went here for the rodeo last night the rodeo itself was good and the overall experience was fun. however the center forgot to mention that with the promo of coming to the rodeo and getting into Wild West bar afterwards free of charge you needed an actual paper ticket in that mobile Groupon tickets would not be accepted at the bar for entrance.. the bar turned away my friends and I and we had to go back to the center and ask some random people for their paper tickets in order to get in for free. although not really the center's fault they definitely should have mentioned that in all the advertising for it
Review Source:For Hockey arenas go - this place is mediocre. If anything, Hockey isn't my favorite sport, but was brought here by some friends, so why not! The stadium looks like it has seen some better days on the inside compared to pro arenas. Food quality, seating, and parking all need a refresh.
Review Source:Great venue and Great place to view shows like: Disney on Ice.
From the ease of ordering tickets, to pulling into the fast traffic flow of parking, to picking tickets up, everything went well when we needed to go here for the special Disney Show.
 The staff was kid friendly and understanding when you have an arena filled with sugar induced kids who never sit still. The ushers and vendors were ALWAYS helpful.
 Also, I have to add that their Security Team is on the ball.. I simply walked a small distance away from my jacket on my seat after the show (to take a pic of my daughter) and they did not leave it unattended for long.. they simply hustled it to Guest Services.
 Upon finding my jacket missing.. they saw my concern and radio'd ahead to let them know I was the owner and coming for it. At first it seemed an inconvenience, but my mind knew that they were doing their job and doing it well.
 All in all a great venue that allows a great seat from anywhere in the arena for a specialty show. I will definitely not hesitate to go there again when something pulls my interest.
Went there for "The Postal Service" show this past weekend. While I enjoyed the concert, the staff at the Cedar Park Center left little to be desired. The concession stand employee left snarky comments when my wife asked asked a question. When she noticed that we were offended, she tried to make up for it like she was just joking with us but I beg to differ.
I don't want  to look like I'm writing this review to "lash out" at one particular person at the center. The facility itself is very nice & new. You can tell that the owners & the staff really take pride in their building. I have yet to see another event here; not sure if/when I will be back again but if I do I will most likely avoid the concession stand & go straight to the event itself. It's the "little things" that mark a lasting impression on me & that concession stand employee was it for me.
Nah, man. Just nah.
I paid $100 for tickets to The Postal Service, got charged another $15 for parking at a venue with a dedicated lot, had my bag searched, and sat in very uncomfortable seats - seats narrower than the length of my forearm.
The clincher though; going to the restroom partway through the set and realizing the sound quality next to the bathroom was the same as in the hall - terrible.
Next time a band I love comes through Austin and plays here, I'll buy tickets to one of their shows in another city with a good venue, and road trip it.
This is my least favorite music venue in the greater Austin area, if you can even call it a music venue.
There is absolutely no leg room between the seats. I think even somebody 5'11" would feel cramped. I'm 6'3". If you sit, you end up having to sit kind of sideways to watch the show, ending up with neck cramps. All of the seats are angled to watch the arena - not the stage.
The acoustics are absolutely abysmal. I've watched both Sigur Ros and Postal Service here live, and both were nearly completely ruined due to the booming bass, and echoing chamber effect of such a massive area with no sound dampening whatsoever.
Parking is $15
Crappy beers are $8 (have your selection between Austin's finest Coor's Light, Bud, Miller, or whatever skunky mass-produced beer you can think of)
The food stands and selection may as well have been installed by Regal Cinemas.
I hope future bands and tour organizers have the sense to never book themselves here ever again. Honestly, I'm not sure how many bands would be tempting enough to lure me back to this craphole again.
This is a nice, new facility. We went for Disney on Ice, and the kids loved it, and the seats were good and reasonably priced. We bought mostly Disney stuff for the event, but there were plenty of vendors are while prices were ridiculous, they were pretty standard for that kind of event.
There's plenty of parking, though it is also expensive ($10 for this event) and there's only one way out, though even with a full house (well, half house) it didn't take long to get out.
The only negatives are cost (which is to be expected) and the fact that it's way the heck out in Cedar Park (also to be expected) though traffic is light at 9:30 or so.
And of course, the center only exists because Cedar Park opted out of having rail stations, because, you know, who needs clean air and public transportation options?
