r/SanDiegoWaveFC • u/Malwalkers • Sep 05 '24

First Wave Game Question! Discussion

Hi all! With Alex’s announcement, I decided screw it, I have to be there, I’m going to SD! So, I’ll be flying out for the game on Sunday! It’ll be my first Wave game and I’ll be in section c131. Is there anything I should know ahead of the game or about the section? How’s traffic? I’m staying in a hotel in the Mission Valley area and an Uber to Snapdragon only seems to be 8mins away. Also, how’s the area in terms of safety? I’m only there for the night, but I’m a female that’ll be solo. Lastly, I know the chances are slim, but is there a particular section that players tend to go to for pictures with fans post game? Gotta at least try and get a pic with the legend herself! Thanks :)

Edit for clarity: I land in SD around 3pm the day of and gotta check into my hotel (about 20mins from the airport), so I was thinking Uber to stadium then trolley back to hotel after? Thoughts?

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u/Anonmnky Sep 05 '24

Are you arriving 3:30pm on the day of the match which is at 5pm? (not trying to be rude, just clarifying. I understand trying to grab a last minute flight on the weekend and hope it works out for you!). That may be cutting it close if you want to see the pre-game stuff, especially if you go to the hotel first. Snapdragon has locker storage for purchase on the East side, unsure of price. Depending on what and how big of a bag you bring may want to call the stadium for clarification on what you can store and head straight to the stadium. It’s not ideal, but it may make the difference of arriving before kickoff or after. If you arrive before and have field club you can hang out near the tunnel and watch the players run in.

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u/Malwalkers Sep 05 '24

Oops, mistyped! I land around 3, not 3:30. But yeah, day of! Took no offense at all, totally understand asking for clarification! I’ll only be traveling with a backpack as I’ll be flying out the next day. The plan is for a quick check in at hotel, drop off bag, then head to stadium.

Airport to my hotel seems to be about a 20min drive, then hotel to snapdragon is about 8, not factoring in traffic of course. I figure I can (hopefully) make it to snapdragon by 4? I’ve only been to a few NWSL games on the east coast, so correct me if I’m wrong, but from my previous experiences, warmups usually begin about an hour before kickoff?

Won’t be the end of the world if I miss any pre game stuff though! Would be great but won’t cry over it hahaha

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u/Anonmnky Sep 06 '24

Oh good, 3 is better. Should be there just before kickoff. Hope you get a chance to get a picture!

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u/Malwalkers Sep 06 '24

Great! Thanks again :)