Monster Truck Spectacular

First time my children have been to a monster truck show! Both loved it, but my son has not stopped talking about it since! I purchased tickets to the next monster truck show in El Paso just because he loved it so much.

This was pretty good for my son for our first time. I was disappointed on how much they wanted for a little checkered flag, thought price outlandish. My son got to take a ride on the monster truck and sit in passenger seat up front and he thought he was just something. It was good for an evening away and something special for my son to do. Just wish we could see the trucks do more but with such a small area, I am sure it would be hard for them to do anything.

This was a first for myself and most of my friends, and we throughly enjoyed it. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of events they had considering the size of Crown Coliseum (not very large, probably less than 2,000 seats). There were a couple of dudes on motorcross bikes that performed at the beginning, and interspersed throughout the show. The 5 competing monster trucks had 3 events, including freestyle at the end. Overall it made me want to go someday to a larger show (maybe outdoors so the fumes wouldn't be so overpowering).

Was disappointed in the amount of Monster Truck action. In a 3hr period, we saw approximately 45min to 60 min. of Monster Trucks, and probably on about 30min. of that the trucks were actually performing. The remaing 1hr and 45min. we watched locals quad race--not what I paid for. Maybe half that time of quad racing would have been fine. If I had wanted to see quads, that's what I would have paid for.

First of all, the War Memorial just isn't a big enough venue for monster trucks. They were really limited as to what they could do. Then, if there was any kind of problem, it took a long time to get things straightened out. I think everyone did the best they could, but.... The local sportbike performers were ok the first time, but when they came out again, it was same old, same old, and the crowd reaction reflected that. The ATV races weren't too bad, but again, the venue was just too small. And they took up too much time; I paid for my son and I to see monster trucks perform. A little of the local stuff would have been ok, but that's not why we came. Lastly, the trucks were relatively disappointing. Dragonfly didn't seem to run right from the very beginning, and didn't run at all in the second part of the performance. Dark Knight was a great looking truck, but with a first-time driver, had a one jump and crash performance in the first half, and some very tentative, unimpressive jumps in the second. Easy Rider was ok with what he had to work with at the facility. Twisted Dragon pretty much salvaged the night with a pretty impressive closing effort, although he ended weakly by getting stuck on top of the wrecked cars, spinning forward and backward several times in vain, and finally giving up. Overall, my 11-yr old son was somewhat entertained to see the trucks in person, and perhaps I might recommend the show for first-time children viewers, but overall I was pretty disappointed to drive 1 1/2 hours both ways, on snow-covered roads, to see what we saw.

Highly recommend, Great family fun. can't beat the price,will go again

Outdoors is the best place to monster trucks, and Husets is a good place for it, it was a fun event for our whole family.

We got to meet all the drivers, get autographs and pictures and the kids even got to ride in a monster which was great for them. They all put on a really good show and the moto cross was crazy even the cold weather and wind didn't stop them.

WHAT A JOKE!!!! There were only 4 trucks (one of which broke down driving from pits out for introductions). Also advertised was huge motorcycle jump competition (were only 3 bikes with the oldest rider 13 years old). The weather was great, but trucks sucked. Racing speeds were only slightly above their speed during intro's. In freestyle, only 1 truck actually got any air, and then only 3 or 4 feet or so. For the thrills and excitement I got for the price of the tix, I would have gotten more entertainment if I had spent the money on a Big Wheel for my 4 y/o grandaughter and had her ride over a parking bump!!!

Never again will my family and I waist our money to go to one like this again. We will wait for Monster Jam to go to the RBC Center before ever going back to this one. It was nothing like they showed on the commercials. VERY BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!!!! VERY UNSATISFIED!!!!

The show would have been ten times better if it had been more organized. Everyone seemed to be clueless as to what they were going to do next. Also both motocross riders, both should of been doing spectacular stunts instead of just one of them

My husband and I went with our two kids. The girls enjoyed it but my husband and I thought it could have been better. One of the drivers even said they couldnt do much because the coliseum was too small. So I think in the future they shouldnt do shows in small arenas.

