Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Fair Oaks Drive In Theater in Middletown
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Middletown, Orange County, New York, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Offerings
Food
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Comments (180)
I think this place is probably great for special events and showings, but a little less organized for a regular movie night. We went to see a double feature and the movie kept pausing like it was buffering. It took probably an hour of this happening before they did anything about it, even though I did mention it to an employee earlier. They then turned it off to reset the movie (good!) and didnt communicate that with anyone (less good- thought the whole setup was down) then fast forwarded to before the spot in the movie where we left off. This had to happen twice. Im bummed because Id never been to a drive in and was happy to support a small business doing something unique, but it was a bit of a bust. The people who went to see Rocky Horror seemed to be having a blast. If theyre doing an event like that next time Im in the area, Ill give it another try.
Great place, decent food, been going here since I was a little kid(Early 70’s) and have seen hundreds of movies there. Well worth it. Enjoy
Clean grounds. Friendly staff. Two movies for nine dollars. A few people had their headlights on.
I did the rocky horror picture show . had fun. Barry Bostwick was there for meet and greet & pictures and autographs
Awesome family fun. Great food. Love this place
Amazing place to go to. Highly recommend... My battery died and they quickly got a car up and jumped my car. Staff is great! Only thing I would say is to advise ppl on how to keep their car on for the show, have not gone to a drive-in in 25 years (when I didnt drive) I didnt know what to do and that may have caused my battery to die... Nonetheless thats on me and not the them. Also made me realize 80s movies were eye opening... 16 candles... Dang
The audio is inexcusably terrible. i had to mess around with my car stereo eq to tune out the static and i could barely hear it without cranking the volume. lack of intermission between the two features was pretty irritating as well... what if i need to use the bathroom, get a snack, or just stretch my legs?
LOVE having drive-in back! Hope everything works well for the owner so it can stay open for years to come. Havent been able to to go as much as I would like to go but I dont really go out to the movies that much but local drive-in is the way to go. Hope to go soon as I can again. Went out with my whole family seen 2 great movies for cheaper than one movie at the mall. Its a great place to go with the whole family or friends.
Had a great time here at frightfest! Will definitely come back for more movies. Very friendly when we arrived even though I had problems pulling up my tickets online. If you come you want to make sure you download your tickets in advance to your phone.
Pretty pricy but NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES ALLOWED AND NO COOKING! Ridiculous, ive never been to a drive in without being able to bring a grill or cooler. If the tickets were a reasonable price id understand but expensive tickets and extremely expensive concession stand makes it hard to spend less than $100 on a movie night
Drive in has always been fun. Glad its available since the movie theaters are still shut down. They have great customer service and its pretty clean. Bathrooms are open with soap and sanitizer available. Only 2 stalls open for social distancing but they are clean. They have been playing old school movies but its definitely something different to do and enjoy the outdoors. If you want to sit outside, bring beach chairs or whatever chairs youd like to be confortable. You can also just bring something to sit on the grass, roll down the windows, put up the volume in the car and enjoy your show. Dont forget your blanket or sweaters. And BUG SPRAY is a must!
Staff is friendly, but their web page could improve. This is the only site that doesnt provide you with direct information on what they are showing. You have to go to their blogs to get that information. Other, local drive-in theaters have that information directly on their page.
It was alright. What I didnt like was the fact that people were complaining about those who had their trunk open because they couldnt see. I had to sit my children on the ground while the other people were sitting comfortably in the back of their pickups. Ended up durning my car around and watching it from inside of my car. Plus, another thing I didnt like was that bugs were out of control that night. So if you go, take some bug spray because they will est you alive.
This establishment is absolutely horrid. The staff don’t wear masks and gave me attitude. The chicken was COLD, the candy was melted, and the popcorn tasted like it went through the Pacific Ocean. There were cars lights on all night, and I definitely won’t be returning.
Great food and staff is awesome.
Old school drive in...great concessions and movie choices. Worth the drive from Brooklyn!
