Valley 5 Drive-In
401 49th Street NE,
Auburn,
WA
98002
401 49th Street NE,
Auburn,
WA
98002
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Update, despite what I have been told these news articles say that development may come sooner than later. http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/130750273.html
http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/131639803.html
http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/132209873.html
News from the Valley Drive-in, the theater will be closing for the season late in September depending on the weather. They are already planing the 2012 season, so the theater will be operating next year for sure. It is unknown if theaters 5 & 6 will be opening 2012, at this time but, 1, 2 ,3 will be for sure. I have been told that there is no budget for repairs so there will be no improvements over the winter, but it is good to know they will be operating next year.
I went down and saw Thor on screen one a couple of weeks ago and the sound was fine for us but I have had the same crackling, echoing thing happen sometimes. You have to keep in mind it is AM and more prone to interference than FM. The Cine-Fi AM sound system they use was top of the line in 1980 and is now 30 years old. You also have to keep in mind the drive-in has been slated to close any time since the 1990’s as such there on a very limited budget. Last year Valley operated screens 1-3 only, opting to lease out 5 and 6 as vehicle storage. However this year screen 5 and 6 will reopen on Memorial weekend. Screen 4 is still permanently closed. It has been confirmed that Valley will likely stay open for another 4 to 5 seasons. We do not go to indoor theaters(we don’t like them), we drive 30 miles one way to Valley, and it is now the last operating drive-in in the Puget sound area, this place needs to be saved. We can only hope that Pacific Theatres realizes the importance of Valley 6 to the area, and keeps it around long term, and catches the place up on maintenance, and upgrades that have been missed.
I went to the Valley 6 Drive In last night. Screen 2 had sound problems with my Cadillac. I discovered I have AM Stereo when the “ST” kept crackling in and out intermittently. The sound levels crackled. I tried several different hook-ups at different poles. 650AM. I could hear the movie dialogue but louder, echo-like sound kept cutting in all the time. Was this just my equipment??
I went to the Valley 6 Drive In last night. Screen 2 had sound problems with my Cadillac. I discovered I have AM Stereo when the “ST” kept crackling in and out intermittently. The sound levels crackled. I tried several different hook-ups at different poles. 650AM. I could hear the movie dialogue but louder, echo-like sound kept cutting in all the time. Was this just my equipment??
Marquees need a little paint.3,000 cars wow.That is alot of Popcorn!
Thanks R.Norenberg.
Went down to Valley 6 this last weekend to see Iron Man 2 and Dragon. The city of Auburn has put up a temporary flood dam that runs behind screen 3 and cuts though the middle of screen 4 (the one that was closed years ago due to storm damage). From talking to a security guard it looks like, Pacific Theatres would still like to develop the property sometime, but the temporary dam will be up for at least five years and they won’t develop it with a dam though the middle of the property. Interestingly enough they seem to be selling off the 3 acre open field in front of the drive-in. So maybe if it’s going to be around for at least five more years they will put a little into fixing the place up. We can hope since it’s the last Drive-in left in the Puget sound area that it’ll stay around.
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Well, I went down to Valley 6 this past Sunday actually May 10th and saw Wolverine and Taken, played on screen one. Man just ten or so years ago that place was fairly nice, I’m always disappointed how deteriorated the place is. I know that the won’t put any real money into the place but cleaning all the years of green mold off the screens and fixing that nasty hiss in the AM sound system would make the movies a little more watchable. I know that screen 4 will most likely never get repaired, heck theres almost nothing left of it now. But I don’t understand why they can’t do a few little things or there going to loose the few people that still go there, or maybe thats what they want, a final excuse to close.
If you go to valley 6 drive-in you will find that the sign out front says Valley 6 Drive-in. Maybe Pacific Theaters should rename the drive-in to just Valley but it is Valley 6 Drive-in theater. And yes thier website and local newspaper ad only list movies for 5 screen but the theater does in fact have 6 screens though one of them is not currently in use… or useable. Just because thier not using one screen does not mean that it does not exist.
You’d think so, but the United Drive-Ins/Pacific Theaters newspaper ad says that it’s the Valley 6 Drive In, therefore the name should NOT be changed. Should the number of screens be changed? That’s up for debate…
Screen number 5 was badly damaged a few years ago in a wind storm. It was the first screen and the smallest screen at valley 6. As I understand it from talking to people who work there they will most likely never fix it. The owners of the property would like to develope the land in the very near future. The company running the drive-in (pacific theaters or united drive-ins depending on who you ask) won’t put a dime into the place unless they know it will be staying around. It’s actually in horible shape I’m suprized the health department has not shut down the snack bar. Some of the 5 remaining screens are so dirty and in such bad shape it can be hard to see the movies. The AM sound is so scratchy the old speakers sounded better. The gravel lot is so worn that walking after a rain can be unpleasant. They do have security officers walking around however.
Former Cineplex Odeon Dm and great guy Kieth K has run this theater for years.
But they are going to still be operating this season minus one screen again
The Valley DI is open again for at least another season. Their ad in the Seattle Times appeared today with the usual three screens opening. The others will open when the weather turns nicer.
Mark: It all depends on who you talk to. Every year there is a threat of closing. There are developers ready to pounce on the land. I hear the Valley 6 does OK business, though.
Any idea if it will hold on for another season in 2008?
It’s been “down for repairs” almost two years from what I understand.
I did some sleuthing … It is still six screens. One of the screens is “currently down for repairs.”
Is this now 5 screens? Their Web site makes it seem so: www.valleydriveins.com
Joannaliz:
You owe it to yourself to check out the Rodeo 3 drive-in over on highway 3 next to the Bremerton airport. The picture and sound quality will blow you away. They have brand new playground equipment for the kids too. They also have an extensive menu of food to please every taste.
Joannaliz:
You owe it to yourself to check out the Rodeo 3 drive-in over on highway 3 next to the Bremerton airport. The picture and sound quality will blow you away. They have brand new playground equipment for the kids too. They also have an extensive menu of food to please every taste.
Run down, not run down… It doesn’t matter a whole lot to me!! I’ve attended many movies at this drive in and have always been able to hear and see the movie. The price is affordable and it’s a freakin drive in… you can’t get much cooler than that. I’ll continue to attend movies at this theater for as long as I can!!!