Summertime is a great time to catch up on some great movies for your kids. There are lots of free and cheap options to entertain your kiddos and keep them from saying, “Mom, I’m bored!” Get crazy and try out a new venue every week.
Outdoor Movies
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Cosmopolitan Dive In Movies– Every Monday night from Memorial Day to Labor Day, enjoy your favorite films while lounging poolside or taking a dip. Doors open at 7PM | Movies begin at 8PM Cost: $5 for non-hotel guests, complimentary for hotel guests and children under 5
Dive In Movies 2018 Schedule
- May 28 – Wonder Woman
- June 4 – Atomic Blonde
- June 11 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- June 18 – Zoolander
- June 25 – The Breakfast Club
- July 2 – Top Gun
- July 9 – Star Wars Double Feature | Doors at 5:30PM
- The Force Awakens | 6PM
- The Last Jedi | 8:30PM
- July 16 – Grease
- July 23 – 50 First Dates
- July 30 – Forrest Gump
- Aug. 6 – Inception
- Aug. 13 – Happy Gilmore
- Aug. 20 – Baby Driver
- Aug. 27 – Pulp Fiction
- Sept. 3 – Transformers
M Resort will host their ‘dive in movies’ on Friday nights throughout the summer and feature back-to-back movies. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the first showtime at 8:30 p.m., followed by a second blockbuster picture after a 10-minute intermission. A $2 cover for all ages will be charged at the door. Swimming is permitted, but additional floaties and rafts aren’t allowed. More movies will be added at a later date. Schedule:
- Friday, May 11 – Hook, Steven Spielberg’s unique twist on the story of Peter Pan followed by Jumanji, a 90’s classic about a magical board game that unleashes a jungle-themed adventure
- Friday, May 18 – The Lion King, Disney’s epic musical film and Beauty and the Beast, another classic animation by Disney
- Friday, May 25 – Hocus Pocus, a friendly witch-themed comedy followed by The Nightmare Before Christmas, which creatively ties favorite holidays, Halloween and Christmas
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Downtown Container Park, Sunset Cinema– Every Thursday, movies start at sundown, or around 7:50- 8pm. More movies will be added later, check the link for the upcoming schedule.
- June 7th- Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2
- June 14th- Thor: Ragnarok
- June 21st- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- June 28th- Justice League
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The District at GVR– Saturday evenings on the green (in back of Whole foods) is FREE Outdoor Movie Night. June 2nd – June 30th, movies begin at 7:30pm, weather permitting. See schedule above, and check link for next month’s schedule.
Indoor Movies
Fashion Show Mall- Sweetest Little Movie Series– If you’re in need of air conditioning, Fashion Show offers free movies every Wednesday starting June 6th in the Great Hall. Show times begin at 6pm. Check the link for more details on storytime, character visits, and dinner delivery from participating restaurants.
- June 6 – Frozen Sing-a-long (PG)
- June 13 – The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (PG)
- June 20 – Despicable Me 3; Double feature at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. (PG)
- June 27 – Peter Rabbit (PG)
- July 4 – The LEGO Ninjago Movie (PG)
- July 11 – The Emoji Movie (PG)
- July 18 – Coco (PG)
- July 25 – Cars 3 (G)
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- Week 2- June 5th & 6th- The Iron Giant, Curious George
- Week 3- June 12th & 13th- Despicable Me, Ice Age: Collision Course
- Week 4- June 19th & 20th- Storks, Mr. Peabody & Sherman
- Week 5- June 26th & 27th- Despicable Me 2, How to Train your Dragon 2
Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse– The Summer Movie Clubhouse is a ten-week program of recently released G and PG films for kids. The cost is $1 per person per movie at the door the morning of the program. Or pay $5 for all ten movies. Program runs May 21st- August 23rd. Participating theaters in Vegas are Century 16 Suncoast, Century 18 Sam’s Town, and in Henderson, Cinedome 12. All movies begin at 10am.
- June 11th & 13th- Smurfs: the Lost Village
- June 18th & 20th- The LEGO Ninjago Movie
- June 25th & 27th- Storks
- July 2nd & 4th- Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
- July 9th & 11th- My Little Pony: the Movie
- July 16th & 18th- Ferdinand
- July 23rd & 25th- Paddington 2
- July 30th & August 1st- Captain Underpants: the First Epic Movie
- August 6th & 8th- The Emoji Movie
Pick your venue and enjoy! You can’t beat these fun and affordable options, indoors or out. If you find any that I’ve missed, please let me know in the comments below. Check out these other kid friendly posts and don’t forget to subscribe to stay up to date on the latest deals.
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