So This Paralympics Opening Ceremony...

[Cheeky Monkey]

Is it going to be on anything like the same scale/budget as the Olympics do we know?

This is honestly supposed to be a serious thread, but no CM post would be complete without a shite gag or two - apparently the organisers couldn't afford to get Elbow for the Paralympic opening ceremony so they've hired a tribute band instead - Prosthetic Elbow. The less said about a possible appearance by American crooner John Legend the better!!

 

[fly high]

ignoring the bad jokes - Government has given Paralympics same sum of money for opening & closing as it did for Olympics, not sure if the organisers have the same budget though.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Government has given Paralympics same sum of money for opening & closing as it did for Olympics

Good stuff.

 

[Triggaaar]

Are tickets easily available (for the events, not the opening ceremony)? I'd like to go.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Are tickets easily available (for the events, not the opening ceremony)? I'd like to go.

Not much chance for the main stadium or the swimming at least. I spent ten hours (admittedly at work) trying to get tickets using the twitter alert system and missed out every time.

 

[Triggaaar]

Not much chance for the main stadium or the swimming at least. I spent ten hours (admittedly at work) trying to get tickets using the twitter alert system and missed out every time.

That's crazy. The paralympics aren't as popular as the olympics, I thought there'd be some availability.

 

[Simster]

It is expected to be the biggest and best Paralympics ever apparently. I think the BBC is cursing it's decision not to bid for the Paralympic Games, as the rights went to C4 for only £7m, which could prove to be a bargain, especially as all the events are more or less sold out (which is unprecented).

 

[Falkor]

Are tickets easily available (for the events, not the opening ceremony)? I'd like to go.

looks set be the first para to sell out apparently.

Im very looking forward to going to the Archery on the 4th

 

[Triggaaar]

Im very looking forward to going to the Archery on the 4th

And then in 4 years time, you can be a competitor.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

That's crazy. The paralympics aren't as popular as the olympics, I thought there'd be some availability.

Where have you been living for the last six weeks?

 

[16bha]

Not much chance for the main stadium or the swimming at least. I spent ten hours (admittedly at work) trying to get tickets using the twitter alert system and missed out every time.

Managed to get 4 tickets for the stadium on 8th Sept yesterday, so keep plugging away! Got email after that said that possibility that may be a press seat, which would be a standing stool and table!?

 

[Medwayseagull]

Got tickets for the opening ceremony so I will let you know when I get back.

 

[Triggaaar]

Where have you been living for the last six weeks?

Why, what happened? The Olympics are always popular in every country, but the Paralympics are never sold out.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Managed to get 4 tickets for the stadium on 8th Sept yesterday, so keep plugging away! Got email after that said that possibility that may be a press seat, which would be a standing stool and table!?

That is good going. I got RSI from clicking all day and after a few days/evenings of no luck threw in the towel, but may try again.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Opening ceremony tickets for tomorrow night are available at £125 a pop (press table as 16bha says above). Too expensive for me, but a great experience for whoever gets them.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Why, what happened? The Olympics are always popular in every country, but the Paralympics are never sold out.

Paras were always going to do well in the UK as we take Paralympic sport very seriously but all the excitement over the Olympics has meant huge demand for tickets. There are still tickets for Excel though. Getting anything on the OP is going to be toughh.

 

[Simster]

I went to the Paralympics in Sydney in 2000. You could see whatever you wanted really - we went to the stadium which held about 110,000 at the time. However for the day we attended, there can't have been more than 25,000 in the place. Against that backdrop, it's going to be quite strange for me to see all the venues absolutely rammed for the London games.

 

[ROSM]

I went to the Paralympics in Sydney in 2000. You could see whatever you wanted really - we went to the stadium which held about 110,000 at the time. However for the day we attended, there can't have been more than 25,000 in the place. Against that backdrop, it's going to be quite strange for me to see all the venues absolutely rammed for the London games.

It will be interesting - initially the stadium was only going to be lower tier opened for the daytime sessions. Not sure if that now means the upper tiers are in operation.

 

[Triggaaar]

Paras were always going to do well in the UK as we take Paralympic sport very seriously

Good point well made. I've just checked and we've finished 2nd in the medal tables for the last 3 paralympics. Probably would have won them if it wasn't for the home nations.

Managed to get 4 tickets for the stadium on 8th Sept

Cool, see you there. Just got 4 (wheelchair users) for the 1st and 8th.

And happy birthday!

 

[teaboy]

If you'd have put in for tickets when they first went on sale you could've got pretty much anything. The same applies for the first, second and third rounds of general sale. Even in the first week of the Olympics there were tickets on sale for the paralymics in everything othr than the velodrome (which slod out in the first round!).

If you don't have any at this stage it's because you didn't want any until the band-wagon turned up.