I come here every year for the sumo championship and always enjoy bringing friends for the experience. The Walter pyramid has a cool design for being a gym. Sits several hundred people and have restrooms on both sides on the second floor. read more

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I attended a food festival near Cal State and immediately noticed the giant blue glass pyramid in the background. The home of the Long Beach State Athletics Basketball and Volleyball Teams for the Men and Women teams. It's a 4,000 seat arena primarily hosting collegiate games but also other venues are held here. I'm looking forward to attending a game here. read more

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This is a nice venue for sporting events, especially basketball or volleyball, because every seat has a good view of the action. The restrooms and food stations are located on opposite ends and are easy to get to from any seat. It's located on the campus, so you'll be using paid parking, which there is plenty of. Entering and exiting is also a breeze. And how can you not like the shape of the pyramid structure both inside and out? I've seen many annual U.S. Sumo Open championship events here. It's always an excellent experience. Try to get a seat with the back rest instead of the regular bench seats, especially if you're gonna be in there for an extended period of time. read more

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A great venue for live wrestling! Just attended NJPW's PPV Event and it was amazing. Tons of parking, professional security staff and short lines for drink, food and swag as well as restrooms. There isn't a bad seat in the place. I wouldn't hesitate to come back again for a future event. My son had so much fun seeing his favorite wrestlers that he's seen on TV. Nothing in life is better than watching a live event with a crowd that even more into it as you are. read more

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What to do on a Saturday afternoon How about a Sumo Wrestling Competition There isn't a bad seat in the house and the event features wrestlers of all shapes and sizes from all over the world. Quite fascinating! I recommend checking it out at the Pyramid in June! read more

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The inside is a lot smaller than expected, it like works as an upside down pyramid where the bottoms a square stage and the seats go like a stadium in 4 sides. I do not know how they fit people for graduation. The outside arena is nice and spacious though. It's pretty nice for a concert, the bench seats from the left/right (from entrance) are a bit hard and the sound kinda hits you directly more. If you buy floor seats ( for a concert) it allows the possible access to see the artist when the concert ends. They did kinda kick students out an hour ish later ( the concert did end quite early) while they were still waiting on rides which was a bit cold. Floor tickets did sell out but it seemed to fill out only 1/4 of the floor ( I guess fire safety hazards/covid). The bathrooms are interesting as there's a shared sink. Overall pleasant because its limited to people related to the school, just surprisingly small. read more

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Came for a LBSU men's basketball game. It's a weird pyramid shape on the edge of campus. It reminded me so much of the Luxor that I wanted to know where the front desk and the casino are. You descend to your seats instead of ascend. The student section is behind one basket and a bar (!) is behind the other. Sight lines are good and they keep it entertaining between the action. Bathrooms are ok. Just two on either end. Not a horrible place to watch a college event. Not sure about the high ceiling pyramid point. Was waiting for Indiana Jones to swing down holding an artifact. read more

I had not been on campus of CSULB for many years and not inside the Walter Pyramid (back then it was just the pyramid) for even longer. We were there for the IBJJ Con Kids International which is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament. My nephew from Canada flew in to compete and this was his first International tournament. I thought it was well organized and the event was in a perfect venue to showcase all the young athletes in their disciplines. There were 2 parking options. It was a rainy day in Long Beach and we went with the less expensive $10, you have to walk further and park outside option than the $20 parking structure option. It wasnt much of a walk and we were dressed for the rain so it wasnt a big deal. A little rain didnt hurt anybody. For anyone that has never been to the Walter Pyramid, it's a multi-use facility on the grounds of the California State University Long Beach campus. It's where the men' and women's basketball teams hold court as well as the volleyball teams. It's an impressive structure. Similar to the Luxor in Las Vegas. There is one main entrance that has about 20 steps leading up to it. The facility inside looked great and well kept. The Pyramid is no longer new but I thought it looked well maintained. The IBJJ setup had 12 mats laid along 2 rows spanning the length of the floor. There was good viewing from any of the seats whether you were close to the action or higher up in the stands. Concessions and restrooms are on the concourse level. I did not see any restrooms down on the floor level. The restroom facilities could have been cleaner but it was wall to wall people that weekend so I understand that was a hard task. Overall, I was impressed with how the Walter Pyramid has been maintained. We used to join a friend back in the day while he was at undergrad at CSULB to shoot hoops there and it honestly looks as good as ever. Event staff was informative but I thought for an event this well attended, they needed to have more people visible to help the visitors. People from all over the globe were in attendance and there was a lot of looking around and trying to find where was where. read more

