I've lived in Sydney my whole life and I've used the olympic venues so many times. I've run in them, biked in them, swam in them, sailed in them, gone to concerts, sporting events, tournaments, and triathlons. I've been there for conventions and I've been there for high ropes courses. The Sydney Olympic facilities were very well designed.
@@flynncollins6930 Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
This video is totally inaccurate, these shots were made during covid where Sydney was in complete lockdown where the only reason to leave your house was to get shopping or go to work. I’ve never seen Sydney Olympic park so empty, every time I go you literally have to push past people, and get pushed on trains like wtf is he on about. Whenever I go to Sydney Olympic park(about 10-15 times a year) I get this overwhelmed feeling of nostalgia and history that happened in my city, it makes me happy, I remember Cathy running that race in a suit that everyone thought was a joke and she won, I remember thorny win his race and dad saying that kid is only 17. There are multiple sporting events a week which I know bring in over 30,000 ppl a week plus concerts which is more and events
Yeah this bloke is full of shit. I go every week to SOPA… it’s like walking through George Street down there. All the infrastructure programs affecting Parramatta City River-ways to the Olympic precinct.
smh is owned by ex-lib corrupt asshole peter costello. this video is about manufacturing consent to 'redevelop' the area and line the pockets of his mates
Sydney is actually one of the few Olympics of recent times where it hasn't led to a glut of abandoned venues and infrastructure in the years after. Admittedly not all, but most of the 2000 Olympic venues in Sydney and those used around Australia are still in regular use today.
Saying that Sydney is one of the few Olympic success stories is misleading. Disastrous Olympic hosts are only a recent phenomenon due to Games growing in size and becoming so much more extravagant over the years. Overall, most Olympic host cities have historically been successful. Even all the way back to 1976, Innsbruck, Barcelona, Atlanta, Lake Placid, LA, Lillehammer, Albertville, Salt Lake, London, and Vancouver were all tremendously successful.
@@gabetalks9275 Even the whole idea of people saying most olympics are a failure is misleading. The Olympics only happens every 4 years and there have only been 10 summer olympics going back to 1984. That means at most the number of recent olympic "failures" can only be counted on one hand and you be quick to have people point out the ones that weren't failures which is like, most of them. People do a really good job of just saying "look at how good the London olympics were compared to the rest" or something but neglect to actually expand on what they are saying and instead resort to just generalising. Generalising is necessary when you have a lot of information but there have ONLY been 10 olympics in the last 36 years there is really no excuse for generalising that. Why can't people just say which ones they think were failures and list them by name rather than making in-specific hand-wavy statements like "most olympics"
this is so INACCURATE , these shots were taken in LOCKDOWN, I go to Sydney Olympic park multiple times a year for concerts, swimming events, football games, the sydney royal easter show and more
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
I live across from Sydney olympic Park… this video doesn’t paint what the venue looks like today. This was totally filmed during covid lol 🤣 This venue is always booked with concerts and events! LOL
This such an inaccurate depiction of Sydney Olympic Park. The pictures you are seeing there are in the middle of a lockdown. If we didn’t have these venues people would complain that we don’t have world class venues. Sydney wouldn’t have the large scale concerts or exhibitions on it’s doorstop. I think it has served its purpose and has provided Sydney with places that never existed before the olympics. This is a truly inaccurate piece of work!
Exactly- a major first world city of six million should have a 80k stadium, 20k indoor venue, a world class swimming centre and a modern showground....these are not exceptional or extravagant things to have.
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
Sydney 2000 is hailed as one of the best edition of the Games ever held. It's pretty much spotless, and has no grounds for scandals. It's regarded as much that Australia is going to use it as a guide for the Brisbane 2032 Games, so why would some guy decide to spit on the work they have done?
The southerner-hating brishitty WILL NEVER be as good as Sydney - its got nothing on us and never will. 2032 will see the decline of Olympic games thanks to brishitty
The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself.
Well maybe if you didn't film there during a pandemic, It would be full of people attending matches and events. You know, like literally everywhere else in the world right now
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
I was at the Olympic Park in 2019, it was so busy. This isn't accurate at all. Australia should look at some sort of national competition in Sydney every year. Kind of like a mini olympics
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
Sydney did truly host the best Olympics ever. But, the fact remains that Olympic Park has always been a white elephant since the conclusion of the Games all those years ago. This is the basis of the video.
