I enjoy going to the Bobcat’s arena, but I don’t love it. The arena is rather small, which is ok for me. It is easy to navigate and is always clean. The guests have to enter through two main entrances and have the choice of walking left or right to their seat section. There are two levels that can be accessed by guests. The first one is the first floor that everyone is initially on. The second one can be accessed by stairs, elevators and escalators. There are different options to accommodate different people. The arena is also very handicap friendly. There are designated seats for the handicap and signs that help point them to the elevators and seats.
When it comes to food and drink, the arena has plenty of places guests can purchase their meals. They have a few options. Some stations are meant for fast service and others are for VIP, which is slower, more enjoyable service. They even have bars for the guests who are 21+. The arena works with outside vendors to give guests brand specific foods, like Bojangles. They also have employees who walk around selling drinks and finer food. This gives guests a way to never take their eyes off the game, and still eat.
The center of the arena is really cool. There is a large hanging monitor that shows video and picture footage of the game in 4 directions. On top of it is the cityscape, which gives guests a home city feeling. The seats surround the entire court 360 degrees. Guests can pay more for different seat options. The arena provides box seats along with their own personal catering service. They have TV monitors everywhere so the guests do not have to watch the game on the court. Everyone else who doesn’t have that kind of money has to sit up high in the nose bleed seats. Fortunately for us, the Bobcat’s arena is not big so from almost any seat, you have a great view of the game!
The arena can improve in a few areas. 1) Make the experience more memorable. Provide activities on each floor that cater to adults and children. 2) Give the guests a learning opportunity about the team and the city’s sport’s history and finally 3) Provide children with hands on activities.