It is really cool on the outside. I mean, who doesn't think a blue pyramid is cool?! The inside though is just a small gym. Good atmosphere during CSULB events, but just small and much less impressive inside than the exterior. read more

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Came here for an LA Sparks Play-Off game... WHY are the Sparks playing here? Well because the WNBA has no power and the ladies have to play at whatever arena is available... and that's just - don't even get me started on that. Parking for this game was $8 - and it was super CLOSE to the venue... we'll do it. This is an older stadium and they don't have handrails so you're sort of just walking down some oddly spaced steps to get to your seats. Wear flats. They do have an ADA seating area. Other reviewers have said it's all bleacher seating... not true. . some seats are actual comfy seats with armrests and cup holders. There are some bleacher-style seats but... look, I can't imagine it ever comes to a point where you're filling up this arena and have to go to that. The scoreboards are limited... don't expect the same visuals or the same detail from a major stadium... Two concession stands for the entire joint - but some interesting options... I liked the bratwurst and the churros were good. Beer is served in small cups - they explain that they don't have a full liquor license and they're a college... I get that. But the downside of that - besides small cups of beer - is that the people sitting next to you that want to get hammered will be up and down going to get more beer. The people sitting next to us wanted to get drunk so they were up and down the entire game. Lines for concessions were very long but the bathrooms were clean and they have a good number of bathrooms for ladies. So - I dig it. Good food, available beer and relatively comfy seats. The scoreboard is limited so you can't get the whole experience... but it's not our home stadium - so it was still all ok. And bratwurst. read more

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Why would college volleyball players from all over the USA and all over the world want to play volleyball for the University of Hawaii? Young men leave their comfort zone of home, family, and friends and move to a little island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to attend college, study, and join the Rainbow Warrior Team for possibly the following reasons: 1. Excellent coaching staff 2. World class education 3. Modern Sports Complex (Stan Sheriff Center) and training equipment 4. Diverse teammates from Virginia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania to Norway, Israel, and England 5. The unique environment of Hawaii - a myriad of culture, food, language, and customs 6. The best sports fans in the universe who have the Aloha Spirit 7. All of the above! On April 22, 2017, I had the honor of cheering on our UH Rainbow Warriors at Cal State Long Beach's Walter Pyramid! This athletic complex really looks like a blue pyramid! Basically, the building is composed of 2 levels: the audience seating is on the ground floor and the restrooms, concession stands, and main entrance are on the top floor. The parking for the Final MPSF (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) game was $7 in the nearby open lot. The Box Office was easy to find and the ticket purchase was a smooth and quick transaction. We made our way up the stairs to a highly energized atmosphere with excellent acoustics, bright lights, cool air conditioning, and helpful Jumbotron with individual player statistics! This is an appropriate venue for viewing and playing sports at the college level. Some of the seating was bench style instead of seats separated with arm rests. General admission ($15) was bench seating, but we chose to stand up at the railing on the higher level for a bird's eye view. Thanks to Long Beach for hosting us! The Walter Pyramid is a well kept venue and a pleasant place to watch my alma mater battle for the championship title! Congratulations to you and may the best team win the NCAA championship! read more

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This review is of the venue and also its partnership with the LA Sparks. NEVER buy tickets to an LA Sparks game at this venue. If the Sparks think at the very last minute that they can make more money by moving it to downtown LA they will do so. This just happened to me with them moving the Fever game to downtown with two weeks to go. I lost $1200 for the Long Beach multi-day stay I had on AirbNb because they changed the venue so close to the date that I could not cancel. But the worst part was that they said my seats would be exchanged for equivalent seats--this is laughable and far from the case. I had seats 15 rows from the floor in the middle. They cost quite a bit and I bought them a long time ago because I wanted good seats. They exchanged them for horrible seats--upper level only a few rows from the highest possible. seats the farthest possible from the floor. My seats went from being rated 9.3 amazing to being 5.2 good. How is that a fair exchange? I know when I go I am going to barf seeing all of the luxury seating they put in large sections between my seats and the floor. I am sure Jason Sudakis and a million rich celebrities like him will be lording it over those of us who paid a lot a long time ago to see the fever play with good seats before they "exchanged" them. They are in no way comparable seats and they truly ripped us off in the exchange. It is so LA it is revolting actually. Never again. Don't trust it Never buy Walter Pyramid tickets for LA Sparks games or this could happen to you. read more

