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Bull riding series to film scenes at Fort Worth drive-in. Here’s how you can be in it

Fort Worth’s Coyote Drive-In will host filming for a bull riding television series on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Fort Worth’s Coyote Drive-In will host filming for a bull riding television series on Tuesday, Feb. 4. bgarcia@star-telegram.com

A bull riding television series will film scenes at a Fort Worth drive-in movie theater Tuesday.

While the name of the show is under wraps, Coyote Drive-In general manager Chris Fortune said the reality series is about bull riding. The series also plans to shoot in Decatur, Dallas, Weatherford and other parts of Fort Worth.

Tuesday’s filming will take place around 6 p.m. and the drive-in is looking for cars to fill one of the theater’s lots, Fortune said.

Interested participants can start lining up their cars around 5:30 p.m. Only the first 50 vehicles will be let in. Filming is expected to last a few hours and wrap around 8:30 p.m.

Over the weekend, the drive-in posted online about the filming and the response has been huge, Fortune told the Star-Telegram Tuesday.

Users left nearly 270 comments on the drive-in’s Facebook post, along with a few on the theater’s Instagram post. Besides the bull riding show, Fortune said the drive-in has hosted filming for a few commercials and an independent film.

The drive-in will remain open during Tuesday evening’s filming.

The sun sets as a movie begins at one of four screens at Coyote Drive-In movie theater on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Fort Worth. The drive-in initially closed during the coronavirus pandemic, but opened at limited capacity when the state began reopening in May. Chris Fortune, director of operations at the drive-in, said they have sold out every night.
The sun sets as a movie begins at one of four screens at Coyote Drive-In movie theater on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Fort Worth. The drive-in initially closed during the coronavirus pandemic, but opened at limited capacity when the state began reopening in May. Chris Fortune, director of operations at the drive-in, said they have sold out every night. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com

Coyote Drive-In opened in 2013 at 223 NE 4th St.

The four-screen theater shows movies daily as the sun goes down. There’s also an on-site concession stand and full bar for those looking to snack up during their movie.

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Brayden Garcia
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Brayden Garcia is a service journalism reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Brayden mainly writes about weather and all things Taylor Sheridan-related.
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