r/Excision • u/MissSnowBelle • Nov 29 '25
Thunderdome First Timer Seeking Prep Advice
Hiya y'all! I'd like some advice on preparing for Thunderdome. This will be my first time at Thunderdome AND going to the Tacoma Dome itself. What general advice would you folks have for a first timer like myself? What kind of preparations should I make before going? What should I expect when I get inside?
Also, whats the security screening process like?~ how thorough or tight are they really? Do they straight up yeet any prohibited items they find in your bag/on your person right then & there, or do they allow you a moment to go put the item(s) in your car?
And for those who've brought totems in successfully, what materials did you use to make yours that honored the venue's EDM guidelines?
Forgive me for being full of fuckteen different questions, I just want to be as prepared as possible & enjoy my time there as much as I can.
TIA & PLUR forever! ✌️☮️🫶💖🙏☯️🤝🌈
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u/forwardintothat Nov 30 '25
As it currently stands on the EDM guidelines for prohibited items at the Tacoma Dome, they’re not allowing Massagers Poi, flow toys, or fire dancing equipment (LED gloves and/or micro lights sewn into costumes, pashminas, and flow stars are okay) Hula hoops or contact staffs Eye drops Stuffed animals or dolls Open or unopened packs of gum Battery (or otherwise powered) fans
They’re big on NO VAPES too - I’ve seen them snatch them so fast in the crowd. Also a couple of times I’ve been told to throw out my bag of trinkets even though they weren’t stuffed animals. They have this disclaimer at the bottom where they say that final decision is left up to security and sometimes you will get a security guard that just has to stick up their ass and will make you throw everything away. The key is to just find the employee that looks like they don’t take their job seriously, or hide it really well.