ticketmaster

[addiesue]

Anyone care to band behind me and buck this rule that we can only buy two tickets? I feel we should at least get 4 so we can go as a family. Anyone?

[betheny]

Yep. What's the plan? I hate that policy.

Here's a thread w/ me complaining about it years ago!

http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=59543&highlight=concert

[SoFla]

How many tickets can ABs buy? This policy may be in violation of ADA equal access.

[HeathQuad]

It is normally Ticketmaster's policy to allow only two tickets for handicapped seating. But they have always gave me the venue main number and I have never failed to get enough seating for the family either in the same row or in the one directly in front of me.

Can you not get the venue's number? That's how I have always had to do it to be enough seating.

I purchased five tickets in the handicapped seating for a Cincinnati Reds ballgame and eight for a Atlanta Braves ballgame with no problem.

[addiesue]

If it is a fast selling concert it is impossible. You have to buy two, then two and with two kids that is impossible. My son is small enough he just sits on my lap but that gets old especially if just say I had a man to go with me. What we sit together and let the kids sit alone somewhere haha.
AB were allowed 4 tickets for the concert in mind. I don't have a plan Betheny but I guess I need to get one. I am new to this organizing attack and destroy stuff.

[betheny]

Yeah I'm clueless but def game. Maybe we should ask Kristi for advice? I really suspect it is a discriminatory policy. We should be allowed at least 3 companions unless h/c seating is sold out, right? In OKC they aren't cheap seats, nor are they excellent seats. Same at the theater in Tulsa where I saw Chicago. Cheap seats aren't an option in OK, it seems. It's not some great bennie to sit in them. It's just to stay with the gang, which loves us enough to settle for sitting with us in our mediocre seats!

[addiesue]

Seats in Nashville and Memphis aren't that great either but I saw plenty of AB in them. Atlanta they are on the top and not close either.

I just went to a concert and had floor seats. It took 1 hour to get to my seat bc they couldn't figure out which elevator to use and the elevator lady didn't have a security clearance badge to make the elevator go to the floor. Meanwhile my sister and kids are up somewhere else in their seats waiting for me to call when I find my accessible seat. So not only were we split up but lost too. That won't happen again. We will have tickets together.

[chick]

Depends -
are they reduced/discounted HC seats? Some HC seating may be discounted than what those area seats may typically cost (eg. 1/2 off orchestra seats, albeit at far end), with same discounted priced seat for 1 companion. Addtl seats would be regular priced. If discounted, "companion" seating is generally a service provided for disabled persons. Discount or not, seating is generally per availability, with the one "companion" seat set aside (supposedly) per handicapped seating area. You can also request a regular seat for you, if you prefer that.

If you need more than 2 tickets, order more, and ask specifically where the seats will be located, and if possible, they can be in same area (this by price).

Ticketmaster may not be able to guarantee all seats together, so best to call theatre box office for specific seats. For example, I call the theatre/venue directly to speak with them RE access/seating, then may buy tickets thru their box office to ensure seats and location (also, going TO THE BOX OFFICE to buy seats may save on addtl service charges and get you exact seating, per availability). Depending on venue, if they are able to arrange seating closer once you get there, they may do that. Just make sure to ask, get names of those you spoke to, and get there early.

[addiesue]

I've never had discounted seating anywhere.
I live over an hour from the box office so it is kind of hard to go there.
It shouldn't be this complicated for a family to sit together. Esp with small children.

[-scott-]

I'll sign a petition or whatever... I've gotten pretty annoyed at that policy several times.

[betheny]

Petition! Great idea, lotsa details to work out though. Addiesue, how would you feel about it if you and 1 companion were in the "cage" but your other peeps were seated right outside it? To leave more spaces for other dis folks in the cage? We can't have our AB's taking all the spots in the h/c seating imo, we just need them next to us.

You know what I mean by cage? At the arena here and in Houston, I was in a separate flat enclosed area with a folding chair for my AB. The cops have to run everybody else out all night...why? The seats aren't all that great!

Can't say I've ever gotten any sort of discount, for me or my friend.

[chick]

I bought tickets thru Ticketmaster, for Miss Saigon, at the Auditorium Theatre, and when requesting HC seating, was charged only half for the tickets, which normally cost 60$ or so. Companion seat was same price, but any additional would cost reg price (ie. companion seat discounted, while person next to them paid full $). A couple other theaters offered discounted seats (partly, I guess, due to limited section availability). Haven't been to the Auditoruim in a while, so not sure of current policy.