As someone who has grown up and lives in Sydney, this video is wildly inaccurate. I've gone to concerts, sporting matches, conferences, competitions and so much more in all areas of Olympic Park! ALSO, it's worth mentioning that OP is currently being used as a mass vaccination site during COVID, mainly because there's enough room for people to social distance properly! Who signed off on this video? Karen?!
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
I worked there in corporate, I've eaten dinner there, had drinks at the bar, taken the kids to the Easter show, watched multiple concerts and shows, now there is plenty of residential there! The organisation and afterwards planning was the best of any Olympics!
I Live in the Olympic Park (Opal tower) and I honestly love it as it's quite, not busy or noisy. I understand that might be a wasted area, however it's great for residents. Having the parks right next to our doorstep is the best thing. Agree the station is a bit disapponnting, what's the point of running a train only from Lidcombe when they proved they are able to go all the way to central. That would be a huge upgrade
yeah this is video is a joke. The stadium isn't too big either. I remember visiting and going to an AFL game there and the stadium was full and the whole area was super busy... what did you achieve by making this exactly? gave an old man a platform to complain lmao
This is a joke, although i haven't been to Olympic Park in years which was for a concert there is always crowds of people there for sports, for the aquatics Centre, for concerts, etc. Although I agree with the spur line but it's not like it can't be improved or expanded if needed
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
@@user-kc1tf7zm3b well you must not know it either 😂 sure on a day with no events it gets little to no activity but there is plenty of residential and commercial around which is expected to grow over the years. There are concerts and sporting events held at least weekly which tends to draw in big crowds. Just because the streets are empty doesn't mean there is plenty of activity
@@JayJayGamerOfficial The entire Olympic precinct is not economically viable. Indeed, the NSW Auditor-General publicly reported in 2000 that the Sydney Olympics had a net cost to the public between $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion, with this figure naturally including the 1990s Olympic Park construction cost. As these large venues from the turn of the new millennium are now the better part of 30 years old, hard decisions will eventually have to be made to overhaul, rebuild or simply permanently demolish these structures. Indeed, back in 2017, the former Gladys Berejiklian NSW Government decided that the preeminent Stadium Australia was to be demolished, with a smaller stadium replacing it, as the massive Olympic venue is not economically viable. But, this plan was scrapped due to the pandemic. The fact that Olympic Park hosts the NRL Grand Final, the Royal Easter Show, Taylor Swift concerts and other events throughout the year does not make the precinct objectively economically viable. This is simply a layman’s perception, nothing more. Have you _ever_ heard a past or present NSW Premier or Planning Minister claim that the precinct has been economically viable? Of course not, as this is an absurd claim which has no factual basis whatsoever. JayJay, stick to gaming. Your economic analysis skills are less than zero. 🤣
The nature of any huge city celebration, festival, show space in a major city is the same- for much of the year it is quiet, but it is a facility ready to host the enormous events big cities have. It is not supposed to be bustling 24/7 everyday of the year! To sit there and say - look its quiet, what a failure is entirely false! During the Easter Show in April over a million people go through...just as one example.
It's a great place to go bike riding. Leave the place as it is. The apartments being built are not a good idea. You wouldn't want to live here. It gets too congested when there's special events on and during the Easter Show.
Wow. How very very wrong. Largely deserted isnt true at all. Ive been to probably 30 or 40 events there in teh last 20 years, concerts, shows, motorsport, even just riding around all the bike tracks on weekends. This is BS - was it shot during Covid restrictions?
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
The entire Olympic precinct is not economically viable. It never has been. Indeed, the NSW Auditor-General publicly reported in 2000 that the Sydney Olympics had a net cost to the public between $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion, with this figure naturally including the 1990s Olympic Park construction cost. As these large venues from the turn of the new millennium are now the better part of 30 years old, hard decisions will eventually have to be made to overhaul, rebuild or simply permanently demolish these structures. Indeed, back in 2017, the former Gladys Berejiklian NSW Government decided that the preeminent Stadium Australia was to be demolished, with a smaller stadium replacing it, as the massive Olympic venue is not economically viable. But, this plan was scrapped due to the pandemic. The fact that Olympic Park hosts the NRL Grand Final, the Royal Easter Show, Taylor Swift concerts and other events throughout the year does not make the precinct objectively economically viable. This is simply a layman’s perception, nothing more. Have you _ever_ heard a past or present NSW Premier or Planning Minister claim that the precinct has been economically viable? Of course not, as this is an absurd claim which has no factual basis whatsoever.
