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Address | 10400 Ford Road Dearborn, Michigan United States |
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Coordinates | 42°19′55″N 83°09′37″W / 42.3319°N 83.1603°W |
Type | drive-in theater |
Capacity | 2500 [1] |
Screens | 5 |
Construction | |
Built | 1950 |
Opened | May 19, 1950 |
Years active | 1950-present |
Ford-Wyoming Drive-In is a drive-in theater located in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1950, it features five screens. The property previously had nine, leading it to be declared the largest drive-in theater in the world.
Clark Enterprises built the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In in 1950. The theater opened for business on May 19 of that year, with a double-bill of The Man from Colorado and Road to Rio as its first attraction. [2] Upon opening, the drive-in had the capacity for 750 cars. [3]
Wayne Amusements purchased the drive-in in 1981 and expanded it by continuing to add screens. [4] At its peak, the Ford-Wyoming had nine screens and a capacity of over 3,000 cars, leading it to become the largest drive-in theater in the world. [2] [3]
In 2006, the owners sold the land on which the sixth through ninth screens were located. [5] This decision was made due to a decline in population of the Detroit area. [6] The five screens have remained operational since this downsizing. [6] This has reduced the overall capacity to 2,500 cars. It is one of nine remaining drive-in theaters in the state of Michigan, and the only one in Metro Detroit. [1] As of 2019, the theater is owned by Charles Shafer. [6]
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Address | 10400 Ford Road Dearborn, Michigan United States |
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Coordinates | 42°19′55″N 83°09′37″W / 42.3319°N 83.1603°W |
Type | drive-in theater |
Capacity | 2500 [1] |
Screens | 5 |
Construction | |
Built | 1950 |
Opened | May 19, 1950 |
Years active | 1950-present |
Ford-Wyoming Drive-In is a drive-in theater located in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1950, it features five screens. The property previously had nine, leading it to be declared the largest drive-in theater in the world.
Clark Enterprises built the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In in 1950. The theater opened for business on May 19 of that year, with a double-bill of The Man from Colorado and Road to Rio as its first attraction. [2] Upon opening, the drive-in had the capacity for 750 cars. [3]
Wayne Amusements purchased the drive-in in 1981 and expanded it by continuing to add screens. [4] At its peak, the Ford-Wyoming had nine screens and a capacity of over 3,000 cars, leading it to become the largest drive-in theater in the world. [2] [3]
In 2006, the owners sold the land on which the sixth through ninth screens were located. [5] This decision was made due to a decline in population of the Detroit area. [6] The five screens have remained operational since this downsizing. [6] This has reduced the overall capacity to 2,500 cars. It is one of nine remaining drive-in theaters in the state of Michigan, and the only one in Metro Detroit. [1] As of 2019, the theater is owned by Charles Shafer. [6]