If you have infants or kids that you know wont stay still or quiet, this is definitely the place for you. If you want to have an different experience from being at a theater, this place is for you. You also habe the freedom to do what you like without getting in someone way. They offer fresh popcorn as well as other snacks and food such as candy, hotdog, fries, burgers, soda, water etc. Pricing is superb and affordable. Overall is a great experience for couples and family.
So glad to have this drive in. Worth the drive for the friendliest staff and great food. Affordable, varied and fresh and tasty. Even the popcorn is fresh. So many items to choose, pick a few and share. Priced affordably for an enjoyable visit. Lets ALL keep this gem of an establishment in business for years to come.🏆
Best theater in the area! Even on a night I don’t have time for a movie a me and the wife stop her to enjoy some fantastic food and candy. The soda is top notch and tastes so wonderful. I greatly look forward to every summer because of this place.
Great Concession Stand and Wonderful Staff. Everything was affordable and good quality. Considering how expensive it is to go to the movies, this is the best deal going.I havent been to a Drive In since getting my license and I forgot to put my key in the correct position and killed my battery. The owner came over and jumped my car and told me if I had any other problems he would be there the rest of the evening. He made a really embarrassing situation better and I was glad to get to see the rest of the movie. Im definitely going back soon.
Love the concept and wish more people would take advantage of such a great thing to do with families, friends, couples. However I would have given 5 stats BUT because not enough people showed the second movie was not an option. They wouldnt play it. I was very disappointed. My husband and I DID have a great date night regardless of them not playing the second movie. Great place!
The Fair Oaks Drive In is a throw back to the days when the Drive was the social meeting spot for families on the weekend. They have plenty of parking spots, for good viewing of the screen. The concession stand has plenty of goodies like popcorn and hot dogs and the prices are reasonable, unlike conventional movie theaters. Typically they show to movies a night, one family film and later a more adult film. Its a fun family activity for a summer night.
I love, love, love this drive-in!!!!Family friendlyStaff is very helpfulMy battery died & they came right over to give me a jump.Food is fresh & decent selection and you cant beat the prices.Its a great night out with the family, without having to take out a loan lolIf you havent been there yet, I strongly recommend it!!!
Really wonderful concept- great location, good screen quality and fantastic popcorn- the only reason Im dinging any stars is I had this super Weird experience where I went up for a film festival and whoever was in charge at the theatre that night pulled the plug half way through screening. Who does this? Why? Needless to say I hope this was a one time bad decision of one individual that wont be repeated on the part of the theatre because Id love to give this Drive-In another shot.
Im sure it was an isolated incident but on the night I went the sound didnt work on our screen. We were given passes for a future showing and offered the opportunity to watch the other movie. Ill give it another try in the future.
Open Friday and Saturday nights in the summer, you can go a fine American drive-in. There are two screens with movies showing simultaneously. If the weather is really good (and should you go to a drive-in if it isnt?) most people seem to bring folding chairs, and a portable FM radio / boom box for the audio.You pay per-person, rather than per-carload, so if youre low on cash, you can hide your friends in the trunk to save money! Ha ha. Just kidding. Buy the tickets and support one of the few drive-ins that are still around!Great fun for children. Might be the only time in their life that they ever experience a drive-in..
The Fair Oaks Drive In is once again this season 2016 being operated by the Mege family. The long time operators who ran the theater for 23 years. Its better than ever. Crisp clear bright projection on the GIANT outdoor screen.2 films for only 9.00. The food is absolutely delicious. Freshly made cheeseburgers juicy and delicious with crispy hot golden brown french fries. Crispy on the outside and delicious and fluffy on the inside. The popcorn is hot and fresh. Everything is very reasonably priced at the concession stand actually a real bargain, when you factor in the high quality of everything they have.The staff is always very friendly and will go out of their way to make sure that youre 100% satisfied.You will absolutely LOVE seeing 2 films out under the stars. On the GIANT outdoor screen. Fact its one of the biggest screens in the entire United States of America. 130 feet high by 52 feet wide.So definitely make the trip from wherever you are in the tri-state area. Youll go back again and again
So decided to bring my family to see a movie and some women desides to complain about how close I parked to her. So she had 2 teenage boys come out to tell me to move. But other cars were parked close together. But Im the 9ne that had to move. This sucks and its discrimination. Everyone should be treated equally. IV been coming here for 13 years with my family and have I ever been treated so wrongly.
