Join us on May 17 – July 27 for Movies in the Park!
Come with your family and friends to our Movies in the Park, for all ages! This year, we will be having pre-movie activities starting at 6:30 PM, and then the movie screening begins at sunset on the Grand Steps, so grab a snack and settle in.
Girl Power
May 17
Barbie • PG-13
Get everything pink out of your closet and join us at 6:30 PM for pre-movie Barbie-themed photo opps on the Whittingham Discovery Center Rooftop Garden. Be sure to tag us when you post on instagram @millriverpark!
After the photo opps, watch the hit film, Barbie! In the film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
May 18
Elemental • PG
Inside Whittingham Discovery Center due to weather!
Starting at 6:30 PM before the film, join us in making your own non-electric lava lamp bottles!
Then, at 7:30 PM, watch the Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental”, a film set in Element City, where fire, water, land and air residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.
Catching Waves
May 31
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom • PG-13
Join us at 6:30 PM for a beach party on the roof of the Whittingham Discovery Center, then grab your popcorn when the sun sets and settle in for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom!
Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force.
June 1
The Little Mermaid • PG
Join us at 6:30 PM for pre-movie themed photo opps, then settle in at sunset for the film!
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
Color Me Karaoke
June 14
The Color Purple • PG-13
NOTE: This movie is being held in the Whittingham Discovery Center due to inclement weather!
Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.
June 15
Trolls Band Together • PG
This third installment of the Trolls franchise finds friends Poppy and Branch as a couple. But as they get to know each other more, it is revealed that Branch was a member of the old popular boyband BroZone when he was younger. Not only that, but the group members are his real-life brothers to boot. However, when they disbanded, Branch never saw his boyband brothers again until his brother Floyd is kidnapped. Branch mobilizes his family for the rescue.
Need For Speed
June 21
Fast X • PG-13
This movie will be held indoors at the Whittingham Discovery Center due to inclement weather and air quality.
This installment in the Fast and Furious franchise chronicles the rise of a new threat against Dom and his loved ones. Years after his father, Hernan Reyes, was defeated by Dom, Dante seeks vengeance, and nothing can stop him. Dom must confront Dante without risking the lives of his own family. But Dante‘s already after Dom’s son Brian!
June 22
Turbo • PG
This film screening will be held indoors at the Whittingham Discovery Center due to inclement weather.
A misfit snail gains the power of superspeed after a freak accident infuses him with nitrous oxide. Against the wishes of his safety-obsessed brother, he tries to compete in the Indy 500.
Superheroes vs Villains
July 12
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 • PG-13
In Marvel Studios "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
July 13
Super Mario Bros. Movie • PG
Magically teleported from Brooklyn to the Mushroom Kingdom, two plucky plumbers team up with a princess to battle a tyrannical fire-breathing turtle.
Woof Gang
July 26
Arthur the King • PG-13
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, ARTHUR THE KING follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes (Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Ali Suliman) for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic
July 27
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank • PG
Hank is a down-on-his-luck hound who only dreams of one thing: to become a samurai. One day, he finds himself in a town full of cats who are being threatened to be wiped out of existence by Ika Chu, a ruthless warmongering cat. Hank turns to Jimbo for help. As he becomes the town’s samurai hero with the help of the feline sensei, he must work with the townspeople to finally defeat their menacing enemy.