Well, the have certainly done this place up since I lived here. Mind you it wasn't that much of a surprise since they were still in the process of completing it when I left. It certainly is a lot better than it used to be, though it is a shame that they ended up knocking down the old members stands (even though they were pretty grotty). Mind you, it is hard not to compare this place to the MCG, namely because of the large number of unreserved seating that is available at the G. Like many of the other stadiums that I have been too, the unreserved seats (meaning the cheapest) are generally at the back up the upper stands, and the angle of the stands in those upper areas can be somewhat scary at times. Still, there are lots of places to grab a snack, and they do have a pretty decent selection of stalls as well, though not all of them take EFTPOS. Oh, they have free wi-fi as well, though you have to sign up to use it.
Attended a Corporate Function at the Adelaide Oval and found the food great.
Catering was good, but a lot missed out if they were too far from the kitchen area. Great views from the function area over towards the City and brilliant photo opportunities of the Oval too. Great facility.
Having been to many cricket & footy games here before this oval was renovated, I wondered if it would have the same atmosphere as 'the old days'. Well, it does: and with the hugely increased capacity there's a whole new element of atmosphere as 50,000 people collectively roar.
What really impressed me was the way the view is 360 degrees and unimpeded even from the highest point of the new stands, though the walk to the top isn't for the faint-hearted!
It's easy to find seats, well-laid out & well marked as to where to go with plenty of stairs/escalators.
I wasn't so impressed with the men's loos - although they're shiny & new they are still laid out like a 70's loo with almost no cubicles. Wouldn't want my kids there with a crowd. Also they didn't seem to have food service streamlined effectively, plenty of checkouts but not enough food servers so the checkouts were under-worked while the queues just built up.
All in all though it's a great facility.