What a fantastic experience! Fun, cheap (two movies for the price of one), and living the American dream. Bring a chair and a radio and enjoy. Good choices at the snack bar and very clean.
If enough people dont show up they cancel the 2nd movie... its super lame they would rather give everyone vouchers for a free movie than just show the second movie. Ut their concession stand is good when they leave it open.
I was so happy when Fair Oaks Drive-In opened again. However, my happiness was crushed when I bite into the food. I didnt think it would be like the old food, but still the food was a great disappointment. Also, the new movies that were released were being played on the small screen. This small screen also needed to be fix up. Another problem was when I was watching Ant-Man the movie skipped at random times a few seconds ahead. Sometimes this didnt matter that much, but when it happened at an important conversation it was a problem. I hate to say this, but I guess I will be going to Warwick for now on. I miss the old Fair-Oaks Drive-In :(
Check in was a little unorganized. But overall great experience. Super cute date night.
We hosted our twins birthday party here and the staff was super nice and accommodated us with food(everyone loved the food), drinks, popcorn and even surprised us with a gift for our boys. Well visit again for sure.
My fiancee and I went there for Fright fest 2019. It was awesome. The staff was friendly and very helpful with any questions we had. I will go next year for sure
We had a blast watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Wizard of Oz! My son never saw either on the big screen and loved it!
Great place to go. Love the old movies they have been playing, and food is a reasonable price.
This place is just so great. Food is good. Movies are good. Drinks are good. I look forward to every Sunday during the summer coming here with my great grandma Gertrude.
Rockbottom road service we joined many people to pass out candy to the kids for the Trunk or Treat enjoyed it
Great night out . They need to choose their movies better. They put a kids movies with another movie that not for kids.their pairing of movies dont make sense.they need to get more in touch with their customer base. And order food early, it takes a while.
Thoroughly enjoyed the Metallica concert regardless of it being pre recorded. Love that band and the fans. Had a blast!
Such a great time. Glad they fixed the place up and reopened! The best way to spend a summer night. So excited for the horror marathon in September
The neighbors were having a celebration and you couldnt hear the movie unless you sat in the car
Great experience very nice place awesome value took a family of 6 to see two movies on a Saturday night for 42 bucks concessions are really good
Its like a secret garden. Great place for date night or bring the kids. Not like Warwick where u cant even get out of your car without hitting the car next to you.
Love going to the drive in, but unfortunately with this Covid, they are playing only old movies, because there is nothing new coming out
Great experience great movie and the best popcorn I think Ive ever had, Lol dont cheapen yourself out by getting a small definitely get a large it was the best popcorn I ever had!!!!!
Food was great and its a good value. Im so glad theyre still open and I can share this experience with my kids.
I am happy to see that the Drive-in is back in business. All three of us enjoyed Empire Strikes Back & Popcorn together.
Amazing family movie night. Friendly staff, great food and value. All around great place to spend an evening.
I loved the experience. Not far from home. Not as many people as Warwick Drive in. Prices are good. Will definitely return.
Love and miss this place this is the 1st drive in I ever went to in my life. I love it
Its not amazing Quality but not bad so I would Recommend people go there
Love this drive in. 1000 times cleaner and friendlier than Warwick drive in. One improvement they could make would be to have fresher popcorn
Hadnt been in years. Comfortable, roomy, and they helped jump a few cars after the movie (routine occurrence so it seems).
Clean grounds. Perfect for family night or an old fashioned romantic movie date. Fantastic and fresh concessions!
Wonderful! Drive-in Movies at their best. The food was great and we had a wonderful time.
