We are proud to announce our drive-in movie line up for Friday July 10th - 12th.

Friday 7/10/20 Surf's up and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Saturday 7/11/20: Matilda & Days of Thunder

Sunday 7/12/20: Abominable & Moneyball

High-Risk Activities 
(from “Covid 19 Risk Calculator,”  ABC News, updated June 19, 2020)
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• Yoga/workout classes/gym 

Why:“Lots of sweaty strangers in an enclosed environment, what could go wrong? You’ll also be tempted to wipe sweat off your face, potentially touching your eyes and mouth area, making the risk even higher.”

• Vacation 

Why: Even if you “wear a mask and gloves in the airport and on the airplane, you take the first flight of the morning to avoid crowds and take advantage of overnight cleaning on the airplane, the airport isn’t crowded, and passengers on the plane are seated with empty seats between them,” the risk is high according to the article’s doctors. “You could do everything right, but at the end of the day you’re at the mercy of your fellow passengers’ health and hygiene.” There is also a risk that, if cases suddenly increase in your area of travel, you will not be able to return home for weeks or months. 

• Visiting grandparents

Why: It doesn’t matter if case numbers are low in your area, if you avoid staying in hotels, or if you have your entire family tested before the visit, “Grandparents are always going to be a higher risk population. And remember, you can test negative one day and contract the virus the next.” 

• Graduation/Independence Day/birthday party with 20 friends and family members

Why: The highest-risk activity on this list, it doesn’t matter if your invitees have been mostly staying home or come wearing masks – no one can wear a mask while eating or drinking, and adding alcohol into the mix makes people less likely to be vigilant. And, unless you have 40 bowls on hand and the time to individually dish out chips and salsa to each of your guests, there will be shared food handling involved. 

Medium-Risk Activities

• Dinner party with 3 or fewer friends

Why: Even if everyone washes their hands and has been following social distancing advice, your attendees won’t be able to wear masks while eating. You can make this activity slightly safer by eating outside, 6 feet apart, and using disposable (biodegradable, please!) dishes and cutlery. 

• Kids’ Summer Camp

Why: Campers should be kept in groups of 10 or less with no intermixing and as much outdoor time as possible. However, during hot summer months it is usually impossible to keep children outside at all times.

Low-Risk Activities

• Camping

Why: If you maintain social distancing, eat only food you brought from home, wear masks whenever you are around other people and use hand sanitizer regularly, camping is a low risk activity. 

• Drive-in Movies/Concerts

Why: As long as cars are parked 6 feet apart, employees wear masks when interacting with customers, and you maintain your distance from others when outside of your car, drive-in shows are one of the safest out-of-the-house activities this summer. At the Loveland Drive-In, we go the extra mile with even more precautions:

• By staggering our cars in a checkerboard pattern, we keep vehicles 10 feet apart rather than the required 6
• Our employees monitor bathroom lines to be sure people are maintaining their distance from each other and that there are no more than 3 people in line at a time
• We also regularly disinfect our restrooms with an aerosol spray for airborne germs and a bleach spray for solid surfaces like faucets and toilet handles​

The Loveland Drive-In abides by the CDC’s advice on their latest “Deciding to Go Out”  information page (updated June 15, 2020):

• Choose places where there is limited sharing of items and where any items that are shared are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected between uses.  You can also choose to visit places that share, post, or announce that they have increased cleaning and disinfection to protect others from COVID-19.

• Can you keep 6 feet of space between you and others? Will you be outdoors or indoors? Indoor spaces are more risky than outdoor spaces where it might be harder to keep people apart and there’s less ventilation. Choose outdoor activities and places where it’s easy to stay 6 feet apart, like parks and open-air facilities.

 

• Use visual reminders—like signs, chair arrangements, markings on the floor, or arrows—to help remind you to keep your distance from others. (At the Loveland Drive-In, we have “X”s spray-painted on parking spaces in a checkerboard pattern to remind attendees not to park too close to others.)

