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     NEW ORLEANS NEW YEARS DAY 2003  

PRE-GAME and HALFTIME SHOW FINALE

Welcome to the Louisiana Superdome

visit the Super dome at www.superdome.com  See Dome stats below

Hotel Accommodations provided by the Hyatt Regency, New Orleans

Located Next to Macy's New Orleans and the Super Dome

 

ITINERARY

 
December 28, 2002 5:00 PM Baggage Check @ Davis Band Room.  Call Time Midnight (technically 12/29) Depart to Sea-Tac Airport for New Orleans (late)
December 29, 2002 United Flight 177154 departs from Seattle at 7:15 AM.  United Flight 850 Arrives at Louis Armstrong International Airport 4:24 PM.  Check into Hotel.  Pre-paid Hard Rock Cafe Dinner.  Evening in the French Market.  9:30 PM Director's Meeting  

December 30, 2002 7:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel.  8:00 AM Pick up at hotel for transfer to West Jefferson High School.  AM Marching Band Competition.  Noon Departure for Paddle Boat.  2:00 PM Boarding Afternoon Natchez Steam Boat Mississippi river Dinner Tour/Sight Seeing.  8:00 PM Evening Dinner at Michaul's Cajun Restaurant(Pre-Paid)

December 31, 2002 7:00 AM Breakfast at hotel.  8:15 Depart for West Jefferson High School Stadium.  9:00 - 1:00 Marching Rehearsal.   1:15 Departure.  2:00 PM Swamp Boat Tours!!  4:30 Return to Hotel, change for New Years Eve Party - 7:30-12:30 AM Marti Gras World with all 14 high schools

January 1, 2003 5:00 AM BREAKFAST at hotel.  7:30 Depart for Superdome.  8:00-11:00 AM Final Rehearsal in the Superdome.  AFTERNOON TBD.   5:30 PM Take Seats for Pre-Game Show.  7:30 PM DOWNBEAT! 
January 2, 2003 8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel.  9:45 Meet your step on guides in the lobby of the Hyatt.  City Tour/Load for Airport 1:00 PM After City Tour, last minute shopping in French Quarter.  Depart for NOA.  5:15 United 1173 departs.  Flight 1548 Departs the Airport.
January 3, 2003 Arrive @ Davis High School 6:00 AM

See Band Boosters page (left menu) for contact information and fundraising

 

Hyatt Hotel Rooms  ****  Louis Armstrong

Superdome Statistics

  • Total Land Area: (building, garages, and grounds)
 52 acres.
  • Height:
 273 feet (82.3 meters)
  • Diameter of Dome:
 680 feet (210 meters)
  • Area of Roof:
 9.7 acres
  • Interior Space:
 125,000,000 cubic feet
  • Total square footage:
 269,000 sq. ft. (82,342 sq. meters)
  • Main Arena:
 166,180 sq. ft. (50,685 sq. meters)
  • Convention Concourse:
 27,084 sq. ft. (8,261 sq. meters)
  • Concrete:
 169,000 cubic yards (131,820 cubic meters)
  • Structural Steel:
 20,000 tons (18,200 metric tons)
  • Air Conditioning:
 9,000 tons (8,190 metric tons)
  • Convention/Meeting Rooms:
 52, consisting of 4 main ballrooms, each divisible into 6 separate rooms; 28 reception rooms
  • Rest rooms:
 102
  • Private Box Suites:
 137
  • Parking Capacity:
 5,000 cars & 250 buses
  • Air Conditioning:
 9,000 tons
  • Lighting:
 19,507 fixtures utilizing 27,869 lamps
  • Video System:
 2 SuperVision panels, each 28'7"x 36'3"
  • Scoreboards:
 4 message/scoreboards, each 8'x 88'; 2 out-of-town scoreboards, each 4.5'x 46'
  • Electrical Wiring:
 400 miles (640 kilometers), including fiber optic lines
  • Anodized Aluminum Siding:
 more than 550,000 sq. ft.
  • Escalators:
 42
  • Elevators:
 14, plus one freight
  • Maximum Seating Capacity:
 football 72,675; expanded football 76,791; arena concerts 24,500; basketball 64,659; baseball 63,525; festival concerts 87,500
  • Press Seating:
 334 (football & baseball press boxes, and 11 broadcast/spotting booths).
  • Artificial Turf:
 81,120 sq. ft., 26 panels for football; 127,520 sq. ft., 80 panels for baseball