Santa Barbara Drive-In
907 S. Kellogg Avenue,
Goleta,
CA
93117
907 S. Kellogg Avenue,
Goleta,
CA
93117
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Additional Info
Operated by: West Wind Drive-Ins
Previously operated by: Metropolitan Theatres
Architects: Vincent G. Raney
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Santa Barbara Twin Drive-In
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
805.964.9050
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News About This Theater
- May 7, 2010 — Santa Barbara Drive-In reopens tonight
Opened in the summer of 1966, this drive-in closed in 1991 and operated as the West Wind Goleta Public Market for the following 19 years.
It was reopened on May 7, 2010 with only one screen, renamed Santa Barbara Drive-In. It was closed on April 19, 2019. It was reopened in summer of 2020.
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Good luck!!! Long live the drive in.
Santa Barbara just made my “Top 5 Places To Travel” list! :)
Great that it has reopened as of May 7,2010.
Visited this venue on 6/5/2010 for “Prince o'Persia” and “Shrek 4ever After.” The place seems like it’s half drive-in, half swap meet; the second screen is gone while its lot serves as grounds for Sunday swap meets. The operating drive-in is a bit run-down; the grounds haven’t been paved in decades. Seems like the owners tried to save as much $$$$ as possible to get it re-opened. The snack bar is a mix of new amenties on top of vintage tile, paint & stylings. But overall, this provides a throw-back feel for your visit; a sense of nostalgia. A lot of good ideas were implemented into the original design & construction of this site, with the exception of that entrance coming in right under the screen, thus causing for distractions as late-arrivals pull in during a movie. Still, I enjoyed myself; like this place all right; and have every intention of returning for future features. Really glad this place is operating as an actual drive-in again!
Just chatted with members of The Southern California Drive-In Movie Society this past weekend while visiting The Mission Tiki of Montclair, CA. They confirmed that Goleta’s drive-in experiment is a seasonal thing designed to test its business potential throughout this summer; and aren’t sure if it will remain open beyond August. Or if it will continue through September. It greatly depends on the amount of business they pull in. Having typed that, I now encourage everyone reading this post (especially those with the ability for doing so) to patronize The Santa Barbara Twin much as possible over the next couple months. Some extra trips could mean the difference between a refurbished reopening next year…or, its big screen going dark forever.
Did they remove one of the screens at some point?
Yes. The southern screen had suffered damage from a storm. Since it faced the screen that was used only for the flea market, it was torn down.
The theater closed April 19, 2019:
Goleta, CA: West Wind Santa Barbara Drive-In Closed — Apr 19, 2019
Reopened in 2020. Website and Facebook page below.
https://www.westwinddi.com/locations/santa-barbara-di
https://www.facebook.com/SantaBarbaraDI/?tn=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARAF1EyhEjsA87CKBiaQZQF1vt9Xah4TpBgrqq1IMrWEsMKWhIoyT09bEItUiuR2OElFT-1qvKCKpv-D
For the record it was never “West Wind Drive-In” it was always the “Santa Barbara Drive-In”, it just so happened to be owned by West Wind Drive-Ins so the logos may have been prevalent.