Again, have you tried calling box office directly, to get seat availability? Ticketmaster doesn't provide much specific info. I've had very little, if any, problems talking directly with box office persons and getting specific information about seating capacity/reservation/availability. Specific seating location was always determined by what was available when I called. Companion seat is typically set aside next to the open section to accomodate a WC, or in smaller venues, sections/seating is made available once I call and specify need for WC access (and they make room as needed - ie. move seats/sections per request -- but one has to make sure to call/request-- VIC theater is example here).

Small small playhouses may have no real "HC section", thus typically putting me in front (or floor/stage), if there are stairs up to seats.

Whatever the case, if seats are in impossibly terrible areas, try to ask staff/manager if you can move to better area. I've never had any venue refuse to try, if they were able to do so (w/o physical access making this impossible).

[Ashley]

here's their new slogan...

[addiesue]

Still looking into this. I've called several people. I think at most events it isn't a problem to call the venue or even to get seats close. However, I think it's wrong I have to drive an hour to the box office or call long distance to get my seats together.
Then at a fast seller where people are lining up it's impossible to get a call in to the venue or ticketmaster in time. When you have to do two separate transactions just to get seats there is no way you will get seats close. These are the events that bother me.
I've called ticketmaster and so far get a bunch of fluff. Not many responded to this so I'm thinking either only a few of us are bothered or not many of us are going to these events.

[paramoto]

It is not only Ticketmaster. It appears to be a general policy for sports and entertainment events, and the idea is to accomodate as many wheelchairs as possible. But two tickets is just not enough. It sucks and whatever we can do to fight it is a good thing.

[Kristi]

Grrrr! Ticketmaster is on my list to take down. They piss me off SO much. This is going to be a bit long because I have been battling them/venues for a while now.

Their HC ticket policy on the Ticketmaster site is very vague. This is the guidelines I get for the Xcel Center - I dunno if it says this on every venue's site on Ticketmaster.

Accessible Seating:
Accomodations for those with special needs include accessible parking and drop-off areas, elevators, escalators, wheelchair accessible seating with excellent sightlines, accessible restrooms, and signers are provided upon advance request.

Assisted listening devices are available, as well as Braille and large print programs (upon request).
There is elevator access to every level of the arena.

I have been to the Xcel Center for a few shows and that excellent seating they are talking about is SO bad. The artist look like ANTS. You can BUY binoculars on the level the wheelchair seating is on. If they are selling binoculars doesn't that give you an idea how far away you are? This isn't just for the Xcel Center, but the Qwest Center in Omaha and both have been built in the last 5-10 years.

I don't know if it is different for you guys, but you can't just purchase wheelchair seats off the site. You have to wait until they call or email you back with a seat number. I did this with Springteen and I got section 203 or somewhere in that area. That is as high as you can go and I was online right at 10 AM and dad was on the phone. I didn't even end up getting wheelchair seats. I'm going to take my chances on the floor. We could have purchased the really high accessible seats, but I didn't want to sit that high for that kind of money. Like Addiesue said - during high selling concerts they are not going to put you on hold so you can talk to a venue manager.

I made a phone call asking why there isn't accessible seating on the floor. The ADA lady at the Xcel Center was very nice, but clueless to ADA. She said that they DO have wheelchair seating on the floor. She said I would just have to call her a few days before tickets go on sale and tell her and she said she would make sure there was a spot on the floor about 20 rows back for me to sit. I was like - ummm how am I supposed to see anything 20 rows back? She was like it's a great seat. I was like yeah, if you can stand. She said I would be on the isle. There will be thousands of people on the floor - she can't promise I can see.


There isn't line of sight on the floor 20 rows back.
If there is wheelchair seating on the floor why isn't that in the "so called" ticketing policy on Ticketmaster or on the Xcel Center website?
Why do I have to call LONG DISTANCE to request a seat on the floor?
How come these Accessible Seats aren't offered through Ticketmaster?


When I asked her how I was supposed to see on the floor she said we offer great seats that are higher if you want to see. :mad: I kept my cool and wrote down everything she had to say, etc. etc. because I think it's a load of shit.

Ticketmaster isn't entirely all at fault here. It is how these venues are built and architect's fault for not incorporating proper wheelchair seating on all levels. Ticketmaster goes by what seats they have and the venue's ticketing policy.

