I was sad that the quarantine life has ruined the 2020 summer movie season so I had to jump at this…read moreopportunity to capture some sort of movie theater experience in a safe environment. Movies on the Fly isn't the first car cinema to pop up during Covid, but the first one at the Coliseum had a crappy movie lineup and insane prices that kept us away. There's a lot to like about Movies on the Fly: solid movie lineup, nice location, reasonable price ($30/car) and my favorite part, you can bring your own food and drinks. We went to see Ghostbusters with the kids and it was a fun experience: getting in and out was easy, we got a good spot, and the projection & audio were great! The only drawback were idiots constantly turning on their headlights or beeping their vehicles, luckily the staff was on it. Pretty cool event, highly recommend if you miss going to the movies or have never experienced drive-ins.

This haunt is a unique and fun maze through a paintball field trail & 'house'. It has some really…read morecool effects and great scare-actors. The staff was super awesome. It's really reasonably priced & it's pretty long too. Really well done. (I did 13th floor in San Antonio last night & I think Terror Trail is better.) I think you'll get scared...I did. There's also a zombie shooting area that you ride into. I didn't do that part, but it sounded neat. Note: the trail is outside and a bit uneven so be sure to wear appropriate shoes that can get a bit dusty.

You will not regret it! Im not exactly sure the ticket price for each event but we decided to buy…read morethe package for both the zombie paintball and the haunted house. We also paid an extra 8 bux to cut the line for the haunted house which wasnt bad, but after going thru the night, we could have saved 16 bux and just waited an extra maybe 30 mins only. Line wasnt bad at all, but it was the week before halloween still. All in all, the package with fast pass was only 40 bux each! Thats pretty good in my books considering what i had done before in a different city and paying that much. The zombie paintball was definitely more action packed and the trail was more entertaining than what ive done before. It was cool too since they had a double decker trailer! But if you were first, you dont get to chose where to sit sadly. The bottom needs to be filled first as a safety precaution. And the haunted house, not the best in my experience but for only what i assume was 15bux a ticket, really good! It was a nice change too since i have never went thru an outdoor, cemetary walk before. So that was refreshing! Really great for dates and family or friends nights! Great staff making the experience fun!

If there's a major event in El Paso, you know I'll be there so even though I'm not a student (nor…read morehave I ever been) at UTEP, Minerpalooza was no exception. You know how I do! I'll admit, this year I had no real intention of going to Minerpalooza, but my friends Jelly, Jasmine, and Paul were going so I tagged along last minute for some fun and I'm super glad I did. When we arrived we somehow managed to snag some of the football jerseys the band wears and threw them on quickly since none of us were wearing anything slightly UTEP related. The J's and I walked around for a bit looking at the different booths set up. This year was the first year I've went since they've changed this pep rally to the Sun Bowl Stadium parking lot and I have to say what a huge improvement. They had a lot of companies that had more than one booth and the parking lot wasn't entirely full so I think moving forward they should definitely try to fill this so much more, like there should be a waiting list. Also more samples, the only stand giving out samples was the kettle corn that I may have taken a total of five samples from (hey, they had more than one booth). Eventually we made our way to the beginning of the "parade" to snap some shots with Paydirt Pete. Parade is in quotations because it's only Pete, the cheerleaders, baton twirlers, the band, and the flag team...and they travel about 400 yards. Maybe a real parade should be worked out. After the "parade" we watched part of the actual pep rally. They definitely need peppier people on the mics and maybe they shouldn't let the football coach speak again, he literally asked the crowd during a freaking pep rally to be "as quite as possible when we're playing offense." Like I understand the request (to an extent), but a pep rally is about being spirited, not for semi-scoldings. I was seriously impressed by the lack of spirit and monotone speakers during this pep rally, I just don't get it. Halfway through we decided to make a pitstop at the nearby Liqour Dicks for some cheap drinks and returned maybe an hour later. Luckily for us, we're friends with Paydirt Pete (one of the J's might be dating him...yes, she dates Pete, not the guy inside) and he was able to throw VIP passes our way. So we found ourself in front of Hors d'oeuvre sized dishes and of course I tried everything. The turkey with orange-cranberry gravy along with the hummus served with a tostada were my favorite and the best executed. The burger was sitting on a griddle which took the bread to the past-toast degree and made it rather dangerous to pick up. The salad was simple and made with iceberg and a vinegar based dressing which I think many found rather unappealing as I was the only one partaking. I was split on the cupcakes because the cream cheese frosting was quite good, but the cupcakes themselves were extremely dense (but moist). The bar was manned by some pretty good bartenders and I had my first Piña Colada on the rocks (nothing is served frozen at MP). We stopped to watch the fireworks and this year they definitely went all out! Even lighting up the M on the side of the mountain with multiple fireworks and some heavy duty Roman Candles. Jasmine and I made our way to the beer garden after and tried their margaritas which were very strong. The beer garden wasn't well lit like Pete's Pavilion, but we still had fun dancing since it was located pretty close to a DJ booth. After an hour or so we decided to head back to the stage and I need to mention what a huge improvement this stage was! Professional sized and equipped with serious lighting and sound. I was shocked to see The Cataracs, Cyranizzy, headlining! Say what?!? UTEP, Y U NO DO BETTER MARKETING? MP should've been jam packed! Regardless, the crowd loved him! Everyone was jumping with their hands up and dancing, definitely a very hype person to have on stage. Awesome way to end the night!