They did a good job for such a small area. Maybe next year's shoud be at the Fair Grounds or Speedway so there's more room for the stunts.

This show was a joke! The dirt bike race was around cones in a small small circle! Fire Dept. kept stopping the show for bad air quality. Tickets were to expensive for this little rinky dink show.

These guys had such a limited space being in an indoor arena but they pulled it off! Between Predator, Prowler, Black Night, American Thunder & Evolution combined with the dirt bike ramp tricks and ATV show ...not to mention all the effort made to keep the event fun and the air clean - we LOVED having this kind of entertainment this close to home!

It was in a tiny gymnasium, there was 8 crushed cars for the trucks to jump on, there was 5 trucks, 2 dirt bikes, and a couple 4wheelers. As we left we heard many complaining of disappointmnet.

show was great ! The Crown is a bit small for this kind of show ,but my five year old was mesmerized.

Sadly only one truck was worth the drive, and it unfortunately lost a wheel prematurely. I wish he could have yanked one off of one of the other trucks and kept going. One truck pathetically didn't even realize that the 14 point turns, to try and line up for his run, was an incredible waste of time. On to the event staff! The poor quad riders! Having to deal with some stupid rubber mats that the staff didnt care that lifted and was causing accidents and poor racing. Also at introductions, the spotlight operators couldn't even get the the right truck highlighted as the anouncer was introducing them. All this is BAD enough, but consider, this was the second night showing! How sad they couldn't get anything right, even by night two! Lastly! The War Memorial! Horrible for watching hockey, let alone there being NO room or ventilation for motorized vehicles! Never again will I go to this event or recommend it to anyone, EVER!

I thought the trucks put on a good show. I will go again when I get the chance. The dirt bikes and atv did ok. They should of been able to keep raceing instead of being stopped.

BOUGHT VIP TICKETS PAID $25 EACH FOR THEM $8 MORE THEN GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AND DID NOT GET ANY VIP TREATMENT, SAME SEATING AS GENERAL ADMISSION, COMMERCIALS ADVERTISED VIP TICKET HOLDERS ONLY TO PIT PARTY, (EVERYBODY GOT TO GO), LOTS OF TRUCKS GOING TO BE THERE, (ONLY 3 MONSTER TRUCKS THERE), DIRT FLOOR (CONCRETE FLOOR, NOT MUCH ROOM TO RUN TRUCKS), SMASHED THE SAME CARS FROM EARLIER SHOW AND NEVER GOT NEW ONES, SHOW WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST 2 1/2 HOURS ONLY LASTED 1 1/2 HOURS, ANNOUNCER SPEAKER KEPT BREAKING UP SO YOU COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SAYING AND WAS VERY SMOKY IN THE BUILDING FROM THE TRUCKS, NO VENTILATION SYSTEM. OVERALL A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!

First of all concrete and no dirt? Really?I hope you didn't pay extra for the "VIP" seats they were the same as everyone else. As far as conscesions who is going to pay $3 a slice of pizza when they were serving the $5 pizza's from Dominos? Only four monster trucks, really? The dirtbikes, only two, trying to race a small track on slick concrete, bad idea for the riders and bad idea for the spectators, it was boring to watch. The 4-wheelers only got exciting when one of the machines got away from its rider. Very boring. The only saving grace for this "spectacular" was the fact that my 20mo son loved it, as this was his first time seeing Monster trucks.

This was the most boring event that i have gone to it so was not worth the $150.00 I paid for the tickets. My Kids didnt even like it, horrible i will never go to this again. they were supposed to give free yoyo's We were one of the first kids and we got nothing. The Place is to small for big trucks to do anything. I am so very unsatisfied with this even and i will Never Never return!

Even though space is limited for the trucks at the coliseum, the upclose roar and thunder is amazing. Love it.

