Great time at Orlando City game!
by OtownGuy on 8/15/13Florida Citrus Bowl - OrlandoI've never heard anybody say anything good about the Citrus Bowl. I was expecting smoldering pits, children in tattered clothes begging and rusted, jagged steel. Yes, it's outdated, but the experience of seeing a soccer game in the stadium was really, quite good. Seeing a soccer game was also a first for me and I had a great time. They did a great job of creating a party atmosphere around the stadium and the field looks like it's well cared for. There were a couple things that will keep me from coming back often and those couple things are $ and $. I bought two of the the cheapest tickets to the game I could find: $42, I paid $10 to park and $18 + $2 tip for two beers for a grand total of $72. Maybe that's a cheap night out for some, but it's not for me. I'll go again, but I can't afford to go often enough to really feel like I'm supporting the team. Maybe I'm just old fashioned but nothing chaps my nads more than paying admission (Disney, Orange Co Convention Ctr, Citrus Bowl) and then having to shell out more money to park in their own parking log. That is simply someone taking advantage of me and telling me that my business isn't really that valuable to them. Booo! BOOOOOO!