Thoughts on LNS from those that attended Nicholls series?
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Keeping in mind there's a fair bit not finished, but after 3 games:
Pros:
-New standing areas w/ drink rails in the mezzanine level are extremely nice additions. Nice covered spot when its raining, great view.
-More bathrooms always help.
-Much wider concourses are a big improvement
-New and more gates is helpful. Although the security perimeter is (hopefully) a work in progress. (Lots of new gates, but only 3 lanes for the metal scanners. I imagine that should be adjustable).
-New lighting makes more of a difference that I realized it would. Towers behind the suites look great.
-Its not open yet, but I like they'll have UT Creamery Ice Cream available soon
-Opened up 1B area between stands and offices with one less beer stand so more room to move.
Cons-
-Its extremely premium focused. Biggest part of the improvements are behind the velvet rope but that's not a surprise.
-Premium hyperfixation leads to huge swaths of the stadium being empty or underutilized. We saw it last year in the porches and 4TOPPs. Saw it again Saturday. Beautiful afternoon. 5 empty porches, another 5 or 6 with 3 or 4 people on them. Club seats and suites were below half full (to be fair, some of that may be due to unfinished things and opening weekend). Hopefully that improves as the year goes along, but it oddly didn't last year.
-Switching MVP seats to their 'elevated options' Terrace/Riverside model is a greedy joke.
-Still no self serve soft drinks and water (I know its a pipe dream with AD DW in charge, but its pretty standard at new ballparks).
-UT's execution of 'grab and go' is wildly stupid. The idea is "walk in, grab quick prepackaged items, scan/pay, walk out'. Instead at LNS (and TBA), its "walk in, grab your items, wait in line at a register, let them ring it up, ask for a tip, then pay." Its a really odd setup I haven't seen used in any other stadiums/arenas. Most are automated or at least more like a self checkout at a grocery store.
Plus, they devote half the space in it to alcohol, which with ID checks, serving rules, etc defeats the whole purpose. Whole setup is extremely poorly conceived.
Pros:
-New standing areas w/ drink rails in the mezzanine level are extremely nice additions. Nice covered spot when its raining, great view.
-More bathrooms always help.
-Much wider concourses are a big improvement
-New and more gates is helpful. Although the security perimeter is (hopefully) a work in progress. (Lots of new gates, but only 3 lanes for the metal scanners. I imagine that should be adjustable).
-New lighting makes more of a difference that I realized it would. Towers behind the suites look great.
-Its not open yet, but I like they'll have UT Creamery Ice Cream available soon
-Opened up 1B area between stands and offices with one less beer stand so more room to move.
Cons-
-Its extremely premium focused. Biggest part of the improvements are behind the velvet rope but that's not a surprise.
-Premium hyperfixation leads to huge swaths of the stadium being empty or underutilized. We saw it last year in the porches and 4TOPPs. Saw it again Saturday. Beautiful afternoon. 5 empty porches, another 5 or 6 with 3 or 4 people on them. Club seats and suites were below half full (to be fair, some of that may be due to unfinished things and opening weekend). Hopefully that improves as the year goes along, but it oddly didn't last year.
-Switching MVP seats to their 'elevated options' Terrace/Riverside model is a greedy joke.
-Still no self serve soft drinks and water (I know its a pipe dream with AD DW in charge, but its pretty standard at new ballparks).
-UT's execution of 'grab and go' is wildly stupid. The idea is "walk in, grab quick prepackaged items, scan/pay, walk out'. Instead at LNS (and TBA), its "walk in, grab your items, wait in line at a register, let them ring it up, ask for a tip, then pay." Its a really odd setup I haven't seen used in any other stadiums/arenas. Most are automated or at least more like a self checkout at a grocery store.
Plus, they devote half the space in it to alcohol, which with ID checks, serving rules, etc defeats the whole purpose. Whole setup is extremely poorly conceived.
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