That's right I have a monkey butt list for bad things and Yo Gabba Gabba Live just made it onto said list. On August 5th I wrote this letter to Yo Gabba Gabba:
I have a few questions about the live show. How is the visibility? And how far from stage would a visually impaired person have to be to see the characters? We are hoping to take our disabled daughter to the show in Lewiston, NY, but this is a big expense and we have to be sure she'll be able to see. It will kill her to go and not see her favorite characters! This will be a great reprieve for her from all the doctors and tests!!! Please let me know so we can order our tickets in a good area as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your time and for creating a show that my daughter loves!
Stephanie Barmann
Today is August 15th and no response!!! Not even an email back to say I have to ask so and so etc. Ten days is plenty of time in which to expect a response and considering the show is September 7th there isn't a whole lot of time to get tickets in an appropriate area for the show.
Of course what do I expect from a Nick television show? We can make sure there are characters of all races, religions etc., but what about the disabled children? Where are the children with autism, the children who are blind, deaf? Oh, I know the general population doesn't want to see the disabled is that it? I bet a major portion of Nick Jr. viewers have disabilities of some sort ADHD, vision, hearing, autism etc.
I am saddened to have not had an answer as my daughter really does love the show and from now on it will NEVER be put on my television again!!!! I know Disney on Ice and similar children's live shows do make arrangements for the visually impaired and handicapped. Again though we go back to Nick. In my opinion it's all about the money isn't it? Let's look at the cost to see Yo Gaba Gaba live:
$105.00 for a meet and greet party with Yo Gabba Gabba (mom, dad, child= $315) Hummm why do I have a feeling hundreds will be at said party?
regular tickets $35 (mom dad, child $105)
$105 is a lot of money for a show my daughter may not be able to see without the right seating and then throw a screaming fit when she can't view her "friend" characters!
Good job Nick for making people believe you care when in fact like everything else in today's world you are out for the money!!!!!
Good luck with Yo Gaba Gaba Live Nick. I'm sure you could care less about losing my families $105 ( make that $140 cause we would have brought baby and Lord knows they would have made us pay for a ticket for an infant too!) Just know that one day parents will become wise and as for me I already have and am hoping my cable company can get rid of the channel completely!!!!
My mistake the show is September 3rd!
ReplyDeleteHaving a disabled husband and disabled step-kids, I can understand your position. However, why did you not just call the venue themselves and ask what they recommend? They would probably know better since it is their usual place of business instead of a traveling show that sets up where the venue tells them. I know they do the convention circuit (where we met Lance and Justin, the producer) so even when they aren't filming, they are busy working. I don't see this situation as a reason to become angry with them.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, I bought my tickets at the pre-sale a couple months ago and was lucky to get decent seats as they did sell very quickly. They do 2 shows in a day and the earlier one was sold out in the orchestra section, so I had to go back and get tickets at the later show. Thus, even if you were looking to buy tickets to accommodate your daughter, there might not be seats left in the closest locations. Good luck. As for me, I sucked up the ticket prices ($50.50 each for myself, my husband and my 1 year old.. it is a child's live show, so of course children have to pay for a seat, otherwise 2 paying adults could show up with 5 children under 2) and we are going to focus on enjoying ourselves and giving our son one of the best experiences of his life. I am sure if you get tickets and go, all the annoyances behind the tickets will melt away when you see your daughter's face light up. I hope you can call the venue themselves and see what they can do for you. They are the ones who usually make the accommodations, not the company renting out the building.. and who knows, maybe they can arrange a meet-up with DJ Lance Rock. He is a pretty cool guy!
I really do love the show. The reason for contacting the show was the postioning of the characters on stage would be what makes a difference. Where they enter exit. Are they centered etc. Even the lighting can make all the difference. These are things the show would know. I know the venue fairly well as I have been to many many shows there mayself over the years. And in most cases a person would think center would be best, but not always. There is tracking isues with the eyes which would definately make a diffrence in where the characters spend most of their time.
ReplyDeleteI believe they try and go all around the stage so everyone can see them. You can see videos of the shows that people taped on youtube. Maybe that will give you an idea. Just search for yo gabba gabba live and check out the videos :)
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