Every empty screen costs money. Every missed call is a lost carload. Frontdesk AI answers calls 24/7, books tickets, handles group reservations, and fills your lot—all while your team sleeps.
For Drive-In Theaters
Incoming Call...
Customer
"Hi, what's playing tonight? Can I reserve tickets for a family of five?"
AI Receptionist
"Tonight we're showing 'Summer Adventure' at 8:30 PM on Screen 2. I can reserve 5 tickets for you right now!"
✓ Tickets Booked • Screen 2
You're losing ticket sales every night your phone lines are overwhelmed. Families call during dinner rush, questions go unanswered, and your box office can't keep up. There's a better way.
A family sees your billboard at 6 PM on Friday, calls to ask about showtimes and ticket prices, and gets a busy signal. By the time they try again, they've already driven to the competitor down the highway who answered immediately.
While you're selling tickets at the gate, ten more calls come in. Showtime questions, group bookings, concession inquiries, rain delay updates—you can't answer the phone and serve customers in person. Callers hang up frustrated, and you lose revenue.
A birthday party organizer leaves a voicemail about booking 15 cars for Saturday night. You're swamped and forget to call back until Monday. They've already booked with another venue. That's $450 gone—plus all the concession sales you would have made.
One AI workforce that handles every touchpoint—from first inquiry to packed showtime
Movie lovers visit your drive-in website at any hour. Frontdesk Chat answers instantly, shares showtimes, checks screen availability, and books tickets—all without human intervention.
Every call is answered instantly—showtime questions, ticket inquiries, technical issues, group bookings. The AI understands context, creates alerts, schedules callbacks, and escalates to staff only when needed.
When guests don't show up for reserved tickets, Frontdesk Outbound automatically calls to reschedule. The AI references the original booking conversation, knows their movie preferences, and books a new showtime—all while updating your CRM and calendar.
Every interaction—chat, call, ticket purchase, concession order—automatically creates and updates guest profiles in your CRM. No manual data entry. No missed information. One complete view of every guest and their visit history.
Orchestrate the entire guest journey across email, voice, SMS, and web. Automatically coordinate follow-ups, showtime reminders, and loyalty sequences based on behavior and attendance patterns.
Coming Soon: Automatically send personalized, context-aware emails at optimal times. Pre-show confirmations, showtime reminders, follow-ups, and loyalty sequences—all orchestrated by Marketing Automation.
Smart group booking and event rental forms that pre-fill from CRM data and guide guests through completion. When forms are submitted, they automatically trigger outbound automation sequences for confirmation and event coordination workflows.
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No sales pitch. Just our AI answering your call, answering questions, and trying to book you.
Get a complete AI team for your drive-in theater. Each agent handles different tasks—answering calls, booking movie nights, handling guest inquiries. They work together 24/7 to fill more cars and maximize every showtime.
Answers every call instantly—no voicemail, no missed guests. Handles showtimes inquiries, books group events, and creates guest service requests automatically for concessions or projection issues.
Qualifies event bookings, shows tonight's movies and showtimes, answers questions about ticket prices and concession specials instantly. Books group events and captures contact info—all through your website chat, 24/7.
Sends personalized event confirmations, weekly movie lineup announcements, and follow-up emails automatically. Coordinates with Marketing Automation to send at the right time to keep moviegoers engaged and coming back.
Pre-fills group event booking forms from CRM data. Guides guests through party size, movie preferences, and concession packages. Triggers automation workflows when submitted for birthday parties, corporate events, or private screenings.
Automatically reaches out to guests at the right time. Makes outbound calls to no-shows, sends personalized SMS follow-ups about weekend double features, and emails about special event nights. Coordinates all outbound channels to recover lost bookings and keep families engaged.
Handles two-way SMS conversations with moviegoers and event organizers. Sends event confirmations, tonight's showtimes, and answers questions about ticket prices and gate opening times via text—98% open rate.
Lets website visitors speak directly to your website about tonight's movies. Click, talk, get answers about showtimes, ticket prices, and concession specials—no typing required. Perfect for mobile users planning their movie night.
Automatically updates your Frontdesk CRM with every interaction. All your AI agents feed guest and event data in real-time—no manual imports, no data entry. Every call, text, and interaction is organized by showtime, event type, and booking status.
Guests don't submit tickets—they just call or text. Your AI recognizes operational issues (broken speaker, projection problems, concession delays, etc.), creates tickets, triages by urgency, and notifies the right staff automatically.
Watches every conversation and alerts you when it matters. If a guest was frustrated, if a technical issue was reported, if a large group event was booked—you know instantly.
Follow one customer from phone call to group booking—see how every system works together
Alex calls at 2 AM planning a birthday party. The AI answers instantly—no voicemail, no missed call.
As Alex talks, the AI captures everything: name, phone, 20-car group, birthday party, March 15th date. Saved to CRM automatically—no forms, no typing.
Alex says "Yes!" The AI checks your calendar, finds Saturday at 7 PM showtime, and reserves 20 parking spaces. Instant confirmation—no waiting.
The moment the reservation is booked, the system springs into action. Confirmation emails, reminder texts, follow-ups, and parking instructions—all happening automatically.
Alex's phone buzzes. It's a confirmation email from you—sent automatically by the AI Email Agent (coming soon). She reads it, feels reassured, and goes back to planning. Meanwhile, a reminder email is already scheduled for Friday. No one had to remember to send it.
