Dr. Pepper Park — Attraction in Roanoke

I work for a local Rehab center in Roanoke. Today we loaded a few residents on a bus to take them today's events. We have pictures of the event allowing our residents to get shirts and soda without waiting in line last year. This year with a bus of 6 patients we were told that nothing like that happened last year. They pretty much called our director a liar.(Our residents need medications and they cannot walk or sit in the sun all day) One of the residents that was super excited to go said that they were made to feel unimportant. I'm not asking for shirts or soda but for the people working the event to be more respectful and handicapped friendly. Anyway here is the proof that last we were here and were given shirts without...

To hard to find, GPS couldn't find it. Finally saw signs for Dr. Pepper Park parking & there was no parking. I literally parked in a bush. After that I followed the music but but ended up at a railroad tracks & the tall grass. Walked back & took the sidewalk. I had to ask a med student I think which way to go. Forgot my camping chair. Didn't read the rules about handbags but they let me bring mine in. So READ UP, plan, prepare. I thought Dr. Pepper Park was downtown where we have all our other festivals. This is behind all those apartments in Riversedge. Normally Im a prepared gal but I was given tickets 2 hours...

It was great to see Melissa Etheridge at the park and hopefully she will return next year. Just wish the food and bathrooms were not so far away from the pit areas. And people wouldn’t crowd you up so much coming from the back of the pit area to the front , especially when you are very short. It should be first come first serve !!! We were there first and the people in the back area pushed their way to the front as the night progressed and they got intoxicated and it was so crowded it was...