Sorry but I am beyond confused by your story, bdn.
You said that you were 16th in line and got 2 tickets yet the custodian told you that there were only 5 tickets available for the matinee and the evening was sold out. Did you buy rush tickets? Did you stay in line the whole time?
"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah
Yes I got rush tickets and have tried to edit the story to make it clearer. Yes I stayed in line the whole time, but debated leaving several times because of what was previously written on this board. I was glad I did not in the end though since I did get seats. Sorry morning was just really confusing.
For what it's worth, I got one of the 3 rush tickets sold on Friday ( 2/28 ).
I was Row K in the Orch on the far right side. And, yes, it was labeled as "Partial View."
However, I don't feel I missed a single thing. For $32.50, I was 11 rows from the stage and had a great view. For half a second, the carpet flew out of my sightlines during "A Whole New World" but it turned around and was back center stage almost immediately.
Personally, for what I paid, I was not disappointed considering that I could have paid almost double to sit in the balcony behind a pole.
In my opinion, I wouldn't let "partial view" deter you from this show.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
I'm considering rushing this tomorrow. What time should I get there?
UPDATE: I rushed Aladdin this morning without success (3/18/2014). I arrived at the theatre around 6:45 and was 11th in the line, which was huge by the time the box office opened. Only the first 8 people got tickets.
Updated On: 3/18/14 at 09:12 PM
Tried the rush today, was 7th in line at 5:30 AM. Guy ahead of me got the very last rush ticket. I wouldn't try getting rush tickets now unless you're willing to wait there from 5 AM. -_- Then again, today is Friday, so I'm not sure what the odds will be on a weekday M-Th. Personally, I would never go through this again, haha, but for anyone who wants to try, I would wait a few weeks first. Woman ahead of me said she tried it last night, on opening day, but all was sold out.
I got here at 6:15 this morning and am 10th on line. There were 32 people on line by 7:30 and now there are over 50 people. I'll update with how many tickets they give out.