C&P What do you think about the plans for fan fests locations in the host citys? Probable FIFA Fan Fests in SA during WC 2010 Cape Town: Grand Parade - Cover to be provided - Media and Hospitality centre in City Hall - Castle overflow area - Fan Walk to stadium - Paving upgraded - Comprehensive CCTV plan in place Bloemfontein: Mangaung Outdoor Sports Centre - 15 minutes from Mangaung - Township of Rocklands - Good event experience, in large township Durban: New Beach - Fan walk to stadium - Site can expanded to meet needs - Could be very popular Johanessburg 1: Elka Stadium - Huge site in high density area, very popular Johannesburg 2 Innes Free Park - Well positioned - Near Sandton CBD - CBD backdrop/skyline images Pretoria: Union Buildings - Lawns of Union Buildings - Great marketing potential of Union buildings - Potential Fan Walk to stadium Port Elizabeth:St Georges Park Cricket Stadium - Standing and seating - Covered stands - Fan camp proposed around stadium - Transport plan in place Nelspruit: Bergvlam High School - Innisbos Arts Festival Site, attracts 100,000 - School undergoing upgrade - Two large screens Polokwane: Cricket fields near stadium - Comprehensive site plan in place - Cricket fields near match venue - Advanced planning of site infrastructure Rustenburg: Rustenburg Fields College (Olympia Park Stadium)
Most of the them are jokes, just a bunch of hot air. It will be the private sector not local government nor FIFA/Local organizing committee (LOC) coming up with solutions. In Johannesburg, it will be the big shopping malls and casino complexes that will offer a great fan experience as they each have dozens of restaurants looking for business. I doubt there will be price gouging by those restaurants. They will be only too glad to be full throughout the tournament rather than the 1 or 2 days a week that they are getting decent business in our recession. If Grand West Casino, on the eastern side of Cape Town, organizes busses to the stadium, that will be a fabulous park and ride, eat and drink location for fans. Cape Town should have a good implementation of the Grand Parade as it will be the most practical way to get the bulk of fans to/from the stadium and the V and A Waterfront and the CBD with highly developed infrastructure. Port Elizabeth should work, too, if they can get their new bus system working. It will be too far for fans to walk otherwise between the sites. Once again, a reminder that it will be winter in South Africa. Why do these look like plans for a non winter tournament?