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself.
This video is totally inaccurate, I live 4 hours away from Sydney and can say I go to the Olympic park more often than I do the cbd. The venues are always booked for concerts, sports and other events. More often than not, the area is busy and full of people, with motels being constantly booked out.
Rubbish. The scenes depicted in the video could have been filmed back in 2019, or today in 2023. Olympic Park is as vacant, forlorn and directionless as it has ever been since the conclusion of the 2000 Olympics all those years ago. If you are thinking that the Olympic precinct is a perpetual hive of activity on any given day, then you are truly kidding yourself. This strange belief is proof that you do not visit the precinct that often at all, much less know and understand the rhythm of the venue at all.
Barcelona, Atlanta (in part), Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro, and others before... In all of them, the Olympic parks are abandoned or underutilized. However, the proposal for all was trendy areas, full of urban life and a lot of profits to the host cities after the games. I am from São Paulo city in Brazil. Rio 2016 Olympic park is underutilized and its maintenance is very expensive, probably, in a few decades, it will be demolished in whole or in part and the end result is a lot of money needlessly spent for just thirty days of glory. I visited Barcelona in 2016 and I watched a lot of news about the Olympic parks around the world, and the problem is the same, huge open spaces, with big stadiums but with no one around. The IOC-International Olympic Committee must stop demanding megalomaniacal constructions that will be little used with the end of the games. I don't believe in Olympic Parks, the host cities should use their existing equipment and, at most, reform it. Inevitable new buildings should be spread around the city in run-down areas that would be requalified and connected with the mass transportation system. I think Melbourne is a kind of positive example of that. The sports buildings are spread out for all the city, there's no monotony there. If Melbourne hosts the 2024 Olympic Games, replacing Paris, everything is ready! Without major impacts and costs for the city and its citizens, in the sense that the city would become a huge construction site, and when the games were over, everything would return to normal life without losses, only gains.
Don’t worry the Olympic park in Sydney is actually well used, they’re even talking about knocking it down to build it bigger(unnecessary the stadium is only 20 years old and has already been done up). This video is full of false information
I think you'll find London Olympic village has been the most successful. Its definitely utilized fully by the public as it was designed with legacy after the games.
@@erincorg2506 The entire Olympic precinct is not economically viable. It never has been. Indeed, the NSW Auditor-General publicly reported in 2000 that the Sydney Olympics had a net cost to the public between $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion, with this figure naturally including the 1990s Olympic Park construction cost. As these large venues from the turn of the new millennium are now the better part of 30 years old, hard decisions will eventually have to be made to overhaul, rebuild or simply permanently demolish these structures. Indeed, back in 2017, the former Gladys Berejiklian NSW Government decided that the preeminent Stadium Australia was to be demolished, with a smaller stadium replacing it, as the massive Olympic venue is not economically viable. But, this plan was scrapped due to the pandemic. The fact that Olympic Park hosts the NRL Grand Final, the Royal Easter Show, Taylor Swift concerts and other events throughout the year does not make the precinct objectively economically viable. This is simply a layman’s perception, nothing more. Have you _ever_ heard a past or present NSW Premier or Planning Minister claim that the precinct has been economically viable? Of course not, as this is an absurd claim which has no factual basis whatsoever.
This guy has no idea what he is talking about he’s totally inaccurate. I’ve worked in the park for the last 10 years it’s nothing like what he describes.
The entire Olympic precinct is not economically viable. It never has been. Indeed, the NSW Auditor-General publicly reported in 2000 that the Sydney Olympics had a net cost to the public between $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion, with this figure naturally including the 1990s Olympic Park construction cost. As these large venues from the turn of the new millennium are now the better part of 30 years old, hard decisions will eventually have to be made to overhaul, rebuild or simply permanently demolish these structures. Indeed, back in 2017, the former Gladys Berejiklian NSW Government decided that the preeminent Stadium Australia was to be demolished, with a smaller stadium replacing it, as the massive Olympic venue is not economically viable. But, this plan was scrapped due to the pandemic. The fact that Olympic Park hosts the NRL Grand Final, the Royal Easter Show, Taylor Swift concerts and other events throughout the year does not make the precinct objectively economically viable. This is simply a layman’s perception, nothing more. Have you _ever_ heard a past or present NSW Premier or Planning Minister claim that the precinct has been economically viable? Of course not, as this is an absurd claim which has no factual basis whatsoever.
