Home : Blogs : Linda Box Taylor -- Your Plano, TX Realtor : Linda Box Taylor's Blog

Preview of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium

I thought all the sports fans out there might be interested in the new Cowboys stadium in Arlington, TX. My family has had season tickets since the Cowboys were at the Cotton Bowl and we had our appointment last Friday with the Dallas Cowboys to pick our seats at the new stadium in Arlington. We drove to the new stadium location and visited their preview center with our sales counselor.

Here is the stadium currently under construction. The stadium is really big! It won't be ready until the Fall of 2009.

If you live in Dallas, you have probably heard how expensive the seats are. All the lower level seating between the goal lines in considered club seating and is priced between $150,000 - $16,000 per seat for the licenses. Yes, I typed that correctly! These are not suites and those prices are only for the seat licenses. You still have to purchase the season tickets ($340 per seat for each game) and $750 for parking! The most expensive seats are $150,000 per seat for 50 yard line seats!

Our current seats at Texas Stadium are on the 25 yard line and at the new stadium they wanted us to pay $35,000 per seat for our 4 seats. No way!! So, we had to give up our seats and get back in line in hopes for getting seats in the $16K range which means seats from the goal line to the 20 yard line. This process seems really unfair to me. My Mom and my family have been loyal fans for over 40 years and we don't get to choose our seats until this first slotting process in done since we gave up our $35,000 seats. They are not giving any consideration for long-time Cowboys fans. If anyone thought Jerry Jones cares about the average fan, he doesn't!!

When we visited the Cowboys preview center, they had a model of the stadium so we could see how it is suppose to look when completed. The roof is missing from the model so we could see the inside, so keep that mind. The roof will be closed if the temperature outside in below 60 degrees or above 80 degrees. That should make games much more enjoyable compared to the hot and stuffy Texas Stadium.

Posted by Linda Box Taylor -- Your Plano, TX Realtor on 12/07/2007 11:54 AM

Comments (49)

dallas cowboys, new cowboy stadium, cowboy football, plano homes, plano real estate

Generate short URL

Post is included in group: Lone Star Real Estate Professionals
Post is included in group: RE Pros who are Football Fanatics
Post is included in group: Sports Talk
Post is included in group: Texas Real Estate
Post is included in group: Collin County, TX Real Estate Professionals

49 Comments on Preview of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium

DEC

2007

Anyone that, for a second, thinks Jerry Jones cares about anything before making money is fooling themself. That stadium is going to be something to behold though....and it's a REAL shame about your family's tickets....highway robbery.

Jim, I've heard several say that they thought Jerry would take care of long time season ticket holders. That just isn't the case. Several articles in the paper have highlighted families in the same boat as us. The best seats will only be purchased by the ultra wealthy or large companies. The average fan will be in the end zone or upper deck, if they can even afford that. Pricing for those sections won't be released until Feb/March of next year.

But the stadium does look nice. And I'm sure it will be a huge improvement over Texas Stadium but it is just going to cost an arm and a leg. I need to sell a few million dollar homes to afford this!!

$150,000 - $16,000 per seat for the licenses. These are not suites and those prices are only for the seat licenses. Typo??? 16K per seat??? Wow, I used to go to a lot of Rams games when they where in Orange County (LA). I but I like watching the games on TV better. Thank god for direct TV, 16K!

David - not a typo! I wish it was. The seat liceneses are $150,000, $100,000, $50,000, $35,000 and $16,000 for the 3 levels of club seating goal line to goal line. Yeah, our family is going for the "cheap" $16,000 per seat lower level seating. Really crazy!!! The 4th upper deck and end zone seating will also have seat licenses but those prices haven't been released yet.

How can you charge someone $2,000 per game to hold a seat...then the cost of the seat on top of that?!?!? Like I said before, highway robbery.....at least they locked up Romo for a few years to open up the new joint.

Jim - prices have always been crazy here for Cowboy seats. My brother upgraded our current Cowboy tickets about 20 years ago and my family paid $10,000 for 4 seats back in the mid-eighties. Now, they are worth nothing. Not a good "investment".

The sales counselor at the Cowboys center tried to sell us on what a good investment these new 30 year seat licenses were going to be. And maybe if you plan to sell them but not if you hold them for 30 years. And if you can't afford the money upfront, then they are happy to finance the seats for you. Basically like a 30 year mortgage.