I have an ongoing case (going on 4 years now) against a venue and the DOJ took it over about how they built a 90 million dollar venue and the ONLY wheelchair seating is the last row at the top. Before I filed with the DOJ I tried to work with the city, the venue, etc. on changing some things. A seat on the top was the same price as a seat on the floor. I didn't think that was right. They ended up changing their ticketing policy to allowing FOUR companions and changed the pricing a bit. It was one of the best ticketing policys I have ever seen. Too bad I didn't agree with where they were putting us to SEE these shows. They would NOT budge on adding a rizer or any seating on the floor.

Betheny mentions these cages - yep, I know what she is talking about. Xcel and Quest have them in various sections of lower and upper bowls. How anyone can call those decent seats - I dunno. Maybe I have been spoiled by going to so many small shows and being in front of the stage that I think bigger venues should accomodate a little bit more than they do. It seems they want to seclude us that are disabled from being with other people.

This is ADA's NEW Stadium Guidelines.
http://www.ada.gov/stadium.pdf

Ellerbe Becket has been sued by the DOJ six times for not building venues that are ADA compliant. I believe it was back in 1996 that he signed and agreed to anything he built from then on would meet ADA Guidlines. He is also scheduled to be the architect of the new events center Sioux Falls wants to build, but that is NOT going to happen with me sitting here. I will raise bloody hell. Anyways - this guy is a complete asshole. His argument is that architects are not liable for violations of title III of the ADA.

If you want to read up on some of his cases with the ADA. They are long, but he is a douchebag. http://searchjustice.usdoj.gov/search?q=Ellerbe+Becket&btnG=Search+ADA+Website&q=site%3Awww.usdoj.gov%2Fcrt%2Fada&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=iso-8859-1&oe=UTF-8&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&site=default_collection

I do not think Ticketmaster is going to change anytime soon. Not with how venues are built. It has to go hand in hand with both. I'll sign a petition if you have one though. My main focus right now is the venues. I'm glad with the new Sioux Falls events center that it hasn't even been approved, but you can bet I will be at every public meeting question the architect, asking about wheelchair seating, etc. I will go to the media, I will write letters. IF Sioux Falls gets a new events center it will be done right!

[NoDecafPlz]

Take em down, then Merry Christmas baby! :p

[RSieck]

I haven't had a problem yet. Got one WC spot and 4 companion seats to a Kenny Chesney concert last year. They put us in the "cage" right off the side of the stage. Still I thought they were pretty good seats as compared to sittin clear up high, especially for the same money. Other concerts I went to this year put us right up front with 3 companion seats. And I just bought tickets to see a comedian here in January. Looks like there gonna put me up in the orchastra pit. Not sure how thats gonna work out, but its right up front. So we'll see.

[Kristi]

RSieck - what venue would that be?

[Ashley]

i love how through ticketmaster, a $19.00 ticket ended up being $30...i know plenty of people who would sign a petition to change ticketmaster

[RSieck]

RSieck - what venue would that be?

The Kenny Concert was at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, the one I'm going to in January is Rodney Carrington at the Paramount Theater in Cedar Rapids.

[2jazzyjeff]

My oh my... all this and no one thought to ask moi, the schemer? :nono: Petitions? Dead end.. Want my foil-proof way? Works everytime. When you call Ticketmaster and speak to the accessible seating person, tell them the number you need total. They will inform you that you have to have 1 WC and 1 companion so if I order 6 tix, I tell them 3 and 3. If I order 3 tix, I tell them 2 WC and 1 companion. That's the extent that they can legally question you... unless they can see thru the phone lines, lol. When arriving, the usher could care less bc if you have a ticket there's nothing they can do. Haven't ever been questioned after a bazillion concerts.

I don't get in the habit of abusing this..... too much. :) I typically order 4 tix bc anymore and it's too hard to get that many at a popular show. The trick is to only use 1 credit card bc after you process 1 card the other seats are gone if using 2 cards. We take turns on who pays each concert as it's usually the same 4 of us. For a larger arena like the Ga Dome (which seats 60,000), I usually get 10 tix for the Supercross. :D

[HeathQuad]

I just purchased three tickets with accessibility and two companions for the kid rock concert at Nashville, Tennessee with no problems. All three seats are together in the accessibility seating. So either Ticketmaster is changing their policies or it's all according to who you speak to. I called them up for accessibility seating said there was going to be a wheelchair and two companions and they said no problem and I have the tickets.

