Sauerbeck Family Drive-In To Host ‘Polar Express Experience’ This Weekend

Dec 13, 2022 at 2:46 pm
Concept art from “The Polar Express.”
Concept art from “The Polar Express.”

The Sauerbeck Family Drive-In (3210 D.W. Griffith Ln.) will host The Polar Express Experience, a themed movie screening, this Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, from 6-8:30 p.m.

The Polar Express Experience will transport families to the magic of the North Pole. There will be a display of giant inflatables, plus stations with candy, cookies, hot chocolate and silver bells. A visitor from the North Pole will greet guests as they drive in.

Santa Claus will introduce the evening on the big screen at 6 p.m., then Mrs. Claus will read the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” “The Polar Express” movie will start at 6:20 p.m. 

During the film, Santa will also host meet and greets for groups of no more than eight guests at a time.

Admission to The Polar Express Experience is $45 per carload, and tickets to the Santa meet and greet are $20 per person. You can purchase tickets at this link.


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