The University of Florida announced several more items of interest on Tuesday for this weekend's Gator football game against Western Kentucky at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

 

Game Day Information

 

For additional information, please check out the Fan Guide produced by Gator Boosters, Inc.

 

Parking - A campus map can be viewed at: Gator Football Parking Map

 

There are many general parking areas available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please remember that there is no parking on grass or sidewalks. To avoid having to search for spaces on campus utilize the RTS Gator Aider shuttle. All shuttle buses are handicap accessible. Contact RTS at (352) 334-2600 for shuttle information.

 

Disabled Parking

Following a site visit to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium by the Office for Civil Rights, there has been a change in the parking policy on the University of Florida campus during the 2007 football season. A disabled parking area, previously located on the grass in the North Endzone in front of the stadium, has now shifted to a surface lot adjacent to the stadium. Any disabled parking space in a reserve lot is open to any disabled patron with a valid disabled parking permit on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parking attendants will make people aware when these lots are full.

 

When Disabled Parking is full, the following options are available:

 

*Utilize parking Garage 9 at Shands Hospital. A shuttle bus takes fans from this garage to the stadium starting four hours prior to kickoff.

 

*Utilize any marked disabled space on campus - lot signs show the disabled emblem if spaces are still available.

 

*The Gator Lift van can be called for transportation from any lot on campus to the stadium - call 374-6547, at the tone dial 482.

 

*Ride the R.T.S. Shuttle from the lot behind the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center at SW 34th Street and Hull Road.

 

Alltel Wireless Gator Fan Fest

The Alltel Wireless Gator Fan Fest, an interactive area for all fans to enjoy, will open at 8:30 a.m., four hours prior to kickoff on Saturday. Tents will be set up for sponsors, giveaways and interactive games. Concessions will also be available, along with restrooms, inside Gate 2 of the O'Connell Center. The Gator Sportshop will be open for people to purchase souvenirs.

 

Location #1

Gator Radio Network Pre-Game Show (10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

 

Location #2

Inflatable Mister Station

 

Location #3

UAA Marketing Table (Posters, Schedule Cards, Birthday Brochures, Gator Walk, Kids Club and Gator Boosters)

 

Location #4

Gator Soccer Autographs (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)

 

Location #5

Gator Soccer Autographs (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)

 

Location #6

O2B Kids Face Painting (8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

Gator Soccer Autographs (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)

 

Location #7

Concessions Stand #1

 

Location #8

Dodge Vehicle #1

 

Location #9

Chase Card Services

 

Location #10

Sun Sports Football Toss

 

Location #11

Studio 601 DVD Table

 

Location #12

Fanfoto/Football Helmets and Jerseys

 

Location #13

Dodge Vehicle #2

 

Location #14

Gator Bounce House

 

Location #15

Concessions Stand #2

 

Location #16

Alltel Tattoos

 

Location #17

Pepsi/X-Box Gaming Area

 

Location #18

Shands – Good Health and Training Exercise Table

 

Location #19

Gator Cool Zone (Two Ice Tubs, Towels and Gatorade Samples)

 

Location #20

The Gainesville Brass Quintet (8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)

 

Location #21

Gator SportShop

 

Location #22

Flash Photo with Albert

 

Fly-Over

There will be a fly-over prior to the game towards the end of the National Anthem. The H-S-L 44 SwampFoxes, a Seahawk Helo Squadron operating out of Jacksonville, Fla., will be handling these duties.

Here is the list of the pilots and aircrew for Saturday's flyover.

 

LCDR William Sherrod and LT Wendy Wassell (a 2001 University of Florida graduate in dept of Health and Human Performance) will be the pilots in command of both the aircraft.

 

List of the Crews:

LTJG Cory Fenton

LTJG Michael Short

LTJG Matthew Berthold

AW2 Joshua Massey

AW3 Matthew Kelly

AM3 Neil Newton

AT2 Marc Claydon 

 

ATM

SunTrust ATM at Gate 8

Additional ATM's are located at Gate 3, 7, 12, 15, 18 and North End Zone 5

 

Credit Card Machines

New this season, fans will be able to purchase concessions via credit card at selected stands throughout the stadium.

 

First Aid Stations

Locations

South End Zone - 2nd level concourse behind Section 53

North End Zone - Centrally located on each level

East Stands - Lower concourse between Gates13 and 14

West Stands - Lower concourse inside Gate 2

Skyboxes - South end of Champions Club level

 

Physicians and emergency medical personnel are available at the First Aid Stations to respond to any emergency medical needs.

 

Gator Sportshops

End Zone inside Gate 8

South End Zone inside Gate 18

 

Gator souvenir stands are located throughout the main concourse areas of the stadium, and feature additional items not available at the Sportshops.

 

Guest Services

The game-day staff is ready to assist Gator fans with information, directions, lost and found items, lost children and emergency paging and other services. The Guest Services desk is located at the UAA Switchboard between Gates 1 and Gates 2 on the west side of the stadium.

 

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