Jerry Jones' greed knows no end!!

Crazy, Linda, just crazy!! Highway robbery!!

DEC

2007

Cheap" $16,000 per seat lower level seating, this really is nuts, are they still pumping oil out of TX! I know more and more corps. buy up seats. Less real fans get to go to the games. That is why some home crowds are not loud, why would they be, there are no real fans there for the game, sad.

at least they're going to have the world's largest glass-sliding doors.

DEC

2007

Oh, I forgot the funniest part of our visit to the sales center. They showed us a short video about the new Cowboys stadium and they compared it to the great architectural buildings across the world: The Eiffel Tower, The Colosseum, The Pyramids, Syndey's Symphony Hall, etc... I'm not kidding. It made me laugh out loud. They were trying to say that people across the world would come to Arlington, TX to see it. PLEASE!!!!

being a grand prairie class of 1979 graduate, I never thought they would build a stadium like this in texas.

GO COWBOYS!

LBT- that's hilarious... It might be an awesome stadium. It might be the world's biggest stadium without pillars....I'll NEVER leave Illinois TO see it.....I may end up there for a game, but it will NEVER be because of the stadium!

FEB

2008

We have our new seats. 2nd section on the 2nd row around the 15 yard line. We didn't get aisle seats but I think we got the best seats that were available. I can't wait to get into the stadium but it probably won't be for at least another year!

That's crazy to me for people to actually finance seats! I know they do stupid things like that but why not buy a house instead! Jerry Jones is why I don't love the cowboys anymore. I still like them but it's not the same since he came to Texas.

FEB

2008

it looks awesome! Have you seen the Tampa Bay Rays new baseball site in downtown???

Ricki - It is crazy the price for the seats at the new stadium. They were only going to build 200 suites but they have almost sold out so they are going to build 100 more. The suites cost anywhere from $100,000 - $500,000 annually!!

Will - Our new Cowboys stadium better be awesome since it costs $1 Billion. I just got online and saw the pictures for Tampa Bay. It looks amazing! I wonder how much the seat licenses will be at that stadium.

FEB

2008

Loved The Boys forever, but I'll watch them on tv for that.

Seeing as how I live in Skins territory now (yuck!!), I will certainly not be buying season tix (as if I could afford them anyway!!) I really do want to go to a game there though...

Cindy - Go Cowboys!

D'Ann - It will be fun to see the new stadium. I'll let you know if we ever have a extra seat.

FEB

2008

I missed this somehow. What a shame. Unbelievable.

Jay - The prices are amazing! But the seats are selling.

FEB

2008

WOW what a stadium! But what ridiculous prices also, my advice for you is to go South on I-45 until you reach Houston. Then stop by Reliant stadium and get some season tickets, much cheaper and a lot more fun. GO TEXANS! if you decide not to do not worry Da BOYS are my second favorite team in Texas.

Robert - The new stadium is amazing. I just drove by last week and it is huge. It makes Texas Stadium look like a miniature. But the prices are sky high! I had heard the Texans' seat licenses were much cheaper. Only $8000 per seat for 50 yard line. I would love that. Reliant Stadium was only $450 million and new Cowboys stadium is $1 Billion.

APR

2008

hi im in school right now and im not even supposed to be doing this cause im in 7th grade but that new stadium is huge

Just a bit of trivia. I have a friend from my old high school who is a crane operator doing the construction on this giant project. He was featured in the Dallas Morning News because he not only operates a crane on this project but did the crane work on Texas Stadium when it was built.

Nice new stadium for my 32nd favorite NFL team. Enjoy the new ticket prices.

Just a little competitive humor...... :)

APR

2008

Justin - The stadium is huge!

Becky - That is interesting. I missed that story in the DMN.

Michael - ha, ha. and, yeah, i'll be enjoying the prices!!

APR

2008

Just 2 questions:

1) Where is the cell for Pac Man Jones located?

2) Where is the players drug dealers seating located?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..........

Really cool looking stadium though :^)

Rob,

Good Questions!!

I never thought anyone could make T.O. look like a saint but Pacman has. Dallas has a history of turning troubled players into better behaved players so hopefully they can do this for Pacman, if not Dallas is in for some serious problems.

lol @ where is Pacmans cell at ?

