🏈 New Atlanta stadium 'ready' to welcome Alabama

[Rainer Sabin |]

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is set to open Aug. 26 -- one week before Alabama faces Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta.

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[#80]

We own Atlanta only proper that the Tide plays in the first official game in that new stadium.

 

[bamachine]

Too bad that the tickets are too steep for me right now, would like to take advantage of decent prices for concessions.

 

[bama alum]

Too bad that the tickets are too steep for me right now, would like to take advantage of decent prices for concessions.

Wow! Those are cheap!

A couple of years ago, my wife and I went to Nashville to watch the USMNT play a tune up v. Guatemala. Two Dasanis and a pretzel: $5 each, so...$15 for bread and water. I went to the concession stand before the second half kicked off. The nearest stand was nearly out of everything else. Hope Atlanta can do better.

 

[BamaFan334]

Arthur Blank is holding true to his word on creating a more fan friendly and affordable venue. Most of us of course didn't believe anyone would actually do that, but it appears they are doing it. Hopefully they aren't sacrificing any level of quality, if you can call it that. The Braves should take notice.

 

[planomateo]

Bout damn time someone has reasonable concession prices. $5 for a damn bottle of water is insane, $12 for Coors/Bud/etc is just criminal.

Where does he make up for the loss of revenue?

 

[bamachine]

Volume and having it served by volunteers maybe. Give twice the amount of people you need the job, one half works during the first half while the other half can watch the game, then switch.

 

[JoshB]

Too bad that the tickets are too steep for me right now, would like to take advantage of decent prices for concessions.

Wow, thats shocking. Whens the last time you saw a Refillable Coke at a stadium under $5?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I have tickets and am excited about the game but with what they r going for on the secondary market.....i might take the cash and watch at home.....

 

[BamaFan334]

I have tickets and am excited about the game but with what they r going for on the secondary market.....i might take the cash and watch at home.....

Let me know, I may be your cash cow. Lower level?

 

[planomateo]

Wow! Make sure you look through the pictures and read the captions (examples below)

The eight cantilevered petals of the stadium's kinetic cap, which look like pie slices (drawing 1), slide open on the diagonal (drawings 2 and 3), while they give the illusion of spinning. Roof-cap petals open onto the 70-ft-deep trusses of the flat, fixed roof - an eight-pointed star in a plan - in less than 10 minutes (drawing 4)

The eight cantilevered petals of the stadium's kinetic cap, which look like pie slices (drawing 1), slide open on the diagonal (drawings 2 and 3), while they give the illusion of spinning. Roof-cap petals open onto the 70-ft-deep trusses of the flat, fixed roof - an eight-pointed star in a plan - in less than 10 minutes (drawing 4)

Nodes at truss intersections contain as many as 15 members coming in at many different angles. Rotating 3D-model views help with shop-drawing approvals.

The roof of the stadium contains 27,500 tons of steel. The flat, fixed roof has 17,000 tons, much of it in a two-way truss system that is 70 ft deep and spans as much as 723 ft. Kinetic patels of the upper roof weight 3,200 tons. the nonorthogonal layout of the longspan trusses - determined by the roof's oval opening - complicated structural analysis, fabrication and erection.

 

[OldPlayer]

I'm not impressed with the roof until it actually works.

 

[JoshB]

I'm not impressed with the roof until it actually works.

 

[#80]

As of yesterday the roof still will not close.

 

[planomateo]

:rolf::rolf:

Via link

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

:rolf::rolf:

Via link

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Gold.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Let me know, I may be your cash cow. Lower level?

Uppers.....someone already took...sorry

 

[OldPlayer]

That isn't the roof and it still doesn't work.

 

[JoshB]

That isn't the roof and it still doesn't work.

How is that not the roof?

 

[OldPlayer]

How is that not the roof?

It's an illustration of how the roof will work. The roof doesn't work yet, so any video showing the roof in operation is bogus. The roof is more two-tiered and the entire roof doesn't move.