{"id":38649,"date":"2026-08-06T17:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=38649"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:04:12","slug":"movies-in-the-park-will-bring-double-dose-of-fun-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/movies-in-the-park-will-bring-double-dose-of-fun-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies in the Park will bring double dose of fun this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Town of Aurora\u2019s Movies in the Park summer series will offer a double dose of family fun this month as the program expands to three nights of double features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curtain will rise on Movies in the Park at Town Park on Thursday, August 20, at 7 p.m., and continue each Thursday at the same time through September 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMovie enthusiasts are invited to join us this summer as Aurora Town Park transforms into an outdoor cinema,\u201d says the Town. \u201cBring a lawn chair or blanket, gather family and friends, and enjoy a double-header movie experience under the stars. With two feature films showing back-to-back. It\u2019s the perfect opportunity to settle in for an evening of outdoor entertainment in a fun and relaxed setting. Arrive early to find the perfect spot and take part in the pre-show activities the movies begin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The double feature series is made possible through the rental of a new mobile LED screen this year, rather than relying on an inflatable screen and traditional projector as in years past, says Shelley Ware, Special Events Supervisor for the Town of Aurora. These screens eliminate the challenges that come with waiting for dusk for the movies to begin, and eliminate some of the other challenges that weather can sometimes present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With these constraints out of the way, the Town decided to make the most out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a bigger investment to go this route, but we\u2019re also investing in the community,\u201d says Ware. \u201cI think we were really limiting the audience and residents we could attract to this event with such a late start. We\u2019ve eliminated a few more risks that were out of our control and we\u2019ve really been able to focus the earlier movie time on the younger families in Aurora, and then it also enables us to have the slightly more mature movies starting at 9 p.m., and people are welcome to stay for both, come for one, or come to the other!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kicking off the film series on Thursday, August 20, under the theme of Pink Paradise Night \u2013 Think Pink, Live Aloha, are Disney\u2019s \u201cLilo & Stitch\u201d at 7 p.m., followed at 9 p.m. by Reese Witherspoon\u2019s \u201cLegally Blonde.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still feeling the FIFA buzz, the August 27 theme is Game Night \u2013 Game Changers, featuring Will Farrell\u2019s \u201cKicking & Screaming\u201d at 7 p.m., followed by Adam Sandler\u2019s Happy Gilmore at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ocean adventures are the order of the evening on Thursday, September 3, with Ocean Adventures \u2013 Beyond the Reef, Waves of Hope, featuring Disney-Pixar\u2019s \u201cFinding Nemo\u201d at 7 p.m., followed by \u201cBig Miracle\u201d at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a gem to be discovered, and bringing it out here to Movies in the Park is a great way to see it on the big screen,\u201d says Ware of Big Miracle, which is described as, \u201ca family of gray whales is discovered near the Arctic Circle, a team rally an international coalition to save the whales before it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBig Miracle was actually based on the real-life Operation Breakthrough and it\u2019s such a good movie with some animation mixed in, some fantasy mixed in, and it\u2019s environmental conscience tied in with some truth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truth will also be in the numbers of this year\u2019s Movies in the Park as the new screen set-up, expanded film options, and more, create new measures of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping there\u2019s an increase in attendance and I also hope there\u2019s a section of attendance that does the full double-header,\u201d says Ware. \u201cI\u2019m also hoping attendance that comes for the 9 p.m. movie where clearly you see older people who have clearly gone out for dinner and now they\u2019re catching our Movie in the Park.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about this year\u2019s lineup, which is sponsored by Aurora Orthodontics and Desjardins Insurance, visit aurora.ca\/moviesinthepark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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