Moonlite Drive-In Theater — Local services in North Terre Haute

I have changed my review from a 5 star to a 1 star. I was very impressed with this place (prices and all) until I met an unforgettable experience with their management. I had gone to the theater last night for the 7th or 8th time this year. Super excited as always. However, this time I brought my dog for the first time. They had mentioned leashed pets were welcome on their Facebook page. I went up to get a drink for myself and had my dog with me. I asked if I could have a cup of water as well. They said it was 75 cents. I was a little baffled at this as I have never been charged for tap water anywhere especially when it's for a dog. When I put a comment on their Facebook page simply informing people to bring water for their dog unless they wanted to keep paying 75 cents every time their dog drank through the water. I was met with responses from owners I think? Then the theater's page itself. They informed me that I needed to have explained that the water was for my dog who was standing right there with me. I was fine with this but simply told them that this should be advertised better as many people will not know this especially since this was my first time bringing my dog. I was completely unimpressed with how the business handled what had turned into a customer complaint. They were unpleasant and attacked me on social media. They pointed fingers and claimed that I had attacked them despite my initial comment being straightforward in just recommending water be brought due to the fact that no one had told me there at all that I needed to tell them it was for my dog. The business needs to gain some understanding on how to politely speak to customers, especially when they make a customer upset. I want to say I'll continue to come to this theater, but at this point I am not sure after the way they treated me and insulted me through social media. I only hope that they can learn to better handle customers...

Edit : I'm not sure if the screen needs a new coat of paint or the projector bulb needs replaced, but I can barely see anything when watching from inside my car, outside isn't much better. I would be coming here all the time if it wasn't for this issue You guys have to sort out the entrance and exit situation. You may want to partition the city to get some lights put up. All I know is that leaving the place when its busy is scary. On to the review.

I'm not a connoisseur of drive ins, so I can only really comment on my personal experience in a position of ignorance. Size of the place is relatively small, so you are best to get there early. This is exacerbated by the fact that the kitchen/lobby is located in the middle of the drive-in in an elevated position, making a large portion of the field unusable. Those are my biggest complaints. Other than that, it's all positive. The projector is of high quality, and the movies displayed are in high definition. The parking that is available has burns so you can properly elevate your vehicle. Trucks must stay in the back, making it so lower to the ground vehicle's views are not blocked (a lot of trucks moved up when people leave after the first movie, blocking my view, not sure if you guys can do anything about that). The prices for food and drinks are cheap when compared to the theater. Add that up with the fact that ticket prices are cheaper in general and because you get to see two movies, and you get an overall cheap and entertaining experience.

Overall, I would definitely recommend that you visit.

(Also wouldn't mind if there was a basketball hoop upfront, since I plan on getting there...

Moon Lite is a decent place for a nice family evening out, something to do with friends or a simple date night.

Last night we went to see Ghostbusters Afterlife and Venom Let There Be Carnage. PLEASE BE CAREFUL where you park and be careful when you leave, a man hit our parked car with his truck and busted up our bumper and tail light right when Venom was starting, we missed the first half of the movie dealing with the accident. We ended up going home and decided to rent Venom since we missed it.

We have visited Moon Lite about 4 times now, and every time we go there's always a lot of people not following rules. Hatchbacks and large vehicles are supposed to park in the back and there was (as you can see in the picture) a hatchback blocking the bottom portion of the screen. People driving around and turning car lights on and off throughout the movie which is frustrating because it shines light on the screen and makes it hard to see.

It's not the end of the world but it's a bit frustrating when people disrupt the movie. I think there needs to be someone who deals with the people doing these things so it's more comfortable for everyone to enjoy their visit. Deducted a star for this reason. 😅

I'm not sure about the concession stand because we brought our own food, drinks and candy...