Arnold Classic VIP Tickets go on sale 6-26-06

[TK]

We want to give you this early notice concerning VIP tickets for the 19th Annual Arnold Classic Sports Festival Weekend. Next year’s competitions will be held the weekend of March 2-4, 2007.

2007 will be fantastic! We will present the greatest Arnold Classic Fitness Weekend ever. We now have 36 sports and events -- 15 of them Olympic sports -- more than 17,000 competitors -- and an expanded 650 booth EXPO. We will again be bringing world class entertainment to the Arnold Fitness EXPO stage, plus a martial arts festival, international bodybuilding, fitness, and figure contests, strongman, gymnastics, cheerleading/dance, armwrestling, world powerlifting, pump & run, weightlifting, fencing, table tennis, archery, youth dancesport, boxing, wrestling, fitness fashion show, figure skating, speed skating, hockey skills, and new in 2007 -- an amateur bodybuilding, fitness, and figure competition.

For our friends receiving this letter, VIP tickets will go on sale through Ticketmaster on Monday, June 26, 2006. This VIP package will cost $350 (plus $7.00 for each mail order) and includes:

(1) Choice reserved seats for the 2007 Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International, and Figure International;

(2) Three-day admission to the Arnold Fitness EXPO highlighting 650 exhibit booths of the latest in fitness equipment, apparel and nutritional supplements; the Martial Arts Festival, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, and Hockey Skills to be held at the Nationwide Arena; Armwrestling Challenge, Bench Press Competition, Cheerleading & Dance Team Championships, WPO Championships, Gymnastics Challenge, Arnold Strongman Contest, Weightlifting Championships, 5K Pump & Run, Fencing Classic, Table Tennis Challenge, Youth DanceSport Classic, Boxing, Wrestling, Fitness Fashion Show and WWE at the Greater Columbus Convention Center; and Archery at Veterans Memorial;

(3) A Buffet/Dance Party with Arnold and the athletes following the competition on Saturday evening;

(4) A personal training seminar conducted by Arnold and other leading athletes on Sunday morning, March 4, 2007; and

(5) Arnold will be present at each of the events throughout the Weekend.

Each VIP will have an unforgettable weekend of fitness fun and learning. VIP tickets may be obtained through ticketmaster or by mail order at Ticketmaster, 1103 Schrock Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229. Please charge your tickets by calling 614-431-3600. We greatly appreciate your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you in Columbus.

[Mr. Intenseone]

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[Disgusted]

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OK 

[body88]

Hot damn !!!!!! Put me down for zero!

[240 is Back]

I like to save on ticket costs and just sit on Jen Searles' lap.

-240 or delusional.

[Bluto]

I still can't get over you added table tennis

[onlyme]

I find it outrageous that they still ask for $7 for mailing.  I swear every single person who buys that VIP package is sad.  It is the biggest waste of money.  Oh well

[RAT MCBAT]

why 6 months out will they cancel planned events if no demand is created by ticket sales? push sales, cut events that are no/low profit, way to think of the fans.
if you purchace for a certain day/ expo demonstation or event and it is cancelled, will they refund your money? probably not

[Slick Vic]

How I wish the V.I.P. tickets allowed you to get your picture taken with Arnold again. 

why 6 months out will they cancel planned events if no demand is created by ticket sales? push sales, cut events that are no/low profit, way to think of the fans.
if you purchace for a certain day/ expo demonstation or event and it is cancelled, will they refund your money? probably not

I HIGHLY doubt the Arnold Classic will ever be "cancelled". 

[RAT MCBAT]

How I wish the V.I.P. tickets allowed you to get your picture taken with Arnold again. 
I HIGHLY doubt the Arnold Classic will ever be "cancelled". 

not the classic, individual expo events, ones who aren't fans of bb would see because a family member is involved, they are a fan of the event theme(mma for example). the arnold is successful because of everything the event offers besides bodybuilding.

[Slick Vic]

the arnold is successful because of everything the event offers besides bodybuilding.

This is true. I think I read that it draws more athletes than the Olympics.

[RAT MCBAT]

This is true. I think I read that it draws more athletes than the Olympics.

as it should. diversity of event themes can only attract a larger fan base. more diverse group of people, more revenue streams.
the problem is as more non bb fans come to the arnold, the bb competition covers less and less of the bottom line( fewer profits from the bodybuilding event). how long will the promotor carry the bb event if he is not making any money from it?
dont say "there will always be bb at the Arnold", stranger things have happened...