Santee Drive-In Theatre

Best place ever to go watch a movie honestly I love it were can u watch 2 movies for 8 box I seen people bring thier own grill and BBQ and smokes some weed hell I’ve seen the cars rocking up and down 2 but over all great place to watch a movie

Love the drive inn. So much better in your own car than in the indoor (not very clean). You get 2 movies for the price on one. Bring your own food. No one kicking your seat, talking, on their cell etc. The people are nice and restroom are clean.

We’ve been to this drive in quite a few times with all the kids and they all absolutely loved it! Just make sure to bring a warm hat, socks and blankets on the colder nights. Summers are the best. We usually like to show up a little early so the kiddos can hang out, eat and let off some steam before the movie starts. Feel free to bring snacks/​food! They don’t have many selections on movies but they make sure to have at least 1 kid friendly movie out of their 2 theaters. Definitely one of the best experiences that I am able to share with my husband and kids. We are simple like that. :)

You don’t want to shimmy over your fellow movie-goer’s body when you have to use the restroom? You don’t want to accidentally step into a puddle of soda? You want to bring an entire meal to eat while you watch your movie? Well, have I got a place for you! Two in-​the-​theatre-​now movies for $ 18? I can’t really find a way to knock it. It’s a great change of pace from your typical movie theatre, and it’s so much more private.
When talking to people about it, there seemed to be concern about your car battery running out while you run the movie audio through your speakers. We didn’t have an issue with this, we turned on/​off our car once in the middle of the movie and everything was fine, but I really doubt that’s even necessary.
Honestly, my husband and I loved this place and will be coming back frequently – it’s a great, cheap date night idea as well!

Was I surprised to see an almost 5 star review? Nah.
Love this place. LOVE.
From the moment you drive up to its awesome retro sign, to getting your ticket from a very nice and informative dude at the ticket booth (dude should do voice-​overs), to well, EVERYTHING.
Digital quality movies and you don’t have nearly any kids running around screaming like the Chula Vista drive in.
Love the place, did I mention that?
Worth every cent.
Note to tourists: GO HERE. It’s phenomenal. Beautiful view of the mountain silhouettes, very awesome staff, good priced snacks, clean bathrooms etc…
2 current movies for $ 9? Ummm ok. I’ll take that please.

This place is great, we always have so much fun here and its pretty cheap for a double showing.
Bring your own snacks and drinks, throw a mattress in the back of the truck, and have a cuddle pile.

Came on a Monday night with my SO on a whim.
We had a great time!
The lot was very empty, so even though we came halfway through (for the second movie, you watch two) we were able to get a great spot. We brought our own food :-).
I’m sure they receive more business on weekends, but I really wonder how they manage to stay open.

Love the Drive-​ins!
Pros:
Cheap: $ 8 per person to get in. You can see 2 movies.
Cons: Weekends nights, get there early, it sometimes gets crowded especially with new kids movies.
Snacks are over priced but what do you expect, it’s a movie theater. Anyway, you can bring your own food in.
Other: Movies almost never start right on time. Th

This place makes drive ins cool again. Two screens and each plays two feature films. If you’re late, or don’t come prepared with cash only for the entrance, the first film plays again after the second one. Great for the kids. We saw Jurassic park and the kids were able to watch inside out on the other screen from the back of the van. Awesome place!

I love this place!
We have a truck and it is the business to be able to snuggle. Bring food, and enjoy a movie cheaper than in theaters! Awesome!

I absolutely love the drive in! I have been coming here for years now! 2 movies in a row you can’t beat that. They have concession stands and restrooms but I tend to bring my own food. It’s a perfect date night! If you have a truck blow up an air mattress put it in the truck bed and bam you are set. Not so great in a car but if you have an SUV truck etc your solid! Come early it’s cash only as well!

A great blast from the past. It’s good to know that you can still take a date or the family to a drive in movie at a reasonable price.
You can bring your own food and the the audio for the movie is as good as your car stereo so we had it cranked up pretty high.
I would recommend the Santee drive in for anyone looking for the old time experience of the drive in movies.

I can’t believe places like these are still around, but such a great idea if you have little restless kids. My 15 month son loved it, and he fell asleep in the trunk, score no baby sitter required. plenty of people had brought radios and were blasting the movie, so you almost didnt need to turn on your car radio. I manged to dig out my old walkman too!
it is really packed, but i can see why, cheap family fun.

Great experience!
One of the most fun times you can have with you’re gmail you and friends. I’ve mad so many memories here in the shirt few years I’ve loved in San
Diego.
Never had any problems reading loud noises outside the car
I suggest going out with some friend who have a tuck or suv. Pop open the trunk on a summer night and bring your own snacks!

