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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Not convinced we see the inverted bowl...unless the claims of less materials ergo lower costs actually bear out (have to imagine those costs are offset by engineering costs), it seems like a lot of additional expenditure for minimal revenue generation...can the market bear a premium on those seats?
As for McMahon, I still favour the Stampede Grandstand (ie. another relatively simple grandstand across the way). Not sure Stampede really, really wants to keep the chucks going in perpetuity, but they are also definitely not going to move away from it based on activist pressure alone. The horse track eats up a mighty chunk of real estate to only be used 10 nights a year (and is only half of the 'evening show' ticket). With a demolished Saddledome, it would give them a more interesting plot of land to play with.
Could be as easy as splitting the rodeo into two sessions a day (it's already a bloody marathon), but lots of options for how Stampede would arrange their various ticketed events (move concert series to stadium, enhanced grandstand show to arena).
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Do they not still have horse racing at Stampede Park?