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To: conservative98

I read somewhere that the Raptors home court is called Jurrasic Park...very clever.


32 posted on 06/08/2019 5:36:13 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: mac_truck

No the arena used to be called Air Canada Center but now renamed Scotiabank Arena due to big bucks naming rights. Jurassic Park is the nickname for a fan area outside the arena where there is a large video board where one can watch games. The Raptors got their name in 1995 in the wake of the popularity of Jurassic Park (1993) so the nickname is a direct homage to the original inspiration for the team name. One sign I saw being held up last night was bridges can’t hold dinosaurs.


34 posted on 06/08/2019 5:48:52 AM PDT by xp38
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The place where they actually play is ScotiaBank Arena; “Jurassic Park” is the adjacent outdoor area set aside for the playoffs where “overflow” fans (those who couldn’t get into the arena) can gather and watch the game on big-screens ...

Obviously, lately it’s been packed, and some say there’s a better party on the outside than on the inside


35 posted on 06/08/2019 5:49:50 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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