Its the typical drive in at night and swap meet during day type of joint. Great price to hang around and see 2 movies and repeat the 1^st one again if you really liked it or fell asleep during movie #2 LOL. I like it here since my daughter is not patient enough to go to a standard movie theater. Oh and hey at least they have toilet paper in the bathrooms hahahaha. But seriously we had moved back up to WA for a bit and of course it rains there alot and guess what… Drive ins are scarce… so when you don’t have them then you miss it.
Great fun grabbing dinner and junk food or just picking stuff up at their snack bar (can’t review on that since I’ve never ordered anything there).

Great drive in!
located in santee easy too get too… not far from poway.
It’s $ 8 or $ 9 bucks too get in per head.
$ 4 for kids 5 – 12
And FREE for kids under 4
You see 2 movies that’s start at 7pm or 8pm depends. You can always go to
they update their website constantly so that is a good place to check.
No dogs allowed
They have a snack bar that is pricey
Not crowded at all during week days
Crowded during weekends
Only con is: bathrooms are fucking disgusting!!! Always dirty, filthy, no toliet paper, no soap, it’s really gross I hate it!
But this is one of the only drive ins that is close sooooo whatever.
They have 2 different screens showing 4 different movies. You play the movie through you car radio.

So awesome! I have never been to a drive in movie before so maybe I just have no idea but I was blown away.
Step 1: Find a vehicle with a tailgate.
Step 2: Put padding blankets and pillows in the back.
Step 3: Drive said vehicle to pick up food, drink, and a woman.
Step 4: Drive to this establishment and hand over $ 16 dollars.
Step 5: Sit back relax and enjoy for a few hours.
One flick or two flicks its up to you how long you want to enjoy.

The drive-​in was PACKED the night we went and I was glad to see it. For the most part, these places are dinosaurs but they still seem to be appreciated by a certain segment of folks (both young and old) who enjoy the experience.
Ticket prices were fair ($ 8 for adults, $ 4 for kids) so you pay per person and not by the car. Feel free to bring your own food and drinks if you want to save a buck, although the snack bar prices were really not all that bad and the selection was good. And, I believe, the price is good for a double feature if your rump can stand sitting in the car that long.
The movie screen was in great shape and the sound quality, through the radio, was excellent. (And, sad to say, I am old enough to remember this drive-​in when it still had the ugly metal speakers outside your car window.)
Enjoy these relics while they are still around.

I grew up going to a drive-​in (Not this drive in, one about 300 miles north. I saw Lion King there, for reference of how long I have been going). I hadn’t been in about 15 or so years, really, so I was pretty excited and nostalgic.
Drive ins I suppose by nature are a little bit hick, so I had a field day reminiscing of my hick upbringing while spotting the bros and whatnot, so the ambiance is definitely a little bit hick, which I have a love-​hate relationship with and promptly forgot about once I was all settled in.
It’s kind of super out of the way to come here, taking about a million (okay like 5) side streets to get here, but it was only about 15 minutes away from us in Clairemont, so NOT BAD.
$ 8/​person for a double feature is certainly the best deal around these days, AND you get to wear jammies in the car and eat whatever you want and snuggle with your boo thang and not bother others with your crying baby (who takes a baby to a movie theater? Srsly). We were ballers and ate lamb in the car and it was the best. Only at a drive in, amIright?
How to do a drive in right:
–I believe the box office opens 30 minutes before the movie starts. Come around this time to ensure you get a good spot!
–Okay, all the spots have good visibility, so I guess it’s all a good spot. Make sure you aren’t by a loud crowd, I suppose.
–Bring blankets and stuff because it can get chilly!
–Bring da snacks. Duh.
–They have radios inside the snack bar for a $ 20 deposit that you get back. You leave the $ 20 with an ID with them, take the radio, and return it when you’re done to get the ID and money back. The radio sound was just fine and we didn’t use any car battery!
–They have jumper cables if you do use your whole battery, just in case. But don’t do that!
–Bring cash. For everything.
Each row is banked, so you basically tilt up towards the screen so you will have an unobstructed view.
We had a wonderful time and plan on coming back!

still love this place! i go about twice a year… aiming to go more than that this summer. Took the kids to see Rio 2/​Mr Peabody a couple weeks ago… absolutely love it!
it was a freezing cold evening so we snuggled with our blankets in the back of my van and watched the movie on my rockin’ car sound system.
employees are nice.
bathrooms are clean
i have NEVER tried the snackbar. (maybe next time)
stop at Sonic on your way in for some cheap dinner
gonna go see Spiderman 2 soon!