So maybe they are changing things or I just got lucky through them

[addiesue]

Maybe it just depends? I've had a problem every time. Haven't had much time to think about this thread in a while. When I mentioned it at SCI group here in nashville a bunch were against it bc they said they got tired of going to stuff where the wc section was full of ab. Oh well maybe later I'll get around to calling some people.


Thought about going to that concert myself. Have fun.

[addiesue]

Did you call ticketmaster or Sommet Center?

[HeathQuad]

Did you call ticketmaster or Sommet Center?

called ticketmaster directly

[wang]

Ticketmaster will sell you more then 2 tickets but not in the same row.
I just bought 5, 2 in the disabled row and 3 in the row directly in front of me.
In a large number of arenas, the seats in the disabled row are sold at a reduced price.
My two tickests cost 50 each, while the other three cost 125 each. I understand the policy and see both sides but, I'm not sure I understand why it would bother someone if some of their party sits in front of them at a show unless the next row is too far away.

[HeathQuad]

All of my tickets were in a row and they were not at a reduced price. I keep hearing people talk about getting tickets at a reduced price for the accessible seating but that has never occurred for me. It seems to be venue specific on their policies for the reduced amount.

[addiesue]

Don't want a 7 or a 10 year old separated from me in any way at a large event. When with an AB man it was odd to go the 4 of us and have him take one of my kids and sit separate. Also the whole point is going together so ? Now that's kind of a moot point for me now anyway. When I went with my sister her seats weren't a row away but on the complete other side of the arena. I hate lying saying I need two wheelchair seats and 2 companions although lately


I have never found any cheaper tickets for accessible seats. I would like to know how to get in on that deal.

[monkster]

You mean TicketBastard? Depending on the venue, I purchase 2 WC and 2 companion seats. In Jacksonville at the Civic Center, the WC seating is marked off with paint and they provide a folding chair for the companion. I just request 3 folding chairs and my family sits with me. Other venues like NFL games and Vegas shows allow you to but more than one companion seat. Just my 2 cents.

[betheny]

I'm beginning to be annoyed that I've never gotten a discounted seat. I'd settle for my peeps to sit in the row in front, since they're grown, you sure can't do that with kids though.

[Tiger Racing]

I'm beginning to be annoyed that I've never gotten a discounted seat.
I saw Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, 8th row, orchestra, for less than $20 a ticket. The concierge at the hotel who arranged the tickets for us was originally quoted about $125 for the best seats available that night. I told him to ask about accessible seats. You should have seen the look on his face after they gave him the discounted price.

At the time, the Majestic Theatre only had accessible seating in one location. As it was explained to me, since they didn't offer a variety of seating and pricing choices, they were required to sell the accessible seating they did have for the same price that the least inexpensive seats in the house were going for. I remember chatting with the AB people sitting next to us during intermission. The subect of ticket prices came up at one point and I could tell they were struggling not to seem envious of the money we'd saved.

I'd settle for my peeps to sit in the row in front, since they're grown, you sure can't do that with kids though.
Wouldn't it depend on the venue and where the seats are located? If the accessible seat is on the aisle and the kids are seated directly in front of that space, why would that be a problem?

C.

[Broknwing]

I saw Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, 8th row, orchestra, for less than $20 a ticket. The concierge at the hotel who arranged the tickets for us was originally quoted about $125 for the best seats available that night. I told him to ask about accessible seats. You should have seen the look on his face after they gave him the discounted price.

HOT D*MN!!!! I am thoroughly 100% totally JEALOUS!!! Phantom is my absolute FAVORITE show!!! and my all time dream job would be touring LD for Phantom...I've never been to NY(YET) but I now know that it wouldn't cost me a couple of limbs... :D

[Tiger Racing]

HOT D*MN!!!! I am thoroughly 100% totally JEALOUS!!! Phantom is my absolute FAVORITE show!!!
You are going to hate me after I say this then... I hated Phantom. OK, maybe "hate" is a strong word, but of all the musicals and plays I have ever seen, this was my least favorite. I was quite bored. :sorry:

The good news is that if you ever do get to NYC, you can probably snag a deal as good as I did and maybe you will have a much better time of it.

C.