Still, nice event center.
I love the place. Everyone is friendly and helpful. I hear people complian about the price of food, beverages and parking. PEOPLE it's a Sport/Event Center. You are going to have to pay the price anywhere else you go. At least Cedar Park Center approves discounts like Family 4 Night at Hockey or Free Hockey tickets.
HUGE KUDOS TO THEM
Venue was fine, The Killers show was awesome! Â The cab situation = HORRENDOUS. Â Really disappointed that the venue had no cab line, no sinage, and no assistance for the dozen of folks who wanted a safe ride home. Â To top it off, the staff, valet guys, and even a uniformed Police Officer would barely give us a second glance. Â Guess paying for the overpriced parking is what they want...
Review Source:This review focuses on the MORONIC things you have to do to get into the venue. When you're inside, it's pretty nice. If you really want to pay $4.50 for a bottle of water and god knows how much for a hubcap-sized plate of nasty looking nachos, power to you....
Waited easily 20 minutes in line to pay $15 to park. $15?!?!?! Signs are needed on the way in. There were two lanes but everyone was in the same lane. Put up a sign.
Have a ticket machine(s) instead of a person with a bag of cash. This slowed up the line considerably.
Will call was a total joke. VERY long line, wondered why? First, even rock n roll stoner clubs around 6th street have figured out will call goes a lot faster if you have separate lines for letters of the alphabet. Not this place, they have the same line for both will call and ticket sales.
The real troglodytic, beyond-idiot thing they make you do, though, is preset both a photo ID and the credit card you used to purchase tickets. I saw two people turned refused a ticket because they did not have the Exact Credit Card... WTF?
They print your ticket with an extra ticket blank you have to sign. There's no reason for that! After all that, when I got in, paid $4.50 for my water and sat down, it was fine.
Tuckfard Palace, Cedar Park deserves you!
I've attended the circus, monster truck show, Texas Star Hockey game, and Austin Toro's basketball game at this center. I love to watch the shows at this venue because you cant get a bad seat in the place.
The concession prices are not any more expensive as other concession stands at other venues but the PARKING PRICES SUCK!!! I have paid no less than $10 to park and at the maximum of $15! JUST TO PARK! They are insane for these prices, but they charge it because they know we will pay it, so I will have to say that paying that much for parking does take away from spending inside the venue.
Restrooms and seats have always been clean.
MY ONLY COMPLAIN IS THE PARKING, (which is the reason I gave it 2 stars) if possible you should catch a ride to the venue then be picked up afterwards, it can be a hassle but much better than paying $10!
Always a fun time. Â The staff is super friendly and helpful and I really feel like they are there for us and to protect us. Â Nice feeling with all that is going on in the world if you know what I mean. Â I actually tried some of the food this time. Â It was good. Â Pricey but that is to be expected. Â The parking fee is also normal. Â Just remember that when you go somewhere and there are fees associated, which there are always fees, know that you are helping our state or anywhere else. Â We are in big trouble these days and we need the revenue and growth and you spending money helps you in the long run. Â Businesses charge you fees to serve you. Â So, it's one big cycle. Â Keep the circle of life flowing people!
Review Source:My girlfriend and I attended the Alicia Keys concert last night. Â This was our first visit to CPC and hopefully the last. Â Here are my comments in no particular order of disappointment:
1. $15 to park in Cedar Park is obscene. And, unlike a big city venue where you can find cheaper parking near the venue and walk to your show, this is not an option at CPC which is in the middle of nowhere. Cedar Park City Council members take heed: gouging folks who are already driving 45 minutes from Austin to your venue is short-sighted.
2. The acoustics are horrible as a concert venue. The sound reduced Alicia Keys beautiful voice to someone shouting in a cave. The word will eventually get out among concert promoters. Cedar Park Council members, take a look at what happened to Austin Music Hall and The Backyard where poor acoustics and service bankrupted AMH and relegated the Backyard to "has been" status.
3. Â Gouging folks for food and drink may work in big cities, but not in a bedroom community venue competing with First Class venues like Austin City Limits Theater.
My advice to anyone considering attending an event here: SAVE YOUR MONEY and use it for a night out on the town in Austin.
