Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones crammed people into his billion dollar stadium any way he could in a successful attempt to set an all-time regular season attendance record in the NFL. One scheme scam ruse idea Jones had was the “Party Pass.” Fans were given standing room only access to the stadium for $29, and many feel they didn’t get their money’s worth.
Yeah that looks like fun. The only thing worse than a sausage-fest is a standing room only sausage-fest with a bunch of Cowboys fans. And good luck getting your spot back if you had to take a leak or grab something to eat.
The Dallas Morning News asked fans for their opinion of the Party Pass:
“I think it’s a good idea that needs adjustment. Most of the problems this time were from the huge crowds as a result of the once-in-lifetime event and Jerry’s record-setting desires. The total per game should be limited to much less than the 20,000 or so sold this time.”
“As a season ticket holder, I hated it. If you limited it to about 5,000-10,000 party passes then I might be OK with it, but there were people everywhere trying to sneak into seats and get into areas that are restricted to certain ticket holders. Many of the workers seemed to give up after about one quarter because they were sick of dealing with all the extra people and turning them away from areas that they were supposed to be restricting. ”
“Absolute Disaster. That’s it. Concession lines were way too long, bathrooms were overcrowded, it reminded me of the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina.”
I’m gonna assume the person that gave the last quote was really at the Superdome during Katrina, and then I’m gonna say he’s exaggerating. Was it bad? Looks like it. Were people pissing in cups rather than give up their spots? Quite possibly. But reminiscent of the Superdome during Katrina? Hardly. The people in the Superdome were victims. The folks that stood for the entire game in a packed space watching the ‘Boys on the big screen while earning Jerry Jones $600,000 are idiots.
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I agree as I bought a party pass from a scalper right before the Giants game. What a rip-off as you cannot see the field unless you are in the front row but then you cannot leave that spot or you will loose it. Mobs of people all packed together. You end up watching it on the video screen but hey; avoid all the hassle and just watch it at home or at a sports bar. I will not be going to another game. The old Texas Stadium was better than this new stadium. If you are in the 300 and 400 level seats, the players look like ants as the seats are farther from the field than at Texas Stadium.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Hey the way I look at it, I got a $29 tour of the stadium and it wasn’t all that bad. I was one of those people getting into the restricted areas. I even took a Giant’s fan’s seat(He was okay with it). You can’t hate me for that.