Transit Drive-In to host Fourth of July drive-in fireworks display

Transit Drive-In to host Fourth of July drive-in fireworks display

The drive-in partnered with Skylighters Fireworks and obtained a permit for the display from the Town of Lockport.

DRIVE IN THEATERSARE MAKING ACOMEBACK THISPANDEMIC..

AND THISWEEKEND - THE ONEIN LOCKPORT WILL BEOFFERING MUCHMORE THAN JUST AFEW MOVIES.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA HEADS TO THETRANSIT DRIVE-IN...WHERE THIS FOURTHOF JULY -- THEFIREWORKS WILL FLY.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN30 YEARS... THETRANSIT DRIVE IN WILLBE PUTTING ON ASHOW ON THE BIGSCREENS AND IN THEAIR.RICK: THE LASTFIREWORKS DISPLAYWE DID WAS PROBABLYIN THE EARLY 1990S.WE STOPPED DOINGTHEM BECAUSE EVERYTOWN WAS DOINGFIREWORKS AROUNDUS.

WE DIDN'T FEEL ITWAS REALLY THATNECESSARY.

THIS YEARTHINGS AREDIFFERENT.JULY 4TH... YOU GET ALITTLE EXTRA WITHYOUR MOVIE TICKET... .MARK: THE WHOLEDISPLAY IS GOING TOBE LIKE ONE LARGEGRAND FINALE.

IT'SGOING TO BESPECTACULAR.RICK COHEN IS THEOWNER OF THETRANSIT DRIVE-IN.

HESAW MAJORITY OFFIREWORKS SHOWSHAD BEEN CANCELED.SO... IN CAME MATTSHAW... THE OWNEROF SKYLIGHTERS NEWYORK.MARK: RICK CALLED MEA FEW WEEKS AGO.

HEFELT BAD THAT THECITY OF LOCKPORTWASN'T DOING ANYFIREWORKS AND HEWANTED TO GIVE BACKTO THE COMMUNITY SOWE HAVE ASPECTACULARFIREWORKS SHOWPLANNED FOR HIM.RICK: WE'RE JUSTTRYING TO HELP.WE'RE TRYING TOPROVIDE SOMETHINGFOR THE COMMUNITYTHAT IT'S BEENMISSING THIS SUMMER.THE TWO HOPE THISPROVIDES SOMEMUCH NEEDED FUN.MARK: LET'S FACE IT.EVERYONE HAS BEENCOOPED UP THE LASTCOUPLE MONTHS ANDWE'RE ONE OF THEFEW FORMS OFENTERTAINMENT LIKETHE LOCKPORT DRIVE-IN THAT IS ABLE TOHAVE THOSE FORMS OFENTERTAIINMENT.STAND UP: CARS WILLBE SPACED TEN FEETAPART TO ENSURE THEPROPER SOCIALDISTANCING.RICK: YOU CAN SITOUTSIDE IN YOURLAWN CHAIR.

YOUDON'T HAVE TO WEAR AFACEMASK OUTSIDE,ONLY IF YOU'RECOMING INSIDE THEBUIILDING.

IN ORDERTO GET ENTRY TO THETHEATER YOU HAVE TOBUY YOUR TICKETSONLINE.

THATMINIMIZES THECONTACT WITH OURTICKETING OFFICE.AND COHEN SAYS TOGET YOUR TICKETSFAST...RICK: WE HOLD 650CARS AND WITH THEINTERNET TICKETINGWE'RE CUTTING OFFTHE TICKET SALESAFTER ALL THE SPOTSARE SOLD.YOU CAN FIND A LINKTO BUY YOUR TICKETSON OUR WEBSITE,WKBW DOT COM.

INLOCKPORT, OP, 7EWN