Pan Am BMX Tickets

We paid for tickets last fall, and were completely aware that this venue was general admission, no problem. However, when we arrived, we were told that the seating stands were full and to move to the other side, to sit on the hill. This may not have been so bad, except that the seating stands were maybe 70% full, while being directed to the hill. Also, the amount of seating in the stands appeared to be less than half of the patrons, not really a sufficient amount of seats. Then, the problem with the hill was that many people on the sides chose to stand, blocking large portions of the view for the majority of the spectators that were sitting so that everyone could see. Many of us had to repeatedly ask persons to sit down so that everyone could see. This could have been better managed by having event staff/volunteers stationed there to ensure that everyone was seated so that everyone would have equal opportunity to see. Also, there should have been a price difference for seats in the stands and having to sit on a hill. It's really too bad, because this is a fun sport to watch but not great when it's not visible due to poor venue planning.

To be at the games and cheer for Canada was exciting, perfect day to be outside at the park, excellent organization by pan am, no traffic jam at all, sold out venue but lots of parking, the emcees were very entertaining, it was like a big party with popular songs being blasted in high quality in the entire park/venue. We had a very good time but the best part was Canada winning the gold in BMX (everyone was on their feet cheering with excitement at the final run) and singing Oh Canada. Amazing experience especially for the young people in our group.

Competition was excellent Overall impression of event preparations was negative -Onsite food, only 2 trucks only one accepted debit -Support staff were not aware if there was an ATM on site