[Broknwing]

You are going to hate me after I say this then... I hated Phantom. OK, maybe "hate" is a strong word, but of all the musicals and plays I have ever seen, this was my least favorite. I was quite bored. :sorry:

The good news is that if you ever do get to NYC, you can probably snag a deal as good as I did and maybe you will have a much better time of it.

C.
Nah, don't hate you...don't even dislike you...everyone has different taste in shows...That's why they do so well, diverse tastes...I have NO desire to see Man of LaMancha, but I know people who LOVE LOVE LOVE it...

The King & I is another high on my list...it's another that is a love or hate...As is Miss Saigon...

I've got a list of shows I want to see, but haven't yet...and of course just GETTING to NY is high on my list...I'll keep in mind that the accessible seats are potentially far less expensive, that would be SOOO nice...

Whenever I do go, I'll have to do a combo of B'Way/Off/Off Off shows...I can't just see the ones that EVERYONE knows...sometimes the shows you've never heard of are even better than big budget musicals...plus I like quirky and in your face stuff...

[Tiger Racing]

Nah, don't hate you...don't even dislike you...everyone has different taste in shows...
Whew! I hate being hated by people I don't hate!

That weekend in NYC was great, despite my apathy regarding the Phantom. My boyfriend and I also spent some time prowling the city and discovering a couple of cool, jazz clubs. Overall, it was pretty great.

What do you think of "Wicked"? My husband and I plan on seeing it and hope to take my parents with us. The Pantages Theatre doesn't appear to be anymore accessible than the Majestic Theatre, but I'm hoping that the show is far more entertaining. I'm going in for surgery in a week or so and I'd really like some good memories to get me through the next few weeks.

C.

[betheny]

I was indifferent to Phantom too. The lake with the candles was a great display though.

[Broknwing]

Sounds like that was a good weekend, in all despite not enjoying Phantom...

Wicked looks and sounds good. I've had a couple friends who've seen it that really liked it...theatre geeks like me, so they looked at all the diff technical stuff goin' on too...Haven't heard anyone say they despised it...Hey, any modern adaptation of Oz has to be interesting... :D

I've got a long list of shows whenever I DO get to NY...I'll be goin' broke...

[spinky88]

you guys have found one of my real sore spots here! i have been complaining about these policies since the first time i tried to buy tickets after being in a chair. my children were young then and it would end up with me and one of the children in handicap and the ex and the other child somewhere else. sometimes right in front of me and sometimes half an arena away.

in the past i have argued successfully that i had to have my caregiver with me and we had two small children and they were able to put us all together as the children were too young to be left alone and i could not be left to fend for myself. other times i would just get..sorry that is the policy.

after my divorce and i got remarried we started to go to a lot more things. now we are down to 3 of us at home and no one wants to sit alone. so i have pulled the...2 disabled and 1 caretaker and it works! one thing you should know...dont say 2 wc...unless there really is 2wc cause you might not have a seat when you get there! just a hole between two seats! depends on the venue. you do not have to be in a wheelchair to sit in handicap seating. your disability can be a walking disability (which my husband has even though he walks unassisted..so i wasnt lactually lying...) or any type of problem and they also sit mentally handicapped people in these sections. by law they can not question what type of disability and if you say handicapped section...they have to have one caregiver for each handicapped person.

the other thing ticketmaster does that infuriates me...i had it at the new charlotte arena for the rolling stones and at the raleigh alltel pavillion....you have to speak to someone specific to arrange for handicap seating....but it is too busy when these sell out concerts are first put on sale so they tell you someone will call you back with in 3 days. i threw a fit. i called the number a gazillion times...me on one phone and hubby on the other..finally got through and were told..sorry..wait and we will see if we have tickets left in 3 days. i asked for a manager and they said..well...the hc tickets will be sold in the order the people call but not today.

my husband got so upset he called the radio station in charlotte and they went on air criticizing the treatment of handicapped concert goers. they even interviewed me. in the end...they did call...we did get seats....and we did have a choice. but...how was i to know when they were gonna call...i had to actually stay at home and wait for the call for 3 days!

someone explain to me......why it takes a special person to sell handicap seats????? it isnt rocket science...there is no difference than regular seats!

and...in nearly all of the venues within 3 hours of here, no hc seating is up close except for alltel. you never have the chance of being front row. of course...i dont like floor seating because after everyone stands in front of you, you cant see anyway. yet if we did want that, i think we should have the same opportunity as anyone else.

