Family friendly?

[lovelight]

I was wondering if there was going to be a specific family camping area? Will it be on site or satellite?
Will there be special passes to stay there?

I've been going to a festival in CT for the past few years, and what went on in the family area last year has turned me off from wanting to bring my nieces. Someone was selling nitrous near us and someone who was completely spun actually put there head into my car to wake up the 9 year old girl sleeping...

So, I'm just curious what kind of things, if any, will be in place to ensure families can have a blast and not worry about the sketch factor.

[itrainmonkeys]

This is from the Official Nateva website:

Do you like kids? WE DO TOO! We’d like you to come out to the festival and we want you to feel comfortable bringing your kids with you. We are not a summer camp for children, but we will go out of our way to make them feel welcome, safe, engaged and part of the scene. To that end we will provide

- A Family Camping Area in a quieter location

- A Shaded Kids Area on the concert grounds

- Arts & Crafts

- Children’s Entertainers

- A Kids Magic Show

- Specific Bands for the Kids

- Carnival Rides

- Lost Child Registration System with Wrist Bands

- Children Under 10 are Free with a Paid Adult

Deciding to bring a child to a music festival comes with responsibilities. It’s wonderful to be able to share an awesome weekend with your little ones, but it’s also up to you to make sure that everything is cool with your child. We don’t offer babysitting services. It’s your responsibility to make sure that the kids eat right and stay hydrated. Please keep in mind that little kids ears are very sensitive to loud sounds and we recommend that all children use some type of ear protection. We will have earplugs available upon request at the main Information Booth.

Hopefully that answers some of your questions. If you want more specifics you can try posting your questions on the Facebook page or making a new thread in the "Official Nateva Q & A" section of this message board.

Hopefully Nateva has a better family area then the one you described.

[thefatmobile]

I posted about this topic again in my own thread hoping to get an in depth answer. So far all I have received from admins is literally a copy of what the official website already says. I know what the website says already having read the entire thing. I am trying really hard to get in contact with someone who can actually give me a real answer. I don't know why it is getting so difficult. I have emailed Nateva at least 5 times receiving only 2 replies both of which direct me back to the main website!! This is getting totally ridiculous, there is NOT ONE NUMBER I can call to get the info I am looking for.

I want to know specifically do you need to sign up (like many other festivals) in advance to get a spot in family camping or do you just show up and say to the person parking you, "hey I would like to be in family camping"....This is really important to my wife and I as we will be bringing our baby who will be about a year old.

Can someone actually help or am I going to get another redirect to information that I have already read? Also why was my own posting about this locked so I couldn't reply back?

[itrainmonkeys]

Apr 3, 2010 6:54:01 GMT -5 thefatmobile said:

I posted about this topic again in my own thread hoping to get an in depth answer. So far all I have received from admins is literally a copy of what the official website already says. I know what the website says already having read the entire thing. I am trying really hard to get in contact with someone who can actually give me a real answer. I don't know why it is getting so difficult. I have emailed Nateva at least 5 times receiving only 2 replies both of which direct me back to the main website!! This is getting totally ridiculous, there is NOT ONE NUMBER I can call to get the info I am looking for.

I want to know specifically do you need to sign up (like many other festivals) in advance to get a spot in family camping or do you just show up and say to the person parking you, "hey I would like to be in family camping"....This is really important to my wife and I as we will be bringing our baby who will be about a year old.

Can someone actually help or am I going to get another redirect to information that I have already read? Also why was my own posting about this locked so I couldn't reply back?

Please don't be annoyed by us posting what is on the official website. The admins/mods here literally only know what is on the website right now. We can't answer the specific questions that you have, so that's why we post the website info and suggest posting your question in the Official Q & A section.

There are a few Nateva employees that post here and answer questions in the "Official Nateva Q & A" forum. If you'd like you can copy this thread and post the questions in there and hopefully someone will answer you within a few days (they've been very responsive so far).

I apologize that you didn't get all of your info right away. Perhaps one of the reasons you didn't get much info in your e-mails is because they are still figuring out the specific logistics of everything. No matter what the reason is we will try and help you get the information you seek. Sorry for any inconvenience.

[thefatmobile]

thanks for the reply! It is frustrating because of the lack of information despite my bets efforts. I will x-post this in Q&A and hopefully that will yield something! Sorry for the prior bad attitude, I am just working really hard to make sure my whole family can enjoy the experience and this will be our baby's 1st festival!

[itrainmonkeys]

No problem. And you don't need to repost this in the official Q & A section. Someone else asked a family camping question and I added the other two posts (one of them being yours) to the thread. So hopefully you get an answer shortly.