While waiting in line? Was planning on bringing chairs and showing up about 5 hours before doors open. It's not an official Trump rally but SD GOP Rally he's attending this Friday. Tickets were sold out and they decided to sell 6k more after that. So there's defiantly going to be a crowd. Would love to get a good spot so I'm guessing 5 hours won't be enough time, but that's all I can do.
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I've gone to 5 total. Four were at outdoor venues, mostly airports. One was at an indoor arena. I was late for all but one.
All outdoor venues - no problem, still got right in, despite being late. Maybe I didn't get the best view, but could still see the GEOTUS, still hear fine and the vibe was always incredible all around no matter where we were standing. The one in Butler PA, 10/31/2020 - we were behind a whole bunch of Amish people and it was awesome.
The indoor venue a couple weeks ago in Erie PA was the only one where we were turned away - we were 5 min late and could not get in. Secret Service told us that it was because he had already started talking. Scheduled for 6 pm, we got there @ 6:05 and he had already begun. It might also have something to do with the limited capacity of indoor vs outdoor. Erie Arena had 9k capacity. Butler had 50k or 60k and could have fit more in the way back.
Venue seems to make a difference. One of the times we were late was Latrobe's Arnold Palmer Airport. We parked right by an entrance that ended up being closed off. So we had to walk to another entrance. Nobody told us it was like a mile+ walk to the other side of the airport. It wasn't clearly marked driving in so we drove right by where we were supposed to enter. The upside of being in the back at Latrobe is that we were right by a bunch of food carts and we were starving. So it worked out.
TLDR: Logistics and knowing the venue, access, parking etc
Your plan on getting there early is definitely smart. Much smarter than my approach! And 5 hrs should be plenty. If he's coming on TRUMP ONE, watching the plane come in adds a yuuge level of excitment.