i have never been offered any discount to any show except up in pigeon forge, tn at some of the local shows there. that is the most handicap friendly tourist sight i have ever been to. they offer discounts and assistance and most everything is easily accessed.

the other thing that upsets me is that there are a very limited number of handicap seats. after the mad rush for tickets is past, any remaining hc seats are sold to ab. that means that late coming ab can get seats but late coming hc cant.

incidently...you will find this same type of problem at a lot of major theme parks. you have no choice but to enter through a special entrance but some of the parks limit hc parties to 4. what if there are 5 of you? sorry...split up your party and part go to handicap and the rest go stand in line so you are never together for the entire day. we have been in that spot several times when our daughters boyfriend was with us. but what happens if you and your spouse have 3 small children and you cant be split up?

i dont think this one is a petition issue...i think this is one where we need to draft a letter and take this up directly with the department of justice...the enforcers of the ada. it needs to be incorporated into the law. (and when we address this issue can we also ask them to explain to builders that a grab bar in a public restroom DOES NOT MAKE IT HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE!!!! that the stalls have to be big enough to get a chair in AND close the door!!!! LOL)

sorry, i hate to be a whiner but this issue puts me up on the soapbox for sure, as i do not see how it can be anything except discrimination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yet, i know if i lived in any other country life would be so much more limited and i shouldnt complain. i am thankful for the national laws that protect us as much as they do.

[betheny]

I think it's ok to complain, if you're spending $100+ to buy tickets. I've never understood that separate operator for HC seating thing either.

[sjean423]

What do you think of "Wicked"? My husband and I plan on seeing it and hope to take my parents with us. The Pantages Theatre doesn't appear to be anymore accessible than the Majestic Theatre, but I'm hoping that the show is far more entertaining. I'm going in for surgery in a week or so and I'd really like some good memories to get me through the next few weeks.

C.
My daughters (17 and 19, for age reference) just saw it in Hartford, and loved it. (I didn;t go because I have a bit of a, say, phobia? about the Wizard of Oz. My sister hates it as well ..... we blame my Dad! LOL) The sound track is good ...... Musicals are usually fun.

[Kristi]

Grrrr! :mad: Last night I tried to order Tom Petty tickets. I requested accessible seating for the Dream Package (pretty sure there isn't any accessible ones, but thought I would give it a try) with the the Internet Presale password that I had and they denied me and told me to wait until today to order them. 5 minutes later my dad requested the same tickets minus accessible tickets and got two tickets in the Dream Section.

My email said the Internet Presale has ended. Please feel free and request tickets when the event goes on sale. Funny how my dad was able to get them using the same Internet Presale Password and I wasn't able to. Pisses me off! I have printed the emails denying me and dad's emails with TIMES and DATES and see if I can talk to someone about this.

On the plus side I get to see Tom Petty in July from the second row!!

[orangejello]

On the plus side I get to see Tom Petty in July from the second row!!

That really sucks Kristi :( But yay! that you are going.

And guess what? He is coming here in August and G bought tickets for us this morning!! So I am going too! Hopefully.

I am breaking my concert ban because I have never seen him and always wanted to.

We can compare notes on the show :)

[addiesue]

That's what I'm talking about. Having to wait 3 days for tickets that go fast for someone to email you is crazy. Having to drive an hour to a box office to see someone in person is also nuts. I don't know what to do about it though. I have called to no avail.

[orangejello]

My daughters (17 and 19, for age reference) just saw it in Hartford, and loved it. (I didn;t go because I have a bit of a, say, phobia? about the Wizard of Oz. My sister hates it as well ..... we blame my Dad! LOL) The sound track is good ...... Musicals are usually fun.

I could understand the phobia though. It's a terrifying movie for little kids. Especially the flying monkeys :zombie:

I have wanted to see Wicked since I read the book about 4 years ago. But it has never come here :( Maybe one day.

[Arcadi]

I did not bother to look through all of these posts, but..........

If you want to go to a event quit complaning..... Just get ANY ticket you can get ahold of. Go to the event and they will take you right to accessable seating. No upgrade charge or anything.

I just went to a sold out Basketball game between the Celtics and Magic. Sat 5 rows from center court................

[HeathQuad]

I did not bother to look through all of these posts, but..........

If you want to go to a event quit complaning..... Just get ANY ticket you can get ahold of. Go to the event and they will take you right to accessable seating. No upgrade charge or anything.