Saturday evening, Alex is stuck in traffic. She completely forgot about the showtime. You're at the box office, see the missed reservation in your CRM, and mark it as "No-Show." That's it. One click. The system takes over from here—you don't have to think about what to do next.
The moment you mark Alex as a no-show, the system springs into action. It remembers everything: the 2 AM phone call, her 20-car group, her birthday party. Recovery calls get scheduled automatically. Follow-up emails are queued. The entire recovery process starts—you don't have to think about it.
Alex's phone rings. It's the third call from your AI. She's finally free—just finished her shift at work. She answers. The AI remembers their entire conversation from last week. "Hi Alex, I noticed we missed you on Saturday. Would you like to reschedule?" Alex says yes, picks a new date, and hangs up. The calendar updates automatically. No one had to do anything.
Alex's group shows up for the rescheduled movie night. Everyone loves it. You mark it complete in your CRM. The moment you click "Complete," the system springs into action: post-event follow-up emails get queued, feedback requests are ready to send, and future booking promotions begin. All happening automatically—you're just running the show.
Alex just finished the movie. She's walking to her car when her phone buzzes. It's a feedback form from Frontdesk Forms—already filled with her name, email, and the event she just attended. The AI guides her through rating her experience right on her phone. When she submits it, you're immediately notified. The follow-up process begins automatically—all without you lifting a finger.
Alex's at work, thinking about the movie night. She wants to book another event next month. She calls. The AI answers instantly, recognizes her from your CRM, remembers her party and feedback, and is ready to help—no hold time, no voicemail, no missed calls. Alex books her next event in seconds.
With the great experience still fresh, Alex books another group event. The system automatically sends confirmation emails, parking instructions, and event details. Alex is officially a repeat customer.
Alex is planning her next event. She has questions: "How do the car speakers work?" "Can we bring decorations?" She texts the AI. It answers instantly with all the details she needs—no waiting, no phone calls, no searching through emails.
During the movie, one car's radio isn't picking up the audio. It's 8:30 PM on a Friday. Alex can call, text, or chat—whichever she prefers. The AI answers instantly, understands the issue, walks her through troubleshooting, and gets the sound working. She doesn't have to leave her car or wait for staff. She just describes the problem, and it's handled.
There's an 80s movie marathon this Saturday. Alex gets notified automatically—email, text, or both, your choice. The system sends special event announcements, movie lineup updates, concession promotions, and themed night alerts. Customers stay informed without you sending individual messages. Everything happens automatically.
Eight months later, Alex is a regular customer. She comes back monthly for family movie nights. She had a great experience—questions were answered instantly, special events kept it exciting, and she felt valued. The same AI that helped her book her first event kept her coming back as a loyal customer. That's the full journey: prospect to customer to regular.
Everything you need to know about using Frontdesk for your drive-in theater
Yes. The AI answers calls 24/7, provides showtimes, checks ticket availability, and processes reservations—even when your box office is closed. No more missed ticket sales during the day.
The AI creates service tickets automatically, collects all details (screen number, issue description, urgency), and routes them to your technical team. Emergency issues like projector failures or sound problems can be escalated immediately.
Yes. The system automatically sends confirmation emails and reminder texts before special events and group bookings. When no-shows happen, it immediately follows up to reschedule—recovering up to 40% of missed reservations.
Yes. Integrates with Google Calendar, Outlook, and most calendar systems. The AI checks real-time availability and books private screenings and corporate events instantly—no back-and-forth emails needed.
After inquiries, customers automatically receive a ticket link that's pre-filled with their showtime preference from the CRM. The AI guides them through vehicle count, concession pre-orders, and seating preferences. When completed, you're notified immediately.
Yes. Frontdesk integrates with most ticketing systems including Vista, Veezi, Spotlight, and others. All data syncs automatically—customers, reservations, group bookings, and service requests.
Absolutely. The AI knows all your screens, showtimes, capacity, and concession menus. It can route calls based on location, handle multi-theater inquiries, and manage multiple sites simultaneously.
The AI handles weather-related cancellations 24/7, notifies ticket holders, and can process refunds or reschedule automatically. For true emergencies during shows, it immediately escalates to your on-site management team.
Pricing is based on your screen count and call volume. Most drive-in theaters see ROI within the first month from reduced no-shows and increased concession pre-orders. Contact us for a custom quote.
Stop missing booking calls at midnight. Start filling screens while you sleep.
Capture calls and appointments 24/7, even outside of business hours. Setup in minutes, keep your existing number.
Your AI Receptionist will understand everything about your business and services. This means that it can answer complex questions from callers easily.
Your AI phone receptionist can intelligently text the caller custom links during the conversation. For example, if the caller asks to schedule an appointment, the receptionist can text them your Calendly link.
The simplest solution on the market. Create, purchase, and publish your AI Receptionist in just five minutes. You can even update your receptionist's knowledge base or greeting phrase anytime
View call transcripts, text history, and voicemails directly from your admin dashboard. Export phone numbers of callers for targeted promo.
Answers calls 24/7 with a human-like voice.
Reaches out via SMS and replies to incoming text messages.
Choose your size, color, and voice. Then, embed your receptionist in your website.
Supercharge your existing booking system with our AI virtual receptionist. No limits.
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