New Jersey’s ONLY Drive In Movie Theater! Delsea Vineland NJ

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2018 update: STILL OPEN! STILL THE ONLY DRIVE IN MOVIE THEATER IN NEW JERSEY! Go to there!  

Original 2009 Post:

To me summer isn't complete without that old time tradition of going to the drive in movies at least once.  I remember going to the VFW Drive In in West Roxbury MA (now a Home Depot) with my mother to see American Grafitti, and falling asleep right after it started. Alas. But to this day I still love the idea of going to the movies in pajamas!

The Delsea Drive In is one of the few places here I have not gone to but am going to recommend anyways. Why? Because it's the ONLY Drive In Movie Theater left in New Jersey, THE STATE THAT INVENTED DRIVE IN MOVIES! I seriously can't believe that Jersey only has one DI, but there you go.

I would have totally gone there  but at the time I was alone and it was a bright sunny day and who in their right mind wants to go to a drive in movie:

Alone.

On a bright sunny day.

Here are some interesting notes about the Delsea:

Originally opened from 1949-1987, it re-opened just a few years ago in 2004.

2 screens and always a double feature

In addition to standard snackbar fare (popcorn and snocaps, please) they've got a pretty wide selection of food, including:

Shrimp Kabob
Stir-Fry Asparagus
LOW-CARB Chicken Cucumber Salad
Eggplant Parmesan
Chicken Parmesan
Atkins Foods!

Regarding movie food, let me get on the soap box for just a sec:

As some of you may know and now you will know, most mom and pop theatres don't make their money from admission, but rather at the snackbar. Please help places like this survive by not sneaking in your own snacks, as this does eventually lead to the demise of the places that we hold so dear.

With the  Drive-In season so short because of the weather, it's important for them to make their operating money however they can. So do your part and buy your food at the snackbar.

If you REALLY want to bring your own food in,  the Delsea has instituted a Food Policy which asks that if you bring in your own food to please buy an Outside Food Permit. The OFP only cost $7 so if you're going to load up the car with food from the outside, do your bit and pay the 7 bucks.

OK off soapbox!