Thousands of tailgaters for Chicago Bears games are about to pay up to 50% more to park next season, and the Washington Redskins are restricting large tailgating parties to the back of the FedEx Field parking lots, instead of spots of their own choosing.
The increases in Chicago are to cover "the cost of security, portable toilet facility rental, shuttle buses, cleaning and parking taxes,'' said Mary Kay Marquisos, spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority.
While the restrictions in the Redskins parking lot may not seem like a big deal, fans aren't happy about it.
"It's ridiculous," said Ted Abela, who arrives at the stadium around 5:30 a.m. and hosts dozens of tailgaters a few yards from the stadium entrance. "People that arrive there first and get there early are being reprimanded and moved to the back of the parking lot. And some guy that's not even a fan, that gets there 30 minutes before the game, gets to park right in the front of the lot? It's absurd. We pay [hundreds of dollars] to park at basically eight games, and we can't choose our own spot, we can't park by our friends?"
Tailgating is without a doubt a big part of the game experience, but I do applaud the Redskins for taking steps to make exiting the parking lots after the game a bit easier on fans. If it's taking an hour because of the glut of party buses and RVs, then putting them at the rear of the lots makes sense.
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