The Los Angeles Rams are usually not solely internet hosting the San Francisco 49ers within the NFC Championship sport on Sunday, but when they win, may even get to keep house to face the AFC winner within the Super Bowl. Fittingly, the Rams’ suits has drawn reward from almost each testimonial I’ve heard from any individual who has attended an NFL sport at SoFi Stadium throughout its quick run up to now. Practically everybody I’ve talked to has stated the identical factor: “This place is really cool.”
Stan Kroenke’s imaginative and prescient for a $5 billion sports activities advanced and purchasing park has each stadium function you might come to anticipate in 2022, from the immense video board indoors for followers on the sport to the immense video board on the roof for followers flying into LAX. However, SoFi Stadium, for all its glitz and glory, stays within the beta testing section in lots of respects, simply six months after the digs first welcomed followers in to watch soccer video games.
The concern of internet hosting a convention championship sport and a Super Bowl (with or with out the Rams) throughout the workforce’s trial run with followers in attendance is that Kroenke and COO Kevin Demoff should additionally take their lumps on a worldwide stage, as well as to getting their fist bumps for a job nicely performed on the design of SoFi and the enjoyment of watching soccer when you’re in your seat.
But what about when you’re getting to the stadium? What about when you’re parking close to the stadium? What about when you’re making an attempt to get to your seat and navigating the stadium? What about when you’re in your seat however you need to get a drink or a chunk to eat?
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These aren’t any simply answered questions as a result of SoFi Stadium has solely ever hosted eight common season Rams video games, 9 common season Chargers video games, and one playoff sport up till the NFC Championship. Two season ticket holders—one Rams, one Chargers—issued their private experiences with the 2021 season and the three most-frustrating issues dealing with attendance at SoFi Stadium.
If you’re attending a sport at SoFi, whether or not it’s the NFC Championship or the Super Bowl, hopefully this helps put together you for the worst in order that you can benefit from the sport at its greatest.
What you will discover beneath:
- HOW TO GET TO SOFI STADIUM
- HOW TO PARK AT SOFI STADIUM
- HOW TO RIDESHARE TO AND FROM SOFI STADIUM
- COVID POLICIES AND TESTING AT SOFI STADIUM
- HOW TO GET AROUND SOFI STADIUM
- HOW TO FIND FOOD, DRINK AT SOFI STADIUM
- EVERY SOFI STADIUM-RELATED WEBSITE OF IMPORTANCE
If you’re headed to SoFi, try TheRams.com’s web page on the stadium for extra data. Here is a common suggestion for parking at SoFi Stadium, with the Rams’ web site suggesting you plan to get there as a lot as 5 hours prior to kickoff, with all parking tons opening 4 hours prior to kickoff.
Here’s what meaning for the NFC Championship:
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Fans can be let into the stadium starting at 1:30 PM PT and there can be a rally towel giveaway for the NFC Championship.
Traffic is likely one of the issues that individuals discuss once they discuss Los Angeles, so it will be a good suggestion to plan this out as a lot as doable and to discover public transportation when doable. I used to be not simply in a position to discover driving recommendations on the Rams’ web site, however did discover it on the Chargers’ web site. Good factor they use the buddy system.
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These are the “Blue Zone Directions” however needless to say Blue is simply one in every of NINE zones so click on on the web site if you need extra particular particulars or different instructions for totally different coloured zones.
Here is what the BLUE ZONE appears like:
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But if you are parking within the PURPLE ZONE it will appear to be this:
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There can be RED, YELLOW, PLATINUM, PINK, ORANGE, GREEN, and BROWN. It is the PINK ZONE, the one closest to Century Blvd, that may open one hour sooner than the opposite zones.
You can use WAZE out of your laptop to navigate your estimated driving time to SoFi Stadium earlier than you go away.
According to the Hollywood Park web site, “Guests using rideshare services, taxi, limo, buses and shuttles may be dropped off on the north curbside lane on Kareem Court. Drivers should access Kareem Court via westbound Pincay Drive and follow traffic control instructions.”
