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Originally Posted by 1stLand
If we do build a new arena, we need to think ahead so it lasts 100 years. We need to build a parkade that can accommodate flying cars, a separate area for teleportation devices.
Instead of a jumbotron how about a holographic 3D scoreboard that can play replays?
Let's make the seating to accommodate 30,000 people.
Let's triple the amount of luxury boxes.
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The saddledome seats 19000. The new arena will seat 18000-20000
The saddledome is built near transit, and has parking on site. The new arena will be built near transit and will have parking on site.
The saddledome is close to downtown. The new arena will be close to downtown.
So...what is the difference?
The saddledome has fewer luxury boxes and more single seats. The new arena will have more luxury boxes and fewer single seats. The single seats in the new building will be more expensive because press level seating won't exist and a new arena surcharge will be added on for each ticket. As a result, attending flames games will become less affordable to the middle income fan, and more accessible to corporate workers who are more likely to be marginal fans. The games will be less loud, have less energy, and will have a worse atmosphere.
All the rest of it is bull####. More washrooms, nicer dressing rooms, nicer concourse, better sight lines. Are you seriously falling for that?
The ACC, Canadian tire center, and Bell Center all have line ups for the washroom in the intermission. The sightlines are no different for 95% of the stadium. And they have a slightly wider concourse.
the lower bowl in the dome is already pretty low energy. A new arena will make the game atmosphere worse and offers very cosmetic and marginal upgrades in return.