turning off your lights, The inside ones and the outside ones. When you park, Place your wheels on top of the hump closest to the screen!
The previous statement is for the one who comes in the middle of the movie. Parks in the middle of the through way. Leaves their lights on for 10 minuets before you figure out how to turn them off! YOU Know Who You Are! We see you every time we are there.

I went to see a double feature (The Hangover II and Bridesmaids) last night (Saturday, 6÷11÷11 with movie starting at 8:55 pm) for $ 6.50. You cannot beat that price anywhere!
I think this place is really great. With the exception of a few tail lights distracting my view, I didn’t have to worry about anyone texting or calling during my movie and ruining my experience. (I’m a big fan of Alamo Drafthouse’s anti-​texting PSA found here:
) I got to sit in my car with the windows rolled down (lovely Arizona night air), to eat my snacks and drink my Dr Pepper, and to listen to the movie on my headphones.
A few notes:
1) If you forget to bring your own snacks or you run out of snacks during the double feature, then you can go to the concession stand. (A bottle of water was $ 2.25, not bad for a movie concession stand price.)
2) Bring chairs and blankets to sit outside. Not that I don’t love Carl the Prius, but the night air is great here. A ton of people were sitting in the beds of their trucks and even tailgating during the movie. Very fun!
3) Your car battery might die during the double feature. The car next to me had to get a jump during the last 30 minutes of the second movie. And Carl the Prius hated running his engine for the AC, so I turned off my car about 20 minutes into the first movie and just rolled down the windows. I might also suggest bringing your old walkman or stereo (battery-​powered) and using that to tune-​in to the film station. Everyone is watching the same film, so it’s not like you are going to disturb other moviegoers with your loud stereo.
4) Saturday nights are busy! I got to the driveway at 8:20 for an 8:55 showing and we should have gotten here long before that. I say show up about an hour to an hour fifteen before your film, so you can buy your tickets without sitting in a slow moving stream of cars and so you can get a good place in front of the screen.
5) This is a CASH ONLY place. I went to the website and I didn’t see any indication that this place was cash only. Thank goodness I read the Unilocal reviews.
6) If you want to leave after the first film, you can! A ton of cars left between The Hangover II and Bridesmaids and the theatre gave everyone a «dead period» of about 20 minutes to leave, get snacks, use the bathroom, etc.
All in all, I am coming back. I loves the prices and I love the drive-​in experience. Plus, it’s a great date for under $ 20!

Went this past Saturday to see the new X-​Men movie. The radio quality was improved, but maybe that is because we were on Screen #1 instead of Screen #6.
One suggestion to the owner/​manager —
Screen 1’s «humps» that let you know where to park/​where the isle is could seriously use «re-​humping». Even though we got there 1hr early, the dumb@ss who got in before use threw the row of cars off infront of us off. Seeing cars drive (way too fast) 5 feet away from your chairs because someone is a drive-​in novice and doesnt know where to park, makes J and I a little uneasy.
Re-​Hump the Humps! :D

I L O V E this place!!! Who cares that it is OLD, I’m getting old, I hope everyone still likes me! lol
Cant beat 2 movies for $ 6.50! Seriously AWESOME, and you can sit in your own vehicle and not have to be worried about looking at your phone and making everyone mad!
It’s awesome!
GO and have fun! :o)

My fiancé says this place could use a million dollar renovation. He’s been going to this place for years and still looks exactly the same: abandoned, dusty, and dirty. We went recently to a free movie night and didn’t mind coming in early for a decent spot. Although we didn’t buy anything at the concession stands (COSTCO PIZZA) kids would probably enjoy their small array of arcade games and concessions.
I didn’t find the radio quality to be bad at all. I think this has a lot to do with your car itself and not the drive-​in. This is a decent place to watch movies during those long summer nights!

This place is located in Scottsdale, but as soon as you enter the lot you feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere where a tornado will soon come ripping through the movie screen a la Twister. At least that’s how I felt.
You drive up a dusty road to a little booth and pay. Drive down the dusty road, park in a dusty spot of your choice. Well, I’m not sure if I actually drove on a road. It was dirt lot, and I just steered my car hoping I wouldn’t hit a pothole or run over a curb.
The concession stand is easy to find. It’s pretty much the only building on the lot. There were a few food choices: soda, hot dogs, popcorn, a variety of candy and churros (!!). The bathroom was clean. I think there were tables and arcade games, too.
Despite its slightly ghetto/​scary vibe, the drive in is a great value since you pay about $ 6/​person for 2 movies and can bring in whatever food you want.

