The Drive 815

08/07/2025

📽️ Important Announcement from Drive 815📽️

Dear friends,

After much consideration, we’ve made the difficult decision to close Drive 815 early for the 2025 movie season.

As our first summer taking over this business, we experienced many unexpected challenges. This has been an extremely hot summer and we’ve had two cancellations due to rain. The weather has not been friendly which resulted in low ticket sales.

When we first considered taking over Drive 815, we saw how nicely it could pair with Characters 2 Life (C2L). Having face painting, glitter tattoos, and character appearances at the movie nights have been a big hit. Unfortunately, the added workload of Drive 815 has hurt our C2L customer service and delivery. While we thought C2L would be enhanced by adding Drive 815, the opposite happened and it was not the best move for our company.

While we’ve loved bringing families together for a unique experience in the area, we simply can’t continue the 2025 Drive 815 season.

We want to thank our many season, event, and activity sponsors. Without their help, the Drive 815 season would have ended much earlier in the season. Please make sure to support these businesses and nonprofit organizations since they provide so many good things to the community. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported The Drive 815. Thank you to all of the families who came out more than once to experience the fun. We hope the memories you made will be cherished for years to come.

Please be patient as we take this time to reevaluate the highs and the lows of our first season, plan the solutions, and chart a path forward.

08/06/2025

Meyer's Canine Colony was an event sponsor during this season!
They offer pet grooming service, group training, and boarding services for your pet! It's a spa day your dog will love!

08/06/2025

MainStreet Financial Group of Rockford, IL joined us this year as an event sponsor!
They offer Retirement Planning, Insurance, Investments, help in managing finances, charitable giving and asset allocation.
Reach out to them and start the conversation! They will help you maximize what you have to create a better future for you!

08/06/2025

Midwest Container Sales and Rental specializes in 20 & 40 foot storage containers and is another 2025 season sponsor!
Special thank you to them! If you're ever in need of a container, try them first!

08/06/2025

Special Shout Out!
The one and only Blondin's Bouncin Inflatables! They stepped up as a season sponsor this year leveled up our drive nights by providing a bounce house at every night! We kept it simple, but they have SO MANY options to choose from! Check them out the next time you need one!

08/05/2025

This morning, we'd like to highlight Stateline Kids !
If you've been to a Drive Night this year, you saw Erin and her kids welcome you to the night as the last commercial before the movie. She does a great job highlighting family friendly events in the Stateline. If you have young kiddos, this is a great organization to follow!

07/30/2025

Inside Out 2 This Saturday! -

This Saturday! Presented by Mainstreet Financial Group! Gates Open at 6:30pm. Movie starts around 8:30pm. Bounce House by Blondin's Bouncin inflatables Let's ! Book Now for $25 per car or wait and pay $35 per car at the gate. https://www.simpletix.com/e/mainstreet-financial-group-prese...

07/30/2025

MainStreet Financial Group Presents: Inside Out 2
Saturday, August 2nd.
Gates Open at 6:30pm. Movie starts around 8:30pm.

Book Now for $25 per car or wait and pay $35 per car at the gate.
The Concession Stand Will Be Open!
Let's !

$5 Face Painting & Glitter Tattoos
Bounce House by Blondin's Bouncin Inflatables

Special Thank you to MainStreet Financial Group for being the event sponsor for this event!
Special Thank You To Our Season Sponsors!
Fresh Printz of Loves Park
berkshireandway
MembersAlliance Credit Union
Jaimie Cox Foundation
Stateline Kids
A to Z Towing, Inc. - Loves Park
Dayton Bennett Photography
Midwest Container Sales and Rental
Country Financial- Nick Sommer

07/28/2025

Don't these shirts and hoodies look great!?!
Fresh Printz of Loves Park hooked us up with these! They're also a season sponsor so we're definitely going back to them and you should too!
📸 Dayton Bennett Photography

07/27/2025

Shoutout to another amazing Season Sponsor- A to Z Towing, Inc. - Loves Park!
Whether you're looking to move your prized car or you need an emergency tow, this is the company to call!

07/26/2025

Peace, Love, & Drive-In Movies!
Bring some pillows, blankets, inflatable mattresses or whatever else will make your car or truck comfy!
Thanks for documenting these moments Dayton Bennett Photography!

07/26/2025

Today, we get the honor of highlighting one of our amazing partners. Jaimie Cox Foundation has really supported us as a season sponsor and brought many new people to our Drive Nights! They are an amazing community organization, they fight for a noble cause, and you should support them when you can! Here's some ways to do so:

1. Wednesday at 4pm- Go to DeeDee's coffee and support Braylee's Bake Sale! Braylee is a local student who is organizing a bake sale for her National Junior Honor Society service project.

2. August 23rd- 7th Annual Jaimie Cox Motorcycle Rally. All proceeds from this ride benefit the Jaimie Cox Foundation. To learn more, click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1598044030875574/

3. October 18th- Jaimie Cox Memorial 5k Run/Walk. Join the 7th annual 5k, Roscoe's largest 5k and support a good cause! Here's the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1872187806963838/

4. Hit the QR code in this post to donate. The Jaimie Cox Foundation was founded in 2019 and is a registered 501c3 non profit organization. The Foundation has a great track record of supporting veterans, first responders, and the underprivileged within our community.