NDMF is an annual festival held in the city of El Paso currently in the downtown plaza. They shut…read moredown various streets and thousands, I mean thousands, of folks attend the 2-day festival. It's an all ages event but they do focus themselves towards the 21+ crowd. I was a big fan of the VIP area where they had open bar and complimentary food. This year they featured Dos XX, Tito's, Orange Cow Burgers, and a few other options. Personally thought it was cool they had the rehydration tent with IVs and the hair/makeup touches. The teepees had a nice added touch and it was nice to layout on the grass without having to worry being congested like a herd in the general area. There were four stages were 1 was for local artists and the other three featured artists from indie/hip hob/r&b/electronic genres. Some of the featured artists were Nelly, J Balvin, Alesso, Hardwell, Ghostland Observatory, and Foster The People. Honestly being at a festival like this you're bound to get hungry so I was quite pleased to see the wide vary of food available from local spots including Crave. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and had a fun time.

Neon Desert is my favorite festival in El Paso! And yes, I'm comparing it to all the different…read moretypes of festivals we have in the area. Beyond being one of the largest (if not THEE largest), NDMF is executed pretty well and there's a range of things to do while there. I only have two gripes with the whole thing and that's the food/drinks and kids, but we'll get to that later. The lineup is usually pretty good and always has a mix of genres. The silent disco is where it's at. You throw on some head phones and you can click between two DJs. Then you dance the night away. It's actually kind of funny to see if you don't know what you're looking at since everyone is dancing and laughing, but you can't hear anything. Oh and the silent disco is usually under an open tent so you can get out of the sun for awhile without missing out on the actual festival. I wasn't able to check out each and every single vendor this past NDMF, but some of my favorites were the Henna Tattoos by Lu-E Fresh (they look good and they last a long time), the Mattress Firm tent (just lined with a ridiculous amount of mattresses that you can hang out on), the Southwest University mobile photobooth (also where you can get free paletas), the El Paso Electric Tent (charging ports galore, but you'll get out of there faster if you have your own cord), the Malibu House (drinks and flash tattoos), and the Tidal booth (where you feel like you're connected to Beyoncé). The food is where I get a little hung up. It's always overpriced, but I think that has to do with the businesses needing to recoup their cost after paying for a space at NDMF. I try to eat before I go so that way I'm only getting a couple of things here and there. I also think there could be a bigger selection of food with more vendors because they definitely have the space. If the food is overpriced, the drinks are unaffordable. My biggest recommendation is stick to the big names when it comes to drinks. There are tents that sell NDMF's drinks and can utilize any number of sponsored liquors/beer, but if those sponsors have an actual booth go to their booth instead. I bought some kind of adult lemonade from a NDMF tent and it tasted like straight lemon water... no alcohol, no sweet, just lemon water. And I even told the bartender no ice because when I found out it was over $8 for a regular cup of a mixed drink, it was a little disappointing when the cup was loaded to the brim with ice. For the same amount I spent at that tent I bought a frozen Piña Colada at the Malibu House that was not only big, but also delicious! Know where you're going to get the most bang for your buck. I just want to touch on the kiddo thing. While you are allowed to bring your kids to this festival, don't do it. It's like taking your kid to a bar... like yeah, you can do it, but the other patrons will give you that look. And actually I'll give you a list of reasons you shouldn't bring your kids: - Almost all of the crowd is 21+. - Booze, cussing, and possibly some other things that you might not want your kids around. - No kids areas... nope, you will not find a bounce house. - It's loud. - As an adult this is a wonderland so you'll probably want to walk around the whole festival, your kid will not. Just don't bring your kids. And if your kid begs you to take them because they're twelve and want to see JUST one of the performers, but they need you to take them... DON'T DO IT. They can wait until they're eighteen and they can go by themselves. This is the place to be during Memorial Day weekend if you're in EP. There's so much going on there like the skate park, live art, food, drinks, and of course music. They usually come out with the lineup a few months before the event, but you can score the best price on tickets if you buy them before then.

