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Calgary stampede the greatest cash grab on earth
卡尔加里牛仔节的点评
点评：I honestly don’t understand why this is called “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.” After my experience this year, it felt more like “The Greatest Cash Grab on Earth.”
I went during one of the free admission periods, and I’m glad I did because paying the regular admission price of nearly $30 per person would have made the experience even worse. Once you’re inside, the prices become ridiculous. A tiny 250 mL bottle of pop was $5 at one booth and $7 at the booth right beside it. There was absolutely no consistency in pricing.
The most frustrating experience involved the buffet at GMC Stadium. I simply wanted to eat at the buffet. The person at the entrance told me I couldn’t go up unless I bought a rodeo ticket. I explained that I had no interest in watching the rodeo and only wanted the buffet. They refused to tell me the buffet price.
I went back to the ticket booth and was told I needed to purchase two standing-room-only tickets for $16 each just to access the buffet area. After spending $32, my friend and I finally made it upstairs only to discover the buffet itself was another $60 per person. That meant it would have cost us $152 just to have lunch.
When I questioned this, the employee working at the buffet told me I didn’t need to buy stadium tickets at all just to eat there. Yet the ticket booth employee insisted she had worked there for 26 years and that buying admission was the correct procedure. Two employees gave completely opposite answers, and I wasted $32 because of it. Nobody seemed to know the rules, the prices, or even where to send people.
That lack of training wasn’t an isolated incident. Nearly every time I asked someone for directions, prices, or information, I received conflicting answers. Some staff were helpful, but many seemed unsure of basic information, and a few had surprisingly poor attitudes toward visitors asking simple questions.
The crowds were overwhelming. Walking around meant constantly bumping into people. I spent far more time standing in line than actually enjoying the Stampede.
The ride prices were just as disappointing. It cost $30 for two of us to ride the Ferris wheel. We then stood in line for about 30 minutes while watching cart after cart go around completely empty. Out of roughly 50 gondolas, it looked like only about 10 were being used. When I asked why, I was told it was for balancing the wheel. Whether that’s technically true or not, it certainly didn’t make the half-hour wait any less frustrating while dozens of empty cars passed by.
The chairlift was another example of poor communication. Before getting on, I asked whether I could simply pay enough tickets to ride both directions without getting off. I was told no—I had to get off at the other end and line up again. After waiting another 20 minutes and reaching the front, that operator told me I actually could have paid for a return trip from the beginning. Apparently only people using ride wristbands are required to get off and rejoin the line. Once again, different employees gave completely different answers.
The games were also incredibly expensive. Most of the booths charged around $10 for two chances or $30 for five chances to win the larger stuffed animals. It’s easy to spend money very quickly with very little chance of winning anything worthwhile.
Even many of the “free” attractions weren’t really enjoyable because of the lineups. I waited around 20 minutes for a free Uber hat and another long lineup to receive a GMC hat after completing a survey. I’m already receiving promotional emails as a result.
From 10:30 in the morning until about 6:00 in the evening, I managed to go on only two rides: the Ferris wheel and the chairlift. The rest of the day was spent standing in line, searching for information, and paying inflated prices.
Between rides, food, games, drinks, and everything else, it’s incredibly easy for two people to spend several hundred dollars in a single day while feeling like they accomplished very little.
I don’t mind paying for a quality experience, but this didn’t feel like one. It felt overcrowded, poorly organized, extremely expensive, and full of inconsistent information. I left disappointed, frustrated, and feeling like I had paid mostly to stand in line.
Unless major improvements are made to pricing, staff training, and crowd management, I would not recommend the Calgary Stampede to friends or family. There are far better ways to spend a summer day and a few hundred dollars.
I went during one of the free admission periods, and I’m glad I did because paying the regular admission price of nearly $30 per person would have made the experience even worse. Once you’re inside, the prices become ridiculous. A tiny 250 mL bottle of pop was $5 at one booth and $7 at the booth right beside it. There was absolutely no consistency in pricing.
The most frustrating experience involved the buffet at GMC Stadium. I simply wanted to eat at the buffet. The person at the entrance told me I couldn’t go up unless I bought a rodeo ticket. I explained that I had no interest in watching the rodeo and only wanted the buffet. They refused to tell me the buffet price.
I went back to the ticket booth and was told I needed to purchase two standing-room-only tickets for $16 each just to access the buffet area. After spending $32, my friend and I finally made it upstairs only to discover the buffet itself was another $60 per person. That meant it would have cost us $152 just to have lunch.
When I questioned this, the employee working at the buffet told me I didn’t need to buy stadium tickets at all just to eat there. Yet the ticket booth employee insisted she had worked there for 26 years and that buying admission was the correct procedure. Two employees gave completely opposite answers, and I wasted $32 because of it. Nobody seemed to know the rules, the prices, or even where to send people.
That lack of training wasn’t an isolated incident. Nearly every time I asked someone for directions, prices, or information, I received conflicting answers. Some staff were helpful, but many seemed unsure of basic information, and a few had surprisingly poor attitudes toward visitors asking simple questions.
