Pro Bowl Pre-game

$195 for the pre-game activities...is it worth it or just go to the game?

Pro Bowl Pre-game

I wont have an answer to this but doesnt that seem high? Were going to Probowl again too this year and I just noticed The richardson Field pre game tailgate party when I booked. Its like 2 hours of food and drink and hope to spot a celeb for $195? I hope someone can answer for ya scuba-for us with 6 in party, its just way too high! Was a blast year at game, cant wait!

Pro Bowl Pre-game

That was our thought too, kinda pricey. This will be our first pro bowl %26amp; it just happened to be our luck to have it on Saturday %26amp; we are leaving on a cruise later that evening. Can I ask how you get your tickets? All we can really find are in the end zones.

I have never been to the pro bowl but I have been to plenty pre game parties such as the bcs orange bowl pre game, and they are not worth $195, usuallly ends up everyone standing around drinking beer.

Several local bars to buy blocks of tickets and sell them to their customers for about $100 including transportation and tailgate party. I%26#39;d say $195 is out of line unless the price insludes hot- and cold-running cheerleaders.

Can%26#39;t say I%26#39;d be much interested in the cheerleader part...sure my husband would be though...

2007 will be Pro Bowl #15 for us; did the Tailgate Party a few years ago with tickets bought on eBay for 50 bucks. The ';Fan Package'; included a very generic T-Shirt, similarly mundane hat pin, key ring, bumper sticker and maybe one or two other things that didn%26#39;t make the on-the-way-home suitcase packing cut.

My impression was that 75+% of those in attendance had admission comp%26#39;d; we split after 30 minutes %26amp; saw a half-dozen team mascotts, several cheerleaders, some NFL retirees and a bunch of ESPN guys and sports writers I convinced myself I recognized.

Last year, perhaps 10 days, or so, prior to the game, a Ticket Broker listed 8-10 tickets on eBay. only 2 or 3 met the reserve. Near as I can tell, the Party format has remained pretty much unchanged for years. If accurate, and you buy souvenirs at the Hilton/Sheraton%26#39;s/Ala Moana Footlocker and a few street-side vendors Wednesday-Friday, would guess the value of items at the Party will be worth no more than $25 to you.

We enjoy cruising the parking lot/tail-gate parties prior to kickoff; superb people watching and maybe even a free brew or dog (wearing a U of H T Shirt will enhance your odds). Once inside the Stadium, there are numerous places to buy more stuff and the chow is excellent (though doubt you%26#39;ll find much conforming to the Weight Watchers approved list). Seems as though I recall an attempt to ban the sale of beer, but pretty sure/hope it failed. A trip up to the top of Aloha Stadium will produce panoramic views; especially of Peal Harbor.

If you want to meet players in the days before, you%26#39;ll find them cruising Waikiki, at Luau%26#39;s, Poly Cultural Center and Sea Life Park. Also, there is Super Stars competition out at Ko Olina and some beach events by Hilton Hawaiian Village. Also, during the day on Friday, there should be a festival at Kapiolani Park on the Southern end of Waikiki

A few weeks ago, a Hawaiian bud of mine said there were tentative plans to close a part of Kalakaua Blvd. Friday night for a block party; perhaps a more convenient %26amp; expanded substitute for previous party at Aloha Tower Marketplace (which was a Zoo the few times we tried it).

Think you all will have a great time; imo, the most enjoyable characteristics of the Pro Bowl are that folks are there just to have fun, watch world-class athletes show-off , and virtually nobody really gives a hoot who wins.

You can get fairly close to the players at the free practice session(s) at Aloha Stadium. Many players stay after practice to sign autographs.

Thanks for all the advice. We%26#39;re going to have a blast. We%26#39;ll be scuba diving on Friday so we%26#39;ll miss the practices but will try to catch some of the parties that evening.

My girlfriend and I are traveling from Australia to Hawaii for a week in Feb 07. We fly in the morning before the pro bowl and both of us being sports nuts I managed to get tickets to the game (up on the top level down the south end but who cares really...). Having little or no knowledge of the game itself(apart from playing Madden games on the Xbox) does not concern us one bit.

Anyway, the point of this post is to ask if there is any transportation to the game from Wakikiki? As we wont have a car. I have searched the net and all I can find is packaged deals including tix, accom and transport to and from the game.

Also we both really want to soak up all that is pro bowl so what time do you lovely people think we should get to the ground to take everything in?

Also any other suggestions you have would be much appricated.

Also does anyone know which end the ticket collection office is???

Cheers

Luke

Hi Luke,

There will be city bus shuttles to the Pro Bowl starting about 3 hours prior to game time; the local papers will post schedules. If you%26#39;re staying on the north end of Waikiki, the most convenient will be from Ala Moana shopping center. South side, the departure point is Kapiolani Park. After the game, you%26#39;ll be able to catch a bus back to your point of origin (pay attention to pick-up location directions from the driver; it%26#39;s often different from drop-off).

The will-call window at Aloha Stadium is on the south side.

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