![]() ![]() Lewisville resident Todd Simpson, 36, said he loved going to theaters like it when he was younger. ![]() Soloman said significant progress will be seen in the next coming weeks as the weather forecast shifts. “But when the long-anticipated location finally opens, it will be worth the wait.” “Nobody is more sorry about the delay than we are,” Soloman said. No changes have been made to the planned design since Lewisville approved $306,500 of incentives in February and work was moving on schedule since the company broke ground in January, before recent rains. ![]() The opening, which was once planned for late last year, will be postponed again after a series of delays in the planning stages when the theater realized it had space to add a sixth screen, and rain.Ĭoyote had then planned for a July 1 opening but now won’t be open until early fall, said Glen Soloman, a partner in Coyote Drive-In. It continues to be one of the most talked about local stories and residents frequently ask The Lewisville Texan Journal for updates. So when Fort Worth-based Coyote Drive-In announced plans to open Lewisville location, the community couldn’t get enough of the news. There hasn’t been a theater like it in Lewisville since one closed off Business 121 in the 1970s. I think our whole team may be spending a lot of time at the Coyote Drive-In this summer – nothing beats the nostalgia of watching a movie on a big screen from the hood of a car.Published in The Lewisville Texan Journal on June 4, 2016ĭrive-in theaters have been absent from the Denton County community since The Rancho in Denton closed in the 1980s. But remember that you’re really paying $8 for TWO movies so that’s only $4 a movie! Plus the cool experience of being at a drive-in. Pricing will stay the same as the Fort Worth location’s current prices: $8 for adults, $6 for children age 4-10 and kids 3 and under for free. They’re hoping to have the Lewisville location open just in time for prime drive-in weather, so look for news of the grand opening around May. The reason for the bigger vision? Coyote Theater execs believe they can expect 250,000+ cars to visit the drive-in annually with the five screens accommodating up to 1,367 cars. Named one of Fort Worth’s “hidden gems” by the Dallas Morning News, Coyote Drive-In provides an awesome outdoor movie-viewing experience.īut Denton County residents will no longer have to make the trek out to Fort Worth to enjoy the Coyote Drive-In experience because Coyote Theater LLC was recently approved by the Lewisville City Council to build a drive-in theater on the corner of Holford’s Prairie Road and Midway just a couple of blocks from the Sam Rayburn Tollway.Īnd the Lewisville location is planned to be even bigger and better than the Fort Worth location with five screens offering double features (versus Fort Worth’s three screens), an open-air pavilion, a kids’ play area and a 10,000-square-foot restaurant! And the owners are also working on plans to include a beer garden within the massive restaurant space! I can’t wait to check out some summer blockbusters at the drive-in next summer! How about you? Prices are presently set at $8 for adults and $6 for children 11 ages 4-10. ![]() Other amenities include a central open-air pavilion with seating, a kids play area and a beer garden. There will also be a 10,000 square-foot fast casual restaurant which will be open every night two hours before showtimes begin just after sundown. The drive-in will feature six different movie screens, each showing different double features. Last Monday night the Lewisville City Council approved an amended special use permit for the theater, meaning that construction can now begin in October with an expected completion of June 2016! After a very wet Spring and Summer, delaying construction, I’m so happy to hear that the project is back on track! Don’t worry, everyone… I’ve gotten a couple questions recently about whether the Coyote Drive-In Theater of Lewisville is still actually happening. ![]()
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