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Reading this thread I am under the impression it is how much MONEY for a new competition it is and the not the event itself.
I am guessing not a huge draw for the first year but sounds like big enough to warrant a round 2 next year.
Btw, my cp hates Vegas. Found it to be very boring for him and awkward when the 'guys' on the corner would try handing him a flyer and not of the cheerleading kind.
Vegas is a hard place to be for anyone under 21. It really limits what you are able to do and see and that kind of stinks for families.
In regards to pricing, here's my opinion.
We need to keep it equivalent to other Travel Sports.
I cheered my whole life and other than the cost to get into Worlds, the most my parents or I paid to watch a competition was $25 a day (which was at a competition in Myrtle Beach, can't remember the exact one). My parents were really good at scamming the system and handing off wrist bands and stuff because sometimes it would cost them $100 a day just for my family to come in and to me, that's just crazy.
I work for a hockey program and at most, they charge $5-10 a day and usually offer a weekend rate like $15-$20, for tournaments. They want people to be able to afford to come.
I also looked up the prices of some sporting events/shows for comparison.
Averages from 2013:
NHL Ticket: $61
NBA Ticket: $51
NFL Ticket: $78
MLB Ticket: $27
Average Concert Ticket Prices from 2013:
Beyonce: $120
One Direction: $63
Justin Timberlake: $113
Blake Shelton: $37
Taylor Swift: $85
Average Price to see Popular Shows in Vegas: $80
Obviously, it varies by market and venue and people pay more in bigger cities and bigger markets but it gets the point across. People argue that these prices are similar to that of the pricing for the All Star Games but people typically only see concerts and shows once in a blue moon and they're not going to see their athlete compete for maybe at max 10 minutes? I just think we need to make it reasonable so people are intrigued and interested in going.