Attended the Money in the Bank WWE PPV here. If you go to this arena, you better make sure you have money in the bank.
Getting to this arena is horrendous. Obviously, the infrastructure around the arena wasn't made for an arena. Most stadiums have issues with traffic, the ones at this arena are still being ironed out.
Foreseeing that parking would be a nightmare, we got a Lyft down to the arena. Good luck with that option too. You apparently can't be dropped off near the arena. Our driver was told to go down the street to drop off. Our driver went ten feet and let us out. "What the hell are they going to do about it?"
The answer is nothing.
Once you step in, you can admire how beautiful this arena is. Things are still clean and modern looking inside the arena. The seats we had still had a decent view of the action. There is a dedicated smoking area (if you are into that sort of thing) that has a good view.
Bathrooms and concessions were easy to find. The concessions were the easiest to find as that was where everyone was standing in line. Concessions weren't fully manned for some reason at this event. There were empty registers every and lines wrapping around.
And while concessions were easy to find, they were not easy to pay for. Yes, it's an arena and mark up is inevitable. I almost had a heart attack when two Goose Island IPAs on draft cost me $26. Even a 22 oz of bud light is $11. I usually expect to pay around $10 for a craft draft (drinks at United Arena in Chicago and American Airlines Arena in Miami were around that price). I had to get these expensive brews at the dedicated bar since said concession stands had miserable lines.
However, the biggest plus side to this is that I had a consistent five bars of signal on my ATT phone. This is the most underrated feature of the arena. Consistent cell phone service.
It's a purposeful thing. How bad would it be if the T-Mobile arena was a dead zone?
Use your five bars of service to order a pizza that's cheaper. Just make sure that the pizza gets dropped off down the street.