First Union Center

Pros: Right-near-the-action seating, good food, clean place
Cons: Limited parking availability

I've grown up basking in the country club glow of Camden Yards, reliving the good ol' days at Memorial Stadium, and drowning in the glory of Penn State's Beaver Stadium. I've even had the chance to play in Madison Square Gardens, Heinz Center in...

Pros: cleaner, roomier, comfortable seats
Cons: less spirited than the Spectrum

I've been a hockey fan since before I was out of diapers. I was lucky enough to have a much older brother who toted me around to all the games. I can remember the old Spectrum like it was yesterday. Yes it was dirty, crowded, and in need of some help,...

Pros: Apparently no bad seats, extra ladies' rooms, hand rails on all stairways
Cons: Unpaved parking, expensive food, not particularly fresh

*NOTE This review relates my experience at the newly opened First Union Center at Casey Plaza, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, not the one in Philadelphia. Sorry if I placed it in an inconvenient spot. Considering the size of this place, the arena will...

Pros: Good view, beautiful construction
Cons: Expensive, some lack of old hockey spirit, cramped seating

NHL hockey is rapidly becoming a sport only the financial elite can afford to see in person. I am the biggest Flyers fan I know, and yet the only time I can make it to the Center is twice a year when I get Club Box seats -- free -- from my company....

Pros: Beautiful, clean, areas well marked
Cons: very close seating arrangements.

The First Union Center is the newer home to the Philadelphia Flyers. Opening in 1996, it is a bigger arena than the former Home of the Flyers, the Spectrum.

I so badly wanted to go to the First Union center during the first season it was...

Pros: Food, cleanliness, expert staff
Cons: the Sixers

Yes the NBA playoffs are upon us, as a matter of fact at this time only four teams remain in those same playoffs. One of them being the fabled Philadelphia 76ers who make their home in the famed Spectrum 2 Arena, no sorry, the CoreStates Center, no wait,...

Pros: Great view, very clean, nothing beats the excitement of Philadelphia sports fans
Cons: food is pricey

I am a huge Philadelphia sports fan, especially the Flyers. I try to get to as many games as a can a year. For me, part of enjoying the game comes with the atmosphere of my surroundings. If I'm at a trashy stadium, like the Continental Airline Arena...

Pros: It's new, so it's very clean, comfortable seats
Cons: $5 a beer, $8 parking

Last night I had the incredible opportunity to attend the AC/DC concert at the First Union Center (or F.U. Center as it is affectionately called). See my review of the concert if you want to know how it was – hint, hint FABULOUS.

But back...

Pros: Fairly new arena, club boxes galore, roast beef sandwiches & cheese steaks
Cons: Not even allowed on the club box level if you don't have club box seats

I'm an avid hockey fan in the tri-state area and often go to Madison Square Garden, Continental Arena & the First Union Center. Once you've been to the garden and continental you will really appreciate the First Union Center. I agree with some of the...

Pros: "Good seats", fairly professional crowd (for Philly), exciting game, good beer
Cons: PRICE, Knick's are terrible! and the sixers can't shoot

The first union center, ahh it's so much nicer than the Spectrum. I'll start off by saying that my seats were the last row in section 209 (row 15 seat #12). So you guys know I'm not making this review up.

Pros:
Despite sitting in the...

Pros: Bigger
Cons: Bigger..missing the home feeling

I am a die-hard Philadelphia 76ers fan. Ever since Larry Brown came to town, Sixers' fan have been given hope that the Sixers will be successful. Since his arrival, the Sixers'have made the play-offs two seasons in a row, a great improvement from below...

Pros: Luxurious, Many Extra Features
Cons: Priced Out True Fans

The First Union Center is an extremely luxurious facility. I have been going there to see both Flyers and Sixers games since it opened in 1996. After coming from the old Spectrum across the street in Philadelphia, the "big house" as it is...

Pros: spacious, beautiful inside and out, fun.
Cons: not loud.

In the First Union Center, I have seen several Philadelphia Flyer's hockey games. Located by the other sports facilities of the city, with plenty of room around for parking, it was convenient. It was also easy to find. The parking situation was...

Pros: Great Seating and food. FANTASTIC FANS!
Cons: (none)

I've only been to the First Union Center four times, then I moved to Alabama. And I'll tell you what I think of the First Union Center. I loved it so much, I was thinking about buying a plane ticket back to Philly just to go and see those Sixers play...

Pros: Beautiful concourse, good food in restaurant, nice seats
Cons: getting out of parking lot

I was so excited when I got tickets off of EBay.com to go see the Flyers take on the Mighty Ducks at the First Union Center on February 3rd. We got here an hour early and parked four rows deep. The walk to the Center was about the same as a walk from...