Awesome night as usual, I havent been there in like 2 years but it is always a good time!
Something safe to do with friends during this pandemic. Introducing kids to classics was fun.
Love coming here for movies!! Double features one car $20!!! Who can beat that!!!! Noone can!!
Ive been coming here since high school and it never get old. A++
Standard drive in. Maybe the projector can be a little brighter. But a standard drive in experience
This place is the greatest place to take your family for a night out its fun and doesnt cost a fortune its to bad theres not more places like this around!
I seen avengers I love this drive in staff very friendly and food is at a great price. I recommend this drive to everyone
2 out of 5 of the womens bathroom stalls worked, but they socially distanced the cars really well.
Its ok because they used to have single tickets,but now its a one Price by the carloads
Absolutely lovely place would recommend it to anyone and they have very good food at extremely low prices!!
Great time, good people and a great snack bar.
Really cool! Great food! Tickets are really cheap!
This is (still) a great way to watch a movie. Loved this place!
It was excellent but people should be checked before going in side. Someone next to us was smoking pot.
Well maintained with a friendly staff. Great drive-in experience.
Amazing food!! Great place to see a movie!
Retro feeling with modern convienence. Two movies for the price of one... great value!
This drive-in is totally worth every penny. Great for family viewing and good food.
Fun!!!!! Reasonably priced. Great choice of movies.
Staff was great, had alot of fun
We had a lot of fun, well definitely go back!
Very cool there is a drive in here.
So much fun and cheap. $9 for 2 movies.
Great drive in. Cheap and fun way to spend an evening.
It was nice . Saw two movies for the price of one.
Great movie going experience! Love this place!
A cheaper alternative to regular movies and u can bring your own snacks
Always a great relaxing night out, plus extremely affordable. Keep up the good work.
Hope they were able to raise money for second screen. I cant wait to go this year
Great place to bring the family n watch a double feature
Its ok. Warwick is way better. Screens are on the small side.
Great for family and friends to come and have a good time outdoors.
An old town drive in with some great current movies. Added bonus its close to home.
Awesome place to bring the family! Food is great!
So fun not many places like this left food was good pretty big selection just opened back up this year and so glad they did
Made amazing memories thanks to this place. Would totally recommend!
Pretty cool! Wish they showed current movies.
Such a great way to spend a nice chilly evening!!
Great experience I go as often as possible sense I found the drive in
Cheap food, lots of space. Shows play well
Nothing like the feeling of a Drive in Movie always awesome!
WE HAD A GREAT TIME THE SNEAKFOOD WAS GOOD
Great movies and concession stand food was good
Easily one of the best spots in the hudson valley!
Awesome service great grounds fantastic snack bar
Wonderful! Just what is needed family time old school. Refreshing.
Why are we starting films early, and during daylight?? 😠
Food $$$$. Not bad taste though.
It was fantastic! Brought me back to the good old days
Greatest place for family, only Disney beats it
Friendly staff. Good food. Good prices
Wonderful!!!!!! Awesome!! Love it!
Great food, great quality drive in all around
Favorite driving for me.
Fun love the large screen
Love the fairoak drive movies
Great experience. Good price
Best food nicest people. Family perfect
Best place and now the only show in town
Trunk or treat was a great time!
The drive in concert was amazing!!
Great food, great quality and affordable.
Service great movie Ummm
Love it, affordable and the food is great!
First time at a drive in movie and it was a blast
Love it!!!!! Watching movies outside under the stars....
Wonderful! Clean! Great deal!
Excellent snack bar
I love this place so much!
And well do the time warp again!!!
Reasonable price but hard to hear movies.
Fantastic experience
Had a Great time with my girlfriend
Only way to see a movie during Summer.
I love the fair oaks drive in ❤❤❤❤
Love the Drive ins ❤️
Good place to go during the weekend
Great time with the kids!
Great time was had
Fix the audio issue, great otherwise
Screen # 2 very poor condition
So much fun!
The best place to see a movie
Dusk till dawn Horror movies.
