Local drive-in theaters to reopen this Friday, with extensive restrictions

Local drive-in theaters to reopen this Friday, with extensive restrictions

As we enter the beginning phases of re-opening WNY, drive-in theaters are excited to welcome their customers back, but with a few restrictions.

NEXT TONIGHT,ANOTHER SIGN THATWE ARE MOVINGCLOSER TOREOPENING...THIS WEEKEND, THEGATES WILL BE OPENONCE AGAIN... ANDYOU CAN CATCH AMOVIE AT THE TRANSDRIVE-IN...7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS TELLS US WHATYOU NEED TO KNOWBEFORE YOU GRABYOUR PARKING SPOT..AS THE SAYINGGOES--THE SHOWMUST GO ON.

ANDTHIS FRIDAY NIGHT..ITWILL.COHEN "GATES WILLOPEN AT 7.

MOVIESWILL START AT 8:45.AND HOPEFULLY THEWEATHER WILL BEGREAT AND PEOPLEWILL BE HAPPY.

WE'LLHAVE SOME MOVIES ONTHE SCREEN FOR THEFIRST TIME SINCENOVEMBER.THE STATE'S DECISIONTO ALLOW ALL DRIVE-IN THEATRESSTATEWIDE TOREOPEN CAME AS ASURPRISE TO RICKCOHEN, OWNER OFTHE TRANSIT DRIVE ININ LOCKPORT.COHEN "WE WEREEXPECTING TO OPENMAY 22.

SO, IT'S ADASH."HE'S WORKING DAY INAND DAY OUT TO MAKESURE HE'S READY FORSHOW TIME.COHEN "IT'S A SIGN OFRETURN TONORMALIZATION.

WEWANT TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE, WEEVERYONE HAPPY, SOIT'S A BALANCING ACT.TAYLOR "FRIDAYNIGHT'S SHOWING WILLBE A SINGLE FEATURE.YOU CAN CHOOSEBETWEEN TROLLSWORLD TOUR AND THEINVISIBLE MAN.

BUTTHINGS WILL BE A BITDIFFERENT.

HERE'SWHAT YOU NEED TOKNOW BEFORE YOUDRIVE IN."COHEN "WELL THEFIRST THING PEOPLEARE GOING TO NOTICEIS ALL OF OUR TICKETSARE GOING TO BEPRE-SALE.

WE'REGOING TO LIMIT THENUMBER OF PEOPLE INTHE BATHROOMS,THERE WILL BE ALIMITED NUMBER OFPEOPLE IN THECONCESSIONS STANDAT A TIME."THE FIVE SCREENDRIVE-IN WILL ALSO BEAT HALF CAPACITY...SOTHERE WILL BE FEWERCARS, MAKING ITEASIER TO MAINTAINAT LEAST 6 FEET OFDISTANCE.COHEN "USE YOURRESTROOM BEFOREYOU LEAVE THEHOUSE.

DON'T LOAD UPON SODA POP, YOUSHOULD BE ABLE TOMAKE IT THROUGH AMOVIE AND YOU NEVERHAVE TO LEAVE YOURCAR IF YOU DON'TWANT TO."RULES ARE SIMILAR ATTHE SILVER LAKE TWINDRIVE IN, IN PERRY,WHICH ALSO OPENSON FRIDAY.PHONER "THERE WILLBE HAND SANITIZERTHROUGHOUT MANYDESIGNATED AREAS.

IACTUALLY THINK IT'LLBE A VERY SMOOTHTRANSITION."AND AT THE TRANSITDRIVE IN, COHEN ISSTARTING A NEWTRADITION.COHEN "A TRIBUTE FORHEALTHCAREWORKERS ANDESSENTIAL WORKERS.BASICALLY A 30SECOND CLIP ON THESCREEN, PEOPLE WILLBE ABLE TO HONKTHEIR HORNS."BOTH OWNERS SAYTHEY'RE HOPING FORTHE BEST AS THEYADJUST TO THIS NEWNORMAL.KEEPING MOVIE-GOERS ENTERTAINED,AND SAFE.IN LOCKPORT, TAYLOREPPS, 7EWN