So, as it turns out, you literally can get anything at a Walmart Supercenter.
Even a drive-in movie.
On August 18 and 19, the Walmart on S.R. 54 in Wesley Chapel converted a large portion of its parking lot into a drive-in movie theater, which was part of a nationwide pop-up drive-in movie event touring the country and visiting 160 Walmart locations.
At this free event, Walmart stationed two large digital screens and cleared out a big section of its parking lot. Anyone was welcome to go online and register to see a showing of โSpy Kidsโ on Tuesday evening and โSelenaโโ on Wednesday evening.
Both showings were sold out, with about 70 cars lined up with families and couples
who received goody bags full of snacks and water at check-in.
โWe love this,โ said Wesley Chapel resident Janet Perez, who, with her son, enjoyed some drive-thru Taco Bell while watching โSpy Kids.โ It didnโt even matter that the movie was a hit 20 years ago.
โYou donโt know how much weโve missed movies!,โ Perez said. โPlus, this is both of our first time at a drive-in, so itโs been great. It was great of Walmart to do this.โ
Families with little kids huddled in the front seat(s) of the cars to watch the movie and snack on popcorn, as the audio for the film could be heard by tuning the radio to 92.1 FM. Many of the cars enjoyed the experience with the windows down, as the Florida evening sky turned orange with the sunset.
In the end, it was a fun event that even new Wesley Chapel residents enjoyed.
โThis was definitely great, especially for families who donโt have a lot going on, or are low on money because of the virus,โ said new Wesley Chapel resident Tiffany Hardy, who said she recently moved here with her family from Leesburg.
Tiffany watched the movie with her husband, Jason, in the driverโs seat and her son, Talon, on her lap (photo, right).
โItโs nice to be able to get out of the house and do something a little different, too,โ she said.