Season ticket holders check your email for an invite to visit the One World Center (Freedom Tower) observatory this weekend at a discount and one week before the general opening.
One World Center Observatory Preview Opportunity This Weekend
- Thread starter mgarbowski
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Just finished, it was pretty awesome. Have your phone set to record your elevator ride!
Any other advice?
I saw a video of that. Looks incredible. Need to get out to the WTC once I'm in town.
I'm going early on Sunday.
I have a 12:15 appointment for tomorrow with my younger daughter.
I was given the option to print tickets or email.
Just enjoy your experience, the bar is nice, could be great for a later reservation and the sunset.
I went to this with a couple friends this afternoon. I'm grateful for the opportunity, I'd never have gone otherwise. It was nice and not too crowded, which I have to assume is because it's not open to the public until the 29th. The elevator made me dizzy. Got some nice photos, awesome to see the view. Caught one of the little presentations that the "ambassadors" did and it was enjoyable - they got some nice tech in there which might explain the outrageous entrance fee. It's three floors with the same view, so if you want some advice for this I'd suggest beelining it down to the 2nd or 3rd level while everyone else crowds on the first one. Overall it was a nice experience. I'm from here, so I've never been to any of the observation decks or the statue of liberty island. If it weren't for the promotion from NYCFC, the One WTC observation deck would've been added to that list lol. We walked around the memorial afterward, last time I was there it was still a big construction site. It was a surprisingly emotional experience. I mean - ahem - allergies. Very cool of NYCFC to get this offer to us.
That sounds like a great idea. The only problem is isn't this normally a 35 dollar ticket? 70 bucks as a door charge is a bit steep for me. (No pun intended)
Definitely a must see view. I will NOT be in a rush to do it again though. Holy hell that was scary for me. I'm REALLY afraid of heights so the elevator ride up made me uneasy before I had a chance to get started.
Absolutely stunning views though. I couldn't recover enough nerve to walk over to the windows but it was still cool to look out and "see forever."
Absolutely stunning views though. I couldn't recover enough nerve to walk over to the windows but it was still cool to look out and "see forever."
Yeah I'm sure I will go at some point - but I also will probably not go to the edge. There is something about heights for me ... no problem ridinf a rollercoaster, but standing on or near an edge (even with a guard rail, fence, or window) freaks me out. I hate riding my bike over the "Robert Kennedy Bridge" for that very reason.
How about the elevator ride down? I would imagine that would be worse for someone with height issues. FWIW I have mild to moderate fear of heights but fortunately windows completely eliminates it for me.
Off topic- I really hate the fact that they renamed this bridge. Then again I still refer to The "Jackie Robinson" Parkway as the Interboro.
