? for those who have been to the Olympia

[nosmas]

My wife and I are mulling over the idea of going to the big show this year. We have been looking at the different tickets available for the different prices and were wondering what the best way to go about seeing the show is? What SHOULD we see and what isn’t necessary to see? What advice would those of you who have seen the show give to the two of us considering seeing our FIRST ever bodybuilding show?

 

[Steak Helmet]

hit the EXPO friday...all the pros are out on SAT getting ready for the show.

since you are going with your lady, I recommend the Friday night events. Saturdays main show is expensive for nose bleed seats. Plus you can see all the pros on FRIDAY cruising around. also, hit the expo saturday around closing, they pretty much give cases of stuff away, because they do not want to haul it back to their trucks.

 

[Dusty Hanshaw]

I agree with everything SH said but I would def include going to the mens finals. Last year was bad ass when Jay won. The room was electric. This year should be just as exciting. I would def check out the night show on your first trip to the big O. Stop by the IForce Nutrition booth and say hi while you are there.

 

[worldspan]

Advice on buying tickets for the finals on Saturday night: Buy the cheapest tickets you can! I have been attending yearly since first held there in maybe 1998 ? and made the mistake of sometimes buying the most expensive tickets for Saturday night only to end up with really crappy views.

The venue is never filled and you can generally move around with no problem
so what I do not is buy the cheapest ticket I can and then move around once I am there.

The host hotel, the Orleans, by way is a real fleabag!

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[Ashop]

Advice on buying tickets for the finals on Saturday night: Buy the cheapest tickets you can! I have been attending yearly since first held there in maybe 1998 ? and made the mistake of sometimes buying the most expensive tickets for Saturday night only to end up with really crappy views.

The venue is never filled and you can generally move around with no problem
so what I do not is buy the cheapest ticket I can and then move around once I am there.

The host hotel, the Orleans, by way is a real fleabag!

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why did they change venue to such place?

 

[worldspan]

why did they change venue to such place?

Well Robin Chang who organizes the contest for Weider would probably tell you the actual venue at Orleans is a little bit better than that used previously at Mandalay Bay and yes maybe somewhat true in that there are
slightly better views in the top rows (at the Orleans).

However, they've missed it completely on taking the Olympia into the "total context" of the "entire weekend." When you walk into the lobby of the Orleans you quickly realize you are at Vegas's "chain smoking trailer trash" hotel. Further the expo is 20 minutes away at the Las Vegas Convention Center which is an enormous hassle. The only kind of food available at the Orleans could best be described as garbage.

As many years as the Olympia was at Mandalay Bay, you could check into the hotel on Friday and not leave there the entire weekend because everything was there just a short walk away. You were staying at a real "fantasy" type resort with world class dining, nightclub venues, the most
incredible pools in all of Vegas and so much more. The Expo was contained in the Mandalay Bay convention area as was of course the venue for the Olympia itself. It was all world class, deserving of what the most prestigous title in bodybuilding, the Mr Olympia should command!

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