Olympic Park passes (strictly no venue admittance) released - £5 (£1 for kids)

[SpookyFrank]

Charging people to see...nothing.

No please, take all the piss you like. I wasn't using it anyway.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No, I had two but definitely deleted them. I've just bought an extra adult ticket for the fourth now, so my GF can come along if she wants. Not exactly a date though with three teenagers in tow.

You could have had my two tickets for the 4th as I already have tickets for the 4th. I now have two spare ones but I reckon someone will nab them readily enough

Anyway, teenagers can go and wander off by themselves can't they?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Charging people to see...nothing.

No please, take all the piss you like. I wasn't using it anyway.

The grounds are very nice apparently, and you get to see the outside of the venues. Our council tax/lottery tickets/taxes paid for a lot of it, so might as well see what our money was spent on

 

[SpookyFrank]

Our council tax/lottery tickets/taxes paid for a lot of it, so might as well see what our money was spent on

That's precisely why it should be free to get into the park.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That's precisely why it should be free to get into the park.

Well yeah, but it ain't gonna happen is it

(Might do after the Olympics as ITV were campaigning for Park to be opened after for a few weeks, but now they've released tickets, that may not happen either)

 

[trashpony]

That's precisely why it should be free to get into the park.

It's only a quid each for my mum and dad - less than their train fare

I'm starting a new job on tuesday - am going to have to lie and say that I booked tix for Friday ages ago but forgot about them

 

[scifisam]

You could have had my two tickets for the 4th as I already have tickets for the 4th. I now have two spare ones but I reckon someone will nab them readily enough

Anyway, teenagers can go and wander off by themselves can't they?

Nah, a date on a Tuesday's not the greatest anyway. But we all want to see the park so we'll just all go together. For the date instead I've booked tickets to the proms, reserved a space in the rather nice bar beforehand and ordered a fish platter inc. smoked salmon blinis to be delivered to our box.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Nah, a date on a Tuesday's not the greatest anyway. But we all want to see the park so we'll just all go together. For the date instead I've booked tickets to the proms, reserved a space in the rather nice bar beforehand and ordered a fish platter inc. smoked salmon blinis to be delivered to our box.

How extravagant

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Nah, a date on a Tuesday's not the greatest anyway. But we all want to see the park so we'll just all go together. For the date instead I've booked tickets to the proms, reserved a space in the rather nice bar beforehand and ordered a fish platter inc. smoked salmon blinis to be delivered to our box.

you are a great girlfriend
I went to the proms ( I did the queuing up thing too) a few weeks back - it was fantastic, beethoven 9th/Baranboin 15 min standing ovation

proms and food and box (!) are much more exciting than the olympic park

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

you are a great girlfriend
I went to the proms ( I did the queuing up thing too) a few weeks back - it was fantastic, beethoven 9th/Baranboin 15 min standing ovation

proms and food and box (!) are much more exciting than the olympic park

Yeah, but not everyone can afford the proms and food and box!

 

[Miss-Shelf]

I got a ticket for five pounds although tbf that is a standing and queuing price (there is a queuing arrangement for wheelchair users - I don't know how accessible it is if you have another type of disability)

 

[Hellsbells]

I got a day pass for the olympic park plus tickets to see wheelchair basketball at Greenwich
The day pass says it lasts from 10-3pm. Are there gonna be massive queues to get in then? Is it right that you can't bring any drink or food in at all? Like not even a few nuts in my pocket or a flapjack or something.

 

[alsoknownas]

Are these already gone?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Are these already gone?

I don't know. They were only released this afternoon. Have you tried the website?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I got a day pass for the olympic park plus tickets to see wheelchair basketball at Greenwich
The day pass says it lasts from 10-3pm. Are there gonna be massive queues to get in then? Is it right that you can't bring any drink or food in at all? Like not even a few nuts in my pocket or a flapjack or something.

Don't understand that myself. Are they just going to trust everyone to leave at 3.00pm to make way for the 4.00pm attendees?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I got a ticket for five pounds although tbf that is a standing and queuing price (there is a queuing arrangement for wheelchair users - I don't know how accessible it is if you have another type of disability)

Can't you book tickets online, then print them, and then go and get in the queue?

I've booked a wheelchair space for swimming session and goalball session, but what if there's no wheelchairs? Wtf do I do then. You can't book them in advance (or so I was told). I reckon I'll be alright for the swimming as that's a morning session, but the goalball one is an evening session with Olympic Day Pass, so I suppose it's just going to be fingers crossed

 

[Hellsbells]

booked my tickets online and there was no option to print, only to collect in person on the day

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

booked my tickets online and there was no option to print, only to collect in person on the day

The Olympic Park tickets released today?