 

• Will I need to take public transportation to get to the activity? Public transit can put you in close contact with others. By nature, at a drive-in, you BYOV (bring your own vehicle)!

 

• Before you go somewhere, call and ask what extra prevention strategies they are using, like requiring staff to wear cloth face coverings. Visit our FAQ  and Code of Conduct pages for the Loveland Drive-In to see some of the precautions we are taking to make sure your family stays safe! 

Join us at the Loveland Drive-In this weekend!

Article: ​https://loveland.macaronikid.com/articles/5ee05f4a2a2cdf0f8e01f6ef/loveland-drive-in-its-the-best-hidden-gem-in-loveland-and-noco

Yes, It is a hidden gem in NOCO!If you are looking for a way to entertain the kids, support a local charity, and help local businesses, Loveland Drive-in at the Outlets at Loveland is the way to do it all. 
Our family went to see a 5pm show and have to say, I was skeptical of how well we would be able to see the show and how safe it would be. 
When we arrived, we were easily directed to our place. We chose to sit in our car but others sat outside near their cars. Either is ok as long as you stay in your area and follow their COVID guidelines. 
The vendors were wonderful! We had some goodies from The Chocolate Factory delivered to our car, a chocolate strawberry (a mommy treat), potato chips and of course popcorn! If you are looking for dinner there are other great vendors available that offer a variety of foods too. 
When the movie stared, it was so clear and sharp! The LED technology is the magic that makes it possible to see a movie at 9am and 5pm look as good as a movie at 8:00pm. 
Movies are shown every Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9am, 5pm and 8:00pm. Tickets are released every Wednesday at 7:30pm and they go FAST! They have movies for all ages. During the day they have movies that are mainly family friendly (Rated G and PG) and evenings are geared for an older crowd (Rated PG-13). Great for date night! 

The best part is knowing that the shows benefit Thompson Education Foundation (TEF).  My Big Day Events LLC is hosting the events to help TEF. 
The cost is by donation so you pay what you like. Suggested donations to help as many kids as possible, keep the following information in mind: 

• $20 fills a backpack with school supplies for a student for a full year. 
• $30 gives a student a field trip opportunity to learn outside of the classroom
• $50 provides food, gas and hygiene items for a homeless student and their family
• $100 supports classroom grants for teachers to create a new activity to engage students

Any donations are greatly appreciated and will get you in to see a fantastic show! 
This was so fun! My daughter just can NOT wait to go again! She loved "camping out in the back seat!" We will be making this a weekly family date! 
Macaroni Kid is proud to partner with My Big Day Events Loveland Drive-In, TEF, Outlets at Loveland, and I   Loveland! 
We will be having giveaways in the future for free tickets! 

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Going to a drive-in movie is not just a movie... it's an experience!
To make it the best experience possible, here are ideas of what you should pack:

​Drive-In Packing Ideas:

• Non-medical face masks
• Sun hats
• A credit card for food purchases
• Portable fan or mister
• Large blanket
• Sunblock
• Portable radio
• Hand sanitizer
• Plenty of water
• Folding chairs
• A cooler
• Bug spray
• Layers of clothing
• Extra batteries

Some photos from week #2 at the Loveland Drive-In! Thank you to our sponsors, partners, vendors and event crew!!!

Thank you to Comcast of Colorado for your partnership and support of this amazing community event! The Loveland Drive-In could not opperate our pop-up fundraiser without the generous support of our sponsors!

