Wrestlemania XXX Packages/Info thread.

So LiamBro wanted to know a little bit about New Orleans and I am sure others will as well.
First things first, safety should be your number one priority. New Orleans is the type of city that can become very violent very fast if you do not know what you are doing. I think it goes without saying that you do not want drink to the point where you pass out in a puddle of your own vomit on a street corner. Its a great way to wake up with all your valuables missing and can ruin your time here. You also don't want to pee in an alley in the French Quarter. They will haul your ass off to Orleans Parish Prison if you do that and it can ruin your whole weekend before it even begins. New Orleans does not have bad neighborhoods and good neighborhoods. Instead, we have good streets and bad streets and if you are not from here you probably will not know which is which. Its best to stick to the main streets (St. Charles, Claiborne, S. Carrollton/N.Carollton, Magazine, Tchoupitoulas and Canal) if you want to travel around. Generally speaking, these streets can take you anywhere in the city and all you need to do is turn off of them to get anywhere. If you can, travel in groups and noone will give you a hard time. If you are alone, use common sense and be aware of your surroundings and try to walk on well lit streets at night. IF YOU DO GO TO THE QUARTER DO NOT GO NORTH OF NORTH RAMPART. That neighborhood is the Treme and can be dangerous.
As for main attractions, everyone from out of town seems to love the French Quarter and Bourbon Street. I would say it is iconic and a must see for anyone that is visiting for the first time, but in my opinion there are better options available if you do not want to deal with the massive tourist crowd and super drunk people. For instance, you can enjoy the Quarter without going to Bourbon street. There are just as many bars on Royal, Decatur and other streets that it won't be a problem finding a place to drink without stepping in other peoples piss and vomit. Bourbon is best during the day but I don't like going there at night because that's when most people come and make an ass of themselves. Most locals don't even go to the Quarter and look at tourists as 40 year olds trying to relive the glory of their youth and failing miserably at it. As a matter of fact, New Orleanians generally avoid the Quarter like the plague. The equivalent of the French Quarter for New Orleanians is a neighborhood called the Marigny. In particular, you want to go to Frenchman Street. That's where you can catch live music far superior to the **** you will hear in the Quarter and that is where the local legends play their tunes. If you are looking for things that are for those above college age, then the best place for you to go is Magazine Street or Oak Street in Uptown. A good rule of thumb for Magazine Street is that the further you go from the Quarter the less crazy the bar is going to be. Oak Street has a couple cool bars. The Maple Leaf is an iconic place with live music every night. At night, you have to pay cover to see the band but in the day you don't. It is a big big big part of New Orleans culture in my opinion. There is also a wine bar called the Oak Wine Bar if you have a lady in tow and you are looking for a nice place to take her.
The bars are really the biggest attractions in this city along with the Quarter. Others include things like Audobon Park, City Park, the Cemeteries (go with a tour group as most are in the Treme), National WWII Museum (not as awesome as I hoped it would be), restaurants (we will talk about those in a minute), the Zoo, Aquarium, and Insectarium. A cool neighborhood to walk through if you get time is Carollton. Magazine, Maple, and Oak Streets are in Carollton and worth a stroll.
As for transportation, we have a system of streetcars and buses in the city. There are 5 main lines; St. Charles, Canal (Cemetery Line), Canal (Park Line), Riverwalk, and the new Loyola line. They are supposedly also working on a French Quarter line but I dont know if it will be done by WMXXX. St. Charles Line takes you from Bourbon and Canal all the way down St. Charles then around the Riverbend (St. Charles and S. Carrollton intersection) to S. Carollton and Claiborne. This line is easily identifiable because the cars are the only ones that are green. The Canal lines take you up and down Canal Street and one splits off to City Park while the other takes you to the St. Louis Cemeteries. The Riverwalk Line goes along the bank of the Mississippi River along the southern boundary of the French Quarter. The Loyola line is pretty new and was built for the Super Bowl. That one from what I understand links up with Canal and takes you to the Superdome so that one is a pretty important one to know. Streetcar if it is up and operational is the way to travel around this city if you don't have a car. It costs $1.25 for a one way trip versus a taxi which could cost you your first born child. If you need a taxi from the airport, try to find other people and go with them. A one way trip from the airport to the Quarter is at minimum $33 and can easily become $50. As you can imagine, the streetcar really really really helps you defray costs.
I will cover good places to eat in the next post, just want to post this so that way I don't lose everything I've typed.

^^^ thanks heeps Neocoris!!!!! definitely will be wanting more advice from you when it gets closer.