The crowds were overwhelming. Walking around meant constantly bumping into people. I spent far more time standing in line than actually enjoying the Stampede.
The ride prices were just as disappointing. It cost $30 for two of us to ride the Ferris wheel. We then stood in line for about 30 minutes while watching cart after cart go around completely empty. Out of roughly 50 gondolas, it looked like only about 10 were being used. When I asked why, I was told it was for balancing the wheel. Whether that’s technically true or not, it certainly didn’t make the half-hour wait any less frustrating while dozens of empty cars passed by.
The chairlift was another example of poor communication. Before getting on, I asked whether I could simply pay enough tickets to ride both directions without getting off. I was told no—I had to get off at the other end and line up again. After waiting another 20 minutes and reaching the front, that operator told me I actually could have paid for a return trip from the beginning. Apparently only people using ride wristbands are required to get off and rejoin the line. Once again, different employees gave completely different answers.
The games were also incredibly expensive. Most of the booths charged around $10 for two chances or $30 for five chances to win the larger stuffed animals. It’s easy to spend money very quickly with very little chance of winning anything worthwhile.
Even many of the “free” attractions weren’t really enjoyable because of the lineups. I waited around 20 minutes for a free Uber hat and another long lineup to receive a GMC hat after completing a survey. I’m already receiving promotional emails as a result.
From 10:30 in the morning until about 6:00 in the evening, I managed to go on only two rides: the Ferris wheel and the chairlift. The rest of the day was spent standing in line, searching for information, and paying inflated prices.
Between rides, food, games, drinks, and everything else, it’s incredibly easy for two people to spend several hundred dollars in a single day while feeling like they accomplished very little.
I don’t mind paying for a quality experience, but this didn’t feel like one. It felt overcrowded, poorly organized, extremely expensive, and full of inconsistent information. I left disappointed, frustrated, and feeling like I had paid mostly to stand in line.
Unless major improvements are made to pricing, staff training, and crowd management, I would not recommend the Calgary Stampede to friends or family. There are far better ways to spend a summer day and a few hundred dollars.
翻译：说实在的，我不明白为什么这会被称作“地球上最棒的户外盛会”。以我今年的体验来看，它更像是“地球上最会敛财的活动”。
我是在免费入场期间去的，很庆幸自己这么做了，因为要是按每人近30美元的常规票价来买票，这次体验肯定会更糟糕。一旦进入园区，物价更是离谱得可笑。一个仅250毫升的小瓶汽水，在某个摊位上卖5美元，而隔壁摊位则要价7美元。价格方面完全没有一致性。
