Local drive-in theater hosting Independence Day celebration

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Motor Vu Drive-In in Idaho Falls is hosting its Independence Day celebration on July 3.

The gates will open at 7 p.m. and a fireworks show will start 30 minutes after sunset. Afterward, the drive-in will show the new movie “Despicable Me 4.”

This is a real treat for Idahoans because there are very few drive-in theaters left in the country.

There were more than 4,000 drive-in theaters across the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. There are only around 300 left in the country, as of 2023 .

New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio have the most operating drive-in theaters in the U.S. In contrast, Alaska, North Dakota, and Louisiana do not have any drive-in theaters still in business.

Motor Vu Drive-In was built in 1947 and is one of the few of its kind still in operation.

To learn more about the drive-in theater and its Independence Day event, click here .