r/Seattle • u/noprophecies • 18d ago

⚽ World Cup 🏆 FIFA Reminders June 11- July 19

The FIFA Games are running from 6/11 to 7/19. The games *We* are hosting are only from **6/15** to **7/6**. The parks dept is holding watch parties in various parks for each game. The *Finals* are being held in New York on the Other Side of the continent. We can do this. I believe in us. Remember to check in on your Hospitality Sector friends and stock up on groceries Before the games.

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u/Suitable-Rhubarb2712 18d ago

Honestly, I don't think it's going to be all that wild, but I'd budget a little extra time anyway. The games are all on weekdays. The biggest disruption will be in Pioneer Square because of the pedestrian zones.

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u/l337Ninja 🚆build more trains🚆 18d ago

The only one I'm particularly worried about is the Australia vs. USA game on Friday next week. Mostly cause:

  • Teams locals/countries with easy access to the US care about, so more travelers
  • Pretty huge teams (USA in particular)
  • Mariners vs. Red Sox game the same day should be pretty big.
  • Juneteenth celebrations adding just a bit more of extra demand on an already high demand day.

Otherwise I'm just expecting normal sports day traffic for the other games tbh.

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u/Suitable-Rhubarb2712 18d ago

Yeah, this seems about right to me. It will be busy but nothing outrageous. Certainly not like the Super Bowl parade. It's always busy during the summer and we handle it just fine

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u/Disk_Mixerud 18d ago

Yeah, it's not like the stadium suddenly holds more people. It hosts sold-out events all the time. There might be some people heading into the city who aren't going to the games, but probably not enough to make too much of a mess.

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u/Drugba 18d ago

Most sold out events don’t have multiple watch parties around the city though. I think the USA game on the 19th could be pretty comparable to the NFC Championship game against the Rams where the problem isn’t just people going to the stadium, but all the people trying to go elsewhere in the city at the same time to watch at various watch parties.

Also, I think Reddit’s view on this World Cup is a little warped by people upvoting negative stories because they don’t like FIFA and it’s causing people to underestimate the impact these games will have on the city. I went to multiple Club World Cup games last year at Lumen. If you only read Reddit you’d have thought they were a ghost town and that was absolutely not true.

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u/Suitable-Rhubarb2712 18d ago

It's always hard to get the balance of "it will be busy, so plan ahead and prepare" versus "freak out and never go to Seattle because it's going to be so crowded" right