thatsnotmypuppy Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Sorry if this is well covered in the 102 page monster ticket thread but have LOCOG actually released images of the 2012 tickets - the design, etc? Hopefully a little better looking than these - I've got 30 odd of these from my Beijing trip and they look cool by themselves individually but they make a godawful display when all framed together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissO Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Not sure about this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I think its a cert that they will be colour coded to match the venues, Aquatics centre blue, Athletics purple etc. No design released yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Found these two pics googling They seem legit to me, but I can't confirm if those are the official designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 The first has been around for ages, the BBC have always used it when talking about tickets so I think they made it up themselves. I would be very suprised if the dynamic pictograms don't feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Other than being too big (as all Olympic tickets seem to be) I liked the Beijing tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 BOCOG revealed Beijing's ticket design late April 2008. VANOC revealed Vancouver's June 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 They DON'T want to reveal the ticket designs until the very last minute to prevent counterfeiting and forgeries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissO Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 ATRs would received their tickets mid june.... so in 3 weeks or so, we should start to know what looks like those tickets.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen-Seth Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 ATRs would received their tickets mid june.... so in 3 weeks or so, we should start to know what looks like those tickets.... Right, and the tickets themselves didn't even begin to get printed until just over two weeks ago, so I'm expecting to see the design by the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifechooser Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Someone has their tickets already, and they've posted them on Twitter; https://twitter.com/#!/BenChallenger1/status/203402235856695296/photo/1/large It seems that row 16 is for A category tickets for evening athletics. My prediction is that it will move based on the popularity of events. What else can be gleaned from the tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchHM Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 I think they look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 They look fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ha ha, that tweet even made it onto the BBC website, as the first public sighting of the tickets. Us mere mortals will get an email later this month apparently telling you when to expect your tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 SO expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afiqnadzir Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Here's the first public sight of Olympic tickets. These four were issued by the British Olympic Association to high jumper Ben Challenger, ahead of the public distribution. The Games organisers, Locog, said members of the public would receive an email later this month, telling them when to expect their tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 They're good. Very utilitarian and looks like contain all the info one needs to get to his venue and seat. Maybe the artistic side has been toned down a bit so that there won't be too many people who will just hang to them as souvenirs and NOT use, as apparently they did in Beijing!! The no-shows screw up the box-office stats of the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 people who will just hang to them as souvenirs and NOT use, as apparently they did in Beijing!! Do people actually do that?? Geez that's just silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberguy Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Do people actually do that?? Geez that's just silly I did that in Beijing, but not on purpose. One morning we slept in and missed one of the events we had tickets to. That means I now have 1 unused ticket from Beijing which I have kept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 That's forgivable But deliberately, that's heresy given London's scarcity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissO Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Do people actually do that?? Geez that's just silly No need to do that as actually the tickets are just scanned (bare codes) and not cut on a corner... So if you take care of your ticket during the day of the event it will be brand new after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 No need to do that as actually the tickets are just scanned (bare codes) and not cut on a corner... So if you take care of your ticket during the day of the event it will be brand new after that... That's not the point though. Peasants and farmers in China's provinces simply ordered tickets because they wanted a little 'official' souvenir of the event. It appears that they had no intention whatsoever of spending any more yuans on a trip to the big city. And there's NOTHING wrong in what they did. They paid for the ticket; they're free to do with it as they please. It's their hard-earned money. It's not their fault if certain events are hot tickets. There are no hard statistics to go by; and it can only be deduced from the number of tix sold and not scanned or turned in at the gate. But in that case, the Org Committee should then make contingency plans, like for example, 20 mins after an oversubscribed session starts, if there are empty premium seats and there are hordes of people at the Gate still wanting to get in, then sell those at the Gate--and deal with later arrivals as they happen. There's a solution to everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 More tickets, opening ceremony in gold : ) https://twitter.com/#!/TraceyTan8/status/204482021781811200/photo/1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumofmarc/7240917154/in/photostream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberguy Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 The tickets look great and I can't wait til I have mine in my hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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