Originally Posted By fkurucz When I pay: > $40 - $80 for 1 Cubs ticket ( and don't even get me started with the quality of that product > $60 - $125 for a Bulls or Blackhawks ticket > $80 for a Bears ticket This is why I love minor league teams. We can see our local Central Hockey League team (Colorado Eagles) for $18. Are they as good as the Avalanche? No, but they are still very fun to watch (and unlike the Avs, they usually win).
Originally Posted By vbdad55 We have the Wolves here in Chicago -- and they have had some success as a minor league team-- and today -- they ARE probably better than the Hawks -- and you're right - reasonable to go to the games
Originally Posted By fkurucz We almost got a minor league baseball team a few years ago, but the Rockies vetoed that. Their attendance is way down these days, about half of what it was 10 years ago. We also have a ladies basketball team in Loveland (Colorado Chill) but I'm not into hoops of any gender, so I have skipped that for now.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 We have the Kane County Cougars A ball here in the wstern burbs - they have the 2nd best attendance in the minors -- beautiful stadium -- in last few years have seen Dontrell Willis , Josh Beckett , A J Burnett , Miguel Cabrera and Houston Street ( AL rookie of year) a few others come thru -- and have many good ones visit.\\ Can sit in the lawn for like $2 -- and can take the family with food for under $50 easily with box seats , good food and a few beers
Originally Posted By FenwayGirl Try buying tickets to Fenway....The cheapest seat (bleachers) is $20...if you can even get them!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Try buying tickets to Fenway....The cheapest seat (bleachers) is $20...if you can even get them< ditto Wrigley - single game seats go on Sale Feb 24th at 10 AM -- by 6 PM they will be gone. And Cubs Bleacher seats ( my preference) - range from $18 to $45 - -- they are priced on a tiered basis depending on who they are playing. If you want to see the Rockies on a Thursday afternoon - $18 -- if you want to see the Cardinals on a Friday night $45 each. And yes, thatis for bleacher seats - All the other ticket prices tiered as well.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>See the $62/day doesn't bother me at all -- especially since most people do not pay $62/day. Multi-day passes and AP's take that cost down so significantly -- with a 10 day MYW - what is it $29 / day ? maybe $30 now.<< Are you correct about that?? Case in point...my parents bought 2 3day passports with hopper option before prices went up and they paid over $420 with taxes. That makes every day at WDW a whopping $71 per day!!! Seems to me if there is any value, it would be after you've been there for over 7 days! Of course, I may be mistaken...as I do not have the right numbers in front of me right now.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost It's true if you buy enough days. I just purchased a 10 day park hopper with the no expiration rider and paid $400.00 or $40.00 per day. Without the rider, just about $29.00 per day. I am going in March but will not use more than 4 - 5 days. I'll save the rest for the next trip. And it never expires. That is far more inexpensive than a one year AP for someone that lives 1500 miles away and can't get there every day. If you took what you paid for your AP and divided that by the number of times you have gone to the parks you are probably at $5.00 per day or less. That's a lot of value for the money no matter how much the "quality" appears to have declined.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>If you want to see the Rockies on a Thursday afternoon - $18 -- << Funny. I saw the Cubs at Coors Field (nice place) last year. I would say that the Cubs Fans outnumbered the Rockies fans 3 to 1 that day
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>If you took what you paid for your AP and divided that by the number of times you have gone to the parks you are probably at $5.00 per day or less. That's a lot of value for the money no matter how much the "quality" appears to have declined.<< That is why I always buy an AP, but not for the fact that "quality" has indeed declined, but because the AP deal is the about the only fair price for experiencing WDW as it is today.
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp "If you took what you paid for your AP and divided that by the number of times you have gone to the parks you are probably at $5.00 per day or less" On a per day basis, $300 for the AP (Florida renewal rate) divided by 96 (twice a weekend for 48 weeks of the year), gives a per day cost of $3.125, which by itself if less than the cost of parking.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <>>If you want to see the Rockies on a Thursday afternoon - $18 -- << Funny. I saw the Cubs at Coors Field (nice place) last year. I would say that the Cubs Fans outnumbered the Rockies fans 3 to 1 that day< because it's far cheaper -- and easier to see the Cubs on the road -- Ask Brewers fans who 'love' the hordes of Cusb fans driving 90 minutes to their park
Originally Posted By fkurucz I think that a lot of those Cubs fans at Coors Field live in Denver (transplants perhaps).
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Yep a lot of then around -- also people on business trips and those who got hooked when WGN was the true Superstation before cable
Originally Posted By basas <<We have the Wolves here in Chicago -- and they have had some success as a minor league team-- and today -- they ARE probably better than the Hawks -- and you're right - reasonable to go to the games>> Hey, don't forget about baseball too. The Chicago area has 3 Northern League teams (which isn't a very high league but still...). Joliet, Gary, and Schaumburg. Only reason I know is because a team in that league (the Wpg. Goldeyes) is the only team we have! But still, it makes a fun outing once in awhile, and our new ballpark is pretty nice. If anything is ridiculously priced, it has to be movies. $9+ just for tickets, then a medium popcorn and soda is like..$11…it’s just crazy.
