Dearborn drive-in endures, open year-round for families and film buffs

Detroit News:

"Movies flickering under the stars, tykes in pajamas on a car roof, a speaker dangling through the window as Rover leaps around the back seat. Wait a minute, what time of year is it? Fall leaves and winter snowfalls are no problem at the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In, which bills itself as the largest drive-in theater in the world. The Dearborn venue, with 3,000 parking spots, is one of those rarest of rarities, a drive-in that stays open year-round. Outlasting most of its peers, the Ford-Wyoming in Dearborn continues to have solid business in Metro Detroit. Up to 2,000 vehicles visit the nine screens on a busy weekend night, owner Charles Shafer said. Five of the nine screens show films year-round. 'We can stay open in the winter. We've only closed three times in 26 years,' Shafer said."