I have been to multiple hockey games, two concerts, some monster truck show, a non-profit benefit night and two graduation ceremonies here.
For hockey games and graduation ceremonies, this place is fine.
For monster truck shows, this place is way too small.
For the non-profit benefit night, the planning and communication from coordinators at the Cedar Park Center was pitiful. The non-profit organization had no idea what it was walking into and everyone seemed to be flying by the seat of their pants.
And most importantly, for concerts, this place is terrible. Yes, every seat is a good one. But what good is a concert when the sound is absolutely terrible? (Jason Aldean, January 2010) Â And what good is a concert when security is completely incompetent? (Poison/Def Leppard, September 2012)
I could see Jason Aldean getting frustrated on stage with the sound issues. And at Def Leppard, the "security" zoned in on one or two people and watched them closely throughout the show. Each time "security" left their station to reprimand the poor concert goers who were the object of their power trip, a handful of people would slip by and rush the front row!
Honestly, three "security" men removed a woman from the middle of the fifth row. They physically pulled her out of the row. Â She may have been wrong, I don't question that. But they called two other employees from their posts, and as a result, the front row became a free for all.
In a separate incident, a large man in a white button down shirt with a lanyard and employee ID was yelling in the face of another young lady. When he was finished, he turned around, said something to another employee and began laughing.
I will not attend another concert here. Â I imagine the only time I will be going back here is for graduation events. And the only way I'll consider paying a dime for another concert ticket here is if they book Aerosmith. And God knows that will NEVER happen.
I come here for hockey games - Go Stars!
Overall, the center is new and clean. Big but not overly big. Some of the section numbers are a little confusing Your first visit or two, But no biggie.
Yes, park near a exit. It definitely helps. But even when it's full, parking isn't that bad. Â If you've been to big city centers, this is a walk in the park.
Parking is $10 ( Valet $15 - totally unnecessary here ) and beers are pretty spendy. But this isn't unusual. I do, however, wish they would have more "combo deals". We never eat here, we eat before. If the price of food was better, we'd definitely go for it. Oh well
Had quarter season tickets and we always sat in section 102. The woman assigned this area is great.
Overall, this center is clean and reasonable. I don't mind "braving the crowds" at the Cedar Park Center. :)
I want to give them 3.5 stars.
I had my twins birthday party at the Center, every year we look for a place that is out of the ordinary to have a party and during a game they gave us a flyer and I decided to give it a try.
The party is $165 for 15 PEOPLE, so you have to include parents in your count. Each additional person is $11 and this includes a drink, hot dogs and gifts for the birthday children.
Jared my sales person was great over the phone and he called to check on the size of the party and give me any final details.
We were told the game starts at 3pm, which means the doors to the general public open at 2pm and birthday parties are able to go in an hour before the general public.
I also had the impression someone would meet us at the entrance with our tickets, I didn't realize I had to wait in the line and get the tickets to hand out to my party. I don't say this as if I am unable to wait in line but at other places we have held birthday parties all of this is taken care of.
We were not able to enter the arena at 1, we were not allowed to enter until 1:30 and they were unaware we were coming or the name of our party. I had to purchase extra tickets and was told I missed the "cut off" and any extra tickets would be full price!! I paid an extra $50 for 3 tickets. Â Only to find out they have $5 tickets!!!
Jared, the salesman, did finally come out to meet us and escort us into the lounge where the party would be set up. Our section was not clearly marked, its a club lounge in an arena, there were tables, chairs and a bar....
the cheerleaders, the toro himself and all the staff at CPC do everything in their power to make the birthday children feel special, us moms need some help to thats why we have parties at these sort of places.
I don't want to bore you all with any more details but here are my suggestions.
1. They need to have a person or persons dedicated to the birthday parties, an ambassador or something but there needs to be helper for the parents. This person will bring the kids to get the hot dogs, take them to the play area, make sure all the parents sign a release for their kids to play, etc.
2. The parties are held in the club lounge but the seats to watch the game are not in the club lounge area. So we had hot dogs in the lounge, then they went to play on the bouncie houses and then went to our seats in Section 117, but we left all of our belonging in section 106 in the club lounge. At half time we went back to the lounge to sing Happy Birthdys. Seats for the birthday parties should be in the lounge area or close by, especially Sunday the arena was not even 1/4 full.
