BattleBots Destruct-A-Thon Tickets

No Faruq. No judges. No real damage done during the obviously staged "battles."Lots of cheesy hype from the 2 hosts and drivers. Lots of videos. VIP seats are not worth paying extra for. If you're expecting something close to the TV show battles and you're more than 12 years old, you will probably be disappointed.

This was a good time. Not to expensive! Good for all ages.

The show is just OK. in my opinion, there was just WAY too much talkie talkie and not nearly enough robot action. The first battle didn't even start until 6:30 (show start time was 6:00). Only 4 battles in total. I don't think you really need the "performers". I would have preferred to hear from the actual drivers, instead. That would have been way more interesting. They tell you to get there early, but then you just wait around and stand in line waiting to get to your seat. It's a chance to buy merchandise and a snack, but if you don't need that you could literally walk inn at 6:15. Every seat in the place is just fine. I really enjoy the show Battlebots, so I was disappointed. Also, it is kept very cold in the arena, so take a jacket. Even my husband was cold and he never gets cold.

My husband and I have watched many seasons of BattleBots. We expected this event to be similar to one of the past seasons. It was not. Faruq is no longer the announcer. There weren't any judges. If the fight wasn't a knock out, the winner was selected by audience vote (cheering). It appears that old robots are given a little further life by fighting each other in fights driven by people that don't know the robot. Young hipsters in flashy gear bop around and rap about how they are going to win. They supposedly drive the robots (it looked like someone else may have actually driven), none of the robots have much damage, and a winner is declared. Then a robot was sent in to tear apart an old slot machine so there would be some destruction. After sweeping the floor, two more fights were conducted. These were manned by their real teams. We recognized Bunny from the Malice team. Again, there was minimal destruction and no judges. About half of the show time was filled with videos explaining the history of BattleBots competition, past fights for the robots, etc. The BattleBots franchise is no longer carried by cable TV. They said the fights will be on YouTube. We paid extra for VIP tickets but it wasn't worth it. A couple of people had small signs, but there weren't any signs blocking anyone's view. All of the battles seemed like WWE - staged fights to put on a show,. No damage. No judges. No Faruq. We were disappointed because it was not the same as the TV show. If you're a kid that is a BattleBots fan and/or if you lower your expectations, it may be ok.

Great to see the robots battle up close and personal. Fantastic presentation by the hosts. A brilliant show!

It really was a great show. And everyone there was personable and got everyone involved.

With Season VIII being so long in coming, it was awesome to see 4 of the teams from the TV show/future TV shows fight it out in the arena as part of the Faceoff tournament. If you have not seen then in person, you are missing an awesome experience!

Love it was awesome. Will be back. So worth it. Love the teams.

The stage and production were top notch. High energy fun for all ages. Yes, we're there for the mayhem but the camaraderie between the teams was unexpected. There's an underlying humanity to robots fighting....Who knew?

It was fun, exciting, entertaining, funny just an all around good time I was impressed. My husband is the bigger fan I bought tickets for his birthday and I think I ended up getting into it more than he did, yelling and cheering and getting loud. I'll for sure be going again