Why do you park vehicles the way you do? Why not let us park anywhere we want?

The Bengies was designed in 1955, for the 1956 opening. At the time, there were not a lot of vehicles other than a regular car. Pick-up trucks and vans were not the normal family vehicle. The Bengies is “double” ramped. There are 2 rows (ramps) together, between the roadways. If a larger vehicle parks on an “odd” numbered ramp, the visibility of the space behind them is lost to all vehicles, not even another van or high top can see over it! We do allow larger vehicle parking in the “wings” on most nights. This is off to the sides of the theatre, and do not block sight-lines. Many folks who arrive early can park closer to the screen.

Vehicles other than a regular car are parked carefully to keep the site lines open for everyone. We usually begin filling ramp 10 with larger vehicles and work our way backfilling the even numbered rows one row at a time.