3. Additional tickets for the birthdays party participants should be $11, there should not be a cut off date to order more tickets. These things are unpredictable, an extra child can always be counted on for a child's birthday party.
4. There should be parking passes or discounted parking for birthday party guests.
Over all we had a great time, I don't know if I would suggest it for someone else, we felt like guinea pigs, and that was ok, I just hope someone at CPC sees this and takes my suggestions into account.
Go Toros!
My husband and I are fairly new to Cedar Park. We decided to try out an Austin Toros basketball game last week. I see a lot of reviews complaining about $10 parking. To us, this wasn't a huge deal. Any venue you go to today, despite the size, always has a parking fee. $10 was expected and a non-issue in our eyes.
There is not  bad seat in the house at all. We have an excellent close view of the floor.  They do a good job of keeping the game interesting with time out entertainment. This also provided a great platform for local cheerleaders and dancers to showcase their skills at half time.
The beer was reasonable, $5.75, much less than most sports venues. The stadium was nice and clean. The restrooms were nice and clean as well.
We definitely will be coming back soon for a hockey game soon.
Very clean intimate venue.
We watched a basketball game here recently and enjoyed ourselves very much The staff is friendly and attentive. Beer is cold, 5.75 for a draft but they have 3$ beer night as well.
I like that it has basketball, hockey and concerts. Im sure the sound quality is better than the Erwin center, then again my High School hoopty car had better sound the Erwin Center. Â We live failry close so we wil return for sure!
The bad things: Â It's $10 to park for the circus or hockey, they must gouge you for concerts. Â There is nowhere close to park for free like if you were elsewhere. Â Concessions are overpriced, the ticket setup is awful with long lines at every window. Â The good: the place is small so sightlines are pretty good and with few exits its always really easy to get out of there and parking is pretty close no matter where you park.
Review Source:Love this place! Why five stars?
Here is what I love and why!
Very INTIMATE venue for a variety of things - most locations are great seats.
It's CLEAN.
There's EASY pay SURFACE PARKING (albeit expensive parking) that is well lit, well marked, Â and well maintained. It's clean and feels safer.
(I'd rather pay for it to be nice then deal with a high rise garage and confusing, dangerous feeling, long walk - especially with children or at night.)
There is a FREE drop off and pick up area in a cul-de-sac out front right off the feeder.
I have seen excellent customer service at CPC as well. The staff is always friendly and helpful. I have never had an employee be rude and I have gone to many events there. (including concerts, rodeo, circus, hockey, birthdays etc.)
It's in a great location which is easy to navigate. During events they seem to always have people directing traffic.
Now to be fair, I also have to add that we generally don't eat there. So I can't comment on that. We go to see whatever and that's it. Venue food generally is just not our thing.
CPC = FAIL! One big rip-off from the time you fork over that exorbitant parking fee to the $4.50 small popcorn and $9.50 slushees to the tiny seats that not only pin your knees in place but make it impossible for other guests to get by. Took our daughters here for the Shriners Circus and tried to smile through this shameless money-grab. I will not be returning.
Review Source:The good- Great location for those living north
Not a bad view in the house (didn't say seat)
good flow in and out with police blocking lanes
The bad- FIFTEEN DOLLAR PARKING! Are you crazy?? Roll it in the ticket price, provide a shoulder massage, do SOMETHING to lessen the feeling you are getting robbed in the parking lot.
Seats; horrible. Yes, padded, but tiny! and there is no room between you and the person beside you or in front of you.
Honorable mention: box seats above the last row place their drinks (glass) on the ledge as a table.. while people are sitting directly below them. Not too great an idea.
OVerall, this would be an amazing venue but the highway robbery in the parking lot and the kiddie size seats are such a negative I can't get past 2 stars. Mostly for the price gouging on parking which is ridiculous
No one needs a novel about a performance venue. So here's the skinny yall:
Good:
-- Small venue
-- Fast line
-- Non outrageous pricing
-- Lots of bathrooms
-- Cup holders
Bad:
-- $15 parking
-- Weird overly lit stairs
-- Gross jalapenos
-- Guards that stare you down
It's a place to see a show that's a darn sight better than Frank Erwin or Bass Concert Hall. Then again, you have to drive alllll thhhhheee waaaaay to Cedar Park. It's not mind blowing but it's there. And it's got shows.
