My husband tried to get me a wheelchair at Acrisure Arena: They had none
This venue needs a lot of work. It was a terrible experience from beginning to end. We live 10 minutes from the Arena. We left at 6p.m. for an 8p.m. show since we read about the horrors of opening night. Got to the parking lot at 6:10p.m. All the handicapped spaces were taken (ridiculous). Parked, walked and got into the long, snaking line to get in. Another 15 minutes. When you get about 20 feet from the door, you break into seven lines, one person behind another, so you can show your digital tickets. Then you find your section number and start walking to it.
Oh I forgot. While I waited in line, my husband tried to get me a wheelchair. Well, guess what. They had none.
The inside looks like a sterile, austere laboratory. All one color, no décor. And no old fashioned food vendors selling hotdogs and fries. When you find the food, you choose a premade whatever and then go the kiosk to pay. Then there is no where to sit except at a bar surrounding the arena. The seats are uncomfortable and the ushers are nice but know nothing. The acoustics were terrible. And no big screens to see the stage up close. How are you going to see a replay at a hockey game? Bad design and bad planning.
Angela Fiori, Palm Desert
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This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Acrisure Arena had no wheelchairs and many logistical problems
