Hey yall, headed to the game tomorrow night and needed some advice to anyone who knows their way around Gillette.
Was gonna tailgate but weather is iffy and I have kids, so does anyone know much about the restaurants around Patriots Place? I know gates open around 4:30..but is there enough time to eat at one of restaurants and get to game on time?
Also wondered if it were possible to get autographs before game...where any of you have had luck with this?
Thanks to anyone who can answer or offer any tips ...much appreciated!
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
lol...Ive actually been to a few Phins games at Gillette and the old Fox...and to be honest Pats fans were pretty cool. I was there when we had that big comeback game with Damon Huard ...sat next to a drunk Santa Clause..
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You'll have plenty of time. Lot of restaurants with a wide range of pricing, from Olive Garden to Davio's.
You might try CSB Scene. It overlooks the stadium and you can catch the pregame stuff on the big screens, watch the crowds pour in, and then just leave the restaurant and enter the stadium.
Leave yourself at least an hour to get thru the gate and to your seats. Security is ramped up for prime time games. Hope you can avoid the worst of our fan base, but I expect that will be tough. If you're lucky, you'll be surrounded by long time season ticket holders.
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
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Fans there are pretty reasonable. I was at the game last December. Always funny to hear the knuckleheads yell "have fun flying back to Miami" when I live 30 minutes from the stadium. The restaurants there are reasonable, but the lines are pretty long, so add a few extra minutes.
If you've been there before, then you know how much of a ripoff parking is. I parked a mile away in a McDonald's parking lot and still got charged $50. -
vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
Yeh...we were gonna go way early and visit Pat Place ..I think stadium parking is 40...wonder how early I should head over? Staying at the Courtyard Marriot like 5 miles away
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
Since Im with kids..aged 6 and 11 would it be wise not to wear Phins gear? Guess Im just worried some drunk *** will harass them...which would then piss me off and Mommy would need to bail Daddy out if Jail...lol
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PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member
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I will also be going to the game tomorrow night. I know i have read that general admission is 40 dollars to park, but why do they sell a parking pass? Do i need a parking pass to park in the stadium lot? Or is it just the 40 dollars to park in that lot?
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
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Hello All,
It should be a good game. I'm hopping all players stay healthy.
OP you and the family will be just fine so go and have a good time. Patriots fans are very welcoming and friendly. Good seats, I'm diagonally across the stadium from you. Parking farther out on Rte 1 gets you out of the area much faster. Great facilities but a sucky infrastructure. In the stadium lot figure about and 1-1/2 to get out of the lot. You're better off just chilling out with some food and drinks waiting it out. Around 4 is a good time to roll in. You can run the gamut with restaurants but the higher end ones will take reservations. I wouldn't plan on any autographs. -
vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
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Parking passes are sold by season ticket and suite members. They are pricey, but provide closer access to the stadium and easier in/out than the other stadium lots.
If you want to go early to check out Patriot Place, you are allowed to park for free in designated areas, but only for 2hrs. Then you have to go pay an attendant or get charged $100 when you leave after the game.
Stadium lots will open around 4:30. No pass required, just fork over the $40.
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vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member
I figured night game and two days before Halloween could get kinda nutty...especially if the Phins were to pull off a miracle and win...
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Just remember to wear your full body condoms. I hear that New England has germs that rot your brain and encourage you to lie, cheat and steal your way into feeling like a winner. Your kids definitely don't need to come home with any of that stuff.
[video=youtube;7YFC0O393DQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YFC0O393DQ[/video] -
Also, I'd probably leave the Phins gear at home. Or wear a coat over it tIl the 4th quarter and if we are up by like 3 scores at the 5 minute mark then you can unveil a nice wake or Tannehill jersey lol. During the game I suspect you'd be ok with it....it's on the concourse during bathroom breaks and entering or leaving the stadium I suspect you're more likely to encounter a douchebag. That's just from years of going to jets-phins games. -
I traveled up there long ago to see Marino and the gang pummel them, before Gilette. Your from Vermont, so I'm sure you know about the MASS holes. They didn't hesitate to throw food at a small kid like I was. I'd imagine they aren't as miserable these days from a sports standpoint, but MASS holes nonetheless.
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Yeah, I took pictures and blogged it from the stadium.
I wouldn't recommend wearing a Dolphins jersey, if you want to have a good time and enjoy the game. The only time I really enjoyed it was when I was at the snow game, and the stadium was largely empty, so no one was around to harass me. -
Link to the Blog? Not that I doubt you (that much) But Gillette is pretty "corporate" nowadays with pretty much zero tolerance and in all the games I've ever been to (many) I've never seen anything approaching an un welcoming like you describe. On second thought Jets fans take it a bit harder than most but they are also the douchiest guests.
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PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member
But that's only the tip of the iceburg...minor in comparison to the more heinous stuff they've been caught doing...but whatever, the NFL lets them do it, even personally helps them destroy the evidence, so it is what it is. -
PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member
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PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member
So many holes there...so many holes.
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