Love going there with the kiddos
Favorite place of all times
Very family friendly
Two movies for the price of one.
Excellent
Always a good idea.
Fun night with family
Nothing to do go to the drive in
Love 💓 Love 💗 love ❤️
Love it so much
Very friendly staff
Loved it
Loved it
Love it
Yessss
It was great
Awesome
Great
Great with kids
The best place ever
Dirt
Enjoyable evening
Fantastic.
Amazing place
Love this place
Amzing time
Old movies
Very nice and longed for quiet Ill come back I liked it
Super bueno lo recomiendo
Bad viee
Total reviews rating 4.5
180 Reviews for Fair Oaks Drive In Theater 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-25The prices went up. Not just the price of admission, but the price of the food really was hiked. We went to see the new Jurassic Park Dominion, followed by the new Top Gun,which was excellent by the way. We walked away spending way more for food than we have ever experienced before. $100.00 for a drive in movie that used be affordable for for the average Joe and his family. It used to be fair pricing for both the movie enjoyment and and fair price for the food. Times have certainly changed I suppose. We had a nice time, not saying me didnt, but we drove home with a much lighter wallet than we expected. I have always loved the drive in in fair oaks, but this year it seems to have definitely changed. The drive in used to be a place where u could take your significant other or family and feel like you had a truly enjoyable experience and it didnt break your wallet. I dont know how others feel, but this time it literally felt like they were taking people for all they can affordable. Next time I go, and I will, because I do love the drive in, I will go knowing that it it is no longer an affordable experience for a family just making ends meet. I hope they see that people cant always afford a movie theater, and maybe contemplate lowering the prices a little for those that want to have a night out with their family. All families should be able to go to the drive in and not feel stressed about the money they have to shell out. It should be an experience where all can attend and all can afford, within reason.
Review №2
2022-06-17Wonderful Drive-In movie theater. They offer a very wide selection of cooked food, snacks, candy, beverages, and delicious popcorn of course! They have restrooms, accept both cash & card, and even allow you to buy tickets ahead of time online. The staff is wonderful and welcoming.
Review №3
2022-06-15So many great memories here growing up. Quickly became my favorite places to go during the pandemic as we could unwind and watch a movie while still socially distancing. Surprisingly has great food as well at very reasonable prices
Review №4
2022-06-12Love going to the drive in love the 30.00 car price but truly need to think the screens need an upgrade or cut the brush in front of the screens down. Otherwise fair oaks drive-in holds tons of memories for me. Ive been going there since childhood and now my grandchildren share the outdoor movie experience with me.
Review №5
2022-06-20If you have small children and/or are pregnant this probably isnt the place for you. They allow smoking on the premises and practically everyone is chain smoking the entire double feature movie.
Review №6
2020-08-22Great drive in theatre! Felt bigger and flatter than Warwick, but it may have been because it wasnt very busy on a Wednesday night. I brought a citronella incense and it worked really well to keep the bugs away from my area. Currently playing older movies since nothing new is out, but they have a great line up of double features. Restrooms were clean and lots of food and drink options (certainly not the healthiest of options though). Didnt see any food besides popcorn or candy that would work for dietary restrictions (gluten free, vegan, etc).
Review №7
2020-08-11Awesome nostslgic drive in. Really brings you back to the old days of metal speakers on windows! Now just tune a radio. Like Fair Oaks far more than Warwick.
Review №8
2022-05-21Excellent. Great movies, great food and service and best of Ll, great prices!
Review №9
2022-06-19Havent been there in a few years.... Will be going soon to check out the movies
Review №10
2021-10-11Gotta say this isnt my favorite Drive in. The people are nice enough and the screens are big but the picture pixelated a number of times and the parking field was very muddy and our car got stuck! The snack bar was OK, about what you would expect. But the reason I like going to drive ins is to sit outside and watch movies and The Fair Oaks is very close to Rt 17 and you can hear the traffic wizzing by.... One star for being a drive in, one star for nice people and one star for making the new Bond film a double feature with Austin Powers!