I went to this competition a few times and I agree that it was a lot of fun having it in the park and having random people from the park come in and watch. It gave outsiders a chance to see what all-star cheerleading is! My one complaint about the venue was that the last time I went (2006) the seating area was packed so they wouldn't let any of the cheerleaders in to watch. You had to go off the back of the stage and outside and come back in the front to get inside and they wouldn't let us in if we were wearing our uniforms... I had just finished competing so I didn't have my bag or cell phone and I couldn't get in to find my parents! Kind of frustrating. That was 5 years ago, though, so maybe that issue has been fixed.