The drive-in movie theater will darken its screen on more than a decade of outdoor movie history on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, the theater announced in a press release sent Aug. 17.
“When we opened Coyote Drive-In, we hoped to create more than just a place to watch movies; we wanted to create a place where families and friends could come together and make lasting memories,” Glenn Solomon, a managing partner of the theater, said in the release. “We have been incredibly fortunate to be part of the Fort Worth community and the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area, and we are deeply grateful to the hundreds of thousands of guests who chose to spend their evenings with us over the years.”
The closure comes as part of the Trinity River Vision project, according to the theater. The Panther Island expansion, which is set to include two new canals and a three-acre park, will occupy the space formerly rented by Coyote Drive-In.
The theater’s lease with the Tarrant Regional Water District included an agreement to end the lease when construction started, the theater said. The drive-in closed temporarily during COVID-19. This time the theater’s tone is more final, although the press release did not share plans other than inviting fans for the final screening.
The last movie will screen Sept. 7, according to the drive-in. Fans of the theater expressed their sorrow for its closure on social media.
“Say it ain’t so Coyote Drive-In? I love taking my kids there,” one commenter wrote on Coyote Drive-In’s Facebook page. “It is the absolute best theater experience in Fort Worth.”