Can you walk there readily from the north lots, or is this a south lot only option? I'm in B-1 and it doesn't look like that would be very easy.
Jamie Pollard's advice to fans for Cy-Hawk? 'try to be at the gates by 1:45 p.m.'
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Because he is ultimately in charge of the event, although most minutia is delegated to some lacky I'm sure. I've actually run an outdoor event with over 100K attendees a day in an area not meant for that many people. You can bet I was constantly communicating with staff to see how entry/exit was going and if any obstacles or red tape needed to be removed. The sixish home football games are by far the biggest/most important events the athletic department puts on every year. A change like this warranty constant monitoring by leadership.
Agree with the problem of people cutting in. Another thing Jamie and staff should monitor and address.
I pretty sure different portions of that line moved at significantly different speeds. Were you far left middle or right. Got stuck in far left myself and it didn't moved but a step every few minutes. Like I said heard the band while waiting, heard the kick, interception, kick etc sitting in pretty much the same spot. Bailed and walk to east gate to get in with 6 minutes left in the first quarter.
I was middle right. When I got to the front, there were people trying to download their tickets because their screenshots weren't working on the left side of the line.
Nope you are right, old rules were 6 hours before kickoff or 6am whichever was greater. So yes last year you could have been in the lots for this 1pm game at 6am. Trust me I know as we would have been there at 6am like normal if we could have been.
Or pretend you are a Pizza Pit delivery person and bring 10 empty boxes of pizza in and say these are for the secret service.
110% agree with you. There's been times I've thought about going to a $20-30 event then their fees turn it into a 40 or 50 and I just say nope. Maybe those aren't the exact #s but it seems like they come close to doubling the cost of the event. I would think a 10% margin would be plenty.
DoorDash with hamberders is more believable, but your point stands.
You have to walk West to beach and then south and work your way through Reiman gardens. It’s about a one beer walk. Get some steps in, enjoy the stroll, and on most football Saturdays, walk right into the stadium.
Not a huge fan of crowds, or waiting in line with a crowd, which is why I take a walk around to the west gate.
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This was my spot in line at 12:35, had already been on the bridge for at least 10 min by that point. Our group was not in the stadium by 1pm.
Yeah Gate 2 had some issues with the scanners failing. There were just some people exaggerating their wait at Gate 1.
Is gate 1 the north gate? It was less than impressive there was about 30 people ahead of me about 45 minutes before the game and it took at least 15 minutes to get to me my tap and go worked just fine though.
There are others who provide the exact same service but I think you're grossly underestimating the work Ticketmaster's platform does. Writing a custom website to do the work their platform does would be a ridiculous undertaking.
Ticket marketplace
Seat location picking
Custom scanning hardware
Custom scanning software
Printing tickets is a ridiculous undertaking compared to clicking a button and everyone having their tickets
Supporting their own product
Frankly, if someone else could do it better, they would. I dont imagine the NFL or MLB loves giving Ticketmaster a shitload of money but they know they can't do it better.
