First Night

[Jajhines23]

I am hoping that someone could give guidance. I will be attending first night for the first time in like 10years with my kids ( ages 7 and 13 months) and spouse. Does anyone have any advice regarding arrival time (should I arrive an hour early?), parking ( I can’t take the stroller so I don’t want to walk too far) etc?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide

 

[MilfordHusky]

Get earplugs for the little one!

 

[PacoSwede]

and for everyone else!

 

[BroadwayVa]

Get earplugs for the little one!

And the old ones too

 

[Jajhines23]

We have noise canceling headphones for the kids. We don’t want to hurt their little ears. I am sure it gets pretty loud

 

[mbr33ct]

If I recall, the music was the loudest of the night.

 

[Millenial23]

Starting last year, they made it a concert then first night and IMO that kinda ruined it. I'm there for the basketball not the loud noises they call a concert with some singers I've never heard of. Just my 2cents.

 

[bantamlaker]

We have noise canceling headphones for the kids. We don’t want to hurt their little ears. I am sure it gets pretty loud

You should check the thread First Night Visitors started on 10/3. In the 5th post Argonaut had some advice about parking and arrival times.
Good to know you have headphones for the kids because as others have mentioned it gets really loud. I don’t mean to be a downer but before taking the kids you might want to read online about noise induced hearing loss in children which is a real problem. If you decide to take the kids make sure your noise canceling headphones are of good quality and have a great time!

 

[Jajhines23]

You should check the thread First Night Visitors started on 10/3. In the 5th post Argonaut had some advice about parking and arrival times.
Good to know you have headphones for the kids because as others have mentioned it gets really loud. I don’t mean to be a downer but before taking the kids you might want to read online about noise induced hearing loss in children which is a real problem. If you decide to take the kids make sure your noise canceling headphones are of good quality and have a great time!

Thanks for the advice, we debated whether to take the baby but couldn’t find a sitter to watch him. The 7 year old really wants to go with both parents, so we googled the best noise canceling headphones on the market .

I just checked the post from 10/3, it was very helpful. Thank you so very much.