A Modern Cinema and Georgia’s Oldest Drive-In — Under One Digital Roof.
The Historic Strand Dinner Cinema in downtown Jesup offers premium recliner seating, a full food and beverage menu ordered from your seat via mobile app, and the kind of modern moviegoing experience that most small Georgia cities don’t have. Three blocks away in spirit — and 76 years away in history — The Jesup Drive-In has been running since 1948. Restored in 2011, it holds the distinction of being Georgia’s oldest operating drive-in theater.
Two completely different experiences. Two different ticketing systems. Two different menus. One brand. One website.
Getting those to coexist cleanly — without either venue losing what makes it special — was the challenge FDM built toward.
Industry: Entertainment / Cinema
Services: Website Design, Ticketing Integration, Online Food Ordering, Hosting & Maintenance
Partnership Length: 6 Years
The Challenge
Multi-venue entertainment businesses face a specific digital challenge: how do you give each venue its own identity without building two completely separate sites — and without making visitors feel like they’ve landed on the wrong page?
For Jesup Movies, the stakes were higher than usual. The Strand is a cashless, modern dining experience with Fandango and Veezi ticketing. The Drive-In is a nostalgic, family-friendly outdoor venue with ChowNow food ordering and a completely different vibe. A single website needed to represent both — and make it easy for visitors to find their way to the experience they were looking for.
Key areas of focus:
- Building separate, distinct experiences for each venue while keeping them under one cohesive brand
- Integrating ticketing systems (Fandango/Veezi) and online food ordering (ChowNow) into a seamless customer experience
- Positioning both venues as must-visit community entertainment destinations in Jesup
The Solution
FDM built a dual-venue website for Jesup Movies where each theater has its own identity, its own pages, and its own audience — presented together under a single brand that does justice to both.
- Dedicated pages for each venue with their own showtimes, menus, and ticketing. The Historic Strand and The Jesup Drive-In each get their own experience on the site — because they’re genuinely different experiences, and visitors deserve to land in the right place.
- Fandango, Veezi, and ChowNow integration that makes the customer journey seamless. Tickets for the Strand. Food ordering for the Drive-In. Each integration is built into the flow of the relevant venue page — not bolted on as an afterthought.
- Full menu pages for both venues. The Strand’s full food and beverage menu. The Drive-In’s concessions and ordering options. Accessible, appetizing, and easy to navigate before visitors even arrive.
- School group and private event pages. Two unique venues mean two unique event opportunities. FDM built dedicated pages for group bookings and private events at both theaters — opening revenue channels beyond regular ticket sales.
A New Experience and a Historic One
The Historic Strand Dinner Cinema is a premium dining and movie experience in a beautiful historic building — the kind of night out that doesn’t usually exist in a city Jesup’s size. The Jesup Drive-In is living history: Georgia’s oldest operating drive-in, restored and running since 2011, serving up nostalgia alongside the latest releases.
FDM built a website worthy of both. Because Jesup has something genuinely special — two completely different ways to go to the movies — and the website makes sure anyone searching online can find both of them.
The Results
Jesup Movies now has a digital home that does justice to both venues. Customers can buy tickets, order food, and plan their visit — all from a website that’s as polished as the Strand’s interior and as charming as the Drive-In’s history.
Two theaters. One website. Zero compromise.
Key outcomes include:
- Dual-venue website cleanly presenting both cinema experiences under one cohesive brand
- Integrated ticketing and food ordering systems creating a seamless end-to-end customer journey
- Professional presentation positioning Jesup Movies as a destination entertainment experience
- School group and private event pages opening new revenue channels for both venues
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