Protip: Bring cash
Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco put on an absolutely incredible performance here last night. Â My husband and I sat with other excited fellow Yelpers, and we thoroughly enjoyed the show. Â However, this review is really for Cedar Park Center, so here goes...
It's a fairly small venue, so we could see the stage and the individual performers very clearly. Â Nice sound as well. Â The facility - parking lot, bathrooms, food courts - looked new and was very clean. Â Nary a piece of litter to be seen anywhere. Â
Seats in our section were cushioned and comfortable, and the cup holders were a thoughtful touch. Â Because I'm short, I had enough room to shift positions, sit sideways and move my legs. Â However, had I been taller or larger, I would have encountered comfort issues. Â Be warned that the rows of seats are tightly packed, so stepping past people to get to your seat in the middle is definitely an up close and personal experience. Â
Of course, there were the usual expensive concessions typical of this type of place, i.e. $4 pretzels and so on. Â What was new to me was the outrageous $15 parking charge. Â Out in the middle of the surburbs, no less. Â Wow. Â CPC takes price gouging to a whole other level. Â For this reason alone I will always think twice about attending future events here.
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE VENUE!
I'll be quick in this review. Just a couple things.
$15 for parking!? Are you out of your mind CPC? And the parking lot's layout is horrible. There are no designated 2-way streets, so be careful when driving in the parking lot.
The seats in the arena are TINY! No leg room at all. If you're a bigger person, try to get an aisle seat, because you won't fit in the middle of a row. When someone wants to exit the row, everyone has to stand up and lean way back for them to fit through. I'm pretty small, and it was still hard for me to walk through.
From the outside, the building looks huge, but the arena is rather smaller than I expected. Not a bad thing, just a note.
Hopefully, bands and events will stop going to this venue so CPC will get the hint that they need to change a few things.
People probably think I am an all sunshine-and-rainbows kind of gal since I give a lot of positive reviews. Truth is, I feel turrible about bad mouthing anyone, and tend to follow the old adage "if you can;t say anything at nice, don't say anything at all." Â But I checked in here, so Yelp is asking me to review, so here goes:
Parking pisses me off here. It's expensive. They don't have anyone directing. I had to eat $15 dollars, then spend an hour on a cluster f-ck exit situation the other night.
The seats, while cushioned, are really small and close together with zero leg room (and I'm 5'4").
Does it suck to wait in line for a bathroom for 30 minutes? Yes, but then don't go at an intermission, duh. At other times the wait was non-existent but I do wish there were more bathrooms overall.
$8.50 for a cold one is also lame, but to be expected so I won't knock em.
Alas, the center itself is a-ok. Saw Cirque Du Soleil here and it was a perfect venue for that show. Saw Poison/Def Leppard and was impressed by the acoustics.
Just heard that Def Leppard and Poison are playing here. Â
$5 for VIP front row tickets
and
$35 to park
Go Cedar Park Center. Â You bastards. Â You know you are out of your hillbilly mind when you are charging so much for parking that people let us park for free. Â And then we talk about how cool it was that we got free parking, like more than the hockey game itself and more than Cirque du Soleil itself. Â
Even with the fact that there really are no bad seats here - your joke timeshare priced parking with back alley lighting makes me avoid you at all costs. Â Oh and let's not forget the $95 in gas to get here.
Better get on your absolute fastest cow, y'alls - then just leave it across the street to snack on the tumbleweeds while you jam out with your clam out and pour some sugar on yourself. Â Then you can talk dirty to your cow all the way home. Â MOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Enjoyed seeing Cirque here last night. Â Quidam was incredible, I can't believe it took me 14 years to see it a second time. Â Definitely one of the better Cirque shows.
But this isn't a review for Cirque, it's a review for Cedar Park Center. Â
I like it about as much as I like Cedar Park. Â This certainly isn't a bad arena, much like Cedar Park isn't a bad town. Â But both feel a little uninspired. Â
It's a big huge generic stadium out in the middle of nothing. Â The limestone on the walls is a nice Texas touch, but it's a little unoriginal. Â What's not a nice touch and is also unoriginal is the parking situation. Â It's your first exposure to this place, and the first thing I said was, "$10 for parking, YHGTBFKM." Â Â In Cedar Park, there's just no excuse. Â There's plenty of land and plenty of parking, and there's no reason to gouge people just because you have a captive audience who is stuck paying whatever you charge. Â Bad form.