Part of this experience wasn’t entirely the theater’s fault, but I can’t help but have everything be all lumped together with this movie-​going experience. I can’t fault the theater for this, but I saw The Green Hornet and it was absolutely one of the worst things that I think could have ever been written, produced and directed. I was embarrassed by how shitty it was.
The sound quality you get from your radio is awful. Hissing and popping and the radio signal I got kept fading and coming back. I’d hear the movie, then it would get warbly and then, suddenly, some fuckhead’s talking about sports or God or who the hell knows what. I had to move my car once and then when the signal left again, I was like fuck it, I don’t even care anymore. The movie sucks, so I left.
The snacks at the lobby are pretty awesome because it’s not ridiculously overpriced like most concessions are the movies. I got a corndog (guilty pleasure delight!) and it was totally rad.
This was my first experience at the drive-​in and I enjoy a lot of it, I enjoy getting a double feature for like 6 bucks. For something that cheap, I can totally understand that it’s not going to be the greatest cinematic experience of my life, but it would be nice if they invested some money into making the radio signal stronger and not have to worry about it fading.

I’m not even sure that this is, in fact, a legitimate business entity.
In fact, I like to think this place is illegal — a fly by night outfit in some abandoned farmers field concocted by south Scottsdale hipsters to «stick it to the man»
Away down south, just north of the freeway and across from a cemetery…
A cash only policy and a bring your own food /​booze kinda vibe.
The «cashier» takes your money one eye on the till, one hand on her pistol and both ears tuned to the police scanner…
When I grew up in Calgary attending the local drive-​ins required a pickup truck– (in fact, as i recall — I think you were turned away if you didn’t drive one — (I know, I know — not drive a pickup in Calgary… surely you jest)).
I was happy to see that in Scottsdale this law remains largely enforced.
Back up the truck to the screen, lawn chairs and blankets in the back and a cooler in betwixt…
The moon overhead and the soundtrack over the truck radio occasionally drifting off into Spanish radio and Merengue from south of the border–
and scorpion hunting with black light between flicks–
hard not to give em a five

I have been to this drive-​in several times and never had a bad experience.
(Well, okay, if I forget about the time that huge black monster truck pulled in at the last moment and parked facing my car with their headlights blaring for WAAY too long.)
I like the price, the double featue, the movie selections and the fact that you can bring your own food and drinks. My friend even brought Mr. Heater on a cold, starry night and we sat outside in lawn chairs under blankets.
Fun! Fun! Fun!

I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed the drive in yet! I take my nieces all the time! I used to go with my bf all the time. I LOVE the drive in.
my mom used to take me when i was kid. it was always a special occasion and i always fell asleep by the 2^nd movie.
it is so cheap for everyone to go. but bring cash.
i don’t know if this is allowed so hopefully i dont get punished BUT i always bring my dogs and we pick up dinner.
we have a drive in routine. we put on our softest pjs, put our hair in a pony tail, bring pillows, blankets and head over. so fun.

Let me start by saying you won’t find a better deal for a movie anywhere in Arizona… maybe anywhere in the nation of that matter than you will find at this fabulous drive-​in. The wife and I have been here at least 3 times and it is the only place we go to see movies now. Now being able to pull you SUV or Truck onto the lot… open the back… put your air mattress in there… bring your food and drink… lawn chairs… if you want… and even your cooler… could it get any better
Sounds great so far right… well now imagine paying only 6.50 per person for a DOUBLE FEATURE… that’s right a DOUBLE FEATURE they have an arcade… and a food court… if you forget to bring you own food. They have very clean restrooms for a drive-​in and they only take cash so leave your credit and debit cards at home. Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s are family and discount nights. so that makes it even cheaper. So like i began this review i will end it the same way… this is the best place in Arizona to see a movie… so run don’t walk to this great palace in the desert. Eat, Drink, and be Merry my friends!!!

Okay, the first thing I will say… Do not go inside the snack bar. Bring your own food and drink. It’s a little scary. If you don’t know what I mean then by all means check it out for yourself but don’t say I didn’t warn ya.
For drive-​in movie theaters a thing of the past it is nice that there are a couple options out there still. The Scottsdale 6 is a good time out. You get exactly what you pay for, usually around $ 5 a person or so for two movies or three movies if you want to watch the first one again. It is a fun thing to do that is out of the ordinary. However I would warn against going if the temp outside is anywhere about 85 degreesish. Kinda miserable, unless you want to sit in your car with the AC running the whole time.
It’s fun but I wouldn’t tell ya to run right out tonight and go.