 

[Hellsbells]

The Olympic Park tickets released today?

yeah

 

[Hellsbells]

The site also says if you have olympic tickets you get a games travel pass for that day. But they don't send them out so you have to collect them from the box office on the day you go. Which means you have to pay your travel to get there! And more queueing!!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

yeah

The option buttons were very easy to miss if you didn't know they were there. I ticked the "print at home" button. Have got the email confirmation, but not the tickets to print yet

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The site also says if you have olympic tickets you get a games travel pass for that day. But they don't send them out so you have to collect them from the box office on the day you go. Which means you have to pay your travel to get there! And more queueing!!

There's no free travel ticket for the Olympic Park pass

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Olympic Park ticket (not to be confused with Olympic Park Day Pass)

Can I buy a ticket to visit the Olympic Park during the Paralympic Games?

Yes, Tickets to visit the Olympic Park (without access to venues or events) can be purchased on this website subject to availability.

Olympic Park non-event tickets are priced at £5 each, with a special price of £1 for young people aged 16 and under and seniors aged 60 and over. When purchasing the special price tickets for young people you must purchase at least one standard price ticket or senior ticket.

Please note: Olympic Park non-event tickets do not include access to any venues and do not include Games Travelcards.

No tickets are available for 29 August or 3, 5 and 7 September, or for the afternoon session on 9 September.

To avoid the need to queue at a London 2012 ticket box office to collect your ticket/s, we strongly recommend you choose the 'print at home' option for your ticket/s. There is no extra charge for this. Please note: you will not be admitted unless you have the ticket printed out - digital versions are not acceptable.

For other printed at home tickets (excluding Olympic Park tickets as you don't get a travelcard with those tickets)

I have chosen the print at home option for tickets I have purchased, how do I receive my Games travelcards?

Updated 14/08/2012 01:39 PM
I have chosen the print at home option for tickets I have purchased, how do I receive my Games travelcards?

We are not able to send out Games travelcards for print at home tickets. You are able to collect these from your Venue Box Office on the day of your event.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Can't you book tickets online, then print them, and then go and get in the queue?

I've booked a wheelchair space for swimming session and goalball session, but what if there's no wheelchairs? Wtf do I do then. You can't book them in advance (or so I was told). I reckon I'll be alright for the swimming as that's a morning session, but the goalball one is an evening session with Olympic Day Pass, so I suppose it's just going to be fingers crossed

sorry Minnie for confusion I was talking about prom tickets

 

[Hellsbells]

There's no free travel ticket for the Olympic Park pass

i also have tickets for basketball in greenwich though, so assume i'd get free travel for that? Seems really odd that you can only collect your free travelcard from the box office on the day of the event, because by that time you'll already have had to pay to get to the venue!

 

[QueenOfGoths]

We are away for all of the paralympics or I'd have gone for these

 

[Hellsbells]

It's all so confusing. Have now read there's a new ticket office opening in Hyde park where apparently you can collect your free travel pass at the same time as collecting your paralympic tickets, which makes far more sense. However, there's no info (at least none i can find) that tells you where in hyde park the ticket office is. Am i just being thick? Is there a main office where tickets for any event are sold?!

 

[rutabowa]

bah these are all gone now already. i was looking forward to a walk round it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

i also have tickets for basketball in greenwich though, so assume i'd get free travel for that? Seems really odd that you can only collect your free travelcard from the box office on the day of the event, because by that time you'll already have had to pay to get to the venue!

Will the cost of travel be included with the tickets I purchase?

It's all so confusing. Have now read there's a new ticket office opening in Hyde park where apparently you can collect your free travel pass at the same time as collecting your paralympic tickets, which makes far more sense. However, there's no info (at least none i can find) that tells you where in hyde park the ticket office is. Am i just being thick? Is there a main office where tickets for any event are sold?!

Seems a bit silly that you have to pay money to collect your tickets but they probably assumed people collecting them would be London residents and therefore have a pass.

The Hyde Park box office doesn't open until the 25th

Spectators with tickets for Games events in London will receive a Games travelcard for zones 1-9 to use on public transport in London on the day of their event.

This will include the London Underground (Tube), London Overground, DLR, bus, tram and some mainline rail services, but not the Heathrow, Stansted or Gatwick Express trains or taxis. Ticket holders for Games events will also be entitled to a one-third discount on river service tickets in London.

Ticket holders for Games events at Eton Dorney, will receive the same entitlement to free public transport in London. Ticket holders will also be able to travel by rail free of charge between London and the designated rail stations for each of these venues.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Sold out in hours!

An extra 140,000 Paralympic Games tickets which went on sale on Wednesday sold out in a matter of hours.

Organisers said 100,000 ground entry tickets to the Olympic Park and 40,000 sports tickets were snapped up in about two to three hours.

More tickets will go on sale before Wednesday's opening ceremony and extra tickets should go on sale during the Games which run until 9 September.