And the gouging doesn't stop there. Â The pathetic little beer is $6.50 and the prices don't get any better for anything else. Â Now I get it, this is the case everywhere, but it doesn't mean I like it. Â I also don't like being searched at the door for contraband. Â Seriously, I don't think the Cirque crowd is ready to bust a cap in some fool's ass.
On the plus side, the facility is nice and clean -- sterile, even. Â The seats are comfortable, reasonably sized, and the seating means that even short people have good sight lines over the tall people in front of them. Â Acoustics seem reasonable for a facility of this sort, though I'm not sure I'd look here for an evening acoustical performance of a band I really enjoyed. Â
At the end of the day, I'll come here if there's something I really want to see, but if I had another choice, I'd take it.
Tips for watching a Hockey game here...
1.Park near an exit, yes it may be a little longer walk, but trust me, when its time to leave you will thank me.
2.If you are a bigger guy, and by bigger I mean larger then a small child. Sit in a seat in the isle or with one empty next to you. These seats are TINY, well not that tiny, but pretty small. I have very large shoulders and am wide, and I had to spill into the seat next to me. Luckily my SO is used to sharing the bed with me, so she didn't mind much haha
3.Bring a hoodie,scarf, jacket, whatever you keep warm with. It is pretty chilly in the arena. You don't want to have to buy a $15 Stars scarf or $25 Hoodie b/c you forgot yours.
These 3 tips will treat you right here. The arena is very nice, clean, modern, well designed. I really did enjoy my experience here. I paid for drinks and candy what I do at most sporting events so its no big shocker there. The parking was 10 cash. I could see them jacking it up for concerts but for the hockey game it was priced well IMO. Yes they asked my fiance to open her bag, but they do this everywhere, not sure why people get upset over it. Thats why they invented boot flasks, duh! lol
The experience as a whole is one I enjoyed and definitely plan on doing again. My only gripe about the place  is its too far, haha yes I know thats not a real complaint, but I still want to whine.
The husband and I recently saw Paul Simon & the Punch Brothers here, which was our first real event at this venue (graduation ceremonies don't really count, though frankly, it was the flashiest one I've yet seen). Â I bought concert tickets mainly as a try-out.
Since we usually see name-brand artists at the various venues in Austin, and Cedar Park is 15 minutes north of downtown Austin, I couldn't help but compare it to our experience there. Â Ticket prices were comparable to ACL Live Moody Theatre (i.e., less than Erwin), floor seats were cushy, though narrow without arm rests, which make it a little uncomfortable sitting next to large people we didn't know ("Hi, yeah, sorry our arms are rubbing against each other...yeah, this is not fun.") Hey, I was glad just to be able to sit down when I wanted to.
Lights and sound were clear and well-mixed, which is way better than Austin Music Hall, and more comfortable than Erwin Center, where one must don earplugs to survive. Â We had floor seats about halfway back, but with the venue size & configuration, it seems as though you'd be able to see pretty well from just about anyplace. Â The available seats are floor, then mezzanine, then a mini-balcony above. Â I'd classify it as a larger mid-sized venue, closest to a small Erwin Center, but nicer and without a nosebleed section. Â It's a good sized-venue. Â And the place is in freakin' Cedar Park, where not much ever happens, so no one was hanging out drunk on the streets or behind a corner waiting to mug us on the way there and back. Â A bonus.
I was glad we had floor seats, because it put us closer to the action onstage, and the ushers were good about helping people find seats and keeping aisles clear of people who were trying to push forward. Â They got a little annoying with the flashlights and the chatting with the patrons, but I have to blame that on all the people coming in late and moving around during the show. Â So buy a seat with the idea that you'll have to sit in it, or stand in front of it. Â Things might be wilder depending on the crowd, but this was Paul Simon.
The restrooms were clean and spacious, and they have really nice speakers broadcasting loudly from the walls in there. Â At first I thought, how cool that you can make a pit stop mid-show and still hear what's happening. Â Then a commercial broke in, advertising other shows, really loudly. Â Hmmm...