Attended a CALSTATE LONG BEACH graduation at the Walter Pyramid. It is such a beautiful architecture, its the first thing you notice when driving up to the campus. Inside is very comfortable. You can sit in any part of the stadium and get a perfect view. It has a walk way that will take you 360 around the whole stadium. They also have two concession stands with decent food and prices. Get there early for parking! It's a good place to go for any event. Very unique and gives you a reason to visit CSLB read more

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Although a Hawaii Bows fan, still cheer on Da Beach when Hawaii not in town. Big difference between our areana and Walter is thet the concession stands are staffed to meet the demand. No 30 minute wait to get something to eat or drink. Only bumme is we sit in row 1-2 and it's a long walk back up the steps. read more

Came here for the first time for a wrestling event, and would gladly come back! This is on campus of CSULB so it's actually alot more approachable than a bigger arena/ stadium like the Staples Center. The parking lot and structure are super close by, maybe like 100 ft away from door, and real easy to get in and out. The arena is a 8000 seater, and has a sunken seat structure so literally from floor seats to very top, you'll have a great view! Very up close and personal experience. The house sound and electric board were awesome and all the usual concession stands are to be found. Had a great time, would highly recommend. 4*'s YT: Erik Wade read more

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This is the famous Long Beach Pyramid at CSULB. Venue for many events. Little do a lot of you guys know, but it's also home to many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and submission grappling tournaments. The two big ones being, ADCC and the BJJ World Championships, also simply known as the Mundials. I've competed here several times. It's not far from the 405, across the street from the campus. Tons of parking but for event parking its usually 5 bucks. When you first pull into this place, its pretty awesome. Inside reminds you of an arena rock stadium. Concession stands upstairs, and from the top of the stadium you work your way down, as opposed to other stadiums where you work your way up. It's really an interesting lay out. You really just gotta see it. For tournaments, the grounds are full of tatame mats. It's funny. A few Yelpers I guess are into BJJ. I hadn't mentioned it to anyone on yelp but one person saw my name on the brackets, and another Yelper I saw there attending as a spectator. Random. Yelpers at a BJJ World Championships. This is the reason I took time off from my AYEs. I made sacrifices. From over training I had several severe injuries. I stopped drinking, going out, and in the last few days I really haven't talked to many people. I realize its really hard for people who never competed in sports before or it has been so long, or been in a championships to know what I was going through. It must be another world I'm sure. In that sense you feel alienated from those people but feel a brotherhood to the ones you do compete with, hence why teams always become like frats. I don't think its something most Yelpers would understand. If I told one of my Yelp friends I was competing in the Worlds, they would probably ask me where I am eating after. It's just different. I'm better define by my sport than this site or by food. And in this way, this is a Yelp review unlike any I've read. Cept maybe the one guy who was a paintball champ. I dunno how to explain how badly I wanted to win. It just felt like everything I've ever done led up to this moment. And I wanted to seize it so badly. I thought about, are my intentions noble? Winning? And I realized, wanting to challenge yourself and strive to be the best is as noble cause as any. I won my first match, a lil rough at first but when the rust wore off I was able to implement my game. I gave my friends my digital camera to record my fights. My 2nd fight was so much fun. It was a high scoring fight going back and forth. I felt I should have won but I didn't get the nod. I didn't care though cuz I know I had a great fight, and I had proof. Not only that, but I know I should have won and I had also proof how I got denied my rightful points. Hours later in checking my camera, I realized my friends didn't record my fight at all. They had set it to picture mode for some reason and instead of filming me, all they did was take a snap shot of me. My heart sank. Without actual proof, I just turned into one of those guys who always talks about, the could haves, the almosts, the should haves. Its hard to explain how important it was to me. To be considered one of the best in the world. I went to my car and I broke down. Its hard not to. 6 days a week for the past 6 months. Training twice a day, 2-3 hours at a time. I took a job as a personal trainer to give me more time to train and to pursue some of my writing aspirations. I felt it within my reach. It's heart breaking. Why do athletes put themselves through all this? For the single chance, that you will be that one person, who can call themselves a champion. It's something important to a small few of us. All day after I kept thinking to myself. Bring me to life. Because losing and losing the video, I really felt dead. All the hard work and sacrifice, and dieting and cutting weight and making weight, felt like for nothing. I just wanted everyone to see my desire. But by tomorrow I will be over it. Tonight is just the dark night of the soul. This event though is 4 days. Over a thousand competitors from all over the world. Thousands of spectators. Here is video of my first fight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gInrDJauLIw read more

