{"id":78434,"date":"2020-07-08T11:43:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=78434"},"modified":"2020-07-08T11:43:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:43:11","slug":"soldier-field-drive-in-theater-opens-tonight-walmart-to-open-hundreds-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/soldier-field-drive-in-theater-opens-tonight-walmart-to-open-hundreds-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier Field Drive-In Theater Opens Tonight, Walmart to Open Hundreds Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With no word yet on exactly when Chicago beaches will open during Phase 4 of Illinois\u2019s coronavirus response, Chicago drive-in theaters are gearing up to take the summer spotlight. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/6-chicago-area-drive-in-theaters-where-you-can-catch-a-movie\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With many locations already open around the Chicagoland area<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even more are on the way. Starting tonight, you can catch a film at Chicago\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/soldierfield.net\/\">Soldier Field<\/a>, and beginning next month, corporate giant Walmart will be opening drive-in theaters across the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78407\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78407\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Public-House-Facebook-Page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Public-House-Facebook-Page.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Public-House-Facebook-Page-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Public-House-Facebook-Page-370x296.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Public-House-Facebook-Page-842x674.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Public-House-Facebook-Page-406x325.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Public House Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">View the Best Mac &amp; Cheese in Chicago<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Time to get cheesy? View our list of the best mac &amp; cheese in the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-primary\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/where-to-get-amazing-mac-cheese-in-chicago\/\">View the Best Mac &amp; Cheese in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fueledevents.com\/\">Fueled Events<\/a>, a private event company, and the city are working together to bring in the <a href=\"https:\/\/soldierfield.net\/events_and_tickets\">drive-in experience to Soldier Field<\/a>. Starting at 8:30 pm on Wednesdays all the way through Sundays, cars and pedestrians can sidle in to catch a classic film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-13390\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chicago-Soldier-Field-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chicago-Soldier-Field-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chicago-Soldier-Field-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chicago-Soldier-Field-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chicago-Soldier-Field-1300x730.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chicago-Soldier-Field.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>For the first round of screenings this weekend, guests can expect <em>Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<\/em>, <em>Groundhog Day<\/em>, <em>Fast &amp; Furious<\/em>, <em>Grease,<\/em> and <em>Shrek<\/em>. Next weekend\u2019s lineup includes <em>School of Rock<\/em>, <em>Mission Impossible<\/em>, <em>Boss Baby<\/em>, and <em>Beverly Hills Cop<\/em>. Tickets run at $55 per car and come with a bucket of popcorn. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketweb.com\/search?q=chi-together\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets can be purchased on their website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep up with social distancing guidelines, cars and pedestrian areas will be placed eight feet apart from each other; sanitation stations will also be available throughout the stadium and all concession purchases will be cashless.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78437\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page-842x842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page-406x406.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soldier-Field-Yelp-Page-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Soldier Field Yelp Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One dollar from every sold ticket will be sent as a donation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagosfoodbank.org\/\">Greater Chicago Food Depository<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; patrons are also encouraged to bring along some canned goods to donate as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With drive-in theaters making a roaring comeback across the nation during the pandemic as people search for safe ways to satiate appetites for entertainment, Walmart is also taking their shot at getting in on the fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78435\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78435\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Getty-Images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Getty-Images.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Getty-Images-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Getty-Images-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Getty-Images-842x474.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Getty-Images-406x228.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Getty-Images-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a combined effort with Tribeca Enterprises, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/walmartdrive-in.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">160 Walmart parking lots will be turned into drive-in theaters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Running from August to October, Jane Rosenthal, CEO and co-founder of Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Film Festival, said that Tribeca Drive-In theaters are \u201cmuch more than a fun, retro way to see movies \u2014 it\u2019s one of the safest ways for communities to gather.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/phoenix\/arizona-shuts-down-bars-gyms-water-parks-movie-theaters-and-public-pools-for-30-days\/\">Given the rise in cases in states all over the nation<\/a>, hopefully safe and socially distant drive-ins will be a way to curb the cases while still giving people a taste of summer enjoyment. \u201cSummer hasn\u2019t really felt like summer yet,\u201d said Walmart\u2019s chief customer officer, Janey Whiteside, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/newsroom\/2020\/07\/01\/walmart-launches-virtual-summer-camp-and-drive-in-movie-theater-to-help-families-make-the-most-of-summer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a statement at the start of July<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78438\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78438\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Walmart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Walmart.png 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Walmart-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Walmart-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Walmart-406x228.png 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Walmart-270x152.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Walmart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walmart is yet to release the exact locations where the drive-ins will be set up, but they said that the events will be held at Walmart Supercenters across the whole country. They\u2019re also working on ways to make the purchase of snacks, drinks, and other concessions easier for customers so as to create a better viewing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you think about the return of drive-in theaters? Have you been to one yet? Will you go? We\u2019d love to hear from you! Give us your thoughts in the comments below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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