2013 Worlds Tickets info

[luckiest1]

According to the Skate Canada Northern Ontario section facebook page:

All-event ticket packages for the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships will go on sale February 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Ticket packages will cost $1,200 and $1,000 plus HST and applicable surcharges and can be purchased online at www.johnlabattcentre.com, by phone at 1.866.455.2849 or in person at the John Labatt Centre box office.

A payment plan has been designed for spectators and will consist of three payments charged to the credit card used for the purchase on the following dates:

· Payment #1: 50% of final cost due at time of purchase.
· Payment #2: 25% of final cost due June 1, 2012.
· Payment #3: Remaining balance due September 3, 2012.

This plan is optional and spectators may pay their balance in full at the time of purchase.

Skate Canada will also be offering pre-paid parking passes for the various parking lots in downtown London. More information including prices and how to purchase will be available closer to the on-sale date.

[DaveRocks]

The same info is on the Skate Canada website.

$1200 plus HST *and* surcharges... yikes... No doubt it will sell out, though!

[Rob]

I'd like to go Thurs-Sat or Sun, but how hard will it be to get individual tickets for those days if I wait? I've always bought all event packages.

[peibeck]

What is HST? (Handling and shipping?)

(((My pocketbook))) That will be right after coming back from Nationals and before my tax refund arrives.

But at least they are getting info out there a full year in advance... unlike the French federation.

[professordeb]

HST = harmonized sales tax
something that most of us absolutely HATE paying, and now we have to pay it on pretty much everything. They "harmonized" the federal level and provincial level sales taxes.

[peibeck]

Thanks professordeb. What is the rate of the tax? (I'm assuming I'll still be paying for it, even though I'm not Canadian.)

[Jenny]

It's 13%, so $156 extra on the $1200 tickets. Is it me or is this dramatically higher than past years? I feel like I paid half that last time Worlds was in Canada.

[Ice King]

It's 13%, so $156 extra on the $1200 tickets. Is it me or is this dramatically higher than past years? I feel like I paid half that last time Worlds was in Canada.

I kinda remember Calgary being $800+taxes for upper bowl and $1000 for lower bowl. It appears to be similar. With the economy and all, I'm not surprised to see it higher.

[lurvylurker]

I kinda remember Calgary being $800+taxes for upper bowl and $1000 for lower bowl. It appears to be similar. With the economy and all, I'm not surprised to see it higher.

But Alberta has no Provincial Sales Tax (PST) so we only had to pay the 5% Federal Gods & Services Tax (GST) - that's quite a bit lower than Ontario's 13% HST .

[pani]

Is this american dollars?

[lurvylurker]

No, it would be Canadian dollars. The C$ has been running slightly above the US$ (sitting at about 1.03 US) for the past several months, but a couple of weeks ago it dropped and is now running slightly lower than the US$ (today it's at .98 US).

[peibeck]

13% ?!?!?!? Although I seem to recall I got all or a portion back of some taxes when I filled out a sheet in customs after I went to Worlds in Calgary. I know I didn't have all my receipts, but I will keep better track of them for this trip.

I seem to recall lower bowl seats were US $980 for those Worlds (2006). I think I remember paying $600 or so for 2001 Worlds in Vancouver, and around $795 for 2003 Worlds in D.C. Just from a pre-cursory look at the arena website, it looks like the venue is a bit smaller than both the Vancouver and Calgary arenas, which could also add a bit to the ticket cost.

[manhn]

That program where Americans were refunded the gst was scrapped a few years ago.

Wow, that is A LOT of money! Not much time to figure things out.

[huggermugger]

The John Labatt Centre is a multi-purpose facility whose focus is on both entertainment and sports - the largest such centre in southwestern Ontario. The facility is an arena which plays host to many different sporting events such as hockey, basketball, ice skating and wrestling, as well as entertainment, including concerts, theatre and monster truck shows. The John Labatt Centre opened in downtown London, Ontario on October 11, 2002 and will be one of the catalysts in the redevelopment of London’s downtown. The facility seats 9,090 for hockey and ice events and over 10,000 for concerts, family shows and other events. The facility has 1,100 premium club seats, 38 private luxury suites and 5 Group Sales Suites. The John Labatt Centre has several unique features:

It has been constructed in the heart of downtown London and its exterior design incorporates a replica of the facade of the old Talbot Inn, a 19th Century Inn with that of a "state-of-the-art" entertainment and sports facility. Original bricks from the old Talbot Inn were used in The Talbot Restaurant located on Level 200 in the John Labatt Centre.
In addition to having the ability to accommodate both End and Centre-Stage productions, the facility has been designed to accommodate touring Broadway shows. The theatre setting has the ability to seat 2800 people, and has 3 levels of seating including The Talbot Restaurant, and is complete with a 30 line fly grid to suspend scenery or lighting and sound.
The facility has been designed to exceed the Ontario Building Code requirements for accessibility. There is accessible seating on every level.
The facility exceeds the Ontario Building Code requirements for washrooms by 55%
There are approximately 150 sporting and non-sporting events throughout a year (including hockey, concerts, and ice skating)
The John Labatt Centre is the home of the 2005 Memorial Cup Champions, Junior “A” hockey team, The London Knights

Calgary seats about 17 000 for hockey and Vancouver about a thousand more according to a quick online search.

[Alixana]

On the plus side, there's isn't a bad seat in the house. The only thing that might ruin your sight line are tv cameras. At least that was my experience at Canadians both times they were in London.

[oleada]

Hmmm. I'm tempted to go, but I just can't commit at this point. I was thinking, more this time next year :p

[kimkom]

Wow, it seemed like such a long way away when London was announced, now the tickets are going on sale in just a few months! That really snuck up on me...time to start socking the money away!

[Habs]

That is A LOT higher than I was prepared for. Time to rethink the 2013 plan.

[peibeck]

That program where Americans were refunded the gst was scrapped a few years ago.

[AragornElessar]

Welcome to the Ontario of the HST folks.

And deb...You vastly understated what you said. We don't hate paying that. We despise paying it in every shape and form it is in.

Glad I decided not to go due to three straight bad experiences at that arena. I do feel for those here who were planning on it and just got a body blow delivered to them.