Good one Rob...........................

Pacman as a person has failed but on the field you just cant deny his talent. Jerry Jones thinks just like Al Davis and loves to gamble. Good luck to the Cowboys.

Eddy

APR

2008

Linda, This is a long way from the old Cotton Bowl Games. We would go over to Dallas and not go in until after the first quarter was over, no one was buying tickets so they would let us in free. We did not see many wins back then but it was fun and the chreeleaders looked good even back then.

MAY

2008

Wow! At those prices I'll never see the cowboys in Texas, always been a fan-thanks to my dad! I'm just hoping to get to see them when they come to Cleveland for brownies season opener!! Awesome looking stadium, though!

It's a beautiful looking stadium, but given the prices you mention it's difficult to look at this as progress from an affordability for the average fan perspective.

MAY

2008

Nichole & Monique - They haven't released the prices for the seating in the other sections of the stadium (upper deck and endzones) so hopefully those will be more reasonable and you can see a game!

Steve - You are right. It is not progress for the average fan!

MAY

2008

It is going to be Amazing!!! As a die hard Cowboys fan I'm very jealous of your family and the season tickets.....must be nice!

MAY

2008

Andy - I'm excited to be able to get in the stadium. We have never seen our seats -just looked at them on a seating chart. But I think it will be next year before they let us in the stadium.

JUN

2008

Jerry needs the money so he can have bail money ready! Is it true he has scouts in all the prisons! Tank, Pacman, Terrill who could possibly be next? Can you say Vick!! LOL!!!!

Go Giants!!!

Mike - I'm sure Jerry has his eye on Cedric Benson now. 2 DWIs - that makes him a perfect fit! T.O. is a model citizen compared to Pacman & Tank. Thanks for stopping by.

JUL

2008

Do other teams charge those kind of fees? Ouch. Nice stadium according to what the model looks like, I just can't believe people would pay that kind of money to watch a handful of games a year. Give me the big screen TV.

And just to let you know...my second favorite team is...whoever is playing Dallas. And I agree, Jerry Jones has ruined the Cowboys, much like Danny has hurt the skins too.

Hmmm...your blog colors, hmmm...sort of looks like a Skins blog. I feel right at home. Have any lemonade?

Geogory - The Cowboys have the highest seat licenses of any NFL team by far. It is crazy. The Cowboys' organization has stopped releasing sales numbers which means to me that the sales aren't going as well as they would like. The latest sales numbers released several months said the club seats were only half sold. No idea on the 4th deck sales and end zone sales.

You are right, my blog colors are similar to the Redskins. That could be a problem! I might have to change the gold background to maroon (for the Texas A&M Aggies, not Redskins!) :-)

JUL

2008

I kind of figured you may have overlooked the color scheme somehow. I like the cowboys color schemes, but when I find myself somehow using or wearing them, I just can't help but to change it. I'm such a die-hard Skins fan that I let little things like that determine the color schemes I use...so in the spirit of sportsmanship, I thought I would mention it!

I'm a SC Gamecocks fan on the college side of things, and I also root for my hometown school, UVa. I play around on a Gamecocks Fan Discussion Board, and many fans consider "hatred of their rivals" as a reason to set aside sportsmanship. I have to say I disagree with them. ALWAYS show respect to everyone, including your rivals. My brother is a cowboy fan...you won't see me being to my family! At game time, we may be on opposite sides, but sportsmanship always prevails.

I'll conclude by saying that the cowboys have 2 things going for them. The stadium looks really good... and every male in the country knows the second thing...Those cheerleaders look awesome!

JUL

2008

Linda I'm just still looking at these views here over 9.000! have looked at this blog! Still going strong too.

Gregory - I agree, always best to show respect. I'm very serious about my sports but in the end, it is a game and sportsmanship should be #1. And I agree on your last 2 points!!

Karen - It is amazing how many people have viewed this post. It is by far my most popular.

OCT

2008

I wonder what Jerry will charge just to tour the facility in the off season?

That is the only way I will be able to afford to view the inside of Jones Mahal.

I guess I better re read that eminent domaine defination thing.

I'm really sorry to hear about your familys tickets that sucks! The stadium is going to be awesome and if you go on the Cowboys home page you can take a virtual tour of the stadium. Of Course no one is going to go to the games if they keep playing the way they have been!