Little motocross, little ATV's, monster trucks with a little car crushing. My kids loved it.

Really enjoyed the show. MC was very good. EP County Coliseum was a little small, but they worked it out. Only had one souvenir stand and it was on the opposite side of the arena no easy way to get there from our side. Crowd was tame with a lot of kids.

I have been to other monster truck shows that were by far more exciting. I think the problem was that it was an indoor event so really all they could do was race back and fourth. I think the guys doing back flips on the motorcycles were way more interesting than the monster trucks themselves

these guys work so hard to put on a great show!they needed more room we must offer these guys a bigger place to perform here they are worth it! the motorcycle tricks in air off the ramps were unbelieveable these guys are huge talent ! and they work so hard to set up and tear down equipment to do thier show,I really believe the last freestyle on the monster trucks should have been won by half pint,nasty boy was awesome no doubt,but halfpint clearly won.my favorite is unnamed untamed,the announcer is awesome!! he is funny ,motivating,has a great voice is clear and does his job in a fun way,this show needs to keep coming back but we (el Paso) need to get a bigger area for thier show so we can get a mud bog added,the local guys should have had to do more to win title the monster trucksand drivers are top of the line show men and professional,they know how to bring it,I'm a girl and had the best time ever!!!

The motorcycle show was very cool. It's impressive to see them do acrobats in such a tight spot. That was also the problem. The coliseum simply does not have the room for this type of event. Moreover they have to keep the doors open for these guys and it was quite cold. We bought VIP seats and had to leave at the half because my wife and daughter were cold and not impressed. I say they tried real hard and it's impressive to see this being organized under such constraints but I would not recommend it nor will I ever go there again. I hear the same type of show in the sun bowl is much better. So we'll see.

I liked the show but thought the venue was too small for a monster truck course. I would have liked to see the monster trucks do more than a 3 second race and freestyle over 4 crashed vehicles. I don't think I will go back to see a show at this venue because it was too small.

My son, My husband and myself thought the show was boring!! I will not recommend paying to see that show or any other munster truck show at the coliseum. My son actually wanted to leave at the intermission, but I told him and my husband both that we did not have money to waste and we were going to sit through the rest of the show...I think I was more upset than disappointed because we are not a family with luxury money and I try to spend my money wisley... Over all...The show was boring!!!!!!

Just wasn't enough variety for my taste in this show. The limited amount of space, I'm sure, had something to do with it. My 5 year old was interested in it, but by the time they called for an intermission, we were hoping it was the end. And then to hear the second half was coming up--we just looked at each other and sighed! I know we could've gotten up and left, but when you pay that much for tickets, we just felt obligated to stay and suffer through it to the end. And the 4-wheeler race!! What a joke!!! The little guys were cute and as far as I'm concerned, they should've been the only ones "racing" on quads!! The street bike show started out interesting, but they ended up doing the same things over and over. We were just expecting more for $20.00, I guess.

We went there to see monster trucks. They ended up being a very small part of the show. Most of the time was filled with local quads racing around the arena. Not what I paid for!

This had to be the worst Monster Truck show ever. A total of 4 monster trucks. No dirt on the floor. No ventilation and when they did air out the place they opened the doors...and it was 12 degrees here.

I took my 5-year old son to the show, and he thought it was awesome. We both had a great time. What a great bonding experience. Thank you.

IT WAS AVERAGE. MY KIDS LIKED IT. THEY NEEDED TO DO MORE. SOME OF THE TRUCKS BROKE DOWN. THE BEST WAS TWISTED DRAGAN AND EASY RIDER!!!!

We left at intermission! My kids were bored with all the waiting and the very limited monster truck events.

