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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Okay, yes, I agree that the rink in Edmonton is largely a fail in that regard. All that money spent, and they solved none of the major issues for patrons. Total fail.
It did help revitalize the area (which is obviously a MAJOR goal), so I'll give it credit for that. But for patrons? Meh.
I expect better from Calgary. And will not continue as a STH if it doesn't happen.
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rasta-masta makes my point perfectly. People seem to expect that a new arena will be like waving a magic wand that fixes all of the problems. Assuming our arena will be a lot better than Edmonton's is simply naive. I expect we will do better and not make the exact same mistakes as them. But, I can guarantee, that it will also mean a few other things go awry and are as bad or worse than currently.
I am not an STH, and when I go to games/concerts, I am just not bothered by lineups or the busy concourse (but I am also not a sheep and know how to avoid any total BS). For me, I am able to get into the building 5 minutes before event-start and get to my seat without any trouble. I have a place to sit and whatever view I chose to purchase is fine.
I'll ask you a question: if these problems are so bad, why do you keep renewing your STs?
It doesn't matter to me whether you want to call the problems minor or major, but I will remain steadfast that the improvements to the problems will be
minor, for one simple reason:
There will always be around 18000 people who want to arrive, pee, buy food/beer, and leave at the same time.
For the best 2-3000 seats, these situations are already okay, and will still get a little bit better. For the remaining 15000, the situations currently suck, and will just suck a little bit less.
For me, there are so many other things in this city that currently suck and could suck a little bit less at the cost of a few hundred million dollars.