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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCrave a safe night out in the midst of the pandemic?&nbsp; Now, you can social distance while watching a film from the sweet comfort of your own mini boat at this pop-up movie experience coming to Houston in fall.The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Americans to come up with creative ways to entertain.&nbsp; Drive-in movie theaters are seeing a fresh resurgence, and now one entertainment company is taking socially-distanced film screening to a new level. Australian-based theater company has announced a boat-in "Floating Cinema" at select U.S. cities, including Houston and Austin, Texas.DRIVE-IN REVIVAL: Escape to the best retro drive-in movie theaters in TexasLaunching September 9, Floating Cinema event is coming to Houston for a week of film screenings on the water.Floating Cinemas will include 12 to 24 mini boats (each carrying up to eight people) that will provide a unique, socially distanced entertainment experience. Customers will be required to rent one mini boat "to ensure that groups will be seated with friends and family only and to allow for social distancing on and between boats." Moviegoers can watch movies in the open air, snack on free popcorn and other refreshments available to purchase.In Austin, there's a Floating Cinema experience onFor film lovers, the screenings will be a mix of new releases and classic films.&nbsp; The location of the boat-in spot will be announced when tickets go on sale. You can pre-registerThe concept of "floating cinemas" has people excited for a new breed of "open-air, social-distancing" entertainment.Now this just makes a drive in seem so basic. — KA ✌️ (@iamdjka)Depending on the size of the boats I might for this 😂 — Angel🐢 (@angelg_710)This the last thing I’ll do. I can’t swim and I’m not bout to drown while I watch a movie lol — Edgar🐣 (@E666Y)alison.medley@chron.com

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCrave a safe night out in the midst of the pandemic?&nbsp; Now, you can social distance while watching a film from the sweet comfort of your own mini boat at this pop-up movie experience coming to Houston in fall.The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Americans to come up with creative ways to entertain.&nbsp; Drive-in movie theaters are seeing a fresh resurgence, and now one entertainment company is taking socially-distanced film screening to a new level. Australian-based theater company has announced a boat-in "Floating Cinema" at...

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