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| - This event is CRAZY!!!! This was our first time going and it was an overwhelming experience. Stimulation overload!! Estimated 135,000 people per night, for 3 nights in a row of hard partying. Lights, lasers, fire, shooting water, fog machines, performers, fireworks, whatever else you can think of...EVERYWHERE! Gates open at 7:00 pm and it goes until about 5:30 am every night.
I'll try to keep my review short since a lot of other people have already said all the great things about EDC.
- I would advise taking the shuttle! We took JusCollege from Downtown and it made life ALOT easier for us. We never waited in line too long (max was probably 15-30 minutes, even during peak hours). You just sit, relax, and let the driver do the work. They do their best to cut through traffic, find dedicated shuttle lanes, and just use any shortcuts they can to get you there the fastest. The longest it ever took to get to the festival was 1.5 hours and shortest was 45 minutes. Coming back took 30-45 minutes. I can pretty much guarantee that if you drive your own car, it'll take you twice as long...if not longer! Plus, you have to do the work of driving, run the risk of getting into an accident, fight your way out of the parking lot when exiting, etc. I dunno about the other shuttle services, but JusCollege was ON POINT! Worth every penny!
- Even if you go during peak hours, the lines to get in are not that bad. At most, I think we waited about 30 minutes to get in. Try to get into lines with the least amount of guys because they tend to search guys more thoroughly than girls, so it takes longer. (Not much to search on girls...they're usually just wearing bikinis)
- I would spend the first day learning the layout of EDC. It's a huge place with LOTS of stuff to see and do. Learn where the bathrooms are placed. Learn where the water refill stations are placed. Learn how to get to the different stages. It can get confusing if you don't get your sense of direction down.
- Bring one of those folding hand fans. It's HOT, and those things will save your life...and help you make friends.
- Bring a little flash light of some kind. Those porta-potties are dark!
- Bring cash! Most of the food/drink vendors only take cash. If you forget to bring cash, they have ATMs around.
- Stuff is expensive, so be prepared. A can of beer (low-end domestic beer) is $9. A cocktail is $14. Little cheeseburger is $7. Single slice of pizza is $7. Bottle of water is $5 (use the free water refill stations!). Small smoothie is $10. Soda is $6. Most of the food is carnival type food, but there are some food trucks spread throughout.
- Use the water refill stations! They're free and they'll fill anything up! Don't be afraid of the lines. The most we ever had to wait was about 5 minutes. Just don't try to fill up when a huge headliner is starting or just ended. The crowd will be huge.
- Pace yourself. Remember, you have 3 full nights of partying. Don't burn yourself out by night 2. There are a lot of great acts that go on night 3.
- If you plan on staying until it shuts down on the last day, be aware that not only will you be fighting all the traffic leaving the festival, but you'll also be fighting Monday morning commuter traffic...so it will be very bad!
- Be very cautious if you're going to buy a ticket from a scalper. Apparently, there were thousands of people who were turned away because they bought a wristband (ticket) from someone that was actually a legit ticket. Then the seller reported it as lost or stolen, so Insomniac issued them a new one and deactivated the one they just sold..leaving the buyer screwed.
- It's hot, so dress accordingly. Around 110-120 degrees in the daytime and 95-105 at night. It gets hotter when you're in a crowd of people jumping around!
- If you're planning on fitting in a bunch of rides, good luck! We had hoped to ride a bunch of rides and only got to ride 2 rides in all 3 nights. The lines just get way too long and I didn't pay $400 to wait in line all night for some carnival rides.
- Although it's nice to buy the Insomniac bottle so you can bring it in and refill it, I think a small camelbak would work better. It was kind of a pain in the ass to hold that big bottle everywhere we went.
NOW GO OUT AND HAVE FUN!!!!
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