That places you close to LOTS C and D, the closest to The Forum, and NORTH OF SOFI STADIUM.
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It seems that just about the identical is true if you are utilizing public transportation to get to and from SoFi Stadium, look for the “northside curb lane on Kareem Court.”
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On-site COVID testing can be accessible for $59 per check. Masks are required except consuming or ingesting. Fans should present proof of vaccination or proof of adverse check, together with a photograph I.D., so don’t go away house with out it.
Now we begin to get into a number of the points you might face when you get to SoFi Stadium. Here is what our two season ticket holders stated they’d frustrations with with regard to parking this season.
Problem: Parking
“Personally I’ve opted for reserved on campus parking, in the Orange Lot. I have a young child so this was a must. So I can’t vouch first hand on how problematic outside parking is but I’ve experienced other stadiums, mainly the LA Coliseum during Rams games and after trial and error there, we began regularly opting for paid parking in the USC structures.”
The Orange Lot is one by the rideshare space. Here’s a pin dropped to it.
“The parking at SoFi is arguably the worst in the industry. As a season ticket holder, I am issued a parking pass that has an assigned parking spot due to the inventory system of ticketmaster. This system could easily be implemented because each lot is labeled with rows, and numbers. However due to the poor communication the traffic is bottlenecked, parking leadership has no idea what is going on, and the construction on site has created an additional layer of confusion as not all areas are appropriately labeled.”
“Construction on site” is an simple and clear instance of how SoFi Stadium stays in beta mode with the SUPER BOWL on deck. Here are two options provided by the season ticket holders.
Solution: Implementing and/or abiding by the issued parking spot.
Solution: Reserved on web site parking.
The Hollywood Park web site does have a MASSIVE webpage about parking at SoFi Stadium. It is a should learn if you are going to the stadium for the primary time.
Some notes:
- Inglewood provides an off-site parking and shuttle to the stadium. Reserve an area right here.
- For busses, take the Metro C line and exit at Hawthorne/Lennox station. Metro provides a shuttle specific to the stadium on sport days.
- Click right here for off-site parking.
- Tailgating: There is a protracted checklist of guidelines and what to know with regards to tailgating—too lengthy for me to repost—so go to the web site and skim it if you’re tailgating.
Be positive to know what lot you are reserved to park in earlier than you go away, head instantly to that lot, and observe any posted indicators till you attain that lot. It sounds as if from these private experiences that the difficulty is that there are usually not sufficient individuals working on the tons to assist individuals discover their zones and that is creating large visitors jams and bottlenecking for individuals hoping to park their automobiles to allow them to get to the sport.
Perhaps there can be extra workers for these subsequent two occasions.
Getting round SoFi Stadium in its first season of existence for followers to take pleasure in stands out as the largest concern our two season ticketholders had with the expertise.
Problem: Touring the concourse / stadium
“I’m in section 303 corner end zone mid level. I’ve always enjoyed circumventing the stadium through the concourse as a way to take in or tour the stadium as part of game day. Check out the food options, stores, etc. This was a fun part of the LA Coliseum as well. As far as I can tell, that isn’t possible at SoFi. The middle sections are cut off by restricted access. So it doesn’t seem possible or straight forward to take a lap around the stadium on the concourse. It seems we are limited to our quadrant of the stadium once in the gates. That seems strange to me.”
The concern was comparable for the Chargers season ticketholder.
“The navigation of the stadium is also abysmal. The stadium has 6 levels. They descend from the 500 level, to field level. I am a season ticket holder on the club level, level 200. I have encountered COUNTLESS issues with navigating the concourses of my level. I have been denied entry into the Corona club, or told to walk a half mile around the stadium to access certain amenities, or get certain concessions. This has produced a variety of inconsistencies and inconveniences that are unparalleled.”
Solution: Access administration
Here are stadium maps from the Chargers web site. Frankly, I’ve discovered their web site to be slightly simpler to navigate for data and to get to the center of what followers want, whereas the Rams web site appears to nonetheless be a bit extra about cool designs. Like that is neat however not precisely what I might have if I’m simply wanting to tour the concourse:
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I’m not saying that the Rams web site doesn’t have stadium maps, I’m simply saying that on the Chargers web site it solely took me two seconds to discover.
