![]() We immediately got in line for concessions as there was a decent line. Went to see Jurassic World and arrived 30 minutes early. But it overall was a very enjoyable experience and staff were friendly would recommend checking it out if in the area Food was good but was a little bit of a wait so if doing that before the film starts I would plan to arrive extra early. Only reason rating it 4 stars rather than 5 is the wait time for food was quite awhile and we had arrived early before the movie started but took awhile. They have bathrooms on the back of the concession building. They also have bleacher seating or chairs you can rent or areas near the screen you can sit or lay down to watch the movie. Is a good value overall to go enjoy a movie. They have a good variety of options for food in their concessions even have Bluegill or fish on the menu. They have radios first come first serve available to rent to listen to the movie in your car or you can put your car in accessory mode and tune in to the radio station for the film you are seeing. We decided while traveling out of town for our 12 yr wedding anniversary to stop in at night and see a movie at the Stardust Outdoor Theater in Chetek Wi, This is a nice place with 2 screen options which are on opposite sides of the concession area. ![]() I don't know when we'll be back in the area, but we would love to visit again! Want to use Apple Pay to cover your snack bar purchase? They're set up for that (which is awesome). It was a great mix of retro charm and modern convenience. If you want to sit outside your car you can rent a speaker for $10. They have activities for kids scattered throughout the grounds: a volleyball net, slides, swings, and even a game room behind one of the screens (it was closed the night we were there). The have a viewing deck adjacent to the snack bar where you can sit at a table, eat, and watch. You can't bring in any food, but that's okay because they have a nice snack bar with all of the snack bar classics you would expect. Prices were very fair, especially considering we got to see 2 first run movies. The drive in is cut into the woods, so the backdrop is tall pine trees. The original operator of the Stardust Drive-In still in the business and is in Las Vegas at age 83.Our kids have never been to an actual drive in, so it was a real treat to take them to the Stardust this past weekend. I believe the theatre operated for several years after until it closed in the mid 70's. The screen tower was large and was constructed of wood with living quarters on the front side. It was then decided to begin running "x" rated movies.business improved tremendously however neighborhood complaints( people living adjacent to the theatre could see the screen) prompted city and county officials to investigate.this situation caused me to withdraw from the business the fall of that year.I moved on to another location. the first was that of Bobby Vee.it helped business but not that much. During the spring of 1963 we ,to be competitive booked live concerts during intermission. ![]() The drive in was renamed the Stardust drive in.the movies were 2nd run and of family fare for the remainder of the year.In the spring of 1963 to drawn more attention to the theatre a large crane boom was installed in fromt of the drive in to be used as a large was painted yellow. I being in electronics approached the operator of the theatre to see if he would like me to investigate what the problem was.in a short time I had repaired the sound system.I was then invited to join the staff and ended up as a partner and projectionist. In the process of watching the film there was little to no sound. It was spring of 1962, just returned from the military, a friend and I decided to take in a movie. That's about all I heard or knew of the Stardust. The screen fell and the property was used for the Kent County Expo fair in the early '70's. The stardust closed and the cable never was put up. A cable was supposed to go from the corners of the screen to that big knob on top of the pole. As I recall that yellow pole was erected at an angle away from the back of the screen because the screen was close to falling forward. About 2015 I found that movie on disc and sent it to my parents in Florida. The story line involved a caterer that served wonderful meats until it was discovered the meat was human! In the end chase he jumped into the back of a garbage truck to escape but the truck went into squish mode. We were way too young and had to COVER YOUR EYES! many times during that show. My father took Mom, sis, and I there to see a movie called blood feast. I was told my uncle was a manager at one time. ![]() I grew up about 1/8 mile away from the Stardust.
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