In the late 1980s, Coronado was used as a film location as a less-expensive alternative to filming in California. It was used as the high school that Bill and Ted attended in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", although the high school in the movie was named San Dimas High School (San Dimas was actually the site of the "Bill & Ted" sequel). The movie finale (Bill and Ted's final on-stage report with historical figures) was filmed in Coronado's auditorium which was torn down for remodeling in 2006.