Here is a map of each degree of SoFi Stadium.
Example of Level One:
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Example of Level Eight:
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Is Level Eight the place I meet the Grandmaster?
Here is a map of all 12 entrances. Red is for VIPs.
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Here is a map for RETAIL LOCATIONS.
This is all from the Chargers web site. Why? It’s a couple of minutes later and I’m nonetheless unsure how to discover a seating map from the Rams’ web site. I click on for Seating Map & Pricing and I get a “Contact Us” message.
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Every stadium has individuals who have labored there for the reason that starting or the very early days, even the actually outdated stadiums. Except possibly Soldier Field, which opened 100 years in the past. But SoFi Stadium solely opened final 12 months so you can’t anticipate the individuals to work there to have the solutions that might solely include many seasons of expertise of getting labored there. That’s why a transparent web site and navigation on-line could be so crucial to the Rams and Chargers, however this appears too complicated.
Find your part right here after which click on on it and discover your seats that means.
Here is a TICKETMASTER SEATING MAP for SoFi Stadium:
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Here is a VIRTUAL VENUE seating chart.
If you need to get a sneak peek at how loopy SoFi Stadium is wanting earlier than you go away or in your cell units as you are arriving, there’s a dwell stream cam displaying a number of angles across the stadium and Hollywood Park, with a ton of potential data coming concerning the parking scenario through these cams.
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There had been very public complaints made concerning the high quality and pricing of concessions at SoFi Stadium final 12 months, however all I’ll say about that’s that if you anticipated to discover a low-cost, ridiculously good sizzling canine or nachos or any foot merchandise in any respect at a professional sporting occasion—why?
However, I’m positive that SoFi would really like to finally pleasure itself on good food (it’ll NEVER be low-cost, it’ll all the time be “too much” if you suppose it ought to price the identical as what food prices within the outdoors world) and the actual concern for our two season ticketholders was merely availability.
Food and drinks is usually a bit arduous to discover and there isn’t consistency with when and the place one thing is accessible, or what it might be.
Problem: Specific Drink Availability/Concessions Consistency
“Not a huge problem and not uncommon, but while the concessions are conveniently closer to the seats than other stadiums, not all options are available at your closest concession stand. So depending what you’re after, you’ll likely still travel further than your nearest concession to find your specific drink or food.”
It’s arduous to say what the answer might be for every fan particularly, all of it depends upon what sort of gameday expertise you need to have. This could also be one thing that solely comes with the expertise of going to many video games over a time frame, simply as it would take you quite a few journeys to a restaurant earlier than you absolutely know what you like and what to keep away from.
“The kicker of this all would be the inconsistencies within the menus and concessions. Depending on certain games, no idea of the rhyme or reason, certain concessions won’t be open, certain offerings are not available, and there is a lack of awareness from each concession on who has what offering. This creates a strange mixture of issues when food is the component used to settle down the crowd from a tough parking situation, and troubled stadium navigation. All these issues present a complex sporting experience, layered with emotions outside of the game.”
Solution: Scout and find your vendor, hope for extra future availability
At this time, there’s virtually no data accessible on the Rams or Chargers web sites about concessions, food, and drinks and SoFi Stadium.
The web site TheStadiumCritiques.com has a listing of some accessible concession food and the place to discover it, however it’s unclear how old-fashioned that data might be now. The web site additionally mentions that followers are allowed to usher in one unopened 20 oz. bottle of water into SoFi Stadium, so if you need to lower your expenses on water, go try this!
There can be no smoking inside SoFi Stadium.
If there’s any data that you discover to be incorrect from private expertise, or one thing that you would really like to add, or a query you would really like to be answered, please add it to the feedback part and I’ll proceed to replace this publish as obligatory. After all, the expertise of going to SoFi Stadium will not be one thing that’s almost outlined but—good factor it’s solely the nation’s largest occasion of the 12 months developing on February thirteenth.