Thank you Loveland Reporter Herald for covering our announcement:

Next weekend, a drive-in movie theater will open at the Outlets at Loveland.
The pop-up movie theater, which will run three days a week for six weeks, was organized as a way to provide safe entertainment and to boost the Loveland economy.
“I tried to picture what would be a good, safe way for people to reenter this world knowing that tourism wasn’t going to look the same this summer,” said Cindy Mackin, the city’s visitor services manager and the person who came up with the idea. “It’s just so much fun and different.”
Mackin floated the idea at a Loveland Community Marketing Commission meeting and Christine Forster, a member of the commission and a marketing professional, picked it up and ran with the idea.
Forster’s business, My Big Day events, has organized the Loveland Drive-in in partnership with the city, the Thompson Education Foundation and Rhythm EFX.
For six weeks, starting June 5, the pop-up drive-in will offer three showings per day each weekend aimed at attracting families. The two early showings will be family-friendly movies that are rated G or PG, and the latest showing each day will be a PG-13 “date night” type of movie, according to information on the website and from organizers.
The tickets, which will be sold online, are donation-only per carload. The suggested donation is $20 per car. That threshold will cover the costs of operating the theater, including paying the staff. Any profits raised above the costs will go to the Thompson Education Foundation, which supports local schools in a variety of ways.
“We wanted to make it community friendly and benefit one of our favorite nonprofits,” Forster said. “It’s hard to choose, but the Thompson Education Foundation benefits a huge spectrum of kids and families in the community.”
The revenue raised will help the Thompson Education Foundation support students and outstanding education, but the drive-in will help students and their families in another way as well, said Kim Akeley-Charron, executive director of the foundation.
“We’re thrilled to be part of this partnership so we can bring some opportunity to our student families with so many summertime events canceled due to COVID-19,” she said. “This is one opportunity that our students and their families can enjoy.”
With approval from the city of Loveland as well as Larimer County and Colorado Health Department officials and contracts signed, the drive-in is set to open in the parking lot on the north side of the outlet mall on Friday, June 5.
The initial movies have not yet been announced; the website (lovelanddrivein.com) states that movie announcements will be made each Wednesday for the theater’s six-week run.
The chosen movies will be aired on a giant LED screen that will be placed on a trailer. Area business Rhythm EFX offered the “very expensive” technology at a discounted rate, which made the pop-up theater feasible, according to Forster.
“It’s a giant movie screen, not as big as you would see at a traditional drive-in, but it’s all LED panels so you can show a movie in the day,” she explained.
Movies are to be aired at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., while it is light out, and at either 8 or 8:30 p.m.
The north side of The Outlets at Loveland is seen from the east side of Interstate 25 on Thursdat in east Loveland. (Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Planners looked at 40 different locations for the pop-up theater, taking into consideration issues such as bathrooms, shade and trash pickup as well as room for physical distancing. The Outlets at Loveland fit the bill for all of those factors and is just off a main artery, Forster said.
“The outlets have the space, and they need the foot traffic,” she said.
Peggy Ziglin, director of business development and tourism for Craig Realty Group, which owns the outlet mall, said the venture will draw people to and benefit the mall. But for her, the biggest draw was how it would give something back to the Loveland community.
“This is a huge opportunity for us to get together as a community with what’s going on,” Ziglin said. “At first, I didn’t think about what it is going to do for (the mall). What it is going to do for the community is what is on my mind.”
People have been hit by heartache and hardship with the pandemic, and this will provide a boost to them and to the entire community, Ziglin said, adding, “It’s an opportunity to have a few minutes of happiness and fun.”
While the pop-up theater is not a money-making venture for My Big Day and will instead raise money for the nonprofit Thompson Education Foundation, it also will pump money into the Loveland economy. Forster said estimates are that the venture will result in $20,000 worth of local jobs, $30,000 invested in local small businesses and another $20,000 spent at local restaurants.
Loveland residents seem to embrace the idea. On a Facebook page dedicated to the Loveland Drive-in, a post asked for feedback and whether people would attend. Nearly all of the more than 70 comments were positive, including: “We need outdoor events, and we have great weather” and “I love the idea of an outdoor theater.”
Forster is still working out the final details before next week’s launch. Updated information, including a listing of movies and how to buy tickets, will be posted at lovelanddrivein.com.
Mackin, for one, is excited to see the movies roll.
“I’m glad it’s found a home in Loveland,” she said. “We’re going to give people a return to normalcy.”