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In phase 2, cinemas and theaters can open their doors to the public with a reduction in seats to maintain the safety distance required by the coronavirus. But the question is: will the public willingly give in to these leisure activities? One of the alternatives for the summer, especially, are drive-ins, which are presented as a safe option to enjoy the latest film premieres.
In countries like Germany and Holland they are sweeping. Not surprisingly, in the German country, for example, they have remained open during the worst times of the pandemic, unlike ordinary cinemas and theaters. And not only have they got a full event, but more people have come than before the crisis. What's more, their opening has multiplied throughout Germany during the confinement and they plan to open more for the summer.
Drive-in cinemas throughout Spain
In Spain, many of them are already being opened, such as the Drive In in Denia, opened in 1979 and with one of the largest screens in Europe; The South of Mutaxmel in Alicante, with capacity for 400 cars; the Star of Valencia , which can hold 350 cars; the Getxo Drive-In (Vizcaya), inaugurated in 2015, the Gijón, opened in 1993 on the Asturian highway that goes from La Providencia to Infanzón, or the Cantabrian Drive-in in Torrelavega (Cantabria), which allows you to enjoy a movie just by tuning in to the FM station on the car radio.
The largest in Europe so far is the Autorace in Madrid, which covers 25,000 square meters and has 350 parking spaces, which plans to open its facilities shortly. Of course, from June 11 the Cinemacar drive-in theater will take its place in the ranking , which will open in the Rabasa complex in Alicante in a space of 45,000 square meters with capacity for 500 cars and different areas for cinema, gastronomy and music . It will also have the largest screen on the Old Continent, located in a 500-square-meter structure that can be viewed from any point.
Its managers assure that, with the arrival of the Covid-19, this type of cultural entertainment allows you to enjoy your free time safely. In this sense, Nando Coderch, CEO and founder of Cinemacar, adds that "the facilities have been designed taking into account social distancing and health recommendations."
Extreme hygiene measures
Thus, among the hygiene measures that the enclosure has are the daily disinfection of the facilities and the vehicles that access it, the existence of isolated catering stalls thanks to transparent PVC tarpaulins and spacious common areas that guarantee social distancing. recommended.
In addition, it has disinfection cabins and temperature controls will be carried out in all access arches for users and workers. The latest generation Covid-19 toilets are connected to the network and have an indicative LED lighting system that the user can view from anywhere in the room when the toilet cabin is disinfected and ready to be used. Finally, the boxes are limited in capacity and have hydrogel dispensers and isolation partitions.
Cinemacar is also a pet friendly drive-in , since users will be able to access their pets at no additional cost and play with them in the park of more than 3,000 m2 designed within the facilities.
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