Wow. Everyone is right-​this place really is a dive. Stained seats, trash on the floor, and is that bird poop on the screen? Maybe I should have washed my car first. Seriously, maybe Scottsdale 6 is a dive, but what would make for a «nice» drive-​in? Aren’t they all the same?
Then there’s the complaints about the sound system. Are you kidding me? Compared to the days of hanging a speaker off your window, listening to the movie through your FM radio is like the most advanced sound system in the universe.
I hadn’t been to the drive in since the late 70’s, as a child of course, and not a lot has changed… except the price. $ 6.25 for a double feature, and new movies to boot! I didn’t visit the snack bar as we brought our own freshly popped corn with a touch of sea salt and a little butter.mmm. I also didn’t visit the bathrooms because I still have some degree of bladder control.
My complaints… total train wreck getting in. Double-​sided ticket booths with only one attendant working both sides. Cash only when it’s quicker to swipe a card than make change. Since the first showing for all movies is 7:45, it might be better to have the lanes correspond to the movie you’re seeing with overhead signs identifying the radio station and the screen number. As it is, the attendants have to go through all that with you as well as directions to your screen.
I would also suggest if you want to check the movies online you don’t use the website listed here, it only gives you the times of each movie – not which movies are paired on the same screen. Instead, use
I like that I can zone in and out of the movie and ask my husband to explain it to me without disturbing anyone, even if he doesn’t. I like that I can recline my seat, and not have my knees buckle under when I get up after 2 hours of sitting in the same position. I like that I don’t need a payday loan to buy a Coke. And I like that I could go to the movies with a cough! This little conversation was a bonus:
Me: Are you watching HANNAH MONTANA? (on another screen)
Him: No.
Me: You’re looking over there.
Him: I was just looking around.
Me: I can’t wait to post this in my Unilocal review.
Him: You better not, I was just looking around.
Me: Okay, I won’t.
I can’t wait to go again!

Wifey & I went here 3÷14÷2009… Saturday night at the drive in movie theater! It was sort of like a Twilight Zone episode, going back in time! My parents used to take us when we were really young in Southern California. We brought a pizza (Ray’s), lawn chairs, a large cooler with sodas, a small table, and sat outside the car and watched the first of two films. Besides the smoker next to us, it couldn’t have been a more perfect evening! You can chat during the film, bring your own munchies (or dinner in our case), and completely relax, all for the price of $ 6.50 per person! The sound is OK, as it comes out of your car radio. I suggest bringing a «boom box» if you are sitting outside, otherwise you have to blast your radio to hear.
Many people have never been to a drive-​in, or they forgot their drive-​in etiquette, so here’s a not so subtle reminder of things you may have forgotten… 1. When entering the screen area, if the movie has begun, turn off your main headlights as to not blast the screen with light. 2. Drive slow– the parking area is not paved and you’ll kick up dust if going over 5 MPH. 3. Smoke away from other people. 4. Keep pets and children to a dull roar– If they aren’t interested in watching the film, let them go to the snack bar and play around at the arcade.
Food prices were very reasonable– Hot dog– 2 bucks, hamburger 3 bucks, sno-​cones, 1 dollar… But I suggest bringing your own goodies.
Overall, great experience, killer value, excellent facilities, and we’ll be back!

A few weeks ago a friend and I were discussing the drive in and admitting to each other we hadn’t been since high school. Hi on nostalgia we decided to go see Forgetting Sarah Marshall at the Scottsdale Six.
I have to admit I was pretty excited when I was packing wine, bruchetta and kettle corn to take to the movies. I was also excited to hear the cover was only $ 6 a person. That cheap and you can bring your own food and booze? I was ecstatic.
That excitement lasted all the way to us pulling up to the booth to pay our way in and discovering it is a cash only Theatre. No worries, they have an ATM inside so we park the jeep, go inside and pull out cash — so now our $ 6 cover just went to $ 10 with the ATM fees. We’re still feeling pretty good (although a little irritated that it wasn’t posted anywhere they don’t take debit).
We found a spot and much to our dismay were surrounded by screaming kids twirling around glow sticks on strings. We looked everywhere but there was no «adult» zone. Still no worries, I’m sure once the movie start their parents will control them right? WRONG. Those kids ran around like banshees the entire movie.
What could be worse? Let me continue. All through the movie people were still driving around and around looking for a spot and covering everyone else in dust. We had another couple pull in next to us, very close to us (although there was spots everywhere). We looked over and saw they had no children so we thought we were in the clear — WRONG. They pulled out cigars and smoked them the entire movie.
At this point after drinking half a bottle of wine, and inhaling smoke for most of the night I headed of to the bathroom. WOW disgusting, I had seen cleaner and better smelling bathrooms at truck stops — seriously atrocious!
So here’s my review — The idea of still having a drive in is pretty cool, the overall experience leaves much to be desired.