I found the event to be a bit of mixed bag. I was happy with the ticket price, but not happy when I subsequently discovered I had to pay an extra £7 to park and an extra £3.50 per person to take a chair and my own food. That should have been made clear up front. Arrival and parking was easy and I found the staff on site to be friendly and helpful. I was able to set up camp in a great spot, although that was because I arrived in good time. I thought the local singer and the two tribute acts were pretty good, and from what I saw people were joining in and enjoying the music. The tribute bands were perhaps a little bit cringey, but good on the whole. There really wasn’t that much to do at the event, at least not to keep you entertained for the duration. The prices of the rides were exorbitant, talk about fleecing a captive audience. That, to me, was unfair and not family focused. Similarly, the prices of the food and drink were beyond ridiculous and I felt like it was a mean spirited way of making money from people who were freezing cold and trying to find ways to warm up and pass some time. There weren’t enough places to get hot drinks from, which meant there were huge queues so I just gave in on that. The drone show was moved back by an hour and I was very much on the cusp of leaving before it started. It was bitterly cold (obviously not the organisers fault) with no place to shelter and, as ok as they were, I’d had enough of the singers. This is purely my opinion, but I’m not sure I believe that the drone show was delayed due to safety. There really wasn’t a difference between the weather at 7.30 and the weather at 8.30 - in fact it was maybe slightly worse when the show actually started. I don’t understand why it was safe for the practice drones to fly at 7.30 but not to do the show. The Taylor Swift act was originally due on stage after the show and I suspect the delay may have had more to do with the fact that there is minimal chance people would have stayed to watch. The actual drone show was good, I enjoyed seeing the different animals. The narration did nothing for me (equally it didn’t cause me any bother), but it was more aimed at children and the ones I could see seemed to be engaged with it. I was glad I stuck it out and stayed to watch. I didn’t have too much trouble getting out of the venue but where I was parked played a big part in that. It was starting to be carnage, with people trying to merge in multiple places on both sides and frustration building. I can imagine it was a pretty horrid experience for those that got stuck in the carnage. I would say that I enjoyed seeing the drones, but with the event as it was I wouldn’t be happy to recommend it to anyone else and I wouldn’t go again myself.
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