Nobody at all. Not one person since it opened up has come in and said they were on their way to a hockey game. Larger hotels tell the same story. My experience with coliseums is you might get some of the entertainers, but most people utilizing the coliseums are local. But myself, if I go to Raleigh for a concert, I usually drive home.
Most people do.
Of the businesses near the Coliseum, only the Quality Inn Ambassador reported an increase in business. Dottie Warren, owner of Rose Garden Fine Dining on Owen Drive, says not a single customer has stopped at the restaurant as a result of the opening of the new coliseum. Most of the increase has been at the restaurant there, said Gene Ammons, the owner, but there have been some overnight guests for Crown events. Ammons was surprised but pleased. Not that the Crown hasn't been successful.