112 Drive-In
3352 Highway 112 N,
Fayetteville,
AR
72702
3352 Highway 112 N,
Fayetteville,
AR
72702
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A new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema with drive-in screen is getting ready to open on the site of the 112 Drive-in:
Fayetteville, AR: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema + Drive-In Coming Soon - Find Out What to Expect! [May 9, 2024]
Rendering of the theater building and outdoor screen at:
Fayetteville, AR: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema + Drive-In Coming in 2024 to Former Site of 112 Drive In Theatre
The actual opening date is June 27, 1980 with Walt Disney’s “Herbie Goes Bananas” and the reissue of “Bedknobs And Broomsticks”. Prior to its grand opening, it had a VIP night a day prior.
Shame!
Drone video from its final performance
I was fortunate to have visited the 112 in 2018 on a cross-country road trip. So sad to see another drive-in go fall victim to so-called “progress”, but it was great how it went out with a big bang as they had a sellout crowd for its farewell performance last night. Of course, I wish I could have been there.
To provide a source for dallasmovietheaters' accurate note, the Fayetteville Flyer reported that the 112’s final night would be Aug. 27, showing Footloose and Grease.
The Flyer said that an attorney for the buyers “told the city council back in the spring that the new owners plan to include a drive-in theater somewhere on the property.” There’s always hope.
Closes permanently at the end of the 2022 season.
Hmm… Since The 112 Opened In 1980, This Can Be A Rare Result.
According to a great retrospective by NWA Alive with the 112 owners (you can find the video on Facebook), the 112 opened in 1980.
I’m Afraid That The 112 I Believe Didn’t Open Until The 1970s. It Didn’t Appear In Either The 1961, 1968, Or 1971 Newspaper Listings…
From Anthony Bowling at the 112 Drive-In
They have converted to digital. Using a barco 32B and Dolby Server.
Boy, all those restrictions sound like right here in Olympia, Washington. We must have gotten our city council from you guys.
Here we go!!!
The plans called for a twin. But it was never finished. I almost had the owners ready to finish it, but unfortunately, the city of Fayetteville added so many restrictions to getting a permit. That the cost became way too much.
The ramps were already built. We only needed projection equipment and a screen. The Roads were there as well, but the City of Fayetteville wanted us to Build a lake to retain water, to dig out the culverts under 112, that they just had the car lot replace with a double culvert and for us to install 1 very large culvert. We were to put a sidewalk from Nelms to the Glass company, to put in an irrigation system and water line and plant trees all across the HWY 112 frontage, So that kind of killed it as ever being possible.
I emailed them….hopefully we will have an answer. I don’t have history on the drive-in, maybe it opened has a twin?
Yeh what’s the deal with the field layout? Looks like a twin to me.
In looking at an aerial it used to a twin at one time.
I used to work at the 112 back when I live in Fayetteville….worked a couple of summers back in the early 90’s. Worked the box, the concession stand and quite a bit of security…..was a good parttime job to supplement income and all the free passes to the local theatres i could want.
There was also a 71 Drive-In operating in the 1960s in Fayetteville. I assume would have been off Highway 71?