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My husband and myself were bored. I guess it was really meant for young children. A lot of talking from the MC's. Very little action with the trucks. We left at halftime, so I can't review the second half. I felt it was a waste of my time and money.
The MC really detracts from the experience. Loud and creepy, this guy takes up far too much time during the show. The down time between “competition” phases is drawn out, and they’re pretty stingy overall in how they run the trucks. The dirt bikes are a nice touch, but they could be more integrated into the show. The first half is painfully boring, with the time gaps between runs throwing a proverbial wrench in any sense of flow or continuity. Second half was more fun, but the constant “judges” score tallying was an overall detractor from the experience. There’s no need to have a clearly staged competition, both kids and adults just want to see the trucks do their thing the whole time. Considering it’s a two hour event, it’s mortifying that the trucks in actuality run a combined 20 minutes. As for the MC, that was the biggest disaster. Running around like a drug-fueled lunatic in a rainbow light up suit, this guy gave off the worst “broken dreams” kind of vibe imaginable. Not sure what the theme was supposed to be, but it was less “Hot Wheels” and more “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”. Lots of confused and uncomfortable smirking from the other parents in attendance whenever he got up to kill time. Cannot recommend for the price. A big way to go to reach the energy and spectacle of a true Monster Jam. Also, running these in an indoor arena without specialized airflow accommodations is irresponsible. The exhaust was brutal despite how little time the trucks actually were running.
My husband and I took our 14 yo (girl), 10 yo (girl), and 9 yo (boy) to see Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Glow Party in State College. Overall, everyone truly enjoyed it! My one critic is that there was ALOT of talking and not as much Monster trucking as I was expecting, and some trucks didn't do every 'event' which was a little disappointing when you were rooting for that truck. However, when the trucks were doing their thing, it was exciting and we all had a great time. The dirt bikes were a real highlight, and the little ones LOVED the car-eating, transforming dino thing! Tickets were absolutely reasonably priced, and I'd recommend this show to other families.
My son and I had so much fun! Our favorite was the Transformer Monster Truck! Definitely worth seeing 👀!
Being a Hot Wheels event my grandson, like all other kids that attended, was excited when the event started. However, he and other kids around us quickly became bored, restless, and cranky. There was too much talking and not enough action. The kids lost interest within the first 45 minutes. The merchandise was way over priced, as was the food and drink. There were not enough food vendors so the lines were very long. However in retrospect it did not matter because there was no action to miss while standing in line for snacks. I will not take my grand-kids to another Hot Wheels Monster Truck event.
The show was great for the kids in the audience. I really enjoyed the motocross
More dirt bikes would have been nice. It was pretty much the same thing with the monster trucks over and over again. My kid got bored. Also the smoke and fumes were pretty bad and made it uncomfortable.
The experience was good; unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations. Very little running of the trucks. More time spent as a theatre/dramatic hype up than actually occurring. Young children lost interest quickly because of all the "down"time. BJC is also probably a little small for this type of show. Did take that into consideration prior to purchasing tickets though. Due to spacing, possibly increase running time of trucks for some parts of show. 2 hour show -- trucks were fired up for possibly a combined total of 20 minutes.
the area was to small for a monster truck show monster trucks need more room to perform properly
We had our Grandsons there with there parents. The show started out very slow, kids were loosing interest with all the talking. After the show actually got started then they really enjoyed it. They loved the stunt men on motorcycles. They liked the monster trucks almost as much once they got gone doing more stuff. It was worth seeing and very fun.
