Shawano Cinema & Moonlight Outdoor Theatre

50sSNIPES on February 13, 2025 at 5:01 pm

The Shawano Cinema I & II opened its doors on June 30, 1989 with “Honey I Shrunk The Kids” and “Tummy Trouble” in Screen 1 and “Il Pet Seminary” in Screen 2. A third screen was added a short time later.

On July 20, 1996, the locally-based Keller Structures Incorporated had announced that the theater will expand to six screens. But unfortunately it later turned out to be just one screen in the late-1990s, making a total to four screens.

The 150-car Moonlight Drive-In opened its gates on September 30, 2000, with its 34x88ft screen being salvaged from the now-razed 57 Outdoor Theatre in Grafton which closed after the 1985 season.

MrDriveIn on December 3, 2008 at 2:40 pm

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kencmcintyre on November 28, 2006 at 1:51 pm

Here is a 1971 ad from Shawano Outdoor’s predecessor:
http://tinyurl.com/yblqkp