Walt Disney Concert Hall

08/24/11

Great!!!

by chrissmith12312 at Citysearch

The place is clean and the seats are great. The acoustics are awesome you can really hear anything from everywhere. I enjoy coming here on weekends with the family and even invite along friends too.

02/19/11

Agree with no children policy

by Hugo Dario at Citysearch

Totally agree with the no children allowed policy. Recently we had a boy about 11 or 12 seated right behind us who spent the whole concert making noises and kicking my seat. No amount of gentle prodding to the adult that had brought him produced any results. After spending money on tickets, parking and driving downtown, it is not fair to have to put up with children. This is not the first time either, apparently they allow any child over 3 to attend, that is absurd, there should be a sound proof area for them.

Also agree with the comment about the cramped seats and the maze of narrow passageways and corridors to enter and exit. Heaven help us in case of fire or earthquake!

The acoustics is terrific! As good or better than anything else in the world.

06/06/10

Walt Disney HORRIBLE - A BAD Experience for all!!!!

by amusicfamily at Citysearch

Walt Disney Hall Will NEVER HAVE MY SUPPORT AGAIN!!!!

Yes It is very Necessary to let other parents know these things!

The house manager is disrespectful to anyone with children and spiteful! My Granddaughter attended a dance show with her parents and a friend and when my granddaughter left to go to the bathroom with her nanny who was leaving early, she was never told she could not come back in. When my 9 year granddaughter tried to return from the bathroom the usher refused entry. The nanny explained that she had to leave and the little girl needed to return to her parents. The house manager came and was yelling at the nanny and made my granddaughter cry. They would not even let a child go back to her parents 8 minutes after the show started, there was to be no intermission and they were not letting her in after the 20 min grace period either. The house manager wanted to put her alone up on the top tier in the back! The house manager went in and out of the doors several times, letting the "light" in, as well as the ushers - why could this little girl just sneak in with them? Her nanny suggested "Are YOU going to watch this little girl until her parents return than?" They still did not let her in. Since we are donors with our name on the wall, the nanny told the house manager he should watch out for his job on Monday! So this nanny waited with my granddaughter in the lobby until the end of the show. When everyone met up at the car, the nanny said that they were followed the whole time they waited by two security guards. When everyone left the building in the same car, the LAPD was waiting for them and pulled them over, after the two security officers pointed to the car. The LAPD said they were called because "The house manager said a woman was acting irrational and they were sure the child was being kidnapped." The LAPD was not happy when he heard the real news. The spiteful house manager was so mad that this nanny threatened him, he actually called the police and lied to them!!!! What a sick man! He really should watch out for his job now!!! We are furious!! I had to let the parents of this city know, never to go there!!!!!

• Pros: lots of exits
• Cons: The House Manager is Spiteful and Immature

05/11/10

Incredible Experiences

by LaMaria at Citysearch

I have seen at least a dozen concerts here and I will keep coming back for more. I have seen modern dance, Keith Jarrett on the piano, operas, orchestras... I can't get enough Walt Disney Concert Hall action!

• Pros: Acoustics, 360 feel

01/23/08

no refund when your event gets "changed"

by aroseisarose at Citysearch

No Emperor Concerto because the featured pianist cancelled? Never fear, you can hear Beethoven's 4th instead! Not what you paid for? Doesn't matter because all programs and artists are subject to change. They don't tell you that when they promote the event and take your money. Once you pay for your ticket, you are a captive to whatever LA Phil chooses to offer you. So don't be fooled by the promotion or the meaningless words on your ticket. We waited for three months and drove for three hours to hear the great Emperor Concerto only to be met by a sterile placard announcing the "program change." When a feature artists cancels, LA Phil should call a spade a spade and offer disappointed patrons a refund!

• Pros: beautiful building
• Cons: treats patrons like captive sheep