First time there, not a bad view in the house. Very fan friendly. Even long concession lines were quick. Tailgating allowed and seemed encouraged. Will definitely make the trip again.
Nice pre-game activities for families, and atmosphere in the Park for a game was good, except for fans spraying beer on people. Security was told about it, and said they "would keep an eye on the situation". Hmmm...
The stadium itself is a very nice and comfort but location is horrible. It's far away from Chicago and the traffic can make the travel very long. Hopefully Chicago Fire can get stadium more close to Chicago.
I will not go back.Starting at $10 to park, and $10 per person to enter.We found two stages, food vendors, other vendors, and carnival rides for the kids.The event website did not list the events.The event was boring. If it wasn’t for the company I attended the event with I would have considered the day a portion of my life wasted.
Saw Americanarama (Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Richard Thompson) here on July 12th. Perfect night and a great venue for the show - open enough to allow some breeze, but the acoustics were solid and there was little sound lost or wasted. Parking arrangements - they seemed to route people all around to the back, then funnel everyone in a winding path through the neighborhood to leave - was the only detriment.
Tailgating before the soccer match, spacious seating, suites, concessions, and fan memorabilia. Enjoy the fan friendly atmosphere.
We travelled to Chicago to attend an MLS game. 3 days before the game, a team rep called to talk to us to answer questions. Very polite. Made me assume game day experience would be as helpful. Unfortunately, I did not ask the right questions. We took a cab to the stadium. You need to enter the stadium through a ticket specific gate, and walk up a significant flight of stairs. I am certain there are handicap accessible access points, but not identified. The Stadium itself is clean, good sight lines. Food was standard. Ushers were a bit rude directing to your seats ( I guess it's the soccer hooligan mentality from Europe) After the game, no one in the stadium knew where the L Shuttles were parked; they all indicated in the parking lot. Even the valet indicated "somewhere out there." Our family with 3 kids, started wandering the parking lot in the dark, raining, with exiting post- game traffic. Finally a parking lot attendant told us "just keep walking, you can't miss them."....the buses were in the very back of the parking lot. We barely made it onto the jam packed second bus. A bit more education on the game day staff is necessary. We will be armed with knowledge when we return. But the overall inexperience of the staff would turn off the casual fan or the young family.
Easy to get to location, doubles as a concert venue. Good food/drink prices (considering it is Chicago) for a stadium. Great time!
Wanted to see what all the hype was about soccer. Enjoyed seeing everyone tailgating. Lots of red in the stadium Chicago fires color. Was able to purchase some fan apparel in the shop,lots of help offered. Very friendly, getting our tickets was easy and staff also friendly. Food was your average ball park food and ball park prices. Parking fee 15 dollars not bad for Chicago. My only dissapoinment no souvenir cups at this stadium when you buy a fountain drink. Parking lot leaving can be a little irritating, saw some staff just standing and not directing. Same when entering no one was directing. Regardless of that the park itself was great.
My family and I attended the Chicago Fire game last Sunday on a whim after seeing a groupon offer for 1/2 price tickets. We had never been to Toyota Park before and we left with an overall favorable impression. Our seats were a few rows up from the field, my boys really had a nice view of the action. The stadium was well kept and the staff were all friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back for another visit.