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Whenever I bring people to the CSULB (Go Beach!) campus, they always remember the Walter Pyramid. I remember when I first started attending this school and found this place to be really fascinating. Back when Frog's gym was all the rage (has since been torn down and replaced by the CSULB Wellness Center). A fun place to see Basketball, Volleyball, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. They also used to feature the NBA summer league here and you could see rookie NBA players play at a cheaper cost than you could at during a regular season game. As an Alumni I always try to go see the Women's and Men's basketball team. I was very proud that they both made it to the Big West Tournament, with the Men going to the dance. Yeah they got ousted in the first round, but how many teams even get that chance to go? I hope that will bring in more recruits and make the games at the pyramid all the more exciting. Can't wait for the season to begin again! read more

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Went to a women's volleyball game at the Pyramid last night 10-6-18. What happened to the audio system?? It sounded TERRIBLE!!I couldn't understand a word the announcer was saying, the music was weak. I felt embarrassed to be a CSULB alumni seeing they let this facility degrade to this point. Hope this is fixed or improved soon. That being said.... I did love the large LED video screen! read more

The Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach.... wow! One of the several unique things at CSULB (the beautiful Japanese Gardens are also here as well). Many other people/ companies has to agree and thus have made many commercials here, with the pyramid in the background. But anyways, not only the pyramid beautiful on the outside, but very much awesome on the inside as well. But before I briefly talk about the inside, let me tell you that the pyramid has such a strong association with CSULB, where I went for my undergrad and met my husband. I actually had 1 of my engagement photo shoots at the pyramid and it made for some really awesome & unique photos. So moving inside the pyramid, I have been here numerous of times for women's volleyball games and a few men's basketball games as well. There is plenty of seating inside (but of course smaller than other arenas) that are arranged in a layout of a pyramid. Also many years ago, there was a Frog's Gym inside the pyramid, but that is long gone now. Overall, the pyramid is a well known landmark at CSULB that offers excellent photos and a unique experience to watch games. read more

The Pyramid is awesome simply for its architecture. Whether you're coming here to watch Long Beach State athletics, NBA Summer League, or playing in a tournament, it is a nice and clean, well taken care of facility. read more

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I came here for my daughter's cheer competition and it was awesome. The parking situation was a little crazy but what do you expect from a packed venue? Luckily we found the last handicap parking and things were good. Once we got in, the ushers and everybody else there was cool and professional. The concession lines were really long but they moved really fast so I was happy with that. The only reason why I'm giving them 4 stars and not 5 is because the restroom was filthy. I understand restrooms are difficult to maintain during an event, but someone should come through once in a while and give it a quick clean up. Other than that, I enjoyed myself. I want to come check out the pyramid for a basketball game. Being in a wheelchair, I had to go through the back entrance where the coaches offices and trophies are, and let me tell you, I was impressed. I have a few friends that go to school here so maybe one day I'll try catching a game with one of them. read more

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I have competed in this venue, and watched plenty of BJJ matches here. It is a very nice venue. Plenty of parking, clean bathrooms, easy access to the stage from multiple areas. What's more, there is good eating options at this venue as well, which is usually hard to find at a competition. As a spectator, there are a lot of different vantage points to watch matches, so it makes it easy to get a good view. read more

You've got to have big cajones to spend money to build a pyramid on a college campus. To me, it's such an illogical construct when you think about potential growth and space opportunities. Think of the issues with the Luxor in Vegas. You can say it was a design choice but then the buildings that surround it don't reflect this. And then you use it to host sumo tournaments? Da pho? And go figure, Egyptian sumos (not Japanese sumos) dominate this said tournament. It probably sounds like I'm rambling but there is a point. The point is when you come here, ignore logic, believe in the cards as said by yugioh, and receive entertainment. Magical things will happen when you let go the seriousness of life and let it flow. Here's a tip: don't sit with the mega jumbotron behind you if you can avoid it... it sucks to turn around to watch replays or bands playing. read more

