If you're going to arrive early anyway, make the most of your time by joining the pre-show Pit Party! Pit Party passes cost just $10 per person at our venue (prices may vary with location so don't quote me on that!) and you get to see the Monster Trucks up close. I recommend planning to arrive at least an hour before showtime - you can always grab dinner or join the Pit Party while waiting for the show to start! Don't forget to check public transportation options! Before you go, check your venue's seating capacity and parking capacity to help you plan your arrival time. There are only 10,000 parking spaces, so that's a lot of people looking for parking! The parking lot closed about 1 hour before showtime, leaving many frustrated families (mine included) having to turn around and look for the overflow lots after waiting almost an hour in line for parking. ![]() The O.Co Coliseum has a capacity of over 60,000, and it was about 80% full. It's especially important to protect the ears of children! If all else fails, wad up some tissue paper and stuff it in your ear. ![]() You could also bring earphones or earbuds. You can buy disposable earplugs in sporting goods stores that will muffle the sound so well that you won't be able to hear the person beside you - but still allow you to hear the announcer. The O.Co Coliseum is an outdoor venue, but it was still extremely loud! I'm sure I would have been rendered temporarily deaf if Alfie hadn't brought earplugs for the whole family (he rides motorcycles and loves attending races, so he's an old pro at this!). Check out your nearest Monster Jam event and take the whole family, it's a lot of fun! If you're attending a Monster Jam event, here are three tips I have for you and your family to enjoy the event even more: ![]() I really didn't expect to enjoy myself so much, so I'm really glad I attended. The second part of the show was a freestyle competition where Monster Jam trucks had 90 seconds (plus an additional 30 seconds for bonus points) to go around the track and impress the judges (and viewers) with leaps, spins, and bounds. The losers were eliminated and the winners moved on to quarterfinals, semifinals, and the big final (the winner qualified for the Monster Jam finals in Las Vegas). The first part of the show consisted of Monster Jam trucks racing each other in pairs. It's like a circus act that never gets old, because each truck is different and each driver drives differently and does different tricks. I was pretty much glued to my seat for the entire event! It's hard to look away from the sight of giant trucks with wheels taller than grown men, racing each other on dirt tracks, driving over old cars, flying off hills like ski jumpers, trying desperately to stay upright. I was looking forward to spending time with the family, of course, but monster trucks aren't really my thing, and I expected to spend most of my time staring at my phone, skimming Facebook and Instagram.īoy, was I wrong. When Feld Entertainment sent us the invitation, all the kids - yes, and Alfie - screamed in excitement even my girly 12 year-old Pea was excited. I opted to stay in the hotel and catch up on a few hours of Me Time, so before this weekend, I truly didn't understand what all the fuss was about. This was Alfie and the kids' second time to see the show the first time was about five years ago in Reno. ![]() Last weekend we took the kids to see Monster Jam at Oakland's O.Co Coliseum.
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