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One word: PARKING. thos in rochester know what i'm talking about. There really is not a good place around that new stadium to safely park your cars. Yes the stadium would be great but not so sure that it would be the best option. What is the best option? Not too sure of that either. Maybe Cortland's gorgeous stadium. Not sure if there is enough seating though. Hmmm.

Whereabouts in Ra-cha-cha is the soccer stadium to be located? I know very little in the way of details, just that the dumb thing's finally getting built.

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In the HOOD!!!! Not really but pretty close. It is intersecting Lyell, Oak, and Broad Sts. Which also makes it close to the "Fiasco" ballpark.

I hated performing there too, at fiasco park...but when in recent memory was DCA that well attended.

Donny

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meto bawker, good point, lol

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The new Rochester stadium is going to be incredible.. I would bet anyone that when it is finished, DCA will be there..

BTW I believe that Rochester 96 is still on top for attendance though I could be wrong

Kenny

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geez guys, the last time I did a show in Rochester they threw food at us as we trooped the stands -- seriously :blink: And it's the only time I ever flipped someone off while in uniform -- seriously ^0^

it was a looooong time ago -- I hope things have changed

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didn't see any fan do that in '96.

the field was too far away from the stands anyways :blink:

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The naming of the location of DCA 2006 being announced in a few days tells me the rumors I heard in W/S are not true. I heard from several sources that if the show didn't draw at least 4500 people, all bets were off and DCA would be left with only Syracuse's bid and would therefore consider a bid from an organizing group in Rochester, NY to host the Championships.

I know there are a lot of PO'd folks that still remember the fiasco at Frontier Field in 96. The main problem with that was the organizers laid out the field so as to make use of every seat in the house, which made all the seats bad for viewing especially the seats on the 50 which were the farthest from the field.

I totally agree that 96 was a disaster, but in years past many DCA championships were held in Rochester and everyone loved coming to Aquinas/Hollindar stadium and they loved being in Rochester.

So now forget about 96's "Fiasco at Frontier" and consider an alternative that is better than any previous championships ever.

The Rochester Raging Rhino's USL Soccer Team is in the final stages of building a brand new "soccer specific" 17,000 seat Paetec Park, which will be completed by the end of this year and will be ready in April of 2006 to host events such as Drum and Bugle Corps Competitions. This state of the art Stadium is perfect for Drum Corps events and will have 8500 seats in the West side with 2 tiers and a roof overhead, a press box and 20 luxury boxes. The seats are individual movie theater type seats (without the padding I assume), and the seating is at a steep angle for up close viewing. I have included a link with lots of pictures that give you a pretty good idea of what the stadium looks like now, and a conception of completion. Notice how close the stadium is to the heart of downtown and the High Falls district where there is more fine dining and night life than anyone could ever want.

Paetec Park

I remember all the good times when DCA Championships came to Rochester and I know if DCA came here in 2006, Rochester would become the permanent home of DCA championships once again, provided the organizers have their act together.

Let's look at Rochester as a possible solution to the situation we are in right now. Even though 96 was a disaster, I am told there were 10,000 seats sold for finals that year. That is a number that would assure DCA's success and certainly W/S would never draw near that amount.

Football type field with state of the are turf, great consessions good seating, great city in the heart of the activity, wonderful location for I&E's, major airport, lots to see and do while in town. Assured of large crowds which means more money in the corps' pockets.

What's not to like about Rochester?  :)

picking finals for a stadium still under construction can be dicey. ask the 96 committee. Frontier Field wasn't done then and what looked great wasn't.

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