No real action whatsoever!!... A very "Lowend" event compared to others I have been to. But good for kids. No brand name trucks or drivers. Nothing like their commercial, in my opinion. Seems to me that hey spent all the money on marketing, very little on the event.. They didn't even move the rubber mats on the floors for the 4 wheeler races. Some of the 5 trucks were pretty beat up, missing parts, not running properly, I'm sure the kids liked it though. Sorry, but you asked for a review.....

i definitely didnt think it was worth the money, my kids were ready to leave early and then after intermission was horrible, in the freestyle two trucks went out of 4 while the other 2 had problems and wouldnt run. i wouldnt recommend this to anyone and i hope they will consider giving me at least half my money back.

the arena was to small for monster trucks and most of the show involed quades the vip tickets were ok getting to be close to the trucks how ever the show was a waste of time

I took my 5 year old son to this event. We both had a lot of fun. He really enjoyed the monster truck races and other races by jeeps, pickup trucks, etc. Please remember to bring ear plugs for the little ones.

Great show! Great seats! Grandson loved it! Great way to spend time with the kids!

There was a promo of free trucks to the first 500 kids. Never saw the place giving out the trucks and I did not see any kids walking around with trucks in their hands. The show was entertaining but would be more enjoyable outdoors. Too much build up of exhaust fumes. Each driver; monster and modified 4x4, put on a good show.

This show is a great one to take the kids to. I recommend hearing protection for them, however, since it's indoors and very loud. There were just six trucks there but that was enough to entertain both my 5-year old son and me. My only complaint is that the VIP ticket price is not worth the extra $5. It is general admission seating and the VIP pass allows you to sit closer to the arena floor. However, in Harrisburg at least, it was so packed that we couldn't find seats down in that area, even with the VIP passes. Besides, I thought the VIP passes were required to get down on the floor close to the trucks before the show started but they were letting everyone go down there. So, overall, my recommendation is to definitely take the kids and definitely buy the cheapest tickets available as you will still see all of the action and save a little money!

I took my son. He loved the monster trucks, but at first they were a little loud for him. We had bought ear plugs, but he needed to double up with the ear plugs we brought and a set of headphone-style noise dampeners they sold at the event. After that, he had a blast.

My husband and I had a wonderful time. will return

The show was very entertaining. The drivers were working hard to give a great show. They pushed the trucks hard and did a great job. A very well ran event with action the whole way through. The seating arrangements had no assigned seating so it was good to just pick a place to sit and watch the show.

My husband and I were amazed with what they did with the Monster Trucks in such a small hockey arena. Even though the drivers of the monsters trucks were in a small town they gave us a big show. Our 2 children loved it! I loved that they had the floor open prior to the show so the kids could get a close look at the truck and get signatures. Definately coming back next year. Great job guys! Thank you! Family from Port Huron, MI

We took our son to see the Monster Trucks and he loved it and can't wait to see more. Seats were great and it was fun. Great to see local talent also in the Trucks. Would have liked to have seen the quads.

It was an alright show more directed toward children, it was also do to the small size of the arena in are town. So the trucks were really limited to what they could do

not so great, I doubt it will be back. Not what was advertised about this event by radio.

. After several years of attempting to go to this show I finally made it. I had great seats right down in front. This show was great the trucks made everything vibrate. The free style and wheelie contest was great. The motocross was an added surprise to the show they had some awesome jumps hard to believe that one rider was only 17 years old. The motorcycle ball was like nothing I had ever seen before it was really amazing to see these riders ride within the ball passing dangerously close to each other. My seats we so close to the action that we had dirt land on us. I will be making more schedule changes to make sure I don t ever miss this show again.

What you pay for those tickets so NOT WORTH what you get to see. That arena is too small for it to be an enjoyable event. If they keep it there they need to charge 10.00 and not more! I will not go again unless its somewhere bigger so those trucks are not basically going in a straight line. There also needs to be more stuff going on, my kids got easily bored!

Limited space for the trucks so don't expect to see a side to side challenge like in the large venues, but very good show and you better have some earplugs.