The food and drink offerings are just about as average and as pricey as you'd find at the Erwin Center. Â There are a variety of food types, all expensive and none outstanding, and beer kiosks that offer a variety of tap beers ($8.50 for about a pint). Â I would recommend eating before you go unless you like the taste of game food and have a lot of extra cash or a credit card on hand. Â But again, same as the Erwin Center, and you might like that sort of thing. Â If you've been there, you know.
Which brings me to the parking, which is bothering a lot of reviewers. Â They have huge lots, and charge between $10 to $15 extra to park in them for most events...$15 the night we were there ($5 for graduation). Â While we did initially have the captive audience surprise, we thought later that they have to pay for this expensive venue somehow, and charging for parking works out better for us than adding to the cost of the ticket, since we never drive alone. Â
Plus, if we were parking in downtown Austin, we'd be paying $10 and just hoping we could park close enough in a fairly safe location. Â So $10 would feel more appropriate, frankly. Â But we carpooled with friends and split the cost. Â Not a bad idea, in any case. Â And they offer valet parking for slightly more, if you don't want to walk from the lot and/or don't care about the cost.
So overall, a good venue, a good deal, a good time had by all. Â I'll do it again.
Bruised knees.
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And not from tango.
From Cedar Park Center's site: 'Each guest that visits Cedar Park Center is unique. Our first task is to understand the needs of each guest. By identifying the unique needs of each guest, we can make everyone feel welcome and important with an ultimate entertainment experience. That is our first goal at Cedar Park Center.'
They are correct about each patron being unique. With average adult heights in North America occurring within a range of 5'4" to 5'10.5" [<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHuman_height%23Average_height_around_the_world%255D&s=45478bfb414c3f6bed4daee250955728f608ecfcae2c1bf350dd914ce739c86b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/…</a> and the average adult male femur length occurring at 48 centimeters (18.9 in), it is hard to believe the engineering team contracted to devise a seating system in accordance with these average dimensions, would conceive anything less than those ratios, essentially ignoring a couple centimeters and calling it a day.
'By identifying the unique needs of each guest, we can make everyone feel welcome and important with an ultimate entertainment experience.' Â I'm sorry, Toyota/Cedar Park Center: for a *permanent installation* geared towards attracting audiences from Central Texans, it is extremely difficult to pardon this painfully blatant design blunder of their stadium seating.
Sitting in my seat next to the people I love most in this world to experience a treat for the senses known as Cirque du Soleil, I found the pinching of knee caps severely detracted (and distracted) from this otherwise incredible show. The remaining of my party did not feel welcome or important, and found this structural inequality to be unbearable, particularly for the residents of Sun City retirement community. As the one who suggested this show, I couldn't help but feel responsible, and at the same time thankful my 6'2" brother was unable to make the show. Unacceptable, Cedar Park.
I was even okay with paying the tonto $10. [See: tolerance.]
This place is awful and is on my BOYCOTT list. Saw Cirque du Soleil there. Will definitely wait until the Quebecois bring their tent back to Austin...
Lindsay J is SO RIGHT about the seats. Think MAC C-130 flight to Viet Nam circa 1967. I sat with three guys - we were shoulder to shoulder literally. felt like I'd been in a jiu-jitsu match after 30 minutes - elbows, legs, feet in everyone's personal space. Not sure whose Axe 'body spray' I ended up wearing but I wasn't liking it...
AND, since I sat in a 'corner' in the top row, my seat was shaped like a "V" with the back wider than the front. Bizarre - who designed this place? And I paid $80 (including tax) for a ticket? Drinks and food are expensive ($8.50 for a beer?). And $10 to park in BFE Cedar Park! This ain't downtown... Be warned.
I'm dropping a star off my initial review. Â
We went to see Cirque last night, and while the show was great and our seats were good, I just can't stop thinking about how they charged me $10 to park in their own lot (it's not like you have any other parking options), and then when the show let out, we sat there - frozen in a line of traffic- for 15 minutes in the lot while cars whizzed by the main feeder road. Â Seriously, I had to pee, so each second seemed like an eternity.