Ted

Richard - I'm sure tours won't be cheap. I'm just hoping they do a preview day for season ticket holders before the first game but I won't hold my breath.

Ted - yes. i've seen the tour. they had one for us last year when we purchased our tickets. still nothing is as good as getting inside the stadium.

OCT

2008

Well, my heart felt sorrow's for all of you loyal fans. I am a 30 years ticket holder for the Yankees and I am going through the same thing up here in New York with the YANKEES. GREED goes along way when it comes to shafting all the true fans and anyone who would love the thought of being able to afford the thrill of going to games and knowing that the sport and the game is the most important thing ,not all the glitz and distraction that they are trying to shove down everybody's throat. Its amazing how now they call the prime big cushion seats in the same location that real fans use to sit "SUITES". If you check out all those artist drawing's or photo's on any of these new stadium sites all you see is ,big screen TVs, bottles of champagne ,big couches ,tables with fine dinnerware everything you would find i a fine 5 star hotel, so what would you expect but 5 star prices.. but also in those pictures there are very few people in all those restaurant and suites... well you can only hope that's the way they stay ....EMPTY.... Also i wood not give them a dime for a our what are they going to show you all the glitz and spoils that billions of dollars buy you ,that not where Cowboy history has taken place its like taking a tour off some new mall ,no big deal same as up here ,touring the original Stadium is where all the greats played and history was made ,yes it was refurbished in 76 but is still Yankee Stadium . Who wants a tour of the new place.

Believe me its heart breaking and with us up here we are loosing a very big part of baseball and American History with the destruction of Yankee Stadium it should of never been allowed there was nothing really wrong with it and it would of only cost them a fraction of the 1.4 BILLION DOLLARS its costing to build STEIN BRENNER"S TAJ MAHAL.. to make any changes they would of needed to make it workable for the next 50 years or so. They all say the same thing that they are doing it for the fans ,funny thing nobody's ever contacted me and asked me ,after all they have my address and phone number after giving them my money for the last 30 years.The Stadium was as big a part of Yankees then they realized ,all they did the last year was tell us all of the great historic things baseball and other events that were so much a part of the fabric of America and what a Cathedral it is . The only team doing the right thing is the L.A. Dodgers ,go to there site and listen to what they are doing out there and you realize that is how you move forward and stay loyal to the fans.

And now the Yankees and the Cowboys are in bed together with there marketing rights ,more money,more money, more money. you think the jerseys and other souvenirs are going to get cheaper ???

The only thing you can say is that the older generation of fan got to see the sport when it was a sport ,pity the future generations .

THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE...

APR

2009

150,000 for a seat for 3 hours on the 50 yard line are you serious who can pay for that??? whats it in the nose bleed 1000???

JUN

2009

I have been a Cowboy fan my whole life, even when growing up in a household of New Orleans Saints fans. I have only had one opportunity to see them play live and that was in the Super Dome and they actually lost. The outcome of the game was dissapointing but to actually be there and see my team play live was something no less than amazing for me. I am now stationed in Ok. and i have always wanted to see my boys play in their home stadium. Now that Jerry Jones built his 8th wonder of the world which is magnifecent i could never afford to attend a game. There are so many of us die hard fans that now probably will never get the chance to take our son's or daughters to a game and share what i would think to be a unforgettable memory seeing the worlds greatest team play live for the first time. I know as a father who isnt home alot because of being in the military that would be the most amazing time for me and my son but i wont ever make that kind of money. Thanks Jerry.

Leave a response…

Name:

Email:
(optional)

Comment:

What does the graphic say?

Linda Box Taylor -- Your Plano, TX Realtor

Plano, TX

More about me…

Virginia Cook, Realtors

Address: 5025 Park Blvd. #300, Plano, TX, 75093

Office Phone: (972) 769-9400

Cell Phone: (214) 532-3823

Email Me

I write about living and working as a Realtor in Plano, TX and the surrounding cities of Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Richardson, Murphy, Dallas and Little Elm. I hope this blog helps educate buyers and sellers in the metroplex. And I enjoy writing about other things that interests me including community events, neighborhood updates and more!

Links

Archives

Find TX real estate agents and Plano real estate on ActiveRain.

Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.