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My husband surprised me with reserved seats at Thurby!!! My 6 year old self was thrilled! We had the most incredible day, and plan on making it a yearly tradition!!
We sat in the brand new First Turn seating area. The tickets were pricy but we thought it was worth it because it came with food and drink. It was so crowded and lines were so long that we were only able to get a couple drinks and snacks the entire time we were there. They also ran out of canned drinks besides cheap beer very quickly. The seating area itself was not as advertised. The online pictures show an indoor dining area. That turned out to be a section of the club you needed special tickets for. Most of the club was completely open air and built like a sports stadium. Overall pretty disappointing
While I had a great time at Thurby, the First Turn was a huge downgrade from the Vineyard Vines experience in the past. Huge lines for food and drinks—spent so much time in line that I missed races. And there was ample space for auxiliary bars to accommodate the larger crowds. Very frustrating.
Lines lines lines . Waited 45 minutes for a drink . Food was always out. 150 dollars absolute rip off!!!!
The seats were perfect! I love how the ticket included everything; snacks, food, drinks, etc. My only recommendation would be to have more lines for food and drinks. The lines were very long and it took a long time to get through them. They needed workers handing out drinks and snacks to cut down the lines too.
The tickets we bought talked about access to dining rooms, and dress codes required for different dining rooms. When we got there it was no different than a low budget high school lunch served out of 6 windows. The " free drinks" came at a steep cost of your time. Sure you can get an old fashioned, but only if you're willing to wait in a mad house of people crashed together for close to an hour for that drink. Total waste of my time and money, will never be back.
Last year Thurby was an awesome experience with the dining and drink package. This year the lines were awful. Half the day was spent waiting around in these long lines. Only got to see half the races. It went from an incredibly enjoyable event, to one I probably wouldn’t attend again.
Our group purchaded tickets to attend Thurby. We were immediately impressed by the organization of the event. There were plenty of shuttles taking us grom the parking area to Churchill Downs, and they were there waiting when we were ready to go. All staff working the event were extremely helpful everytime we interacted with them. My one complaint was the description of the event when purchasing tickets. Once we arrived we felt like we didnt get a full description of what was or was not included in out ticket. We definitely would have puchsed better seats /suits if we had all of the info. Overall, we had a great day for oir first time at Churchill Downs!
Churchill Downs did a fantastic job spreading out the amble food & drink stands as well as picture opportunities & seating. The parking & Expo center & commercial buses were a perfect way to & from our vehicle. Loved every minute! Already planning next year!
Our tickets were in the first turn area, which included food and beverage. Last year was great, this year it was very disappointing. All the lines for food were extremely long and the food was only fast food, chicken fingers, hamburgers and pizza. The beverage line was alot faster and the staff was very courteous and the cocktails were awesome!
didn’t know there was a time frame on food and drinks. for the money should have lasted throughout the duration of event
New First Turn area was nice but the lines for food and drink were terrible. It should have been better organized.
It was 8 people in our group and we were able to sit together and make bets! We had an awesome time!! The park and ride from the Expo Center made the trip stress free!!
I would 100% advise against doing the all-inclusive. Total waste of money. You have to miss ever other race because you're standing in line for food or drinks. Don't by the all-inclusive or watch elsewhere. Terrible experience. (As I stand in line for 40 minutes to get a beer)