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Offline v8racefan

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Yatala Drive-in Movies Gold Coast Queensland Australia
« on: January 04, 2012, 11:36:30 PM »
Hi All,

Well on new years eve I decided to chill out and take my lovely wife & 4 kids to the drive in movies at Yatala, we all had a great family night out, and 3 of our 4 kids fell  asleep before the 2nd movie.  (((

They have a very cool american style diner cafe & 3 pinball machines CFTBL, TAF & T2. Sited by the Pinball Shed.

I took some pics for the interstate AP members, very cool place to visit and not too far from the theme parks.

Enjoy...
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2012, 11:39:35 PM »
Some more pics..
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2012, 11:44:38 PM »
Here's one of the two large screens
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2012, 11:55:29 PM »
Very cool.

Is there still the drive through pie shop in Yatala?  I lived in Windaroo for a little while and that pie shop was the best.

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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2012, 11:55:42 PM »
Keep promising myself that ill take the kids there one day... really must pull my finger out!
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2012, 11:55:47 PM »
Great to see there are still some drive-ins around. I have fond memories of going to one when I was a kid.
Love the diner setup, great to see a few pins in the wild in there too  ^^^
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2012, 11:59:34 PM »
Quote from: Pintoxicated on January 04, 2012, 11:55:29 PM
Very cool.

Is there still the drive through pie shop in Yatala?  I lived in Windaroo for a little while and that pie shop was the best.



Yes the famous Yatala pie shop still exists, best pies on the southside.
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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2012, 12:05:18 AM »
BEEFYS are the best on Northside
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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2012, 01:02:54 AM »
well done Leon on posting some photos of this cool place. might pop up and have a look at the 3 machines for some fun on friday night etc.

and yes, yatala pies is always busy, they actually sell apx 3,000 (yes, 3 thousand pies) most weekdays, and the owner told me recently, that on a saturday and sunday,they average around 5,500 to 6,000 pies per day, yes, per day, on a saturday and a sunday, their busiest days. The owner isnt stupid either, he does not take eftpos, it is a cash only business, and will always be according to him. There is a few ATM's at the place, but he collects massive amounts of cash daily.

mmmm, maybe he needs a few pinballs in the place too ! that would really give pinball some exposure with the 5,000 people per day that go thru the place. !  ^^^

thanks for posting the photos.  ^^^ ^^^
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« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2012, 08:48:53 AM »
That looks awesome, will have to check out next time I am up at Goldie.

We have one about 45 minutes from here in the Valley - must check it out and see if any games there.
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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2012, 08:56:34 AM »
Yeah it's not a bad joint...a little over-priced and could do with some new gear but if that keeps a drive in running these days so be it.

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« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2012, 11:27:31 AM »
Quote from: Caveoftreasures on January 05, 2012, 01:02:54 AM
well done Leon on posting some photos of this cool place. might pop up and have a look at the 3 machines for some fun on friday night etc.

and yes, yatala pies is always busy, they actually sell apx 3,000 (yes, 3 thousand pies) most weekdays, and the owner told me recently, that on a saturday and sunday,they average around 5,500 to 6,000 pies per day, yes, per day, on a saturday and a sunday, their busiest days. The owner isnt stupid either, he does not take eftpos, it is a cash only business, and will always be according to him. There is a few ATM's at the place, but he collects massive amounts of cash daily.

mmmm, maybe he needs a few pinballs in the place too ! that would really give pinball some exposure with the 5,000 people per day that go thru the place. !  ^^^

thanks for posting the photos.  ^^^ ^^^

I would believe that -
we used drive down once a month  for a pie (stock up)
" I miss those pies"
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Re: Yatala Drive-in Movies Gold Coast Queensland Australia
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2012, 01:27:25 PM »
Quote from: v8racefan on January 04, 2012, 11:36:30 PM


I took some pics for the interstate AP members, very cool place to visit and not too far from the theme parks.

Enjoy...

As far as I know, we have NOTHING like this in W.A.
What a COOL drive in theatre - drives are something of a rarity nowadays in any case.
Added this to the "bucket list" for when I head east.
CFTBL is of course THE machine for that venue.
I reckon a Diner would just about round it out.

Thanks for the great pics  *%*

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« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2012, 08:26:10 PM »
Quote from: Retropin on January 05, 2012, 12:05:18 AM
BEEFYS are the best on Northside

There is one at Ningi of all places! (Next to a 7-11.) But it didn't look that busy.
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Re: Yatala Drive-in Movies Gold Coast Queensland Australia
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2012, 09:49:25 PM »
Thanks for the photos, great setup. Must try and check this out next time we are in the Gold Coast.
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