Tips for Cirque du Soleil at Tysons - and parking

[Anonymous]

We splurged on tickets for this, never been with the kids (teens) and never in this area. Do I really need to buy parking? Aren't the Galleria garages close enough? We were planning to get dinner at the mall before going over. Any tips or recommendations? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We splurged on tickets for this, never been with the kids (teens) and never in this area. Do I really need to buy parking? Aren't the Galleria garages close enough? We were planning to get dinner at the mall before going over. Any tips or recommendations? Thanks!

OP here - forgot to ask - how early should we arrive? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

You can park in the mall lot and walk across the street. All the signs will tell you that you can't, that you will be towed, etc. But a ton of people do it, no one tries to hide it and no one gets towed. We've done it 3 times now without issue. Obviously YMMV, but that's been our experience. It says "for Tyson's customers and employees only." Well, I AM a Tyson's customer, just maybe not that day, haha.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can park in the mall lot and walk across the street. All the signs will tell you that you can't, that you will be towed, etc. But a ton of people do it, no one tries to hide it and no one gets towed. We've done it 3 times now without issue. Obviously YMMV, but that's been our experience. It says "for Tyson's customers and employees only." Well, I AM a Tyson's customer, just maybe not that day, haha.

Just because you got away with it once means nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can park in the mall lot and walk across the street. All the signs will tell you that you can't, that you will be towed, etc. But a ton of people do it, no one tries to hide it and no one gets towed. We've done it 3 times now without issue. Obviously YMMV, but that's been our experience. It says "for Tyson's customers and employees only." Well, I AM a Tyson's customer, just maybe not that day, haha.

Just because you got away with it once means nothing.

3 times in a row,, since before Covid and including this year. There were at least 100 other groups doing the same thing. No issues.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for the info on parking. We plan to have dinner in the Galleria so I feel comfortable parking in the garage! Thanks, again!

[Anonymous]

Thanks OP - just got tix for our family. Nice to have something to look forward to. This will be our first real outing in a long time and although I've been, this will be my DCs first.

[Anonymous]

the garage parking on their website is only $20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the garage parking on their website is only $20.

OP here. "Only $20"? That's outrageous. We parked in the garage immediately adjacent to the Event parking garage. We had dinner inside Tysons Galleria and then walked over to the show - where popcorn was $12 and a reusable bag was $10 (they sell them at Wegmans for $0.99). I don't begrudge Cirque du Soleil the price of admission, it's an amazing event, but parking, refreshments and souvenirs are different.

Thanks, 11:25, great advice!

[Anonymous]

It was terrible. We left at intermission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was terrible. We left at intermission.

Shame. The second half was way better than the first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was terrible. We left at intermission.

And did what ? Go hang out at the mall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was terrible. We left at intermission.

What was so bad about it? taking 2 ten year olds this weekend.

[Anonymous]

Ug it is a bad show. I had tickets in London and at the first interval went and got a refund.

[Anonymous]

So bummed - did anyone go and like it? And did your kids like it?