Boring
by DG on 4/24/24John Paul Jones Arena - CharlottesvilleIt’s the same show every time ~ BORING!! My 5 yr old grandson was ready to leave after 20 minutes and he loves monster trucks! AND the cost is ridiculous!!
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It’s the same show every time ~ BORING!! My 5 yr old grandson was ready to leave after 20 minutes and he loves monster trucks! AND the cost is ridiculous!!
First time going to a monster truck show, it shouldve been obvious to me but I was unprepared for how loud it will be especially for young kids. My 3yo freaked out. After purchasing headphones we settled in. The headphones at the venue are pricey so you may consider getting some ahead of time. My 7yo was ok with simple earplugs which were on sale as well and very cheap.
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.
Alright if you have never been to monster jam. Trucks kind of slowly drive over some cars, jumps are small etc. Everything is really just lower energy than monster jam. My 3 year old loves monster trucks so I'm glad we did it once but definitely not worth seeing again.
We took my son and he loved every minute of it. Honestly, I don't know who had more fun, him or the adults. I would absolutely take him again. Make sure to bring ear muffs or ear plugs cause it gets loud! I do wish there were fans or something to help with the exhaust fumes.
Children and grandchildren had a great time. Wife and I enjoyed taking them
I thought the performers (drivers, riders) were great. The motorcycle jumps and the fire-breathing dragon got the crowd fired up the most. The two MC's definitely put their all into it, but everything they did was really geared towards the kids who were there, which is fine. The pre-show Crash Zone is really for the kids as well. The lines for each driver are relatively long, and you simply get them to sign a program flyer they give you when you enter the arena. Meaning, if you want to ask about the trucks or bikes, this is not for you. One quick criticism (if you will) about the show itself, it stopped after each run in each event to ask what score the driver got for their run, and then introduce the next driver. Then after each event, they would interview the winning driver. This constant stop and start kills the energy built up in each run. The reason the crowd got louder during the motorcycle jumps is because they didn't stop after each person jumped to say now someone else is going to jump. (Note: The scores that are handed out start to make everything very scripted. When you can tell that one driver did a great job and they get the same score as the one before who didn't do as well, people ask what's going on.) Again, really great job by the performers. Kids will have a blast; many adults will too. Cut a 1/3 of the MCs speaking to the crowd out of the show and fix the writing so it doesn't appear to be so scripted, and you'll get a crowd that is way louder and more motivated throughout the entire show.
This was awesome. My kids had a blast and so did us adults. Bought 8 tickets. Second year going and will definitely be going next year.
The monster truck show was amazing so was the dirt bike would love to bring my great nephew if it’s comes back to the area
Fun for the family, get your tickets...you will not be disappointed
Feel like there was too much time between truck stunts, paid quite a bit to see the trucks not to be entertained by the ppl on the floor and bleachers