I think this was the first time I truly felt proud to be a Las Vegas native. I work across the street so I've been watching this build from the ground up every day. I really didn't think they would make the deadline, but they definitely proved me wrong.
This arena can hold up to 20,000 guests and the concourses are just massive to accommodate everyone filtering through. I didn't try any of the concessions but you can definitely see they are trying to take the dining experience to a different level here. A lot more sophisticated and pricier, so we will see how that pans out the next time I come here. (UFC 200)
Currently, they have event parking entrances off of Frank Sinatra. They built a ramp that directly takes you to the back of New York New York's parking garage. They have assigned level 5 & 6 off the Aria Employee garage off of Frank Sinatra and Park Ave. And if you travel a little further down Park Ave., there will also be parking at Monte Carlo. You can pay $10 in advance for parking on https://lasvegas.parkmobile.com/, $20 day of. $30 for valet. I took advance of the free parking at the Aria self parking garage, walked through Monte Carlo and it took me straight to the entrance of the arena.
I was thoroughly impressed with the ease of picking up will call tickets, getting through security and finding seats were. This place is gigantic and it feels like you'll be walking for miles if you got seats that are adjacent to the stage like I did. Luckily when leaving, we discovered emergency exit doors and ran down the 20 flights of stairs that took us right outside of the building so we didn't have to be stuck with the crowd. By doing this, learned that there is a VIP pick up and drop off driveway for guests who purchase these suites that is right off of Frank Sinatra.
The T-Mobile arena did such a great job for the opening night. The theatrics, sound system and staffing were all on point and they were definitely prepared for this big night for the Killers and Wayne Newton. Can't wait to be back!