This show was originally set for April and we anxiously awaited the date to suprise our 4 1/2 year old son. As the date grew near we recieved email that event was rescheduled to June. We had to juggle prior commitments, but did so since this show promised to bring the "big guys" and marketing did a good job to get us pumped and excited. When we arrived to Fairgrounds we feared we had date wrong because there were not many cars in parking lot. However, we were told by security guy out front that this was infact the Monster Truck show. We purchased "VIP" tickets 25.00 a piece plus 8.00+ shipping and handeling. However, apon entering were told we could sit wherever we wanted that there was no "VIP" seating for this venue. There were only actually 3 Monster Trucks, the sound system was cutting in and out, the "mud bogs" were something you may drive through on a country road in winter.....this show lacked everything we were hoping for! We stayed about 45 minutes.

My daughter Skipper and I enjoyed the event very much but we were expecting Big Foot and it was advertised that he would be there but he was not. We thought Time Flys was mighty fine. The announcer was outstanding and deserves to be paid more even though he didn't graduate from high school. Skipper very much enjoyed that there were 16 year old contestants. We want to know what happend after the event when we were offered to meet the drivers but that was not provided. We will definetely come back to see Time Flys and you guys should come up to Burney.

THAT WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY!!!! THERE WAS WAY TO MUCH TIME GETTING BROKE DOWN STUFF OFF THE FLOOR!! HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT I WILL GO BACK TO THAT SHOW AGAIN!! I WENT WITH A 9YR OLD EVEN HE ASKED WHY EVERYTHING KEPT BREAKING AND HE EVEN WANTED TO LEAVE EARLY!.

I thought it was pretty lame and cheesy! i wouldnt waste my money on something like that again. I have been to other monster truck shows and was satisfied with those, but this one sucked. They had fake competitions and fake interviews and there wasnt any dirt on the track it was concrete. I should of just took the kids to the komets game, they wanted to leave half way through it becuase they thought it was boring. so i had to buy some of the junk they were selling to keep the kids busy! dont waste your money! take the kids to putt putt or laser tag or go karts they would enjoy that more!

We had a great time and would definitely go again!!!

Very LAME!!! I Will never go to one of these events again.

First the motocross bikes were drawn out and boring only one guy could do any tricks. Second the fourwheeler race was stupid only three fourwheelers,and only one was a racer the other two were made for trail riding. The monster trucks were cool looking, but there was no room for them to jump the cars. My three year old was boared to death and was ready to leave. I won't go back to that event again, I will go to Indy to MonsterJam. It was a waste of one hundred dollars for three seats.

We left at intermission halfway through the event. They charged way to much money for a 30 second ride (if that) in a monster truck-then, there was no dirt or hills or anything to ramp. there was two lines of cars.hardly worth paying what i paid for my tickets. Overall it was very dissappointing.

The Thunderslam monster truck show doesn't compare to the monster truck shows on TV but the kids love it. The trucks are big, loud and an amazing sight for the kids. The motorcycle stunt jumping was also a really good show.

arena was too small...... No big name trucks ....where was grave digger?

great especially for young kids. remember earmuffs though it is loud. would like to have seen more car crushing though. my kids loved it.

I wasn't sure what to expect with this being our first show. I didn't realize this wasn't Monster Jam with Gravedigger and the other "famous" monster trucks but our 5 year old loved it none the less. The host and drivers were all very nice. Would go again.

I bought the tickets and went to the event because my son loves trucks, and motercycles. He thought this was the most incredible/awesome thing ever. It was a show to remember.

Went with a group of boys 8-12, they enjoyed it very much.

This was an average performance, one free style motor cyclist onlt did the jump with no free style, very average performance. One truck broke down on the first event, same thing last year. The last event was no where near as good as last year.

The whole event was overall decent. The main reason for going was to take my 8 yr old son. The concession prices were reasonable, and the souvenirs were cheaper than I expected. Would have been nice to have a bigger venue, so the trucks could really get some speed for their jumps. My son really enjoyed it, so it was worth the time.