There were no parking lot cops directing traffic out of the place, we finally saw one lone guy out there trying desperately to get people out of the lot. Â
This whole "pay to park in our lot" thing has to got to stop. Â All major sporting venues do it now, and all minor ones, too (RR Express, CPark Center). Â You are gouging people, pure and simple. Â It's one thing to have an alternate parking option, but people have no choice but to pay you. Â
If you ARE going to charge me to park, then provide some level of basic parking lot/traffic flow management, so it doesn't turn into the goat rodeo it did last night. Â Trucks were jumping over curbs, people were cutting each other off in line, etc. Â Crazy.
Oh yeah, your beer selection sucks and it's too expensive.
Other than that, good place to see a show.
Really enjoyed Cirque here last nite. Â Course there was a $10 parking fee, but that's nothing when your show tix are free (but hubby has stated he would NEVER pay that again). Â And the drinks were expensive ($8.50 for sweet tea vodka and water! AND it was a different price later. Â Very inconsistent in the Stars Bar) but that was expected as well. Â What was unexpected was the fact they wouldn't let me take my hard liquor into the arena, yet people can take beer in there. Â Some stupid Blue Law or what? Â So we had to slam our drinks before curtain (yes, we HAD to have a drink or 3 beforehand).
Just a note: Â I don't know if this is a Cirque thing, but absolutely NO cameras allowed. Â I saw 2 ladies refused entrance cause they had em in their purses (which are searched). Â They wouldn't even allow them to take their batteries out. Â They had to run them back to their car.
Also having read prior reviews and knowing this is usually a hockey arena, I dressed in layers expecting it to be chilly. Â Was definitely NOT. Â Actually was pretty warm in there, but that may be all the body heat piled up on each other.
So yeah, there's not a bad seat in the house, but that's because everyone is in everyone else's lap. Â That didn't bother me so much as my grrl on one side of me smelled nice, and, on the other side, Â I didn't mind rubbing up against my hubby every now and then. Â But, would I want to be that close to raucous, beer drinking hockey fans? Meh, probably not.
Our seats were fantastic, 5 rows off the floor. Â I felt I could reach out and touch those beautiful bodies in the show (if only. Â siiigh...). Â I guess I would go back for a good show. Â It is convenient to my house. Â I'll just leave my parking fee grousing hubby at home and bring a flask.
I'm bucking the hate trend here: I've now been to two extended events here (Wilco and Cirque, and I'm not sure what that says about me exactly), but pound for pound this is a perfectly serviceable venue that's attracting some shows here that it's at least plausible that we may not have gotten otherwise. Sure, it's not a picture perfect solution: you have to pay for parking (usually ten bucks, the horror), concessions are as concessions get these days (somewhat limited in selection, occasionally beset by lines), and the place is a little sterile.
That said, you can find at least some marginally decent beer if you look hard enough, they'll let you pay with a card if need be (a far cry from the wooden nickel days), and both of the shows I've seen here I genuinely enjoyed. Getting out of the parking lot was a hassle, but I've seen that anywhere. It's a little out of the way, but no doubt I'll be back.
My nipples were hard for the duration of the concert.
JeeZUS it was cold in there!
That said, the venue was acoustically sound, used hanging PA mains (so huge chunks of seats weren't blocked by speakers on either side of the stage) had sufficient (though expensive at $10) parking and a throughly average beer selection. ($7.00 12oz Blue Moon was about the top of the list).
The seats were all fairly close to the stage and had good sightlines, Â with a curtain dividing off one third of the arena, so no seat was too far back. Â They were comfortably padded, but small, and with absurdly shallow seat pitch (meaning even if you're relatively short your knees extend further than the back of the seat in front of you). Â Restrooms were adequate and featured a speaker so you could hear the show in there. Â One ATM. Â A "closed horseshoe layout" means if you enter at one end of the "shoe" (i. e. 11o'clock) and your section is at the other end (1 o'clock), you have to walk all the way around the loop to the other end--you can't cut across inside on the "12 o'clock" stage end. Â A bit annoying but the place is small enough that it's not a huge trip.
In all, not a bad place to see a concert. Â Add some craft beers and cut the parking fee in half and Cedar Park Center might be on to something. Â But bring a jacket. Â They apparently keep the ice solid using the A/C.
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