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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Sightlines are good, seats are good, food and beer are good, everything else is just extra.
Rogers Place is nice and a cool experience for everything outside of why you’re actually there but if you put it up against the Saddledome you’d be hard pressed to justify the hundreds of millions and increased per ticket cost to anyone.
If the bathrooms and concessions are more than a fraction of a percent of why you’re there then you’re in a tiny minority. I’ve been to more ballparks than hockey arena, some that span 40 years between them, and once you’re watching the game the year of the build makes very little difference.
I’m not 60 so I don’t need to piss 5 times in a game, and I’ve never had trouble getting a beer or… you know… watching the game/concert/whatever. How much did you want to pay for nicer LEDs and a more open concourse? Seems worth it lol.
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Yeah, of course the sightlines are good, but what modern arena or venue are they not good? Maybe in buildings that are just not designed for hockey, but really this is a pretty low bar?
The reality is, the Saddledome for experience is not good for exactly the reasons that you discount. You want a beer during an intermission? The line is likely going to eat up basically the entire break. Sure...you can skip part of the game and grab one, but really that's not great experience. You want to use the washroom during the intermission...good luck. And as far as the age goes, I'd bet that you and I are pretty close in age and I'm not 60. It's not a huge ask as a consumer to be able to use a restroom when you're at a venue for 3/4 hours though?
As far as the concourses and means of entry/egress, it's not a great experience either. You say that you've been to a lot of other stadiums and arenas. Surely you've noticed this difference in those other buildings? I was in the arena in Omaha (for the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, our old farm affiliate) and it was miles better than the dome in this scenario. I'm not even talking about purely for hockey; you go to any concert or event at the dome and these things are all annoying and impactful on the user/consumer experience.