LatinXTC Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 The top 10 ticket requests received to date are: Football (soccer) ($20–$35), CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium Pan Am Opening Ceremony ($100–$350), a Cirque du Soleil-produced one-night-only show on July 10, downtown Toronto Equestrian ($25–$75), Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park and Pan Am Cross-Country Centre in Mono Athletics – track and field ($40–$140), CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletics Stadium at York University, Toronto Gymnastics – artistic gymnastics ($45–$75), Toronto Coliseum located in CIBC Pan Am Park, Toronto Aquatics – swimming ($40–$140), CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House at the University of Toronto Scarborough Aquatics – diving ($20–$45), CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House at University of Toronto Scarborough Volleyball – beach volleyball ($20–$45), Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre located in CIBC Pan Am Park, Toronto Volleyball – indoor volleyball ($20–$45), Exhibition Centre located in CIBC Pan Am Park, Toronto Aquatics – synchronized swimming ($20–$45), CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House at the University of Toronto Scarborough Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2232909#ixzz3F26mpxZp $350 for the opening ceremony? that's not bad at all. Kind of wish I had thought about making it to this, but I'll be in Toronto in December and will have already gone twice by then. I've never been there in the spring or summer and would like to have gone, there are other travel plans in mind for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 $350 for the opening ceremony? that's not bad at all. Uhmmm...means they're NOT promising much. Probably a very C- show. At least they're pricing it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Uhmmm...means they're NOT promising much. Probably a very C- show. At least they're pricing it correctly. Oh I'm sure. But then again in my mind I was comparing that to what an Olympic opening ceremony would cost which would just not be at the same level. I hope they do something creative along the lines of Guadalajara's opening ceremony I thought that was a good one, and stay away from something so gaudy and embarrassing like the 2014 Commonwealth games opening ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's Cirque du Soleil, they charge over $100 for the best seats at their Disney show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Well, my credit card statement is showing pending charges for all the sports tickets I requested, but not the OC. I either missed out on the random selection or it hasn't happened yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Got my ticket confirmation today. I did get everything I requested. The OC glitch was caused by my credit card being red flagged when they thought somebody in Canada was making fraudulent charges on my account. According to the csr I spoke to today, it was a frequent occurrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Where are your seats for the OC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 The ticketmaster page mentions GA 39, whatever that means. I checked a RC seating chart and found no section 39. Got the $350 seats (roughly $312 US). I'd better get some serious goosebumps for my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 The ticketmaster page mentions GA 39, whatever that means. I checked a RC seating chart and found no section 39. Got the $350 seats (roughly $312 US). I'd better get some serious goosebumps for my money. There's not really a bad seat in that stadium. I'm wondering whether they will have it in baseball or football configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 The diagram showing the what seats fell into which price category had it in baseball configuration, though football would be more ideal, especially if the athletes have sections of seats reserved for them. I didn't care for the setup in the 2011 pan ams where they had the big soccer field but lost a lot of it to the folding chairs they set up on the field for the athletes and the large stage. It really looked claustrophobic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Water polo venue in Markham: Source The venue officially opens tomorrow, even though it has hosted events earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 “I can tell you most tickets came out of the GTA and Greater Golden Horseshoe, about 40%,” Rafi said. “We had about 4% nationally, 4% out of the eastern U.S. and there’s a further breakdown from there.” The top four tickets people purchased were for soccer, opening ceremonies, equestrian, and canoe/kayak slalom." Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 The soccer sales intrigue me given that the WWC and Copa America end the weekend before the Games and the CONCACAF Gold Cup runs concurrent with them. The men's is a under 22 event so the senior competitions will not drain the talent pool completely. The women's has no age limit and could be impacted by how far some teams go in the WWC. The fact that more tickets were requested for equestrian and canoe slalom than for athletics and swimming is interesting. I'm glad to see so many tickets were sold in the greater Toronto area. If you believe the losers who post comments on any Pan Am story in the Star or the Sun, they'd have you convinced that absolutely no one is going to show up to watch a bunch of second class athletes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Minor spoiler for the OC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 You should send a young cousin/random brat to spy on it for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - Ticket sales for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games are off and running, with 50,000 tickets sold in the first 24 hours since general sales began Monday at 1 p.m. This is on top of the 160,000 tickets snapped up by those who requested tickets in September's early access window. Fans are scoring their dream seats for their favourite sports, including gold-medal matches and the Opening Ceremony, which will feature a one-night-only performance by Cirque du Soleil and the lighting of the cauldron. There's still time to get your tickets to be part of the Pan Am Games action and join in on the largest international multi-sport event ever hosted in Canada. Great seats are still available for those who act soon. "This strong start to ticket sales is great news, not just for the success of the Games, but for the support people are showing for our Canadian athletes. It sends a clear message that we're behind the largest Team Canada ever assembled," said Saäd Rafi, chief executive officer of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015). "We're excited to host the Americas for this once-in-a-lifetime event in our communities, and with 2015 just around the corner, interest and excitement are accelerating, so get your ticket orders in now." Despite strong demand, there are still tickets to some of the most popular sports, including football (soccer), rugby sevens, basketball, track and field, aquatics and artistic gymnastics, but tickets to gold medal games are going fast. Source So 15% of tickets have been sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Minor spoiler for the OC? I saw the latest Cirque show, KURIOS: A Cabinet of Curiosities, last Sunday. It was OK -- or maybe I just knew what to expect so I wouldn't/wasn't disappointed. Can't wait to see what they will do for the PanAm Opening. This is the first big-time sports opening they will actually do--if I'm not mistaken after Atlanta, where they consulted on the costumes for the Call of the Nations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 ^^ They did the opening of the 2005 World Swiming Championships in Montreal, too. Also they did two Superbowl halftime shows if i'm not wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, athletics (minus marathon/walks), basketball, boxing, cycling (track), equestrian (jumping), football, gymnastics (artistic), judo, karate, taekwondo, volleyball (beach and indoor) and wrestling are the only sports that will be televised live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, athletics (minus marathon/walks), basketball, boxing, cycling (track), equestrian (jumping), football, gymnastics (artistic), judo, karate, taekwondo, volleyball (beach and indoor) and wrestling are the only sports that will be televised live. Source? And I'm assuming that everything else will be live online, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Source? And I'm assuming that everything else will be live online, correct? Not sure, but I don't think so. They likely will be shown but not live. source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Marathon Triathlon Race Walk Cycling Road Race Route maps for these events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Marathon Triathlon Race Walk Cycling Road Race Route maps for these events. oh nice! They're using High Park for the Marathon and Cycling event. I was there last weekend and the place is huge. Although it wasn't all that attractive looking because most of the leaves are dead, it'll look spectacular in the summer time I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Nice layouts. I can imagine a similar triathlon and race walk course for an Olympics in Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Basketball Draw: Men's Group A: USA, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela Group B: Canada, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Mexico Women's: Group A: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil, USAGroup B: Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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