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Drive-in theaters make a comeback amid coronavirus

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As businesses nationwide struggle to survive amid the growing coronavirus pandemic, drive-in theaters in Florida are thriving.

At the Ocala Drive-In, owner John Watzke said moviegoers are packing the lots in front of his two 90-foot screens as if every weeknight has become a Friday or Saturday evening. “For this time of year, business is over double what it normally is,” Watzke told The Post Friday. “Right now, almost every night is the equivalent of a weekend here.

We’ve had a very large increase in attendance because it’s such a safe place to go.” Cars at the drive-in are now placed up to 12 feet apart to assuage any coronavirus concerns — up to six times the distance they were previously spaced out, Watzke said. “When you park your

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