I just went to a sold out Basketball game between the Celtics and Magic. Sat 5 rows from center court................

That is great for you but that is not the case at every venue. I have been to a couple of places with some friends who absentmindedly only purchased regular tickets. After getting to the events before I was allowed to use the accessible seating I had to go exchange the tickets. Although there were no extra charges I was still not allowed in the area without proper tickets. Just like other policies I am sure this is different from place to place.

[Arcadi]

I have done it more than once in different places.

[Arcadi]

Plus that was the advice ticketmaster gave me over the phone when I could not get tickets.

[addiesue]

Last time I tried that I wound up separated from my group stuck in an elevator somewhere trying to get to the seats. After arguing with the dude who shows you to your seat bc I was in the wrong section. Missed most of the show.

[2jazzyjeff]

with the the Internet Presale password that I had and they denied me and told me to wait until today to order them. 5 minutes later my dad requested the same tickets minus accessible tickets and got two tickets in the Dream Section. K, I have spoken to Ticketmaster's ''customer service'' in detail about this.. I too wanted to get early tix, but she said only accessible and wheelchair seating cannot be done in the internet presale. Honestly, the whole way it's done is not that disappointing as she told me that when a presale request is sent in, you don't find out if you got them until after the public sale goes on. If this is true, I have no prob calling at the top of the hour and going thru the usual bs of getting confirmed tix. I've been happy with what I've gotten so far.

[2jazzyjeff]

Just get ANY ticket you can get ahold of. Go to the event and they will take you right to accessable seating. No upgrade charge or anything.

....Ha... consider yourself very lucky then. If the accessibles are soldout how are they gonna' seat you? They can't!!! Obviously if there are some then yes. A buddy of mine had an extra season ticket for a football game this past year. We exchanged them like Heath said, but they put us on the bottom floor accessible THAT SUCK!! Whenever the AB's stand up I get a nice ass-shot from the crowd.. not good.

[Kristi]

K, I have spoken to Ticketmaster's ''customer service'' in detail about this.. I too wanted to get early tix, but she said only accessible and wheelchair seating cannot be done in the internet presale. Honestly, the whole way it's done is not that disappointing as she told me that when a presale request is sent in, you don't find out if you got them until after the public sale goes on. If this is true, I have no prob calling at the top of the hour and going thru the usual bs of getting confirmed tix. I've been happy with what I've gotten so far.
It can be very disappointing though if it is a fast selling show and you have a presale password that did nothing for you. Or those oh so fun venues that block out of state calls for up to a half hour. Presale is so you can get your tickets and not have to worry about it selling out. I think accessible seats should be included in the presale tickets too.

I wonder how much crap the Quest Center is going to give me for buying floor tickets? I ain't leaving my spot. No way no how.

[addiesue]

Freaking jerks
I tried to get tickets for me and my 2 kids to a show again. Same deal. Only one companion. She told me it was illegal to sell me more than one companion seat. Illegal??
So I guess I'll leave one kid in the truck or make one sit alone. AB can buy 8 tickets. Now obviously I don't want people to be able to buy 7 companion seats. But can't you make an exception for someone with 2 kids??????
I bought one ina different section for one and we'll just have to squeeze together.
Anyone been to Rupp Stadium in Lexington KY?
I sent in a request for the guy on www.thatismessedup.com (http://www.thatismessedup.com) to look into this.
He just did a big segment on how wrong and dangerous it is for people to park in the bike lane.

[2jazzyjeff]

Freaking jerks
I tried to get tickets for me and my 2 kids to a show again. Same deal. Only one companion. I posted this fool proof way back in Dec in THIS THREAD!!! Did you read it? lol :p

My oh my... all this and no one thought to ask moi, the schemer? :nono: Petitions? Dead end.. Want my foil-proof way? Works everytime. When you call Ticketmaster and speak to the accessible seating person, tell them the number you need total. They will inform you that you have to have 1 WC and 1 companion so if I order 6 tix, I tell them 3 and 3. If I order 3 tix, I tell them 2 WC and 1 companion. That's the extent that they can legally question you... unless they can see thru the phone lines, lol. When arriving, the usher could care less bc if you have a ticket there's nothing they can do. Haven't ever been questioned after a bazillion concerts. I'm ordering tix in the morning for 3.. guess how I'm doing it? :D