We stood outside in line for an hour. The entrance doors to the convention center didn’t open until 5 min before showtime. When they did open, there was NO SECURITY & NO CROWD CONTROL. We were told to “hurry up and just go. It’s 4 min to showtime”. Got stopped at the auditorium doors & had to wait longer. Because it’s a live show and we can only enter on commercials. We missed the delegates’ introduction, we missed the introduction of the hosts, we missed the opening number. We were told we could watch it on our phones. When the auditorium doors opened, everyone rushed the doors and in to the auditorium to find seats. Finally, we found ours. However…we couldn’t see the stage because the people in the front sections the (100’s section) STOOD ON THEIR CHAIRS THE ENTIRE PAGEANT except on the commercial breaks. People were standing in the aisles, on their chairs, wherever they wanted to. NO SECURITY to tell them to please stay seated. NO SECURITY to tell people to stay out of the aisles. We were in the 200’s section and were forced to watch the pageant on a projection screen. To top it off, the director of the pageant let it all continue as well. She didn’t address the patrons’ actions for the safety & consideration of others.
IT WAS A HUGE MESS OF THOSE IN AUTHORITY POSITIONS NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH TO MAKE THE EVENT A SAFE & SUCCESSFUL ONE.