FIRST Finale Question

[Red2486]

Does anyone know when/if FIRST Finale tickets are going to be available for teams who didn't book through STEEL? Or any ideas of prices? I can't find any information besides the description of the event on the Championship information page on the FIRST website. Please help!

[ehochstein]

My best answer: Find a team going through Steele Meetings and request for them to order X amount of more finale tickets, as it gives them that option. My Finale ticket is ordered that way at least.

My ticket was an extra $35

Send me a PM and I might be able to add your team on our order at $35 a piece.

[KathieK]

I was informed that any remaining tickets which are not taken by teams booking hotels through Steele Meetings will be available for sale at Championships.

[Chi Meson]

I gotta ask:

The science center is pretty cool-looking, I admit, and it would be fun to see, but:

How crucia is the finale? An extra $35 per student is another $700 we don't have, but if we hear that "you just gotta go, man, or you missed out on the whole week!" then maybe the kids can find another $35 to take with them.

So again, is this a "oh man, you just can't miss this" kind of an event?

[2789_B_Garcia]

Originally Posted by Chi Meson

is this a "oh man, you just can't miss this" kind of an event?

I'm curious about this, too...this is our first time to champs, and I've heard the food at Finale is great...what is the deal with this event?

[ehochstein]

Originally Posted by Chi Meson

I gotta ask:

The science center is pretty cool-looking, I admit, and it would be fun to see, but:

How crucia is the finale? An extra $35 per student is another $700 we don't have, but if we hear that "you just gotta go, man, or you missed out on the whole week!" then maybe the kids can find another $35 to take with them.

So again, is this a "oh man, you just can't miss this" kind of an event?

Last year I went to the science center and I LOVED it. The planetarium has to be the coolest thing ever, especially the spaceship themed elevator. Not only that but the amount of food they had was absolutely amazing, catered food from just about every restaurant in St. Louis (at least that is what it seemed like to me). The only part I didn't like was how short it was, I only got the chance to explore maybe half of the museum.

I would highly encourage you to go, and find the extra $35. It is a great ending to the year in my opinion.

Official description of the event.

[EricDrost]

Originally Posted by Chi Meson

So again, is this a "oh man, you just can't miss this" kind of an event?

When the CMP was back in Atlanta, I would say absolutely - that was loads of fun.
In STL? You probably won't look back and say "Man, I REALLY regret not attending".

[Red2486]

So after talking to my team we decided we won't attend the Finale. My team went every year in Atlanta and said that they couldn't do more than one or two activities because there are literally thousands of people there. Thank you for all the help anyways!

We do, however, want to attend the Science Center as it is a World Class facility and seems like a ton of fun. Normally, the Science Center has free admission (with things like the IMAX movies costing extra). We are planning on going to the Science Center all day Sunday before we fly out that evening so we don't miss out! This would be a good option for teams that don't want to miss the Science Center, but can't attend the finale if your travel plans allow. The Science Center is open from 11am-4:30pm on Sunday and I believe it is open 9am-4:30pm the rest of the week.

[CalTran]

Anyone know if teams who didn't qualify for champs can still get tickets for the finale? My team has a group of students going down and were hoping to go...

[ehochstein]

Originally Posted by CalTran

Anyone know if teams who didn't qualify for champs can still get tickets for the finale? My team has a group of students going down and were hoping to go...

I have two students doing the same thing, they have their room through Steele Meetings. I ordered one extra ticket through them for myself, if you have at least one hotel room through Steele Meetings I believe you can order an unlimited amount of tickets.

By ordering finale wristbands through this website, the following conditions are applicable:

• Purchase of wristband(s) are only available at www.firstchampionshiphousing.com
• There are a limited number of tickets available and they are sold on a first-come-first-serve basis.
• Each hotel package sold will include finale wristbands for the number of people indicated
• After April 22, 2013 there will be no refunds for lost, stolen or damaged wristband(s) (replacements will be available if you have the original wristband(s))
• Each person, regardless of age, must have a finale wristband
• No refunds or exchanges in case of circumstances beyond the control of the organizers, including weather, acts of God, war, disaster, strikes or civil disorder.

[Wayne Doenges]

Did anyone remember to order the hail storm? I want to go home with a dimpled car again

[Bill_B]

Someone needs to tell the museum to get the ball contraption to 100% operation. I've been there twice with only partial activity going on it. I'm not sure how the museum will stand up to a FIRST onslaught though. It's good that the non-US FLL teams get to see it before the event. The timeline looks very compressed for a party. Maybe there is not a good spot for such a large celebration in the St. Louis area.

[James1902]

Originally Posted by Chi Meson

I gotta ask:
How crucia is the finale? An extra $35 per student is another $700 we don't have, but if we hear that "you just gotta go, man, or you missed out on the whole week!" then maybe the kids can find another $35 to take with them.

So again, is this a "oh man, you just can't miss this" kind of an event?

I haven't been to the science center yet, but last year the team attended the finale at The City Museum and it was astounding! If I had to pass on the finale i'd go back in a heartbeat, and I think it's cheaper per person but it wouldn't include dinner.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges

Did anyone remember to order the hail storm? I want to go home with a dimpled car again

Mythbusters did prove they get better mileage

If we didn't book through Steele, what would the suggestion be?

[ehochstein]

Originally Posted by CalTran

Mythbusters did prove they get better mileage

If we didn't book through Steele, what would the suggestion be?

To be 100% safe I would suggest finding a team to purchase extra tickets through. I may be able to add a few to our order but please send me a pm asap.