Why the five stars! Because my son attends college here!!! He's on a academic scholarship living in the dorms, this is his first year and he ABSOLUTELY loves it here!!! Most importantly he's HAPPY! Which keeps me at ease and he got a chance to see and meet DRAKE because Drakes God Daughter attends CSULB and plays volleyball so my son has attended many games at the Pyramid!!! read more

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I went to the Walter Pyramid at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on 12/19/2013. It was my first time to see a basketball game there (although I'd been here once as an extra when they made the film Red Belt here). My USC Trojans lost to the host Long Beach State 49ers by a score of 71 to 72 (I'd have given 4 stars if we would have won the game). The parking was $5.00 and tickets to the game were $27.00 each. read more

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Nice facility for sporting events. Plenty of parking and easy to find the place . Parking fees are reasonable

Great place to watch a basketball or volleyball game. Such a unique exterior you aren't quite sure what to expect when you get inside. Through the main entrance, there is a concrete oval around the arena and the floor is actually below you. The concessions stands aren't that plentiful but they have limited spacing. The games usually aren't very crowded (during the week) so it's nice to come and sit wherever you want. Parking is pretty plentiful although you have to walk a little ways. Exiting the campus after attending a heavily-attended event can test your patience. They seem to try and funnel you out to certain exits and it can try your patience if people aren't proceeding in a orderly fashion. read more

It's a great venue for viewing sporting events. Small enough that there are no bad seats in the house. Seats aren't that comfortable. Bring a cushion. Bathrooms don't have too long a line. read more

Almost every sports arena looks the same. Not CSULB's. Cool. A pyramid. The Pharods would be proud. The engineer in me studied the structure and analyzed that it's not energy efficient; but that's ok since this is in sunny and cool California. No screen to watch replays. One scoreboard high up. The arena is small and to get around requires both teams and spectators to climb stairs. One concession stand is present and a CSULB Hall of Fame is present as well. I will be moving in the area soon and will likely come here to root for the Beach even though I'm an alumni of the Maryland Terrapins. read more

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Really nice venue inside and out. We saw sumo wrestling here and the seating and concessions were more than adequate. Of course the outside of the building is beautiful especially on a sunny blue-sky day when the building is almost camouflaged up against the sky. read more

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no complaints about this place. I am an alum of the school. does you're school have a pyramid? =)

Amazing venue! Never seen anything like it! The facility never felt over whelmed, overcrowded, dirty or hot! The concession stands worked diligently and efficiently! Bathrooms were always clean! And it was an amazing venue to watch some Jiu Jitsu in!! No complaints here! read more

Definitely get the kettle corn, it was delicious and fairly priced. I went here to watch a CSULB basketball game and there really didn't seem to be a bad seat in the house. The arena is small, and on most days seems that it wouldn't draw a large game-watching crowd. The staff was friendly, but I took off one star for the extremely long lines at the concession areas throughout the event (they did not have enough registers open). read more

I've always seen the pyramid but never been I started to go to the Galen center but ended up here and watching the females niners get down and win and to advance in there own tournament and to top it off we got upgraded to floor seats! Courtside ! I'm not a big B-Ball fan but after watching these females fly down the court and fight for the ball I'll definitely go and watch the next time my homeboy asks me to a game. read more

Nothing like watching a sporting event, or anything for that matter, in a Pyramid! History has been made here. Go Beach!

Awesome place and really cool design. Great amount of parking there and I go there often for Ibjjf Jiu Jitsu championships which is very well run. The place has very good ventilation as a result of the design! read more

Sucks!!! It clearly states what cameras you can't bring in, no flash photography. Doesn't say what type. DSLR detachable lens, point and shoot, medium format, large format etc. only no video and flash photography. I got stopped and sent back because of my Canon dslr. Staff said they change it all the time. Please!!! High school basketball game? I had no problem at the Honda Center 2 weeks ago for the CIF finals, but a small venue like Pyramid is sad. So much for your child's High School memories. read more

Went here for a concert once. The benches high up still had a good view. Small arena but lots of walking room if you leave the general seating area. read more