最让人沮丧的经历发生在GMC体育场的自助餐区。我只是想去吃自助餐而已。门口的工作人员告诉我，除非购买牛仔竞技表演的门票，否则不能进入。我解释说我对看表演毫无兴趣，只想去吃自助餐。但他们拒绝告诉我自助餐的价格。我回到售票处，却被告知必须购买两张每人16美元的站票，才能进入自助餐区。花了32美元后，我和朋友终于上楼，结果却发现每人还需再支付60美元才能享用自助餐。这意味着我们光是吃顿午饭就要花掉152美元。
当我对此提出疑问时，自助餐区的工作人员告诉我：其实根本没必要购买体育场门票就能在那里用餐。然而，售票处的员工坚称自己已在那里工作了26年，并称购买门票才是正确的流程。两位员工给出了完全相反的答复，结果我就因此白白浪费了32美元。似乎没有人清楚相关规定、票价，甚至不知道该把游客带到哪里去。
这种培训缺失的情况并非个例。几乎每次我向别人询问路线、价格或其他信息时，得到的回答都相互矛盾。不过也有部分工作人员还算热心 helpful。不过，很多人似乎连最基本的信息都不清楚；甚至有几个人对于提出简单问题的游客态度极其恶劣。
人实在太多了。到处走动时不停地会撞到别人。我花在排队上的时间远远多于真正享受嘉年华的时间。
游乐设施的价格也令人失望。我们两个人坐摩天轮竟然要花30美元。之后我们又排了大约30分钟的队，却看到一辆接一辆的游乐车空无一人地转了一圈又一圈。在大约50个吊厢中，似乎只有10个左右在使用。当我询问原因时，得到的答复是为了保持轮子的平衡。不管这在技术上是否属实，当几十个空吊厢从身边经过时，这半小时的等待确实让人倍感沮丧。
缆车的情况也体现了沟通不畅的问题。乘坐前，我询问是否只要购买足够数量的票就能不用下车而往返乘坐。有人告诉我不行——我必须在另一头下车，然后重新排队。又等了20分钟后，当我排到最前面时，那位工作人员才告诉我其实从一开始我就可以购买往返票。显然，只有佩戴乘车手环的人才需要下车后重新排队。同样，不同的工作人员给出了完全不一样的答复。
这些游乐项目也贵得离谱。大多数展台的收费情况为：两次抽奖机会需10美元左右，五次抽奖机会则需30美元，奖品则是那些较大的毛绒玩具。这样很容易迅速花掉金钱，却几乎没有机会赢得什么有价值的奖品。
甚至许多标榜为“免费”的互动项目也因为需要排长队而变得索然无味。我为了领取一顶免费的Uber帽子等了大约20分钟；完成一项调查后，又排了很长的队才拿到一顶GMC帽子。结果，我现在还不断收到各种促销邮件。从早上10点半到傍晚6点左右，我只玩到了两个项目：摩天轮和缆车。这一天的其余时间，我都在排队、打听信息，还要支付高得离谱的费用。
除了游乐项目外，还有食物、游戏、饮料等等，两个人很容易就在一天内花掉几百美元，却感觉没怎么享受到什么乐趣。
我并不介意为优质的体验付费。但这次体验并不像预期的那样。现场人满为患、组织混乱、价格极其昂贵，而且信息也前后矛盾。离开时我感到失望又沮丧，感觉自己花钱大半只是为了排队而已。
除非在定价、员工培训以及人群管理方面做出重大改进，否则我不会向朋友或家人推荐卡尔加里牛仔节。其实有比这好得多的方式来度过一个夏日，同时还能省下几百美元呢。
我是在免费入场期间去的，很庆幸自己这么做了，因为要是按每人近30美元的常规票价来买票，这次体验肯定会更糟糕。一旦进入园区，物价更是离谱得可笑。一个仅250毫升的小瓶汽水，在某个摊位上卖5美元，而隔壁摊位则要价7美元。价格方面完全没有一致性。
最让人沮丧的经历发生在GMC体育场的自助餐区。我只是想去吃自助餐而已。门口的工作人员告诉我，除非购买牛仔竞技表演的门票，否则不能进入。我解释说我对看表演毫无兴趣，只想去吃自助餐。但他们拒绝告诉我自助餐的价格。我回到售票处，却被告知必须购买两张每人16美元的站票，才能进入自助餐区。花了32美元后，我和朋友终于上楼，结果却发现每人还需再支付60美元才能享用自助餐。这意味着我们光是吃顿午饭就要花掉152美元。
当我对此提出疑问时，自助餐区的工作人员告诉我：其实根本没必要购买体育场门票就能在那里用餐。然而，售票处的员工坚称自己已在那里工作了26年，并称购买门票才是正确的流程。两位员工给出了完全相反的答复，结果我就因此白白浪费了32美元。似乎没有人清楚相关规定、票价，甚至不知道该把游客带到哪里去。
这种培训缺失的情况并非个例。几乎每次我向别人询问路线、价格或其他信息时，得到的回答都相互矛盾。不过也有部分工作人员还算热心 helpful。不过，很多人似乎连最基本的信息都不清楚；甚至有几个人对于提出简单问题的游客态度极其恶劣。
人实在太多了。到处走动时不停地会撞到别人。我花在排队上的时间远远多于真正享受嘉年华的时间。
游乐设施的价格也令人失望。我们两个人坐摩天轮竟然要花30美元。之后我们又排了大约30分钟的队，却看到一辆接一辆的游乐车空无一人地转了一圈又一圈。在大约50个吊厢中，似乎只有10个左右在使用。当我询问原因时，得到的答复是为了保持轮子的平衡。不管这在技术上是否属实，当几十个空吊厢从身边经过时，这半小时的等待确实让人倍感沮丧。
缆车的情况也体现了沟通不畅的问题。乘坐前，我询问是否只要购买足够数量的票就能不用下车而往返乘坐。有人告诉我不行——我必须在另一头下车，然后重新排队。又等了20分钟后，当我排到最前面时，那位工作人员才告诉我其实从一开始我就可以购买往返票。显然，只有佩戴乘车手环的人才需要下车后重新排队。同样，不同的工作人员给出了完全不一样的答复。
这些游乐项目也贵得离谱。大多数展台的收费情况为：两次抽奖机会需10美元左右，五次抽奖机会则需30美元，奖品则是那些较大的毛绒玩具。这样很容易迅速花掉金钱，却几乎没有机会赢得什么有价值的奖品。
甚至许多标榜为“免费”的互动项目也因为需要排长队而变得索然无味。我为了领取一顶免费的Uber帽子等了大约20分钟；完成一项调查后，又排了很长的队才拿到一顶GMC帽子。结果，我现在还不断收到各种促销邮件。从早上10点半到傍晚6点左右，我只玩到了两个项目：摩天轮和缆车。这一天的其余时间，我都在排队、打听信息，还要支付高得离谱的费用。
除了游乐项目外，还有食物、游戏、饮料等等，两个人很容易就在一天内花掉几百美元，却感觉没怎么享受到什么乐趣。
我并不介意为优质的体验付费。但这次体验并不像预期的那样。现场人满为患、组织混乱、价格极其昂贵，而且信息也前后矛盾。离开时我感到失望又沮丧，感觉自己花钱大半只是为了排队而已。
除非在定价、员工培训以及人群管理方面做出重大改进，否则我不会向朋友或家人推荐卡尔加里牛仔节。其实有比这好得多的方式来度过一个夏日，同时还能省下几百美元呢。
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