Quick notes: arrive at least 30-45 min. early to a...

Quick notes: arrive at least 30-45 min. early to avoid parking and building entry line congestion. Be prepaired to cough up a lot of money if you plan to buy alcohol. Seating is tight in lower level(114)
Golden one center didn't impress me. I had my first visit December 28th at the 3:30pm showing of the Trans Siberian Orchestra. No fault of golden one center but finding parking was not easy. We were ushered into "event parking" by parking attendants only to find out it was full and backed up. We were stuck in the parking structure as they tried to get all the cars backed out. After backing out of the parking structure and driving around downtown we found street parking about 3/4 miles away. We walked towards the center only to find that all the construction in the area forced us to walk all over the place just to find a way to the building. Trying to get through the line to get inside was terrible! There was less of any lines and more of a mosh pit to get to the metal detectors. The staff seemed mostly confused on how to form an optimal entry line. There were outside grounds speakers playing background sound effects. The effects were water droplets. I mention this because I heard many people talk about the sound made them want to use a bathroom to pee. Perhaps Golden One Center could find another sound effect that doesn't induce people trapped in line to feel the need to go to the bathroom. The building and grounds are very nice as everything is new. Once inside I needed a drink! I ordered a double rum and coke. It came in a plastic Cup slightly smaller than a typical red solo cup and cost $30.00 plus tip. NOTE TO GOLDEN ONE CENTER VENDORS: That is most likely the last time I will buy alcohol from the golden one center. Lower your prices and maybe I'll start spending money again. DON'T BE GREEDY. The seating in the lower level(114) was comfortable while sitting but if anyone needs to walk past to get to their seat it wasn't possible to just swing your legs to the side, it required us to fully stand and back up. Other than that the Trans Siberian Orchestra was the saving grace of the night. Their show had to make up for Golden one center experience.