My experience echos that of the others. Great atmosphere. Foot Soldiers were great. Those metal stands really help with the noise.
Parking was a nightmare though. 40 minutes waiting to park is completely unacceptable, anywhere, any time. Especially at a “world class facility” with “experience running large events”. And the reason was so that everyone could be funnelled into the same single entrance where ONE person had a debit machine. I paid cash, but the debit machine was holding everyone up. Hopefully with their thousands netted from parking they could pony up for a few more machines and open a few more gates instead of funnelling everyone though one. If you’re going to charge me $10 for parking, at least make it easy.
The funny this, even with the embarrassing logistics and obvious growing pains, I’ll be going back. In a cheaper seat, mind you, but I’ll definitely be back. The fans were into it. The team played well. The snow actually added a bit of ambiance and nobody seemed to mind. I think that they’ve got some issues to iron out immediately like parking, and in the longer term like pricing. But overall it was a positive experience.
The manager at Kildare’s is apparently trying to put together their own shuttle, and that’s a nice little pub. That would alleviate a lot of the parking hassle.
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