Dynamo Stadium Episode I: A New Home

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For those looking for the webcam, it is linked in post #1. The link may change from time to time, but when it does that first post will continuously be updated.

 

As long as we are including talk about the area near the Stadium. Here is a pic and a link to a recent plan for the area to the south of the stadium. The proposed hotel would be to the left of the promenade. Ignore the picture of the stadium in this picture. It isn't going to look like that.

EaDo Promenade

 

Please don't use this as an opportunity to get going on the political argument again. This is some more information about the Metro Light Rail lines that may be running through the area. The federal funding for some parts of the light rail is in doubt but Metro says they will go ahead with the East End line using local funding and connect it to the Main Street line even if the other funding falls through.

Dynamo Stadium is the orange rectangle at the Bastrop Station. The Crawford Station is in front of Minute Maid Park, the baseball stadium. The line running from UH Downtown to Downtown TC in the picture is already running. It continues down to the Reliant Stadium area.

Full East End light rail map

 

I repped you for starting the new thread. It was getting difficult to sort through political talk vs stadium news. Thanks!

 

Thank you for starting this new thread, El Naranja.

 

Damn fine job with this new thread.

 

This is the Red Bull Arena season ticket prices. I wonder if our pricing structure will be similar?

 

Is be a little pissed if I was paying the same amount for an upper deck last row as someone in the lower deck first row. Seems strange there is not a price difference between levels.

 

I would expect the prices in NY would be significantly higher than here. I don't think our season ticket prices will go up that much, at least in the first year.

 

Oh, I bet most seats go up 20%. Supporters seats might not go up that much (for season tickets) but Club seats will probably more than double since we will have a proper club (plus you get some access/dibs to all AEG events with club seats).

 

I think that type of increase, or maybe a bit more for the non-club seats (30-35%) is likely. Remember, AEG developed quite a bit of Red Bull Arena.

The FO almost certainly has a revenue model built off of the current seat design layout.

On the club seats, there will actually be a club (not a tent) so increases there will be more, although $100 a game is pretty high for an MLS event.

 

It may seem high, but most club seats come with extras beyond MLS such as first rights (or maybe even some seats) to all things held at the stadium in your same seats. Plus they include things such as parking and giveaways, etc etc. My guess is 1500 minimum.

As for the revenue model, I think that is what they are working on now. CC said in our focus group meetings they wanted to see seats right after the groundbreaking. Now that it is expected to be in the summer, I am betting they are working on pricing details which have become more complex. Just a guess.

 

Good to finally see some great, tangible updates!

 

The good thing about soccer being a niche sport in the US is that the nose bleed section of a 22,000 stadium is the mid level section of a 45,000 stadium and one of the best sections in a 100,000 stadium.

Some or many of the fans that buy the most expensive tickets at the Rob will have to downgrade because of the increase in ticket prices, we the semipoor fans will probably go to an equivalent section.

 

That looks like it'll be nice, but why do they have Kiss on that stage...haha

Is that a for sure project, or just something that's been proposed?

 

Just proposed at this point. Chris Canetti, Dynamo President, is on the board trying to make it happen.

 

Didn't know CC was such a big KISS fan.

 

So I don't know about anyone else, but if I don't see bulldozers, or shovels , or something by let's say Thursday, I'm gonna start freaking out.

 

Chron.com: New machine fills cup quickly, from the bottom up

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiu_IX14wLI"]YouTube - Beers Filling Up Through the Bottom![/ame]

DO. WANT.

 

I just want to see the highly skilled workers at Robertson attempt to run the machine - that would be worth the price of the beer itself!

 

The cup technology impresses me more than the machine.

 

All about magnets!

 

I think the mention of JAX setting record beer sales on a lowly attended season speaks for itself. Of course they'll probably just cut us off even sooner...20 minutes into the first half. Shooting their own selves in the foot.