Fort Worth Convention Center Arena

I have people that I grew up with who go to school districts Eagle Mountain-​Saginaw and Birdville. I had to go here because their school districts assigned their graduation ceremony to be at this place, what kind of a disgrace.
Lemme start with the place, the parking here is A MESS and the booths selling the parking tickets didn’t even work that day. Too expensive. Walking in, the place is unclean, ugly tiled brown floors, some of the light fixtures are broken, nasty stains on the ceilings, and the seats are SO UNCOMFORTABLE that you would rather stand. Not only that, but the seats are DISGUSTING with sticky stains on them and trash everywhere. They had vacant unused venues with windows and had ridiculously little venues and stands that served not good food.
So if you’re looking for a feast to celebrate your relatives graduation, there’s really not much in this fart worth so just drive over to more affluent nearby communities like Arlington or Hurst. The bathrooms here are FILTHY and outdated. The people who work here or the venues ATROCIOUSLY keep defending the city and this filthy place. If you’re wanting to grab a soda or water from a vending machine and do not have cash and you want to use your debit card, you’re out of luck because you have to go to the venues and wait in the long lines to simply get a drink. Also moldy air vents, its no wonder why this place smells horrid.
I am glad that I did not graduate in Fort Worth, but the American Airlines Center in Dallas and Park Center in Arlington is better than Fort Worth Arena. Not sorry and stay pressed Fort Worthians, this place is a disgrace, glad Madonna never had a tour at this fart. Also no guest wifi.

Horrible location for a large event! The seats are small, uncomfortable, and filthy. The snack areas aren’t staffed appropriately so prepare to wait 30 minutes for a soda. No guest wifi. I can’t believe how «ick» this place was…

The seats are disgusting. This building is in need of a little more renovations. We went for my friends graduation and there were no signs telling you where to go and I could tell people were walking around lost.

Very nice place but the event staff is rude.
We are looking for family and they are not letting us look for them… Very Disrespectful the way they talked to us
If u do not like your job then leave do NOT take it out on the people!

Bonus points for the water garden next door. Big minus points for NO RESTAURANTS to eat at except the 2 hotels. After flying in to DFW, taking the shuttle, and checking in, I had 45 minutes before the first session. Starbucks prepacked was the fastest and closest. Hardly knew I was in TX!

The Fort Worth Convention center was only A-​OK. The venue was clean and functional, but the décor is a bit outdated. It also on the smaller side.
Restrooms small and cramped– the MEN had to line up on breaks in the main exhibit hall.
The hall was kept quite chilly on a hot May day, and I had to leave to go outside to heat up– bring a sweater or good jacket.
And, for goodness sake, Fort Worth! Put someone who actually likes helping out of towners in the the Fort Worth Guest info booth! The woman I «visited» with was a venomous crotchety old grump who clearly hated people and was not in the least bit helpful.
Me: «Where is the Kimbell art museum?»
Grumpy: «4.2 miles from here.»
(That’s helpful! Which direction?)
Me: «May I take a map?»
Grump: «That’s what they are for»

This is the perfect place for large scale conventions and training seminars. In this case; I was making life-​changing decisions with people that I love and am now partying with them. If what you’re doing is larger than life and able to change lives as well, here is the best place for that function.

Just did a walk through here. I was in the area and had to stop by. It is located in a very pretty part of town.

Went here to see a friends daughter gymnastics competition. It very large convention center. Easy to walk to and bonus there is a water features next to it. You can park on the street for free after 6 and on the weekends.
Also, make sure you take a picture of the huge star with cowbow hats. You have to look up to find it! It was so cool!

Pretty good place for a convention and I LOVE downtown Fort Worth.
BUT WHY IS IT SO COLD.

As a venue, the convention center is okay. Since the seats don’t go terribly high, most allow for decent viewing. However, the parking situation assigned to those who need event parking is *horrible.* For a large event it took 30 minutes just to get into the parking garage since the person directing traffic had no idea how to effectively do so. Getting out of the garage took 40 minutes of simply sitting and waiting for people to leave out a singular exit, only being able to do so after the entire center has exited the doors and the mass of humanity is out of the way of the street. Ridiculous. If you must park at the convention center, do it two hours early, park on the ground floor and go eat before the event.

