Bengies Drive-In Theatre

Too many rules! Lots of smokers and pets and other hassles. Go to South York Plaza indoor theater for low cost and much better experience. more

Visited this theater twice, the first time we had no problems, the second time... Well, that was our last time. We followed all the rules, we went to our spot and were settling in for a fun evening. A car pulls in next to us and all of the passengers unload and set up out in front of the vehicle and begin lighting up cigarettes. So now we were trapped in a cloud of smoke. I had my 2 yr old daughter with me and my wife who gets severe headaches from certain smells. So this was not going to work, especially not for a double feature. Funny how this place has TONS of rules, but smoking is allowed. more

Horrible Experience! I have been a loyal customer of Bengies for years! I always try to promote their business because there are not many drive ins left and I would like to see them stick around. Well tonight, I was treated like a common criminal because my toddler whom I was carrying, didnt have shoes on. It started because she said she was hungry and wanted something to eat. I didnt think about the fact she didnt have her shoes on. I just picked her up and carried her to the snack bar where I was quickly stopped by security and got an attitude. She was quite short about it. ""You need to have shoes on your kid"". Ok, I thought, I understand. People dont go into food establishments with no shoes. So I waited outside the bathroom to wait for my teen to come out so she could take my toddler from me. ANOTHER security person asked me if she had shoes. I said ""Yes, she has shoes, I am just looking for my kid"". So my teen comes out of the bathroom and i ask her to wait outside with her sister until l can get her a snack. Well the security lady comes back out and flips out of me! ""TO YOUR CAR"" she says. ""I TOLD YOU ONCE ALREADY SHE NEEDS TO HAVE SHOES ON"" By now, I get it. She needs shoes ANYWHERE. I shout back ""I thought you meant IN the snack bar"". She didnt want to hear it. She escorted me and my girls back to my car, took my license plate and I had to leave. So much for a nice family night out with my children. They can take their frickin rule book they give you and stick it! Nazis! Pros: Value Cons: Customer Experience more

I go almost every week. Great food. We have small children who love spending summer nights there. There are a lot of rules, but necessary. I don't want to have to worry about hitting children in the dark when I'm driving out, or have to deal with people shining their lights on the screen because they ignore the requests not to. This is better than putting up with the rudeness that seems to be increasingly prevalent in indoor theaters, with people talking throughout movies. Bengies has a great staff, and I highly recommend it for all ages. Pros: Don't have to put up with theater rudeness more

From the giant outdoor screen (largest movie theater screen in the USA) to the excellent concession stand this place is top notch. And what a value! All the prices are so much lower than at an indoor movie theater, and the food's much better. Plus, you get three movies for less than the admission price of one movie anywhere else. As well as cartoons and classic intermission shorts. The staff is top notch, helpful, and just plain nice people. Pros: Largest screen in USA, great food at low prices, 3 movies for $8 Cons: Limited parking for vans, trucks, and SUVs. more

Manager too full of himself. Rude to newcomers who didn't know the rules. Made fun of customers. HORRIBLE experience. Didn't care that we paid, we still left before the movie even started. If this is the last of a dying breed of theater? It's already dead. Bury it now, and the manager's bad manners with it. Pros: nothing Cons: everything more

The Bengie's owner, D. Edward Vogel is a control freak, and it just doesn?t show in his stupid, butt-retentive rules, either. more