WM26 was my first mania so I can't wait to go to my second mania. I'm from Australia so i definitely appreciate the little tips since i am not familiar with the area. I will have to write all the tips down like the Loyola so i don't forget because all the different buses sound confusing.

I didn't really think New Orleans was a dangerous place, glad to know i should be cautious especially at night. But i guess there is crime everywhere so common sense can go a long way. I probably wont be drinking much anyway so i probably wont have much to worry about in that respect.

Those who did the silver package, where exactly did you sit?

travel.packages@wwe.com. anyone who has emailed this address heard anything back have emailed a couple of times and not heard a thing ?? you guys here are my best source of info so far

Hello,
I'm from France/Belgium and I joined this board because I'm really interested to go to WM 30 this year. This will be my first one!
I traveled a lot in the USA but I've never been in Louisiana and I always wanted to visit New Orleans. And as I'm a French native, it will be awesome

So, at first, thanks a lot for all of your advises in this thread.
I think I will go for a package. We are 3 persons but I'm afraid to be blocked when I will have to pay with the credit card.
If it's (for example) $2000 per person, I will have to pay $6000 in one time, right ? It's more than my card limit
Can we pay with two credit cards ? How the folks are able to pay 5 VIP ticket with one credit card ? Any info? :-)

Thanks a lot for your answer.

kwillcox wrote: »

^^^ i think the silver package seats changed for WM 29. When i went to WM 26 the Silver package tickets were opposite the camera in the permanent seating (level 100) however for 29 i believe they were further back facing the entrance/ring behind the announce table in the level 100 seating.

I don't know about WM 27 & 28 but i think they were the same as the silver for WM 26, maybe someone else could clarify that?

I went to 26, 27, & 28 on a Silver Package and the seats were exactly as u described. Great seats in the lower level 100s on camera side. My closest was 28. I was 3 rows from the floor. Missed 29 though but will be returning for 30 booking separate because package prices are getting out of hand.

elainey121 wrote: »

travel.packages@wwe.com. anyone who has emailed this address heard anything back have emailed a couple of times and not heard a thing ?? you guys here are my best source of info so far

I also have emailed them a few times and have heard nothing back. July is not that far away so they should be breaking their silence in the near future.

Gold for 29 was still the same as previous WMs. Seats were central risers that were placed on the field.

Nody wrote: »

You can top up your credit card by transferring over more money; so lets say your card has a 1k EUR limit currently not used. If you pay in then 3k EUR your card now has 3k cash and 1k credit to be used for a total of 4k EUR that can be charged to it.

Thanks a lot for your answer Nody

I'm planning to combine this trip with a visit of Houston, Memphis and Nashville.
I can't wait.

I hope they will announce the packages soon!

We're doing everything separate, we're either going to do tickets in the gold or tickets in the risers directly across the camera. It just got to the point that booking everything together in a package wasn't worth the extra 1000$

rude awakening wrote: »

Anyone else just get a call from WWE Packages to do a Wrestlemania Package survey?

1. How far in advance did you book your last Wrestlemania package?
2. How many people in the package, age, gender?
3. What hotel did you stay in?
4. Did you go to the following activities, axxess, HOF etc
5. Will you be attending WM30?
6. Would the following activities enhance your decision to attend Wrestlemania - Paid flights, paid city travel, restaurants, VIP access seating at WM

Are u in america? Wud b great if flights included aswell. Wud love to get a call from them,

rude awakening wrote: »

Anyone else just get a call from WWE Packages to do a Wrestlemania Package survey?

1. How far in advance did you book your last Wrestlemania package?
2. How many people in the package, age, gender?
3. What hotel did you stay in?
4. Did you go to the following activities, axxess, HOF etc
5. Will you be attending WM30?
6. Would the following activities enhance your decision to attend Wrestlemania - Paid flights, paid city travel, restaurants, VIP access seating at WM

realy? Ohh d excitment, me too. R u planning to go? What answers did u give, whats ur plans. Dying 4 them to go on sale

Furious-Red wrote: »

How much was your package last year Ciano?

The packages between Miami & New Jersey had a huge jump. I bought 2 packages for WrestleMania 28 and it was 2.5k for both. This year I only wanted one and it was around 2k on it's own so I did everything separate(the more packages you buy the cheaper it is). WrestleMania 30 be my 3rd one in a row and will be hopefully depending on package prices going all out then I'm taking a break from Mania and doing the Royal Rumble. Mania is expensive but there's so much to do that weekend.

Anyone who's never been make sure you look up wrestlecon. That was unbelievable.