From my perspective I find this place just fine, a little spread out but it is easy to find where I needed to be. Parking it’s available right across form the it.

THis might be one of the best places for a convention
Starts with very friendly people, incredible location, clean as a whistle and close to everything you need when attending a convention
Couldnt be more pleased, equal to its cousin Dallas

This is a pretty good venue to see a concert but I can’t speak to other types of events. I’ve attended an annual concert at this convention center for the past three years and have always had a positive experience. The arena is big but even the seats at the top have a decent view of the stage. The seats are comfy and I like the seating layout. However, I would not purchase floor seats because they’re not elevated so if you’re on the shorter side (like me!), you could easily find your view blocked. It can also get pretty cold in the arena so bring a jacket!
Yes the facility is older than other venues like the AAC, but you can’t expect everything to be brand spanking new.
My only complaint is the elevators in the parking garage. They are very slow and after a big event, you will find a long wait for the elevator if you park on the top floor of the garage. So take the stairs if it’s an option for you or find somewhere a little further away to park. Parking is $ 10 which is pretty standard for downtown areas and large events.

Came to see the circus, it was great! Huge arena.

We had to come here to attend a graduation.
Pros:
None to speak of.
Cons:
The bathrooms were nasty.
The seats were tiny– I am a size 16 and it was tight.
There were unidentifiable stains all over the seats.
There were hardly any concessions open, and what was open was ridiculously expensive.
The building was not well air conditioned do as you sit there for 3 hours you are miserable, sweaty, and hot.
Parking was $ 10!!!
Finial Word: Please god do not make me go here ever again.

Talk about a large convention center! Make sure to bring comfy walking shoes to get you from one side of the center to the next. It was great space for our conference, but at times seemed too big. I guess it’s better to have more than less in this instance. It was definitely dated, but not uncomfortable. There were plenty of lounge chairs, open areas, and it was well lit. There were even nice places to catch some sun and soak in a little warmth outdoors.
As in most cases during conferences, it’s difficult to find the right balance of comfort. Definitely wear layers since there were times when it was freezing during sessions and others seemed stuffy. The larger/​main room was warm, while the smaller break-​out rooms were chilly (the exhibit hall was really cold too).
The bathrooms were the highlight! They were placed everywhere and there were lots of stalls in each one. However, some of the stalls didn’t close correctly, but it wasn’t a problem to find another one that worked since there were many to choose from without ever having to wait on others.

Been here for various events and concerts and I think it’s pretty good venue. Saw Muse here, which was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to! Great sound, open space and a fair amount of seats.
Don’t like the narrow hallways in some areas and parking/​traffic is a nightmare, though.

I haven’t been to many convention centers but this one was huge and so clean!
We had our Scentsy Convention here and it held at least 10,000 people! The rooms were huge like half the size of a football stadium maybe bigger and the auditorium was the biggest I have ever seen. The staff was helpful and even though there were so many people coming in and out they did an excellent job on making sure the place was still kept nice and clean.
There was only one thing I didn’t like and that was the temperature inside the facility. It was super hot outside so the sir conditioning was definitely a nice change but after being inside for 5 minutes it became extremely cold and people were wearing sweaters to help keep warm while we were in our sessions. Maybe turn the A/​C to 75 instead of 65 degrees to make it a little more comfortable.
All in all I had a wonderful experience in this facility and hope to back!

Most uncomfortable seating EVER! Unbearably hot due to lack of sufficient air conditioning.
I attended the Gaither’s Texas Homecoming Concerts here Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Both concerts were 4 — 4 ½ hours long.
Friday night we didn’t have the air conditioning issues that were present on Saturday. Everyone was fanning themselves, the performers were standing in front of the fans on stage when they weren’t the ones singing. Luckily I keep a spray bottle of water in my purse to spritz on my face or my mother and I might have passed out. We were both so dizzy from the heat it made it impossible to enjoy the concert.
Not to mention the «smokey haze» they were pumping into the arena in an attempt to create atmosphere only added to the miserable situation where I had to keep my eyes closed most of the 4 ½ hours we were there Saturday.
Unacceptable!