Montse was EXCELLENT with getting me and my friends our snacks and drinks!! She was super quick and…read morespeedy cleaning the concession stand,and overall being an AWESOME worker!!!!

This was the greatest Cinemark but I have no idea what happened. First the worker at check in was…read moreextremely rude and acted like i didn't exist. Second This place is filthy...went to go see spider man as I walk into the theatre room floor sticky, popcorn everywhere seats dirty , looked like it wasn't cleaned all day. Also as I took a bathroom break I notice the carpet was filthy and had lots of nasty stained everywhere and popcorn all over the ground. Looks like this place does not clean at all. All I gotta say is this Cinemark is filthy

This event was amazing! Check-in was easy breezy. There was enough room for people to set up their…read morechairs and blankets. I mean, it was the entire park. I love that they stuck to the schedule, and the meditation music they played before we released our lanterns and wishes out on the water was perfect!! The only setback was the food truck! The lines were ridiculously long. I could've brought food and come more prepared, but I was golfing across the street before the event started. Lol, there were about six food trucks out there. I don't know the logistics of it, but if they increase vendors, I think the lines would not be so bad. Overall, great fun family event. I got to share it with my best friend before moving next month. Big Mahalo to Lisa!!!!

What a difference a year makes! The 2016 Sun City Bacon Festival really improved over 2015's, kudos…read moreto the organizers, and frankly to me, I deserve kudos for my honest and helpful review, so give me some darn kudos! (I suppose Tanya also deserves some amount of kudos, but I don't plan on sharing mine, GET YOUR OWN KUDOS!) Kudo politics aside, this year's festival just felt way better planned, there were more local restaurants participating with a plethora of creative bacony treats, and there didn't seem to be shortages like last year. The lines were way better managed, I think that using the piggybucks tokens really helped expedite transactions, plus we didn't experience the cash only nightmare of 2015. My favorites this year were the Bacon-wrapped wings from Crave, and the Maple Bacon Bread Pudding from Ode Brewery (that one was so good it actually did run out), plus Cabo Joe's 3 little piggies came back from last year, yum! Brass Monkey's bacon grilled cheese was not too shabby either. They also moved the stage which helped keep the noise from overwhelming you while you explore the festival, and they had more merch available, I even got a sweet piggy nose! I'm really glad that the festival improved, I am pro-Bacon and I'm not ashamed to admit it, but hopefully the organizers will not rest in their laurels and make it even better in 2017, and I'll be here ready to claim my rightful share of kudos.

