Visitors to WayBack Barn can now enjoy a nostalgic moviegoing experience.
The details
The WayBack Drive-In is now open and offering movie showings, co-owner Laura O’Dowd said in an email. The boutique, vintage-style drive-in movie theater offers “cozy, retro vibes and movies under the Texas night sky,” she said in an email.
Visitors can enjoy classic movie snacks including popcorn and boxed candy available for purchase. The full menu served at WayBack Barn’s Hayloft Bar & Griddle will also be available, which includes sandwiches such as a pesto grilled cheese, the Texas Charcuterie board, a hot dog basket and more. Drink options include a whiskey bar with more than 10 varieties, beer, wine, spirits, old-fashioned sodas and other non-alcoholic beverages, according to its website.
Sound for the movie showings is broadcast via FM radio directly to the attendee’s vehicle or portable radio, and vintage radios are also available to rent, the business’s website states.
Admission to the 4-acre WayBack Barn property is also included in the drive-in theater ticket price, which offers access to pre-show games such as tetherball, gaga ball, cornhole, horseshoes and more.
Rentals of the drive-in theater are also available for private and corporate events, school groups and watch parties, O’Dowd said.
What they’re saying
O’Dowd said she hopes the drive-in theater will attract families with children while also serving as a destination for special date nights and girls’ nights out.
“Our whole purpose at WayBack Barn has always been about getting people off their phones, outside, and actually hanging out together,” she said. “Bringing back a drive-in gives parents that sweet hit of nostalgia and gives kids a fun, safe space to run wild before settling in on the tailgate with some popcorn.”
Also of note
A grand opening event for the drive-in theater was held Nov. 6-8 with showings of “The Sandlot,” “Top Gun” and “Toy Story.” The movie screening schedule for the theater can be found online.