I'm torn with this one. I LOVE seeing new (or borrowed) ideas in El Paso and Baconfest was a great…read moreone, but I HATE seeing poor, rushed execution. If this does truly become an annual event I'd love to see a whole lot more thought go into Baconfest and what it actually is. I'm glad I went because I do enjoy supporting events like this and showing that there is an interest for such an event in the area. Next year I would like to see a whole lot more. One of the biggest issues I had with this event was the vagueness. There was no website set up for Baconfest... sure they posted an article about it on the KLAQ website, but there was really no where for anyone to really find answers to some pretty important questions (i.e. What time is this event over?). They had a Facebook event page set up, but not a Facebook page and again it didn't answer any real questions people might have. The markup basically said: The event starts at 11 AM, there will be bacon, there will be a costume contest, and there will be a hog calling contest. It didn't tell you what time the event was over, if you could bring pets (it turned out you couldn't, but since that wasn't blatantly apparent I did see many dogs at the event), how do you enter the contests, what time are the contests at, who's bringing the bacon, what different variations of bacon will there be, what other vendors will be at the event, and what kind of just-for-fun things will be at this event? Finishing this review would just be easiest by answering those questions... so here goes. What time is the event over? 5 PM. There were even vendors that were asking patrons what time the event was over. Literally no one knew. Can you bring pets? They said 'no', but they didn't have anyone manning any of the access points or security for that matter so do as you please. I regret not bringing my little Charlie because she truly believes bacon is LIFE. How do you enter the contests? This still isn't incredibly clear to me, but it had to be done at the event (yup, there was no online form to sign up anywhere). I'm actually assuming it was either at the stage or at the Baconfest tent selling shirts. What time are the contests? Whenever they call them over the speakers on the stage so stay close to the stage if you're trying to enter something. The contests I saw only had about four people in them so chances of winning are high! Who's bringing the bacon? They literally never released a complete list of vendors. The only thing they listed were the restaurants that actually fell inside the bounds of the event. No duh! They had "VIP" available at The Garden that included three different bacon starters and two drinks (very vague though... what kind of bacon starters and drinks?). There were actually quite a few foodtrucks at the event like Sweet Addiction, Crave, and Sloppy Seconds that received absolutely no recognition or promotion prior to the event. What different variations of bacon will there be? Nope, they never even told you if Crave was just making regular bacon or bacon wrapped shrimp. They were making bacon wrapped shrimp (which was my favorite). There was also chocolate covered bacon (two different varieties... the price on one was a little high though), bacon sugar cookies, pork belly hush puppies, caramel bacon cashew marshmallow praline, waffle bacon, bacon pizza, bacon sushi, BLT sushi rolls, pork belly on a stick and more. What other vendors will there be? Not many unfortunately and the vendors that didn't have a bacon product didn't even do anything bacon related. Are you kidding me?! Can I get some bacon costumes or something? There was one vendor selling salsa. They were also giving samples, they could've easily served their salsa samples on top of a small slice of bacon. There was a lady selling body wraps... we're at Baconfest, we don't care about our figure right now. I think at most there was six other vendors, but they didn't even seem that involved in the event. What kind of just-for-fun things will be at the event? Other than the free photobooth, nothing. Literally, nothing. Sadly it was just a lot of shuffling from one long line to the next. I would've liked to see some game booths, a jumping balloon for kids, a bacon mascot that people would've tried to take pictures with... anything that could've broken up the lines a little bit and enticed me to stay after having my fill of bacon related products. It just felt like if you weren't eating bacon, it was time to go. Again, I'll go next year... I would just like to see more organization, not something that someone slapped together. There really is no excuse. It may have been executed in a month, but it could've been done better and honestly, the rush to do it in a month was their own... the El Paso community was not demanding this event be done NOW so the sloppiness falls on the heads of the event organizers.

Pretty darn good!…read more Not too bad on the ticket prices neither. I loved how comfty their chairs were too. I think my favorite part was their deals for popcorn and drinks and how you get free drink refills on a large drink order. There was also a nice lil condiments station with self serving jalapenos! Will definitely have to get an order of nachos next time and add those jalapenos as much as legally possible lol. On top of that...and my personal favorite... BUTTER DISPENSERRRR!!! I made my popcorn soooo buttery good lol Its a considerably smaller theater compared to most i think. Prolly since its on post but the fact that there is a super convenient and affordable movie theater on post to make it easier for soldiers is fabulous! Not every army post can say they have their own theater on base for soldiers who have no car to easily walk over if possible. Plus, its conveniently located in Freedom Crossing to keep the fun times going with food and bars to hit up! If i was a single soldier living in the barracks, i would honestly feel pretty damn happy about having a nice theater right there lol.

Quiet , not as loud as other theaters, clean. Snacks are good , so are the hotdogs and staff are…read morefriendly and courteous.